'08 American standard quality

That bluish stain on the Olympic White basses is the buffing compound they use on the bass. It should wipe right off with a little elbow grease.

 

Congrats, I bought a black one, but wish now I'd bought Oly white with rosewood too.

 

I was impressed enough by the new American Standards to actually purchase one , after many years of being disapointed with what Fender was putting out.

As a long time Fender owner/player,(well over 25 years now) it is very nice to see Fender putting out a product in their Standard MIA line that I think is worth spending my hard earned money on.

I'm hoping that I don't feel the same way about Fenders, as I currently do about Rickenbacker after the Feb.1 price increase, which would be NICE BASS, but no longer a great value.

 

Disagree. I had an 08 Jazz with what I can only guess was the same blue-green stain on the lower horn, about 3 inches in diameter. It definitely did not wipe off, elbow grease or no.

Fender replaced mine with no problems, though.

 

My 08 lefty Jazz was beautifully put together and finished. its a sunburst and torte with rosewood and I could not be more pleased with it. My only complaint would be that the three piece body doesn't have the best matched up pieces but that would not likely affect the tone in any way.

I got mine last year when the Canadian dollar was at par with the US. They have shot up several hundred dollars since then so I feel I got a great deal on a bass that will always hold its value. It plays and sounds like a dream. Very nice compliment to my Stingrays.

 

Picked up my 2008 MIA Fender P-bass about 6 months ago. Perfecto. No problems.

 

Kind of like meow?

 

I tried an 08J for a week and now have an 08P. My P is built better than the j. Better feeling neck and tighter neck pocket. It's a black on maple and I can see the woodgrain thru its finish. Almost looks like tiny cracks. Not pretty, but its sound is amazing. Didnt care much for the high mass bridge and replaced it with older american deluxe string thru bridge.

 

Didnt care much for the high mass bridge and replaced it with older american deluxe string thru bridge.[/QUOTE]

What exactly didn't you like about the new high mass bridge?

 

+1. That's a beautiful bass!

 

You have to wonder, though, "why did it ship in the first place?"

Like the ghastly neck on my '08 AS Jazz. What were they thinking? They're not absolutely, flippin' blind, and they would have had to have been to miss it.

No, I'm totally unimpressed with American Standard QC. :scowl:

 

I have an 08 Jass that I LOVE the neck on...looks like there are still some that aren't up to snuff from what I'm hearing. I also love my 04 Fender American P the more I play it, but it isn't nearly as well assembled as the 08. I just wish it had the J neck. My Jazz was perfect out of the box though...a small tweek of the neck and setting intonation and it plays as well as the best of all my basses. The neck pocket it good but not perfect, but considering the incredible playability I can easily overlook what really isn't that important. The neck is spot on perfect!!

 

+1

For me, the neck is everything on a bass - my '08 Jazz is simply incredible! Straight from the Fender factory it plays as well as any boutique instrument I've owned. Beautiful instruments with a definitive emphasis based upon improvement.

Although not entirely bass-related, here is a YouTube clip regarding the overall direction in the 2008 AM Std line: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz9YHul42GQ&feature=related

 

That's a great way to put it. I'm a big Lakland fan and waited for a 5 string Glaub for a long time. When I heard Fender was finally making a true 5 string P bass, I was very excited. When I got a sale email from Musician's Friend that would ship a Am Std P bass 5 to my door for $959, I couldn't resist. The bass weighs 8-8.5 lbs and is beautifully constructed. I couldn't imagine paying more for an Indonesian made Lakland. As the owner of two Skylines and based on the exceptional quality of my new P bass 5, I can't see how a skyline could ever be better.

 

Well, I haven't seen an AS yet with properly crowned frets, something that's routine with boutique instruments. Fender simply doesn't bother -- and for the price they should. The fretwork is just indifferent, rough and incomplete.