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Fender 75th Anniversary Basses

#101
The pbass I got had perfect intonation right out of the unopened box. Wow Fender mexico!

8.4 lbs.

2 days later it had a grounding issue when the tone is maxed out.
Looks like these use Korean pots.
There's shielding paint but the control cavity wasn't connected to the pickup cavity very well.
Fixed with some copper tape.

The grounding wire under the bridge must have got unseated.
Fixed it with some copper tape.

Now its all quiet at max tone.

The color of the bass really is pretty cool. Liquidy gold tinted metallic silver.

The included gig bag is a nice fender deluxe bag -- not the recent red scripted neoprene ones.
 
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Shorty3 said:
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I might be getting the P.
At least no V-mod pickups.

Thoughts?
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Hella nice basses although at a certain price, that is pretty high. Personally i'm eyeing that 75th Commemorative Jazz. Looks very nice and will add to my other basses, but it's hard to choose between this Jazz or the Phil Lynott limited edition P-bass as i don't own a P or J bass.
 
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SCH1SM1C said:
Hella nice basses although at a certain price, that is pretty high. Personally i'm eyeing that 75th Commemorative Jazz. Looks very nice and will add to my other basses, but it's hard to choose between this Jazz or the Phil Lynott limited edition P-bass as i don't own a P or J bass.
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I mean the Phil Lynott bass (I assume its that custom shop one) costs like all the US and MEX guitars and basses combined lol.
 
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Sgtpepper89 said:
I mean the Phil Lynott bass (I assume its that custom shop one) costs like all the US and MEX guitars and basses combined lol.
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From a local shop, they are offering me for 10.000 exact plus VAT is also accounted in that price. I don't have a P or J bass, like and actual Fender one, so i want to get something good considering all my other basses are either Custom ones i made myself, Ibanez, EBMM, Jackson and a Rick 4001. Also love the relic that's one the Phil Lynott, where it's not too much and not too little.
 
#106
The jazz It's an AM PRO II with Custom Shop 60's pups, beautiful 70's tuning, ASH body, cool bourbon burst and special case, in short, it seems to me a great combination, it's more bass than an AM PRO II for the same price, cheaper than Ultra, in short, I don’t see anything wrong, it’s a beautiful instrument. Plus: A limited edition. I bought one, 1.880,00 €. Waiting for delivery.
 
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Fernando Costa said:
The jazz It's an AM PRO II with Custom Shop 60's pups, beautiful 70's tuning, ASH body, cool bourbon burst and special case, in short, it seems to me a great combination, it's more bass than an AM PRO II for the same price, cheaper than Ultra, in short, I don’t see anything wrong, it’s a beautiful instrument. Plus: A limited edition. I bought one, 1.880,00 €. Waiting for delivery.
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In the US they are $2049 vs $1599 for the Pro II. Also, what do you mean by “70’s tuning”? Pickup spacing?
 
#109
What are the exact differences to the AM Pro II actually? I read the specs and some things are obvious like the different pickups. But what about the details? For example: Does it come with the Graphite Trust Rod? Are there more little differences?
 
#110
Hi DaveL84, the main differences are really just cosmetic. Golden hardware is not common, there is something different, it seems to have more quality. The gloss finishes impresses, it's almost a mirror, it seems to have many layers beyond the normal and it is very well finished, just like the whole instrument. It also has rolled fingerboard edges and graphite rods, but in fact it looks a lot like the AM PRO neck.

The bourbon neck dot fretboard inlays and mint green pickguard are other highlights, in addition to the 75th anniversary ingot inlaid on the headstock. The fretboard itself is very dark, it seems to be made with a better piece of rosewood. In fact, there are only 4 important differences: the one-piece ASH body, the pickups, the tuners and the very best finish in all aspects. All of this justifies the small price difference. Although I have already played on an AM PRO II, this comparison was made with my old AM PRO Jazz.

It is not a collector's instrument, it is just a Jazz a little better built, of limited series and a little different. It is what I expect from a commemorative series.
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Fernando Costa said:
Hi DaveL84, the main differences are really just cosmetic. Golden hardware is not common, there is something different, it seems to have more quality. The gloss finishes impresses, it's almost a mirror, it seems to have many layers beyond the normal and it is very well finished, just like the whole instrument. It also has rolled fingerboard edges and graphite rods, but in fact it looks a lot like the AM PRO neck.

The bourbon neck dot fretboard inlays and mint green pickguard are other highlights, in addition to the 75th anniversary ingot inlaid on the headstock. The fretboard itself is very dark, it seems to be made with a better piece of rosewood. In fact, there are only 4 important differences: the one-piece ASH body, the pickups, the tuners and the very best finish in all aspects. All of this justifies the small price difference. Although I have already played on an AM PRO II, this comparison was made with my old AM PRO Jazz.

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Nice bass, congrats!

Serial number on back of headstock starts with 20. So Fender are using necks made in 2020 for 2021 anniversary basses???
Probably necks coming from Pro II assembly line.
According to online specs frets are medium jumbo while Pro II have tall narrow frets, I guess that's the main difference.

I have a few questions.

How do the tuners work? Being bigger than the ones used in Am Pro series, are they causing any neck dive?

Ash body. Does it mean the bass is heavier than average alder body basses?

What do you get as case candy (accessories)?

2012-2016 American Standard had Fender strap, cable and dvd. All missing in the first American Pro series. Also American Standard 2012-2016 had felt washers under strap bolts, missing on the Am Pro.

Would like to try the P-bass commemorative model in person but no shop has it available where I live.
 
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Shorty3 said:
Serial number on back of headstock starts with 20. So Fender are using necks made in 2020 for 2021 anniversary basses???
Probably necks coming from Pro II assembly line.
According to online specs frets are medium jumbo while Pro II have tall narrow frets, I guess that's the main difference.
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Ok, no, the neck is not the same as the AM PRO II neck as I thought. The neck of the AM PRO and AM PRO II are the same, and the rounded edge is nothing new for the PRO II. Both come with narrow tall frets, these from the 75th are medium jumbo, but the difference is not significant. The tuners, they work well, but the AM PRO which is the bass I have here to compare (they are the same as the AM PRO II) are better. This vintages ones there is a bit of neck dive, very little, slightly perceptible if you play sitting, standing with a strap, you don't notice.

The biggest problem with tuners is that they don't have flute shafts, after putting the strings it's better to loosen up a little and lower the turns manually while tightening again, later, no problem. As for ASH's body - mine is one-piece - I didn't use a scale here, but I didn't notice a difference in weight, I noticed a difference in the brightness of the sound.

The bass comes with the silver case, the tool bag just like the AM PRO II, certificate, sticker, labels, in short, with all the accessories that come with the AM PRO II. My AM PRO already has felt washers, this one too. There's no strap or cable, great, you can buy better ones. DVD? So, no, there is no DVD. In AM PRO II there is none of this either. I don't have an AM PRO II, but this Jazz 75th is a much better instrument and better built and finished than my old AM PRO from 2016. Electrics is much better, CS 60 pickups are much better, there's more gain, the sound is much more colorful and dynamic than the old AM PRO. I believe Precision 75th has the same quality.
 
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Fernando Costa said:
Ok, no, the neck is not the same as the AM PRO II neck as I thought. The neck of the AM PRO and AM PRO II are the same, and the rounded edge is nothing new for the PRO II. Both come with narrow tall frets, these from the 75th are medium jumbo, but the difference is not significant. The tuners, they work well, but the AM PRO which is the bass I have here to compare (they are the same as the AM PRO II) are better. This vintages ones there is a bit of neck dive, very little, slightly perceptible if you play sitting, standing with a strap, you don't notice.

The biggest problem with tuners is that they don't have flute shafts, after putting the strings it's better to loosen up a little and lower the turns manually while tightening again, later, no problem. As for ASH's body - mine is one-piece - I didn't use a scale here, but I didn't notice a difference in weight, I noticed a difference in the brightness of the sound.

The bass comes with the silver case, the tool bag just like the AM PRO II, certificate, sticker, labels, in short, with all the accessories that come with the AM PRO II. My AM PRO already has felt washers, this one too. There's no strap or cable, great, you can buy better ones. DVD? So, no, there is no DVD. In AM PRO II there is none of this either. I don't have an AM PRO II, but this Jazz 75th is a much better instrument and better built and finished than my old AM PRO from 2016. Electrics is much better, CS 60 pickups are much better, there's more gain, the sound is much more colorful and dynamic than the old AM PRO. I believe Precision 75th has the same quality.
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Very good and informative reply, thank you very much!
 

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