Fender Aerodyne Club!

[9mmMike]

I recently took a Hipshot Vintage bridge to my disc sander and shaved a little off the sides then carved a couple larger radius corners to match the rout in my Aero-P. The bottom plate is a little shorter, but the overhang hides any discrepancies. MUCH better bridge IMO.

At any rate, I liked it so much that I sent specs to Hipshot and they're whipping me up a custom Vintage bridge to fit the Aero rout exactly. Can't wait to see the end result! Until then, here's some pics of the modified bridge.

I love Hipshot. Such a cool company.

 

[Dejavu_Jones]

Was at Bonobo live band gig this thursday, Simon played black aerodyne. It was awesome.

 

[EricMordus]

Yep...

 

[naaily]

Hey everyone,

This is my Aerodyne. It is the 2013 Limited Edition Shoreline Gold Japan-only Aerodyne (AJB SRJ). Everything is as standard. However, the bass arrived with a white pickguard rather than a black one. I have to say, the white pickguard looks a million times better so I don't really mind the mix-up

 

[thebreakman]

Hey Catbuster, can I get a number. Post #746 Thanks

 

[Gorn]

I had to....
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/fender-aerodyne-pj-jazz-bass-mij.1071918/#post-15798494
Now the wait begins. I'm guessing if this had been posted any other time than a Saturday night, it would have gone even faster than it did.

 

[Malak the Mad]

^
Geez! Sold in two hours? Yikes!!

Is that a record?

 

[Gorn]

Does the jack fit a 90 degree angled cable? If not, I need to buy a new cable.

 

[Malak the Mad]

You might want to buy a new cable. It's not like they're too expensive (unless you go for the military-grade shielded ones ). Also, I think an angled plug would go in, but it might whack away at the Strat-jack's paint.

 

[Gorn]

I've owned a lot of fenders. American, Japanese, Chinese, and Mexican. This one....is far and away the best of all of them. The finish is perfect. The bridge adjusts more smoothly an accurately than on any other bass I've owned. Same goes for the responsiveness of the truss rod and the pickups are fantastic. Everything seems to be stock, but the pups aren't at all noisy and each of them sounds perfect. The frets are smaller than I'm used to,but that's fine. It's a thing of beauty.

 

[EricMordus]

I swapped the bridge out for a Badass, big improvement

 

[Malak the Mad]

I've owned a lot of fenders. American, Japanese, Chinese, and Mexican. This one....is far and away the best of all of them.

One of us...
One of us...
One of us...

 

[Gorn]

I'm happy with the bridge. I don't see any reason to change it.

Someday I might put lighter tuners on it cuz it neck dives pretty bad but that doesn't really bother me.

Oh, and even the strap pins are awesome. Beefy and solid. Fender Japan knows what their doing.

 

[A-Step-Towards]

I think its the prettiest Fender ever, sure a old P is cool but its rather plain and so common. This is unique, sleek, modern and stunning and I dislike gold hardware but with this bass I think it fits better then chrome or black as it hints off the red and orange colors, it would be cool to see with the smoked chrome though.

 

[Spent]

I just got mine in Tuesday and gigged last night with it. This thing is amazingly!
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My actual bass, but Sweetwater's picture is better than my crappy iPhone picture.

I'd like to join the club!

 

[LPswim2009]

me in the studio on Sunday laying down some bass tracks for my band

 

[Gorn]

Assuming it's not crap, this looks like too good a deal not to share:
It looks like a non-export Aerodyne.
Used Fender 2004 Aerodyne Jazz Bass Satin Black Electric Bass Guitar
Crafted in Japan.. This product comes with a bag.
Guitar Center Buffalo
Tonawanda, New York 14150
716-833-8200
Now Only
$399.99

(I have no affiliation with GC)

 

[StoutFellow]

I'd be all over that. Exceptin' I'm in Kyrgyzstan.

Someone, please go liberate this Aero...



Ronan

Assuming it's not crap, this looks like too good a deal not to share:
It looks like a non-export Aerodyne.
Used Fender 2004 Aerodyne Jazz Bass Satin Black Electric Bass Guitar
Crafted in Japan.. This product comes with a bag.
Guitar Center Buffalo
Tonawanda, New York 14150
716-833-8200
Now Only
$399.99

(I have no affiliation with GC)

 

[thebreakman]

Ive had my Aerodyne for about 6 months or so and I still cant "love" it. Lots of people love this bass, I cant' seem to get into it. I'm gonna put a Babicz bridge and some Rotosound strings to hopefully liven it up. Last resort will be new pickups. Just like my P basses so much better. I will keep trying though

 

[9mmMike]

I recently took a Hipshot Vintage bridge to my disc sander and shaved a little off the sides then carved a couple larger radius corners to match the rout in my Aero-P. The bottom plate is a little shorter, but the overhang hides any discrepancies. MUCH better bridge IMO.

At any rate, I liked it so much that I sent specs to Hipshot and they're whipping me up a custom Vintage bridge to fit the Aero rout exactly. Can't wait to see the end result! Until then, here's some pics of the modified bridge.

Did you get the new one from Hipshot? I may be looking for one as well.