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Try brick and mortar stores. I got the pine Jazz and got it for the same price as the Precision.
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I really like that Dark Night paint job. No way I can justify getting another P, and I don’t love the look of maple on the Jazz. If they offered the Jazz with a rosewood or ebony board I would be more tempted, so I guess I dodged a bullet.
This is why I am stuck on the fretless Jazz in Dark night. Looks so good with dark board.
Agreed. If I were a confident fretless player it would be tempting. A fretted ebony seems like such a no brainer.
My wife would say that you’re not helping.
Good description of the vmods on my Am Pro P, the humble SPB-1 was a huge improvement, love the bass otherwise.
Almost sounds like the first batch were... I don't want to say defective, but...
What do you call something that is produced but doesn't match the spec?
Real nice. The dark night was a front runner for me but I ultimately went with the sunburst and tortoise shell pickguard. This is the one Im getting. Its the one on the sweetwater website. Shipped yesterday[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
All the reviews do not say anything in terms of magnet specs.
Fender do not say anything specific either.
And nobody can safely test which kind of Alnicos are used for each pole.
Hence the difference is in the name only.
I am ready to bet the V-mod II are exactly the same pickups as the V-mod I, just renamed.
Everything else in these basses looks like they are among the best series released by Fender.
Except for the pickups.
However they invested in marketing campaign back in 2017 so they keep using the V-mods.
They will hopefully step back within four years with the next series, the "Marketing Department Modified American Series" with a 1957 Time Machine Vintage Modernized Alnico V pickup (probably the ones currently used in the MIM Player series).
Anyway, I wouldn't be surprised if some Pro II enthusiasts will chime in and tell the V-mod II pickups are a terrific improvement over the previous V-mods. You know, placebo effect, you read something and you want to believe what you read, then your ears will abide.
Sometimes adjusting pickup height goes a long way to make them sound better. I never really disliked a set of pickups. Even cheap Squier pickups can sound pretty good.
I loved the previous American Pro P-bass pups. They had a ton of highs to the point where my guitarist commented how bright it sounded.
The B string was phenomenal as well. Especially with EB group Flat wounds.
I loved the previous American Pro P-bass pups. They had a ton of highs to the point where my guitarist commented how bright it sounded.
The B string was phenomenal as well. Especially with EB group Flat wounds.
