Fender American Professional Series

[Linnin]

People buy new Fenders?

They do! Millions of them each and every year. Fender sells more electric guitars and basses than all other companies combined.

 

[pbass2]

Man, I'm REALLY digging that green on the P, and I like that the nut width is narrower than the P I'm currently playing (1.75"). I'm still unsure about those tall frets--I'll have to go play one and see how dramatic it is....

 

[GregC]

I truly do want to get excited over Fender releasing a new line, but I just can't. At the end of the day, this line is just a marketing update.

As well as a significant price increase. If I'm not mistaken, the AS Precisions had a $1299 street price, while these are $1499. Curiously, the Pro Jazz is the same price, whereas the AS Jazz had been $50 or $100 more than the Ps.

 

[petrus61]

Aaand...they still have the adjustable spacing on the saddles. Looks like they went for the 63 AV neck shape?

 

[SanDiegoHarry]

So new! So Exciting! So groundbreaking!

oh... wait...

 

[SanDiegoHarry]

I truly do want to get excited over Fender releasing a new line, but I just can't. At the end of the day, this line is just a marketing update.

New colors
A few trivial - and likely unimportant - feature changes

I'd rather they just called them "American Standards" and be done with it ... but the VP of Marketing does NOT get his bonus by sticking with what has worked.

People buy new Fenders?

Right?

 

[CaseyJ]

Olive green P Bass

 

[rwkeating]

They sound good, but it would have been nice to hear them with the treble control on full treble. I know they aren't active, but you should be able to get more treble especially out of the Jazz.

 

[PortlandBass77]

eh, just a re-marketed American Standard with minor modifications and a higher price tag....

 

[alack]

Chicago Music Exchange has a few.

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[Lowness]

As well as a significant price increase. If I'm not mistaken, the AS Precisions had a $1299 street price, while these are $1499. Curiously, the Pro Jazz is the same price, whereas the AS Jazz had been $50 or $100 more than the Ps.

The website price was circa $1399 and was at that price for a number of years; the 7% increase is probably inline with inflation given the time fame of movements.

 

[Bikeguy57]

Is that army surplus green the only new color? If they paint the guitars different colors, why not the basses? Don't they all come out of the same factory?

 

[Kirk Bryant]

OH my gosh ...........OLIVE DRAB............MUST RUSH OUT AND



.............................................PUKE.............LOL

I've only bought one brand new Fender since the 70's and I don't play it. OTOH I play several others I bought used most of which I modded. I own 10 Fender basses.

 

[Bulky Bass]

It seems that Fender addresses everything but the one feature that bugs me the most about their basses-terrible neck dive. I have yet to play a recent Fender that balances like a G&L, Lakland, ESP, Bacchus, Music Man, etc. When the new American Standards came out I went to Guitar Center and tried a bunch out. They all had neck dive, even with a strap! Sorry to rant but it bugs me that a $1200 bass has balancing issues.

 

[Jamvan]

They sound good, but it would have been nice to hear them with the treble control on full treble. I know they aren't active, but you should be able to get more treble especially out of the Jazz.

I just watched the Jazz demo by Nik West and thought the same thing. She had the "treble" [SIC] turned down to show the growl but never played with the tone open. I would like to hear the pickups in their full glory. Might have to go and check 'em out and see for myself.

 

[Lowness]

It seems that Fender addresses everything but the one feature that bugs me the most about their basses-terrible neck dive. I have yet to play a recent Fender that balances like a G&L, Lakland, ESP, Bacchus, Music Man, etc. When the new American Standards came out I went to Guitar Center and tried a bunch out. They all had neck dive, even with a strap! Sorry to rant but it bugs me that a $1200 bass has balancing issues.

Neck dive? How are you shaped to get neck dive out of an American Standard?

 

[Green Lantern]

It seems that Fender addresses everything but the one feature that bugs me the most about their basses-terrible neck dive. I have yet to play a recent Fender that balances like a G&L, Lakland, ESP, Bacchus, Music Man, etc. When the new American Standards came out I went to Guitar Center and tried a bunch out. They all had neck dive, even with a strap! Sorry to rant but it bugs me that a $1200 bass has balancing issues.

My 5 string Jazz bass does not have any dive neck issue. My G&L 2000 and 2500 did have dive issues by the way

 

[Smooth_bass88]

Looks really cool to me. I'd be into one of the new American Pro P Basses. I like what Sean has to say about the taller frets, and I bet that pickup sounds cool in person. I love the Antique Olive finish. The '63 neck profile is probably my favorite Fender P neck shape of all time.

 

[SanDiegoHarry]

People buy new Fenders?

OH my gosh ...........OLIVE DRAB............MUST RUSH OUT AND



.............................................PUKE.............LOL

I've only bought one brand new Fender since the 70's and I don't play it. OTOH I play several others I bought used most of which I modded. I own 10 Fender basses.

Yeah, you're a bit tired of OD too, eh?

 

[alaskaleftybass]

As usual no lefties........................