Fender American Professional Series

[west al]

Dig that burst! Seems different to the standards.

It's probably the same as the Am. Std.'s. Sometimes the lighting in my place gets a bit crazy.

 

[west al]

Do the pole pieces on the new Professional pickups protrude or are they flush with the rest of the pickup?

Here's a Bridge shot on my Fretless.

 

[Pet Sounds]

@Son of Wobble, I've played an Elite repeatedly at GC and gave some thought to buying it during a sale. The necks are indeed sweet. You should give it a try in person if possible. If you like a compound radius, quartersawn neck but prefer passive, there are some nice American Select Ps out there to be had on the used market.

 

[Son of Wobble]

@Son of Wobble, I've played an Elite repeatedly at GC and gave some thought to buying it during a sale. The necks are indeed sweet. You should give it a try in person if possible. If you like a compound radius, quartersawn neck but prefer passive, there are some nice American Select Ps out there to be had on the used market.

Thanks for the elaboration, and for the tip about used Selects!

 

[Pet Sounds]

Yeah, they can be had for as little as $1,100 or so on the used market.

 

[TrentB]

I've got both the Elite P and the Am Pro P. The neck on the Elite is quite a bit slimmer than the Pro. They are both very comfortable though. The Elite is great because of all the different tones available and the fit and finish is incredible. It does not sound like a regular P bass though. It is much more modern sounding even in passive mode. I still wanted that classic P bass sound so I picked up the Pro. Very happy with both!

Has anyone here played the new Elite?
I am a passive bass guy so I don't need the bells and whistles, but recently read that the model's compound neck radius is to die for, the "feature you didn't know you needed."

Anyone own or played the new Elite?

 

[west al]

There are two little noticeable changes on the two heads, Am. Std./Am. Pro. The color of the inside of the name Fender on the decal on the Am. Std. was a darker color, than the lighter, brighter color of the name Fender Am. Pro. head decal. And the other change on the head decal, the Am. Pro. says Corona, CA, instead of Made In USA as the Am. Std. said.
The Am. Std. top, Am. Pro. bottom.

 

[ricardol]

There is one little noticeable change on the two heads, Am. Std./Am. Pro. The color of the inside of the name Fender on the decal on the Am. Std. was a darker color, than the lighter, brighter color of the name Fender Am. Pro. head decal. The Am. Std. top, Am. Pro. bottom.

And that's it!

 

[west al]

And that's it!

Pretty much, and as I posted in another post, under the Fender name, on the Am. Pro., it now says Corona, CA, instead of Made In USA like the Am. Std.'s said.

 

[Mikeee71]

Will American Standard Jazz pickgaurds fit on the Professionals?

 

[MMiller28]

Will American Standard Jazz pickgaurds fit on the Professionals?

Yes. It's probably been quite a while since they changed the dimensions,etc. of the body.

 

[Pbassmanca]

I played an american professional jazz bass yesterday, and I have to admit it sounded like a million bucks.

 

[west al]

Will American Standard Jazz pickgaurds fit on the Professionals?

My Am. Pro. Fretless Jazz, with a Tort PG that was on an Am. Std.

 

[Pbassmanca]

Whatever they did with the pickups I like it. They had a nice mellow top end but with a bit of modern Sparkle , and that classic low mid Jazz bass growl and punch.

 

[maximus]

Picked up my American Pro P today. Swapped out the mint green pickguard for the black. Loving the sound and feel of it so far! I play 4 sets at church this weekend, can't wait to see how it does.

 

[west al]

View attachment 1161614 Picked up my American Pro P today. Swapped out the mint green pickguard for the black. Loving the sound and feel of it so far! I play 4 sets at church this weekend, can't wait to see how it does.

Congrats on your Great Looking Precision. The Black PG looks great on it.

 

[Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati]

Question for Am. Pro. owners...
I'd like to assemble a P bass with a jazz bass neck...
I found a good Am. Pro. body but i can't find any Am. Pro. jazz necks with rosewood figerboard (for me mandatory now).
Question is: can I couple a Am. Std. jazz bass neck with the Am. Pro. P bass body instead?
Will the screw holes align without leaving too noticeable gaps between the neck heel and the neck pocket?

Thanks.

 

[west al]

Question for Am. Pro. owners...
I'd like to assemble a P bass with a jazz bass neck...
I found a good Am. Pro. body but i can't find any Am. Pro. jazz necks with rosewood figerboard (for me mandatory now).
Question is: can I couple a Am. Std. jazz bass neck with the Am. Pro. P bass body instead?
Will the screw holes align without leaving too noticeable gaps between the neck heel and the neck pocket?

Thanks.

I would think the two series would match up ok.

 

[Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati]

Nobody has got direct experience in this regard or read an artcile from Fender?

 

[Son of Wobble]

Nobody has got direct experience in this regard or read an artcile from Fender?

I rather doubt that many here have had opportunity or inclination to remove the neck from their new pro series and replace it with last year's model. So you are likely the "canary in the coal mine" for this test, at least on this thread.

I have six USA and MIM Precisions from different decades and a fretless MIM Fender jazz neck, and I swap them all regularly. None of the combinations results in a sloppy pocket.
I have not read anyrhing suggesting neck pockets have changed, and people are reporting successful pickguard swaps, so I predict a perfect fit.

As for your question about Fender's proffered technical articles: Hahahahaha