Fender American Professional Series

[flojob]

Hi, quick question to american pro owner :

my finger nail just accidentally scratched the body, then I realized paint/finish feels thinner, compared to american standard.

is thinner finishing are one of changes that fender made for this series ?

Haha maybe? I don't know. Mine hasn't been scratched yet, but it's been slow around here, so maybe in the near future!

 

[Thuddy Waters]

Hi, quick question to american pro owner :

my finger nail just accidentally scratched the body, then I realized paint/finish feels thinner, compared to american standard.

is thinner finishing are one of changes that fender made for this series ?

I hope not. I haven't scratched mine yet so it's hard for me to weigh in on this. That's crazy that you could have scratched it with your fingernail. Did it scratch all the way down to the wood? Is your last name Krueger?

 

[Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati]

Hi, quick question to american pro owner :

my finger nail just accidentally scratched the body, then I realized paint/finish feels thinner, compared to american standard.

is thinner finishing are one of changes that fender made for this series ?

I have the same opinion .. the finish of my Am. Pro P bass is definitely thinner than that of my Am. Standard Jazz bass ... at least, it feels thinner and more accurately applied ...

 

[bass71]

Duncan SPB-1.

It does sound better than that abomination of a pickup in the 2008-12 AmStds, but why Fender continues to make their higher dollar American basses with these pickups, I will never know. Well actually I do know...mid scoops appeal to players who don't play in bands, and that's the vast majority of who buys them. But still, it changes the character of what I consider the classic P Bass sound, and not for the better.

Brilliant observation and how cynical of Fender to take out the mids in order to make the P sound more sanitised and appealing to those who don't understand what its really all about.
Crazy.

 

[Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati]

Brilliant observation and how cynical of Fender to take out the mids in order to make the P sound more sanitised and appealing to those who don't understand what its really all about.
Crazy.

Thank you .. I belong to that group of stupid people ...

 

[JimmyM]

Brilliant observation and how cynical of Fender to take out the mids in order to make the P sound more sanitised and appealing to those who don't understand what its really all about.
Crazy.

Well the good news is that the aftermarket pickup market can transform those basses into something most excellent. I loved the AmPro Precision in every other way except the pickup.

 

[mojacko]

I hope not. I haven't scratched mine yet so it's hard for me to weigh in on this. That's crazy that you could have scratched it with your fingernail. Did it scratch all the way down to the wood? Is your last name Krueger?

yeah, down to the wood

perhaps mine have bad QC, check my picture, you may notice on that lined-shaped (or whatever) “area” finish looks thinner, almost transparent

 

[Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati]

yeah, down to the wood

perhaps mine have bad QC, check my picture, you may notice on that lined-shaped (or whatever) “area” finish looks thinner, almost transparent

Uh ... not pleasant

 

[TheCouchBassist]

It does sound better than that abomination of a pickup in the 2008-12 AmStds

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that pickup was 2008 - 2011. I think 2012 was the first year of the "Custom Shop 60's" pickups.

 

[JimmyM]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that pickup was 2008 - 2011. I think 2012 was the first year of the "Custom Shop 60's" pickups.

OK, Mr. Nitpicky I suppose if Fender quit using that pickup square at the beginning of 2012, you are right. 2012 was the transition year, yes, but I was assuming some were made with the earlier pickup before it got changed.

 

[Thuddy Waters]

yeah, down to the wood

perhaps mine have bad QC, check my picture, you may notice on that lined-shaped (or whatever) “area” finish looks thinner, almost transparent

That area does look thinner. Did the bass come like that or is it possible that you wore away the paint in that area?

 

[Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati]

OK, Mr. Nitpicky I suppose if Fender quit using that pickup square at the beginning of 2012, you are right. 2012 was the transition year, yes, but I was assuming some were made with the earlier pickup before it got changed.

Don't know about the post-2012 Am. Std. P bass pickups, but the equivalent period ones installed on MIA jazz basses, although still produced by Fender, for me have been slightly overwound and I feel no real bark from them ... then, magically, if you listen to the YouTube commercial of the Am. Std. jazz bass played by Mel "don't remember the surname", the bass tone is really sparkling ... bah ... mysteries ...

 

[MtManiac]

I like the anodized look but it's rather annoying under my fingers, especially if my nails come in contact with it.

Like nails on a chalkboard.

 

[MtManiac]

Well the good news is that the aftermarket pickup market can transform those basses into something most excellent. I loved the AmPro Precision in every other way except the pickup.

I had a 2008 and really liked the way it sounded in the mix. I'm not normally one for a mid-scooped sound either, I typically bump the mids on my amp. Sadly, that bass was stolen in 2010 and I've been lost ever since. Currently jamming a MIM Classic 50s P with Original 62's in it. I miss my MIA, now that it's truly MIA.

 

[Lesfunk]

I think I like the custom shop 60s pickups better than the vmods

 

[Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati]

It's explained sufficiently enough in the video.

I don’t quite agree ... this video per se doesn’t explain anything ... I understood however why as i lastly acquired an Am. Pro. P bass ... AlNiCo II is a clarity marvel !!! Thank you Mr. Bump ... sad thing to me is that the P bass world on Talkbass seems dominated by people who like rawer sounds, which is ok as it’s a matter of personal taste, whereas they auto-proclaim themselves as the real estimators or connoisseurs of the true P bass tone as they play the instrument live so they know what they are saying better than all the rest as a sort of elite ... wow .... ahahah ... no, I don’t agree ... no ...

 

[TheCouchBassist]

OK, Mr. Nitpicky I suppose if Fender quit using that pickup square at the beginning of 2012, you are right. 2012 was the transition year, yes, but I was assuming some were made with the earlier pickup before it got changed.

Just like the first P-Bass created on 1/1/1966 CLEARLY lacked the quality of the pre-CBS era........ha ha ha.

 

[Pet Sounds]

I like the black pickguard with that Colorado, @donnydagger.

 

[Pet Sounds]

Color, not Colorado. Accursed autocorrect.

 

[Linnin]

I like the black pickguard with that Colorado

Colorado is sooooo mid scooped nowadays.