Ah, I didn't realize there was a passive version.
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Fender deluxe PJ smokes MIA imo
- Thread starter BoneRattlingBass
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Ah, I didn't realize there was a passive version.
I'm having my tattoo artist paint my pickgaurd, and now I'm not covered just a 1/2 sleeve but the guys is an amazing artist .
I don't know off-hand, but I'm pretty sure they're all reamed to the same size. The only thing is that they aren't evenly spaced. A hobby shop reaming tool (used to cut round holes in lexan and abs plastic RC bodies) would be able to open the hole up a bit.
So I just got the fender deluxe pj in a fetching seafoam green, I am having my tattoo artist paint the pickgaurd with old school nautical art. (No I'm not covered in ink this guy is just a buddy and an amazing artist) anyway I'm just here to rave about this bass!!! It's amazing ! Seriously if I could design a fender this is it. LOVE the p-bass as far as I'm concerned the jazz can't hold a candle to the P! That said I hate the neck, way to big. With this bass they used a 70s jazz neck! I do love the jazz neck, plays like a indi track, super fast! The best part is its maple!! I know a lot say no diff between rosewood and maple but i can clearly hear it! It's got full p pickups with a jazz for the bridge! Also it's passive!!! I mean good god this thing is amazing! I got a killer deal on it with a bit of trickery at GC$735 out the door brand new with a rad road runner gig bag! Full p 75% tone and 25% j this thing sounds better than the few MIA I have played!!has anyone played this wonderful bass? It's a limited run, anyone know how many they made?
I was just browsing at GC today. Looking at a used American Special Jazz Bass and saw they had 2 Seafoam green MIM Deluxe PJ's on the wall.
Plucked away with no amp and you are right about the tone out of the maple neck. What a difference between that and the Rosewood (alder?) body MIA Special Jazz. Very snappy tone on the PJ. They have them priced at $899 which to me is WAY too high for a bass I would add Ga Geezer PJ set to.
But it did feel great and sounded even better (unplugged...)
$899 is too high for me, too, since the GCs near me are selling them for $100 less. Take off another $135 with a coupon and it turns out to be a great price at $665!
I bought one of these gems about a year and a half ago used from GC at quite an attractive price. I have since put it on a weight loss program and managed to shed about 10 ounces or so by swapping the tuners with Ultralites, the Badass bridge with an aluminum Hipshot, and the three stock heavy knobs with jazz knobs. It's now under 8 1/2 pounds, making a very nice bass even nicer.
Nice. I'd buy it for $665. I wonder why my GC had them so high.....$899 is too high for me, too, since the GCs near me are selling them for $100 less. Take off another $135 with a coupon and it turns out to be a great price at $665!
Active PJ basses have some special quality which make the note sing differently than passive MIA Ps. I've come to dislike bridge J pickups, though, so that's the only reason I haven't bought one. I'm happy with my MIA P.
Where are you buying an MIA P for $1,600? I'm in bum-f*** Alaska and still only pay Fender's price.
Where are you buying an MIA P for $1,600? I'm in bum-f*** Alaska and still only pay Fender's price.
Okay, I stopped by the Guitar Center in Totowa today and the tag on their Sea Foam Pearl Deluxe PJ Bass was $849. I showed the salesman the GC add and he said: "Sure, we'll match it."
I asked about their coupon policy not being applicable to Fender products and told him I understood that wasn't exactly so. He said: "Don't believe everything you read."
Well, GC sent me a 15% off coupon a week ago...it expired Monday...but I get one every four or five weeks or so.
I'll definitely be buying one of these. The P bass pickup produces that classic deep, warm Precision tone (I had my ipod there and played along with six songs) and the Jazz pickup delivers every inch of that mean Jazz growl. Combining the two opens up plenty of possibilities and the tone control was very responsive, too. I was plugged into an Acoustic B100 MKII, but next time I try one of these out at a different GC I'll bring my Markbass CMD-21P and I'll bet my left eye this bass will sound even better.
If I had any complaints, they'd have nothing to do with the quality of this bass...photos can't really capture how nice the pearl paint looks and I love the neck...so I'll just say that I would love it with black hardware and a black pickguard. When I buy it I'll swap out pickguards and add some LaBella gold tapewounds and I'll definitely be set.
I swear, when I get this bass I'll never bother looking at another Fender again.
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I got mine out the door brand new for 735 with a road runner bag, PM if you want to know the way I pulled that off.
Okay, I stopped by the Guitar Center in Totowa today and the tag on their Sea Foam Pearl Deluxe PJ Bass was $849. I showed the salesman the GC add and he said: "Sure, we'll match it."
I asked about their coupon policy not being applicable to Fender products and told him I understood that wasn't exactly so. He said: "Don't believe everything you read."
Well, GC sent me a 15% off coupon a week ago...it expired Monday...but I get one every four or five weeks or so.
I'll definitely be buying one of these. The P bass pickup produces that classic deep, warm Precision tone (I had my ipod there and played along with six songs) and the Jazz pickup delivers every inch of that mean Jazz growl. Combining the two opens up plenty of possibilities and the tone control was very responsive. I was plugged into an Acoustic B100 MKII, but next time I try one of these out at a different GC I'll bring my Markbass CMD-21P and I'll bet my left eye this bass will sound even better.
If I had any complaints, they'd have nothing to do with the quality of this bass...photos can't really capture how nice the pearl paint looks and I love the neck...so I'll just say that I would love it with black hardware and a black pickguard. The first thing I'll change will be the guard and the strings. D'Addario black tapewounds will compliment this bass perfectly.
I swear, if I buy this PJ bass I'll never bother looking at another Fender again.
$849..... That must be the price I saw at my Seven Corners, Va GC.
Good to know they will match prices. Still thinking the price is too high for MIM as I can't believe I'd be happy with the pick ups. I've been too spoiled with the Geezer PJ's!
I'm wondering how much this bass will sound like the one in Plymouth Meeting.
If I played 10 new PJ basses, would one be head and shoulders above the other nine and would another one be clearly subpar in the group?
If I played 10 new PJ basses, would one be head and shoulders above the other nine and would another one be clearly subpar in the group?
I'm gonna have to save up........bought a "new to me" Fender FSR Precision instead. It'll have to hold me for awhile.......
I said the same thing about never looking at another fender.... but I will own a MIA ash body maple neck at some point...Okay, I stopped by the Guitar Center in Totowa today and the tag on their Sea Foam Pearl Deluxe PJ Bass was $849. I showed the salesman the GC add and he said: "Sure, we'll match it."
I asked about their coupon policy not being applicable to Fender products and told him I understood that wasn't exactly so. He said: "Don't believe everything you read."
Well, GC sent me a 15% off coupon a week ago...it expired Monday...but I get one every four or five weeks or so.
I'll definitely be buying one of these. The P bass pickup produces that classic deep, warm Precision tone (I had my ipod there and played along with six songs) and the Jazz pickup delivers every inch of that mean Jazz growl. Combining the two opens up plenty of possibilities and the tone control was very responsive, too. I was plugged into an Acoustic B100 MKII, but next time I try one of these out at a different GC I'll bring my Markbass CMD-21P and I'll bet my left eye this bass will sound even better.
If I had any complaints, they'd have nothing to do with the quality of this bass...photos can't really capture how nice the pearl paint looks and I love the neck...so I'll just say that I would love it with black hardware and a black pickguard. When I buy it I'll swap out pickguards and add some LaBella gold tapewounds and I'll definitely be set.
I swear, when I get this bass I'll never bother looking at another Fender again.
For whatever reason the instore is always 849, I had mine shipped to colorado from tx and walked 735 w/gigbag
