Fender Makes A Couple Changes To Their MIA Standards

I like the new (reissued) colors but "secret switch" makes me a little nervous. Sounds like an idea from the "new coke" school of marketing.

 

its just series/parallel switch...

nothing big...but it is great in sound

steve

 

oooooh...that sounds like a wiring setup i'd really like on my essex. any idea if you can purchase this secret switch from fender?

 

Exactly.

 

I looked on their site and I was like....woah! where are the american standards? they hadn't put up that link yet, so I was all weirded out. They better not jack up the price for that series paralell switch....but knowing them, they will.

 

Uh...for the record moparpunk: Deltona became a city 5 years ago. I live here too .

 

"With the S-1 switching system engaged, it switches the American P Bass split single-coil pickup from series to parallel giving the bass a brighter, snappier tone similar to a J Bass."

my Fender Precision Plus originally had a series/parallel push switch for the P p/up.

I kept it in series mode- parallel dropped out too much output, and didn't sound anything like a Jazz bass as they claim here.
it has a bridge J p/up anyway- P + J full on sounds like a Jazz bass.



the S1 switch is probably of more use on the Jazz bass.

 

I had a jazz special a few years ago that had a 3 way selector switch on it to isolate what pick-up(or both) you wanted,i liked it because i usually kept it on the up position(p-bass sound)and i did'nt worry about hitting the knobs and messing w/ the blend.ISOLATION IS GOOD

 

Can someone explain series/parallel?

 

Thanx for the link. Just for the record, however, Fender discontinued their "American Standard" basses and guitars in 2000. The current models are called "American Series."

 

1 question then SMASH, how does this S-1 feature work on a precision?

 

The P pickup is a type of humbucker, in that it is made up of two pickups, so it works the same.

jtbp

 

deltona is a city..i know that..but the fact is that they are unincorporated....its just a town with the title of city..no manufacuring anywhere....

steve

 

I think the S-1 switch is a great idea..

solves the need for both a P and J bass (sorta.. it wont be the exact sound, but itll work live).

 

why dont they just add a p-bass pickup in the middle of the 2 j pickups on a jazz bass? that would be sweet. in fact, has anyone done this? people seem to like P/J configs, but I love the sound of the neck jazz pup. nice and angry when you play with a pick.

-d

 

Amen. Fender needs to get rid of the illusion that they're the industry standard.

Don't listen to him, B'Aces High. I've got an original Fender Magic switch.

I'm willing to let it go for 100 bucks.

 

Uhm, because the neck pickup of the Jazz bass takes the spot of the Precision pickup? It wouldn't sound like a Precision if you moved the pickup.