I played the new Fender Adam Clayton signature today

I too,checked out the AC bass..It stands out right away,and looks great....I was very impressed by the setup of the bass,..flawless..It was a pleasure to play...Like the OP,I picked up a jazz deluxe directly after the AC,and it did pale a little bit in comparison (and thats coming from me,who owns a jazz deluxe),although the AC was set up more to my liking.

Regardless of the sig on the bass,it is indeed a fine instrument,although very pricey..IMO.

 

That is a very beautiful bass! Hopefully I can try one someday as well. The only strange thing is, when's the last time Adam played Fenders?

 

im sure its a nice bass amnd all, but the whole fender "signature" concept has kinda ruined what a signature instrument should be all about, its only about sales and commercial

 

The AC suppose to have difference pickups, how they can compared against the Standard MIA and its custom shop pops?

 

Thanks for your post! I really like the look online and wondered if it would be as nice in person, not to mention (more importantly) how it feels. Damn GAS making my insides hurt!

 

Nice review! The AC Jazz is one of the few Fender basses that I'd have any interest in. If it was priced about half of what it is, I'd probably go grab one right away.

 

I like mine. It does have an Am. Deluxe feel to it. It has CS60's pups.

 

That is beautiful I really love that finish.

 

How do the repetitious eighth-notes sound?

 

I'm not a fan of Sherwood Green.

 

lol. Cause U2. In all seriousness it's a great looking bass. Love the lollipops.

 

Where it really shines is those dramatically placed whole notes

 

A lot better than the tapping on your Chapman Stink.

 

Stink?

Oh Adam,... it was just a joke! Have a nice day!

 

The one I played at GC needed too much work bright out of the box for me to give it a fair review. The neck needed more than just a little tweaking. The fret job was poor and the pickup height was off.

 

Is it just me, or does anyone else think that the brainiac's at Fender would sell a ton more basses if they just released the 'Signature' and 'Custom Shop' colours on US Standard and US Deluxe Jazzes?

 

Good to hear - They do seem to be churning out some nice instruments again at Fender at the moment. Have to admit to quite liking the AC signature myself. I think it's the lollipop tuners! My Classic Player Rascal arrived today and it's utterly perfect, although mine was the very bass which Thomann used in the pictures on their website for the Rascal model - They sent me a little card with a proof picture saying that everyone who looked at the Rascal on the Thomann website had been looking at my bass! Never had that before.

 

GC website lists them at $1,799. Looks to be a nice bass, there seem to be none in the Phoenix metro area to try out though. Sweetwater and Sam Ash also have the same price listed, but none in stock at S.Ash either.