NBD - Fender Aerodyne PJ

[Crusher47]

OK I know I said I was done, but I was gassing hard for a PJ bass, and this is one of the coolest looking and per reviews a great sounding bass, so I went for it.... Pics:

Gave it a quick setup when I got home (didn't need much) and played it for about an hour and I can confirm all the reviews... it really sounds great, is very versatile and light weight. Very happy with it!

 

[Stumbo]

OK I know I said I was done, but I was gassing hard for a PJ bass, and this is one of the coolest looking and per reviews a great sounding bass, so I went for it.... Pics:

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Gave it a quick setup when I got home (didn't need much) and played it for about an hour and I can confirm all the reviews... it really sounds great, is very versatile and light weight. Very happy with it!

Nice!
How much does it weigh?
A couple of threads by TBrs with shoulder/back problems have popped up recently.

 

[Yahboy]

Cool looking bass!!
Mind to share some bridge close shot image? The bridge finish look like cosmo chrome black and the saddle colour quite unique.

 

[Crusher47]

Nice!
How much does it weigh?
A couple of threads by TBrs with shoulder/back problems have popped up recently.

Thanks! 8.4 pounds per my bathroom scale

Cool looking bass!!
Mind to share some bridge close shot image? The bridge finish look like cosmo chrome black and the saddle colour quite unique.

Thanks! I tried multiple times to get some closeups but there is either too much glare or my photog skills sucks and/or my camera itself isn't the greatest but anyway, I believe Fender calls it "Smoked Chrome" so yeah, it's not quite black but not shiny chrome either. Looks very sharp

 

[EpicSoundtracks]

Phenomenal basses. Just sold one and i miss it already.

 

[Malak the Mad]

Congrats, Crusher! I hope you dig it long-time!

Cool looking bass!!
Mind to share some bridge close shot image? The bridge finish look like cosmo chrome black and the saddle colour quite unique.

Thanks! I tried multiple times to get some closeups but there is either too much glare or my photog skills sucks and/or my camera itself isn't the greatest but anyway, I believe Fender calls it "Smoked Chrome" so yeah, it's not quite black but not shiny chrome either. Looks very sharp

Yep, Fender calls it "Smoked Chrome", while Gotoh calls it "Cosmo Black". Basically, they're the same thing…a darkened chrome finish.

Photographing smoked chrome can sometimes be a pain in the butt. Depending on the lighting and the camera settings, it can look like poorly-lit chrome. However, if you have something nearby to act as a comparative reference…

…then the smokey-ness really shows through. Then again, most anything will look cooler with a bitchin' Frank Miller "Daredevil" poster in the background.

 

[Mark76]

What's going on with your 4th string tuner?

 

[Gilmourisgod]

Love me some Aerodyne Jazz, gorgeous bass, covet.

 

[Crusher47]

Thanks everyone!

 

[Wisebass]

Looks very sharp

Hi Crusher47

Smoked chrome, no inlays on the fretboard, cream binding....

can' t stop drooldrooldrool all over my labtop

Happy NBD man!!!

greeetings

Wise

 

[cavemanbass]

I played one of these at GC recently, sweet bass!

 

[CaseyVancouver]

Nice. I've been thinking about one at my downtown Long & McQuade.
Gotta head down there and check it out. Yeah I need another bass haha!

Funny, with a number of basses to choose from, I have been usually grabbing a pj jazz bass special, with the pre pickup on. I wonder if the aerodyne can displace it...

 

[two fingers]

That bass never gets old. Looks great every single time.

 

[Bass V]

sinfully sweet!

 

[bassmacguffin]

I just added an Aerodyne Jazz to my pile of basses, great bass

 

[Ed Byrnes]

Picked one up used from GC. Put on heavy gauge (55-110) D'Addario Half-Rounds. Dropped the action as low as it would go on the "E" string with no fret buzz. I'm no expert, but it definitely seems like the bridge is the weak link on this guitar. Interestingly, mine does not have the "strat" plug receptacle. It is CIJ, not MIJ. That said, it sounds great through both my V4-b/212av and Micro VR/2x210av.

 

[mpdd]

not exaggerating, i played one of these strung with groundwounds through a little combo at future music and it was probably the one of the best bass tones i've ever heard

 

[DirkP]

The only black bass I like.

 

[C_Becker]

What's going on with your 4th string tuner?

Looks like a D-Tuner to me

Gorgeous bass, if only they made a 5-string

 

[JRA]

i like the look of those basses! very nice! congrats on your new instrument!