NBD Fender Limited Edition Lightweight Ash American Professional Jazz Bass

This is my first posting of a “New Bass Day”.

Since 1978 I have bought several new basses including Rickenbacker, Alembic, Gibson, Guild, Mike Tobias/MTD, Music Man, etc.
I’ve never owned a Fender bass, but I’ve tried several Fender’s in the past and I found them slightly difficult to play, mainly because they were not set up properly in the music stores or their particular neck type was not comfortable for me.

I like the Fender tone and I believed that there would be an appropriate Fender Bass that I could connect with, as long as I choose the correct specs, model and tone.

Recently, I took a chance with an online Reverb store purchase of a “case-queen” in immaculate condition. 2018 Limited Edition Lightweight Ash American Professional Jazz Bass with a Sienna Sunburst finish. Only 150 of these limited edition basses were produced for the USA.

As luck would have it, the fit and finish of this bass is just perfect for me, like no other bass I had ever held before. I absolutely love the variable tones as each note appears to be articulate and pronounce running through the Mark Bass 500 W 2x10 amplification that accentuates the uncolored pure passive tone of this Fender Jazz Bass.

Here’s the specs……

Fender Limited Edition Lightweight Ash American Professional Jazz Bass Sienna Sunburst:

Body Material:
Lightweight Ash

Body Finish:
Gloss Polyurethane

Neck Material:
Maple

Neck Finish:
Satin Urethane Finish on Back of Neck with Gloss Urethane Headstock Face

Neck Shape:
“Slim C”

Scale Length:
34″ (864 mm)

Fingerboard Material:
Maple

Fingerboard Radius:
9.5″ (241 mm)

Frets:
20

Fret Size:
Narrow Tall

Nut:
Material Bone

Nut Width:
1.5″ (38.1 mm)

Position Inlays:
White Dot

Truss Rod:
Standard Truss Rod

Nut:
3/16″ Hex Adjustment

Pickups:
V-Mod Single-Coil Jazz Bass

Controls:
Volume 1. (Middle Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone

Bridge:
4-Saddle HiMass Vintage (String-Through-Body or Topload)

Hardware Finish:
Nickel/Chrome

Tuning Machines:
Fender Lightweight Vintage-Style Keys with Fluted Shafts

Control Knobs:
Aged White Soft Touch Knobs

Pickguard:
4-Ply Aged White Pearloid

Case:
Elite Molded Case

 

Thank you. The weight is 8.5 lbs. The bass is comfortable on the shoulder and balanced nicely without any neck dive.

 

Thank you!

 

Wow! Thank you

 

Thanks, I found this finish to be irresistible.

 

LOL, Thanks!

 

Thank you, I really appreciate it!

 

Sexy is good thing Thanks

 

Very good observation! That was one of the main reasons why I bought it. Another thing is that I cannot find another one that was made in 2018 except for this one. All references have been 2019 manufacturing. Slightly perplexing. Thanks!