I'm not a fan of green but I actually like this one. At first I didn't like it but I looked at different Reverb listings and it looks great in certain shots.
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New Fender Boxer 2020
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Hello TB. Long time reader finally getting around to my first post. Yes they came in Pewter. Here is my 1989 Power Jazz Bass Special. A great bass that was my main player for many years and is now my backup. In the 90's I had the bridge replaced, EMG's put in and changed to metal knobs. The small toggle is now a kill switch. I did not keep the original parts. I am kicking myself about those knobs which I know are worth a lot. Silly younger me.
This Sherwood Green is so hard to capture on camera. Here are two photos I found online:
Crazy how different the color is...
Crazy how different the color is...
Judging from pics looks like a lot of these have really dark rosewood boards. That's definitely welcome if true.
Glueing sticking in strap locks? Another issue as to why I dont waste time with basswood.
Never have a stripped screw in my alder or mahogany bodies.
$1200 and need tooth picks and glue to hold it together? And your ok with this?
Wow!!!
Fender remakes an old bass that was a poor seller!
Freaking marketing genius. They like to do this and are good at copying their old designs.
6 months from know GC will have one is a custom one off color.
Imagine if they took all that talent and tried to come up with one new original idea that was only 1/4 as good as a P bass.
Fender remakes an old bass that was a poor seller!
Freaking marketing genius. They like to do this and are good at copying their old designs.
6 months from know GC will have one is a custom one off color.
Imagine if they took all that talent and tried to come up with one new original idea that was only 1/4 as good as a P bass.
You must be a joy to work with.everyone is entitled to their opinion and I’m not disputing that. What I don’t get is people saying this bass shouldn’t have a black headstock or a different body wood...
it is not a “new” bass, it’s a reissue, with original specs. Again, if those specs don’t float your boat, that’s fine, just pass on it. But saying that the specs should have been different because you don’t like them defeats the whole purpose of a “reissue”.
It’s like me saying “oh, Geddy’s Jazz Bass should have an Ash body with a Lake Placid Blue finish” because I like it. Well no, it’s Geddy’s signature. His specs. It’s an opinion, it’s respectable, yet still a stupid thing to say.
And that, sir, is MY opinion on the matter.
This horse has been beaten to death.
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I think you missed my point entirely.
My point was that sooner or later this happens with ALL basses but with softer woods, like basswood or swamp ash, it may happen slightly sooner. I've NEVER owned a bass that I used regularly for touring where I didn't have to eventually fix the the strap button holes. Rickenbackers are obviously the worst ones BY FAR with their machine screws. Apart from Ricks I've mostly used Fender alder body P-basses for touring and the strap button holes always go bad within a couple of years. ALWAYS.
With my studio/home/rehearsal basses this has never been a problem but for extensive touring I've never owned a bass that could handle more than a couple of years before the strap button screws had to be sorted out with wood chips + glue. Not tooth picks though, the wood they use for tooth picks is too soft for fixing the strap button holes.
Am I ok with this? Well, I don't have much choice do I? I've had to glue the strap button screws on every touring bass I've ever owned (and none of my touring basses have been basswood). I honestly don't see the problem. A chip of hard wood plus a drop of wood glue and the problem is sorted. You just might need to do it slightly sooner on a basswood body than on an alder body, that's all. So yeah, I guess I'm ok with it.
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Yeah, it was the 80s after all. As much as I'd like to see some additional choices, there are already more than enough black, white, and sunburst basses out there. Good on Fender, I say.
I got a red one. I have a brief review here and I hope it's helpful.
In terms of maple and rosewood grain, I'm VERY picky. I like clean maple and extremely dark, obsidian rosewood. I had to message maybe 20 retailers for pictures of the specific pieces they had. When the rosewood was right, the maple had hideous dark grains all over. When the maple was clean, it was really bright, streaky, ugly rosewood.
I searched for a while and finally found a good one. I just got it and set it up.
The good: really superb fretwork, really good fret dressing. I got the action super low and it plays incredibly well.
Gotoh tuners(stiff at first. need a little lubricant) which are nice and robust.
Bone nut. Always appreciated. Cut VERY well.
Killer fit and finish like all the MIJ stuff. Like, really exceptionally good quality control
The iffy: pickups are okay. the covers feel a bit cheap and the pole pieces look like the business end of some cheap chinese ceramics. I also know that the Fender Japan stuff is often wired with cheap lemon drop caps and puny pots, but the wiring jobs are clean and totally functional. I'll probably upgrade them, but they sound solid. Nothing "wrong" with them, they're just not great.
Basswood body is light which is good but it's so light the instrument is slightly neck-heavy. Not a huge deal, but I will have to be ginger with the body because basswood takes dents easily.
All in all, I give it a 7.5/10. If the body was alder and the pickups were better it would be an unbelievable sleeper for the $1200 mark.
In terms of maple and rosewood grain, I'm VERY picky. I like clean maple and extremely dark, obsidian rosewood. I had to message maybe 20 retailers for pictures of the specific pieces they had. When the rosewood was right, the maple had hideous dark grains all over. When the maple was clean, it was really bright, streaky, ugly rosewood.
I searched for a while and finally found a good one. I just got it and set it up.
The good: really superb fretwork, really good fret dressing. I got the action super low and it plays incredibly well.
Gotoh tuners(stiff at first. need a little lubricant) which are nice and robust.
Bone nut. Always appreciated. Cut VERY well.
Killer fit and finish like all the MIJ stuff. Like, really exceptionally good quality control
The iffy: pickups are okay. the covers feel a bit cheap and the pole pieces look like the business end of some cheap chinese ceramics. I also know that the Fender Japan stuff is often wired with cheap lemon drop caps and puny pots, but the wiring jobs are clean and totally functional. I'll probably upgrade them, but they sound solid. Nothing "wrong" with them, they're just not great.
Basswood body is light which is good but it's so light the instrument is slightly neck-heavy. Not a huge deal, but I will have to be ginger with the body because basswood takes dents easily.
All in all, I give it a 7.5/10. If the body was alder and the pickups were better it would be an unbelievable sleeper for the $1200 mark.
Update: Just wanted to touch base after spending my first night with the bass.
I like my setups with a really straight neck and really low strings. like 3.5/64th bass side-3/64ths treble side with a capo on fret 1 measured at fret 12.
When I got everything adjusted to taste, I discovered fret 2 was quite high. Frets 3 and 4 were also a bit high but fret 2 was the real culprit.
I say the fret work is still really good considering, but I had to take a couple hours with the stewmac fret kisser, diamond files, and polishing sticks to spot level those spots.
I accomplished a fairly clean job, and NOW it plays like, totally unbelievable especially considering the kind of setups I like.
So when it comes to weight, these things range from 7 lbs to 9 lbs. I got a really light one. So light that I would liked for it to have been slightly heavier(and I like light basses). and when it comes to fret work, YMMV. That said, I bet if I kept this at .012'' relief and 5/64th action, i probably would never have noticed the frets not being perfect.
I like my setups with a really straight neck and really low strings. like 3.5/64th bass side-3/64ths treble side with a capo on fret 1 measured at fret 12.
When I got everything adjusted to taste, I discovered fret 2 was quite high. Frets 3 and 4 were also a bit high but fret 2 was the real culprit.
I say the fret work is still really good considering, but I had to take a couple hours with the stewmac fret kisser, diamond files, and polishing sticks to spot level those spots.
I accomplished a fairly clean job, and NOW it plays like, totally unbelievable especially considering the kind of setups I like.
So when it comes to weight, these things range from 7 lbs to 9 lbs. I got a really light one. So light that I would liked for it to have been slightly heavier(and I like light basses). and when it comes to fret work, YMMV. That said, I bet if I kept this at .012'' relief and 5/64th action, i probably would never have noticed the frets not being perfect.
I think I'll wait to see if they re-release the slant-Pup version in metallic salmon...and drop the price about $400.
