Thoughts on Fender Aerodyne Bass

[Ian_H]

Hey all,

I am in a position to pick up one of these Aerodyne 4 strings at a great price. I have never played the Aerodyne body type. Any thoughts on this bass. Does the thinner body have any effect on tone? And lastly will a fender jazz neck (Standard) fit on the thinner Aerodyne body.



Thanks guys

 

[Birdbrain]

I have one and really like it. It's my #1 now. Plays and sounds great through my Hartke rig.

 

[Lowendtech]

I had one and the neck was one of my favourite things about that bass. And I like jazz necks.

 

[Ian_H]

I had one and the neck was one of my favourite things about that bass. And I like jazz necks.

Thats a plus for me. Love the Jazz neck.

 

[Ian_H]

I have one and really like it. It's my #1 now. Plays and sounds great through my Hartke rig.

Looks nice! I am getting just the body loaded. So i would either have to buy a aerodyne neck or use a ender jazz neck i have at home.

 

[Lowendtech]

Looks nice! I am getting just the body loaded. So i would either have to buy a aerodyne neck or use a ender jazz neck i have at home.

Ah no matching headstock. That sucks.

 

[Gougedeye]

I bought an Aerodyne when they first came out and played it a lot. The body is a bit fragile, but overall, it was a fine bass. It played good and sounded fine. It was well crafted and the neck was very playable. A nice Jazz neck.

 

[Ian_H]

Ah no matching headstock. That sucks.

Yea but i can always buy the aerodyne neck if I have too : )

 

[Ken J]

I'm not a fan of Fender but one bass on my GAS list is the one I found on a Japanese web site that boosted an Aerodyne in natural wood 32 scale and fretless. I did an exchange rate on the Yen and it was running around $2300. The shipping is running around $150 -200. For that money Id rather order another Birdsong.

 

[40Hz]

If I were in the market for another Jazz bass right now I'd be looking at an an Aerodyne. Covergirl looks, great feel, and they are tone machines. Big time! They have a lot of that Jazz bass vibe, but that said, these pretty cousins ain't your grandpa's JB, that's for sure.

I've never tried an Aerodyne I didn't like. And I especially am enamoured of the MIJ models that come in Dolphin Grey and Gunmetal Blue finishes. YMMV.

 

[Planespotter]

I worked at a music store when the aerodynes first came out. I think they're great. I really wanted one at the time but I didn't have the $$$$. It's a nice take on the P/Jbass and looks very cool. I'm talking about the version with the bound body and no pickguard fwiw.

 

[RRDieselbass]

I love the binding on the body. I sure wish more Fender basses came this way.

 

[Lesfunk]

A friend of mine is letting me borrow this one. It's a pretty bass for sure. It plays and sounds ok.

 

[onosson]

Very happy with my Aerodyne P-Bass, it's my main gigging instrument these days. Jazz necks fit no problem, I actually swapped the neck several times, but came back to stock in the end.

 

[mikeyjm2]

I love mine - P/J. Neck is just fine for me. I did replace the pickups with an EMG Geezer set though. Agree with the comments about the body being on the soft side. I've given mine one tiny ding. It would be hard to notice by anyone else but I know it's there.

 

[A-Step-Towards]

I have one with a P neck on it and I have anothers loaded body around. Years ago I had 2 other complete ones, the necks were to skinny for me but I like buying their bodies for franken bass projects.

 

[Odinbass]

If I were in the market for another Jazz bass right now I'd be looking at an an Aerodyne. Covergirl looks, great feel, and they are tone machines. Big time! They have a lot of that Jazz bass vibe, but that said, these pretty cousins ain't your grandpa's JB, that's for sure.

I've never tried an Aerodyne I didn't like. And I especially am enamoured of the MIJ models that come in Dolphin Grey and Gunmetal Blue finishes. YMMV.

I played one of these for years. So awesome in looks, feel, and tone.

 

[Hopi76]

I like mine so much I've been browsing another. The one I have was bought already modified (tuners, EMG pickups, Gotoh Bridge), would like to add an all original one to my bass garage at some point.

The only issue I had was that initially, the binding was slightly uncomfortable on my right forearm, but I quickly got use to it and haven't thought of it since.

 

[Duder]

Beautiful, comfortable basses. Two of my friends owned them and loved them. Do yourself a favor and get a matching neck. It really ties the room together.

 

[mikeyjm2]

Do yourself a favor and get a matching neck. It really ties the room together.

And hopefully nobody pees on your neck.