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Thoughts on Roadworn Fenders

#641
ale29 said:
Regarding the pickups: is there any way to know if I did damage anything by moving the poles? I mean, if something goes wrong during this operation = pickup not working at all, or is it a more subtle thing?
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Don't know about damage, but I did have a Jazz where the E and G pickups were lower than the A and D strings. Did not care for it at all. The A and D seemed to jump out at you while the E and G seem to be almost dead in comparison. My RW Jazz has all even pole pieces, not raised at all, and it's the most even tone up and down the neck of any Jazz I've ever owned.
 
#642
Well after reading this thread and the others I went out last week and ordered a rw j and the new classic 60's j in nitro. I have to say the rw plays phenomenal. I don't care for the finish though but it's the best Fender bass I have ever played. The set up out of the box was perfect. The cs just got delivered so I'm still breaking in the strings. I also had to give it a set up the action was very high and the truss rod needed a quarter turn. The weight of the rw j is 8.6 and the cs j is 9.1 if anyone cares. I think they both sound great and I don't think either one is better sounding than the other so far. With that said they differently don't sound the same.The quality of both is as good if not better than the 2012 and 2013 mia j's I've been sampling. Also the necks are the exact same shape and the nitro finish on the cs is amazing looking, imho. I will take some pic's and compare it to an all original 64 j bass I have. I'm even going to take the flats off the 64 to compare the three that bass has never had round wounds on it.
 
#643
james996 said:
Well after reading this thread and the others I went out last week and ordered a rw j and the new classic 60's j in nitro. I have to say the rw plays phenomenal. I don't care for the finish though but it's the best Fender bass I have ever played. The set up out of the box was perfect. The cs just got delivered so I'm still breaking in the strings. I also had to give it a set up the action was very high and the truss rod needed a quarter turn. The weight of the rw j is 8.6 and the cs j is 9.1 if anyone cares. I think they both sound great and I don't think either one is better sounding than the other so far. With that said they differently don't sound the same.The quality of both is as good if not better than the 2012 and 2013 mia j's I've been sampling. Also the necks are the exact same shape and the nitro finish on the cs is amazing looking, imho. I will take some pic's and compare it to an all original 64 j bass I have. I'm even going to take the flats off the 64 to compare the three that bass has never had round wounds on it.
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CS typically means Custom Shop. Good review though!
 
#645
Love Mine!!!….upgraded EMG X-Series JVX setup!…Very close to my CS 60s Jazz!
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#649
I've been wondering how Fender gets everyone of these RW Jazzes to look the same ? I have a sunburst, and I've seen dozens of photos of them, close up, and, to my eyes, they are all identical. How do they do it ?
 
#650
jnewmark said:
I've been wondering how Fender gets everyone of these RW Jazzes to look the same ? I have a sunburst, and I've seen dozens of photos of them, close up, and, to my eyes, they are all identical. How do they do it ?
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If you look closely they are not 100% identical, it is the wear in the top of the body and the cigarrette burn that give you the ilusion that all are the same
 
#651
jnewmark said:
I've been wondering how Fender gets everyone of these RW Jazzes to look the same ? I have a sunburst, and I've seen dozens of photos of them, close up, and, to my eyes, they are all identical. How do they do it ?
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There are differences but by keeping them close to the same they eliminate surprises (as far as appearance is concerned) when one is purchased sight unseen.
 
#652
The RW basses left me kind of cold at first.At first I thought for the money they were not worth it but sounded and played great. Now after playing quite a few few I thing they are maybe the best production basses to come from fender in a long time and worth the money.
 
#653
Well I'm torn. I really want the classic 60 nitro to play as well as the rw because I love the finish but so far I can't say it does. I'm going to take it to GC to have someone better then me set it up. I love the tone of both of them and they both sound like a vintage j. I think the rw resonates abit more and the neck picks up more of my finger nuances. The classic seems to have hotter pick ups, but maybe the strings still have more zing in them. Also the difference in weight is very apparent between the two. It may have been mentioned somewhere before but does anyone know why there is such a difference in weight? The crazy thing about the rw is the fact that when I'm playing it it really feels like one of my basses I had for years. Well back to shed I go.
 
#660
james996 said:
Well I'm torn. I really want the classic 60 nitro to play as well as the rw because I love the finish but so far I can't say it does. I'm going to take it to GC to have someone better then me set it up. I love the tone of both of them and they both sound like a vintage j. I think the rw resonates abit more and the neck picks up more of my finger nuances. The classic seems to have hotter pick ups, but maybe the strings still have more zing in them. Also the difference in weight is very apparent between the two. It may have been mentioned somewhere before but does anyone know why there is such a difference in weight? The crazy thing about the rw is the fact that when I'm playing it it really feels like one of my basses I had for years. Well back to shed I go.
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That's the way I felt from the minute I picked mine up. Just felt like it was " my bass " and had been for a long time !
 

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