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Published on 05/09/07 at 01:47
Value For Money : Excellent
Precision made in Japan receives only one micro single, so nothing to do with the model "current" (Fender went with the split in '57ou 58) two settings: volume, tone. Color that turns yellow over time, I do not know if I get used to or if I dare not think that my bass is ugly, but it does not interfere. You decide, we have no choice in the color anyway. Me with the time I finally loved that I was very skeptical at first look of vintage racing, you love it or hate ... In any case it is wonderful to my taste, she catches the eye, my jazz bass goes unnoticed by side in concert or when friends come home. I stuck him two caches (micro and bridge) '51 Fender model emphasize the history of many vintage look, it kills, nothing else to say! The unit is well made, the finish is very correct. The thing that was really good, it was the nut in plastoc who snapped after two years, I returned home a Fender wood (walnut or hazelnut, I forget) since then I hope more worries. The bass may seem cumbersome, but it does not interfere with the game

UTILIZATION

It has a handle precision the old, we like it or not. But compared to the model that followed, it really is a lumberjack sleeve: very round, large, tiring, it is not uncommon that I go a sore left hand after a while playing ( which does not happen with my Jazz). Tiring, that's why I would not put a great note here. But it's really a lesser evil! The body is "raw" in a song, has not been dug as a JB and I find it more massive than the '78 model PB guitarist in my group that I had the opportunity to try . It is the image of a round: beef! For audio, see below, but with a volume knob and one tone knob, hard to get any easier.

SOUNDS

Then! not what I think a smile. Originally, she was already insanely well, Fender Jap are really terrible! I offered him a year ago or two a Seymour Duncan Vintage SCOAP-1 and it has even made it better. Girls with flat top is. Its super roots, as has the time, and at the same time, attacking well with his fingers and with a good EQ to the amp, you come to have a hell of a slamming more and more modern. Really, if it is vintage, do not think it is more than anything else. 10, without any hesitation.
The bass is full of aggressive midrange, treble is good and what is low (it is still that we are interested), if we want a lot, you have to load the amp and EQ because the n is probably not the bass that matters most.
It can sound very round or very snapping, adjusting the settings, I had a bit of everything. Despite what it suggests is a fairly low "pass", I do not see a style or it would have a place.

OVERALL OPINION

I like this bass a lot. Look atypical atypical because its actually quite far from a current basis points (indeed, it Telecaster Bass is the first name) is really low "love", I think the kind of person who would buying it are fans of Fender Precision or qqn rather than wanting to buy a bass for some other reason.
Is often compared to the 4003/4001 Rickenbacker, it probably comes close in sound a bit and the "idea". Anyway, if you stumble upon by chance a good price or if you hesitate to buy one, rush, rush, rush is a terrible intrument a small price (less than 800 € new!)