Fender FENDER 019 0460 706 WC AMER STD P BASS RW BLK  

This bass screams “refined” being a J-bass that has traditional form but many modern day enhancements; such as the tuners, bridge, paint and pickups.

With the new upgrades this bass is definitely a quality instrument. It stays in tune well and sounds really good. You can look at the wood and tell that it is not garbage (the neck in particular.)

The new bridge, pickups and tuners are all like top of the line after  market parts quality, this is where this bass shines as a players/studio bass.

They only thing that I think that needs to be updated on its time tested design would be the neck joint and lower cutaway.

Many companies making "J" basses have a rolled heal and the cutaway is more gradual in thickness (not having such a blocky neck plate/pocket...)

The bass is a Fender and will retain its value if you so desire to trade it in. The main hardware is all top-notch and the wood is what you would expect from a Fender American.

There is still room for improvement and no bass should really earn a "10." For a goto bass it offers clean sound, reliability and the Fender name. If you have the money to purchase this, it is not a bad route to go. I never regret the money I spent to get this bass, I only wish that they would make a five string fretless.

first off. i have a friend who owns this bass and he came over my house with it. i love the feel of it very easy to play!! smooth fast neck nice paint job also! i forgot how big the fret spaces where on basses lol. i sold my old jazz bass and have not played bass in a few months. overall very good bass great sound my first bass was a fender jazz v mim from like 1999! so this was def much better in the sound but i do like jazz basses better lol. well thats it great buy if you want it amazing sound! peace.

I tried these out at the local stores.     I had been playing the same Precision Bass Lyte for many years and felt it was time to get something nicer.     Unfortunately, the American Standard Precision didn't cut it.

It is a decent bass, but compared to my cheaper Japanese counterpart, it sounded dull, lifeless and thin.     Granted, the Japanese one had active pickups with a lot of edge, but even with just the split coils selected it sounded better.     The tuners and hardware were noticeably cheaper and flimsy.     The pots felt like there was virtually no resistance and turned way too easily in my hand.

Compared to my early 90's Squier, with custom pups and pots, the American Standard felt like an overpriced beginners bass.     To make this bass work for me I would have to change the pups and pots at least.     But that's more money put into it.

A lot of pros use precision basses, but as per Bass Player magazine, I've never heard of a pro using an American standard.     You'll see them using vintage basses, custom basses, etc.

The deluxe models are MUCH nicer.     If you can afford it, give those a try.     I almost bought one of those, but since I had the cash I went for something else.

That said, I would be happy enough with one of these if I didn't already have something better.

Basically, there are none.     Compared to other designs/basses if you are looking for 'features', this isn't the bass for you.

For the price, it seemed passable.     The pots felt cheap and loose, the tuners/machine heads felt cheap but the other hardware was alright.

Middle of the road.     Possibly a little over priced.

I tried these out at the local stores.      I had been playing the same Precision Bass Lyte for many years and felt it was time to get something nicer.      Unfortunately, the American Standard Precision didn't cut it.

It is a decent bass ... but compared to my cheaper Japanese counterpart, it sounded dull, lifeless and thin.      Granted, the Japanese one had active pickups with a lot of edge, but even with just the split coils selected it sounded better.      The tuners and hardware were noticeably cheaper and flimsy.      The pots felt like there was virtually no resistance and turned way too easily in my hand.

Compared to my early 90's Squier, with custom pups and pots, the American Standard felt like an overpriced beginners bass.      To make this bass work for me I would have to change the pups and pots at least.      But that's another $100 or more.

A lot of pros use precision basses, but as per Bass Player magazine, I've never heard of a pro using an american standard.      You'll see them using vintage basses, custom basses, etc.

The deluxe models are MUCH nicer.      If you can afford it, give those a try.      I almost bought one of those ... but since I had the cash I went for something else.

That said, I would be happy enough with one of these if i didn't already have something better.

Basically, there are none.      Compared to other designs/basses if you are looking for 'features', this isn't the bass for you.

For the price, it seemed passable.      The pots felt cheap and loose, the tuners/machine heads felt cheap but the other hardware was alright.

Middle of the road ... possibly a little over priced.