Review Demo - Fender American Performer Precision Bass
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ค. 2024
- If a Fender P bass could talk, it might say something like this: “Hi. I’m arguably the most popular bass design of all time. I have been on too many hit records to count, rocked a bazillion people throughout my history, and I am made in California not far from where I was born. Although I have been through a few mods in my day, including my latest incarnation, I can be identified with one letter and the entire bass community knows exactly what it means.”
Fender has the luxury (and, some might say, curse) of owning the two best-known bass designs in the universe: the Jazz and the Precision. I call it a blessing because of the wonderful history and design of these basses, but also a curse, because with progress comes change. In the eyes of the Fender faithful, change can be the death of a historic design. (Dimension Bass anyone?) Classics doneed to be reworked on occasion, however, and thus the American Performer series was born. We recently tested the Precision in the series to see if it could capture decades of Fender magic at around 1,200 bucks.
You Down With APP?
Out of the included gig bag, the American Performer P feels the same, but, well, different. The neck is a hybrid between a P and a J and has what Fender calls a “Modern C” design, which means there’s no Louisville Slugger or broomstick vibe here.
The instrument’s arctic-white poly finish is fantastic. The other colors in the series include a three-tone burst, Lake Placid blue, and a bright copper-colored metallic finish that Fender calls "Penny." The black 3-ply pickguard offers a cool contrast with a little attitude, although I’d love to see the bass available with a tortoise guard against this gorgeous white finish. The APP doesn’t feel too heavy or cumbersome. Rather, it sort of feels like it hugs you with its belly scoop and light alder body.
The APP has crushing sustain unplugged, and did I mention this neck? The satin polyurethane finish provided just the right glide and slide, and the neck felt absolutely perfect in the back, with no anomalies or uneven spots. The taper on the neck goes from ’50s P to almostJazz at the nut, which provides an ergonomically pleasing experience in that I wasn’t fighting the instrument because of width or depth. - เพลง
Read the review: bit.ly/FenderAmericanPerformerP
For future reviews, is there any chance you could spend more time on the lowest notes -- the ones that most of us get paid for playing? Thanks.
this bass is worth every penny
Thanks Steve for an awesome review
Love the color. Just another example of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Leo's bass is still killin' it after almost 70 years.
and people keep buying the "re-designs" - makes me laugh. "Look this one has a P-J configuration and MEDIUM JUMBO FRETS"
gtfoh fender your guitars are the model T of instruments. A great first design with loads of room for improvement. Like those chunky, gross, neck joints? EVERY other company has found a better solution, but Fender snobs persist under the impression that outmoded technology has the best "tone"
@@danherrick2310 Easy there killer. Life is too short to be a dick
Just bought this exact bass and absolutely love it, especially the color
Looks and SOUNDS very dope. beautiful
One of the best basses out there
Duff called and wants his bass back!
Great workhorse sound!
Nice demo - I just wish more of these demo videos would play half notes or quarter notes so we can actually HEAR the tone. Sixteenth note runs are cool, yes, but you can't readily hear how this is gonna sound on a ballad, for example.
The entire American Performer series of guitars and basses is excellent. I have the previous American Special Telecaster and it's fantastic. The only thing "entry level" about this series is the price. Kudos.
$1000 + is entry level?
Entry for US made instruments
And the Grasebucket?? It's my only..
Is the “tone bucket”, like the old “tbx” tone control. TBX was the treble bass expander control.
product specs state this has jumbo frets?
Truss-rod adjustment at the headstock makes me look for MIM and Squier. The truss wheel should be standard on Fender's MIA basses going forward.
The truss-rod adjustment on this bass is located on the body, not the headstock.
moe moe
I love this bass
If compared with previous model's tone knob, It would be more interesting :)
how would you compare this to the Yamaha BBP43?
Fender’s Vintage high mass bridge has been around for quite a while ,very cool tho
Except this is not high mass ;-)
vassili87 no it’s not it’s “Vintage” High Mass :)
@@refbassist fender calls Vintage High Mass the one on the Am. Pro & Am. Deluxe. Check that out.
@@refbassist
4-Saddle Vintage-Style with Steel Saddles
Thank you for not playing something in E
Wish people would play over the pickup they're demoing
"Crafted in Corona" checks upload date 0_0
did he just say entry level?
Is just me or does the gap between A and D string look bigger than E & A, and D & G?
So I went and bought one on impulse and the gap is indeed slightly bigger on the middle strings.
It's a great bass, if you you were like me and always had cheaper guitars, do yourself a favour and get one. It so nice to play!
Hail Water!
passive mode for the pickups available?
its passive only
Hi,i think you should talk about the Stringspacing on the Bridge!!! Sorry i'm abig Fender fan vor 30 years,but the Bridges on Fender Basses are S..t!!
Because you are not able to adjustment the Spacing,so that the 4strings have the same distance!..that makes me sad😏
Greetzs🤘👀
You can always change the bridge out to a better one with spacing adjustments. Tons of products out there will accomplish this and many direct replacement (hole matching) that won't break the bank
I want this but just a p bass
I would've made this my eventual long-term bass, except 1) Fender priced it $400-$500 over where it should be compared to the slightly superior and WAY more affordable Yamaha BB434, and 2) not enough left-handed body color/maple fretboard options for my taste. Once Fender finally starts rolling back their current prices for the Player/Performer/Professional lines as well as providing more southpaw alternatives for ALL of them, I'll definitely give then another look. Until then, gotta go with Yamaha in the meantime. Sorry, but that's how it is for me. Pray Fender steps up their game for real ASAP because they're steadily becoming a "name-only" enterprise and that will only get you so far in today's business world...
>:-)
Imo they've been a name only enterprise since Leo Sold the company...
@@NeoBalkanacMan Yup, and his G&L brand I truly consider the REAL Fender label as of today. Too bad most folks still don't realize a good deal of Leo's best work was under the G&L banner which he himself started and ran up until the end of his life. Amazing build quality you can get at very reasonable prices from them and, unlike Fender-In-Name-Only, they continue to uphold Leo's legacy of cutting-edge developments in the electric guitar/bass world.
Ghs medium flatwounds sound great on these,more ole school bassy sound. Just spreading the word.
D'Addario Stainless Steel roundwounds also sound great on this bass. Just spreading another word.
Selling everywhere? Outer Mongolia?
Outer space Mongolia
@@wtchnwsnw2100
Even BETTER!
That greasebucket tone knob sucks IMO! keep it!
Nice bass. I don’t really like the logo. The precision sign is too big.
Same design, But now you can't tell the difference between a $7500 Master Built and a $500 Mexican!!
You mean Mexico fender also good?
Hope it doesn't come with the same bad fretwork as the Player's!
I love the sound but I think it would be a difficult task talking about a bass that just stays the same year after year.Like ,it’s got fret markers.Yep most basses do.However I like the sound.
Woah! Fret markers! Well I’ll be damned. Fender is continuously being innovative. Now I can tell what note I’m playing!
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.....
De no ser por la marca en el clavijero mi Squier Affinity PJ bass fácilmente podría ser este American Performer.
ALDER BODY ?
Yep and maple neck if im not mistaken
After 3 minutes of unnessecary talking he finally played the guitar
Squier XDDDDDD
Performers are realy good!!..BUT!!!
The Bridgesaddels are realy Shit!
Beause the youre are not able to adjust all four strings to the same Stringspacing!So i've changed mine to a highmass!..peace🤟🎸
O.k.!!..the Bridge is Shit!!,because you can not adjust exactly 19mm Stringspacing!..2.if roll on the Jpickup full,you lost a little bit of bottom!🤟
7 mins review and no slap sound?
That's a PJ..... Not a P...... There is a bridge pick up.... complete different tone for that reason...... Premier guitar.....
Fender calls it the American Performer Precision. Sorry.
That's strange. Thanks
Is the tone really different though? If you just roll off the volume to the bridge pickup, would it not sound like a traditional Pbass ?
@@WatchfulWizard don’t pay attention to the purists. Adding a pickup doesn’t change the offset p pickup. You can just use the P pickup if you want. It gives you more options. Next they’ll say color affects tone.
crap as standard as fender.
Ah bless...…poor fool.
I love Fender basses, have five of them.
@@kingstumble hardly I have several high quality ibanez
Philip brookes Well done. So what. I'm not criticising them.