Fender American Professional II Jazz Bass V Roasted Pine Natural

I received the bass and played it two days later for three sets at church. It played really well out of the box with no setup tweaking by me. I will continue to play it like that until I find something I need to change but the medium action actually works for me. The tone is killer and the pickup are quiet, even when the bridge or neck pickup is used on its own. The five string is as light as my four string as a result of the roasted pine so I had no problem playing it for several hours. The neck is amazing both in shape and finish and the maple fretboard looks and sounds amazing. The B string plays nice. If you love passive J basses, this is a fantastic way to go.

I'm a semi-pro musician that plays bass guitar in a Baptist Church and in two Reggae Bands, ministering and performing every weekend all year round. My instruments range from a 1998 Modulus Q5, Ernie Ball Sting Ray HH 5 from 2020, to a Peavey Foundation 2000 5 string, and a few in between. I played a dear friend of mines passive US made Jazz Bass, not sure of the era, and fell in love with the tone and simplicity. I only wanted a high-end American made instrument and purchased this bass sight unseen. All I can say is PERFECTION! For me at least. First, Fender has really outdone themselves here. This bass is well balance when standing, a tiny bit neck heavy when sitting, but I have worse, and even those don't bother me. Everything else is Ideal. neck feel, flexible tone from these pickups, etc., and not to mention Gorgeous. I must say, "I have no affiliation with Fender whatsoever". In fact, once vowed to never buy a Fender. I won't get into why, but we both have a record of our correspondence. That said, at this point, I Will Be purchasing a new Fender P-Bass shortly, and only from, from Guitar Center.