Fender Vintera '60s Jazz Bass Review

Real sweet!

The tone is there, the feel is there, the response is there. This bass has gotten the job done across numerous genres for me and has not disappointed. A definite recommend for anyone looking for a go to comfortable bass that gets the job done.

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AWESOME

I recently purchased one of these from another large retailer. I'm not proud of that but I had been given a bunch of gift certificates over the years that I had never used. I also had a good chunk of money in rewards from my employer. Gift certificates for GC were all that was avalible. That's the only reason I didn't buy from Sweetwater. So the bass is amazing..It has a very thin… read more and fast neck. It sounds great, it plays great, the pickups are fantastic. The hardware could be a little better. The bridge is solid but the tuners feel a little cheap but they stay in tune. It's supposed to be the best of the 60's Era with modern features. For whatever reason, they didn't make the truss Rod access modern. The neck must be removed to adjust the truss Rod which is a pain. This is why I only gave it 4 stars instead of five. It's still a great bass. I also missed the "Sweetwater Difference" as it arrived unplayable and needing a serious set up and the fingerboard was very dry. I was resistant to Pau Ferro but once I oiled it, it's absolutely gorgeous. By this bass and save yourself some hassle and buy it from Sweetwater. The firmest gold is STUNNING in person and the pictures do not do it Justice.

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60s' for the rest of us~

What a fantastic instrument. Really well appointed Jazz Bass that plays like a dream. Thanks to Sweetwater for helping me get exactly what I was looking for...a "60s" Jazz Bass that I could afford without all the hassle! Little set-up (not much!) and it was ready to go.

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Great Jazz Bass, Great Neck

I kind of drifted away from Jazz basses. Love the sound but didn't love the smaller and smaller necks. Once I heard about this series, and that it had a standard jazz nut but a slightly thicker shape front to back, I was intrigued. Ended up with this daphne blue model. I've had jazz basses of all sorts, very low to very high end. My favorite from Fender was a 62AVRI. I didn't love… read more that I constantly had to tweak the neck and I did go to a standard control setup. So how is this bass? It's not perfect but it really has it where it counts. The shade of blue is perfect and really nice in person. The neck is really my favorite part. Standard jazz nut, But meatier than modern jazz basses. It is a neck that truly disappears when playing. The hardware is standard but high quality. The stock pickups sound great but mine were super noisy and lacked any real shielding. So what did it need to be 5 star. Shielding. That's it. Many, many basses do. A few beers and a TV shows worth of time to do it right. Also keep in mind if you replace the tuners with Gotoh Res-O-Lites, you can knock 5 - 6 ounces off the headstock. My example of this bass has become my go to. and I've had it a few months. The Vintera is fitting replacement for the classic series which were great and clearly a step up from the Performer series. I like the pickups better than the performer and the Vmods on the Professional or whatever they are calling the standard USA basses. Fretwork is on par with the US made basses as well. I am very, very happy with mine. Now it sounds great, is very quiet, Balances perfectly on a strap, I rarely have to tune it and, don't have to fiddle with the neck. It's just a great jazz bass I really enjoy playing and hearing.

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