Fender American Professional II Precision Bass - Dark Night with Rosewood Fingerboard Reviews

Well.....a tone knob that REALLY works, when doing micro-tweaks on first position riffs or in the third position....the midrange sings so nicely, the low end is well....P Bass solid. The roasted Maple is a beautiful wood, and stands out in my row of 5 basses on stands(3 other Fenders). Paint is impeccable, and always gets comments from other musicians. Rolled fret edges allow for the easiest pinky fretting transitions from 3rd to 4th string....I put La Bella flatwounds on mine, and I havent had to make a tuning adjustment with the keys(heavy duty)in 2 months!! It's heavy, Roasted Maple, with all the nice touches and a responsive pickup system/knob team. 63 neck has a smooth feel and is close to a Jazz neck in hand movement on fret changes. Worth every penny, and one of Fenders best made American basses.

What can I say, you know what it is, and it's amazing.. If there's any doubt, just get it. Sweetwater never disappoints, either. No regrets.

I was able to go to Sweetwater and was given a private studio to try many different basses with no pressure. I chose the Fender Precision Bass and couldn't be happier. It plays and sounds amazing. Thanks to Sweetwater for a great experience.

Just got mine a little over a week ago. Exquisite instrument. Feels good to play. Love the sound. Had sweetwater do the setup. Arrived ready to play and in perfect condition. I have been a Sweetwater customer for about 6 years or so. Best customer service, great financing options, and on the rare occasion there is an issue, they take care of it promptly. Thats why I feel comfortable buying from them.

Excellent bass and an absolute steal for the price in my opinion. Build quality is excellent and it sounds amazing. The rolled fingerboard is a genius inclusion here and makes it very very comfortable to play. This has the unmistakeable boom of a P bass and cuts through a mix perfectly.

This is the stuff I grew up with - Fender P Bass - can't beat it. There's all kinds of high quality, modern stuff out there but the old classics like a Les Paul or a P Bass, they just don't go out of style and always deliver when you want some good old rockin' gear. I love this thing - looks great, great action, nice tone. Glad I bought it.

Plays like butter. Looks amazing. Worth every penny.

My daughter is a budding bassist and she has been looking for her "Forever Bass". While she has had a lot of success with her little Squier Bronco Bass, it was time to move up to another level. She has already enjoyed this bass immensely and it has fueled her love for playing. The bass is well-balanced, extremely comfortable and sits well in a variety of mixes in a variety of situations.

The only reason for taking away a 1/2 star is that the tone knob doesn't have the traditional "mid-point" that you can feel click into place when it is turned to half-way. On the fly, it makes it a little more difficult to quickly have a frame of reference for tone. Ultimately, she is able to use her ear to dial in what she wants, but having the midpoint that you can actually feel with your hand, would make it a 5-Star bass. I am sure she will love this one forever!

Bottom line: if you want a simple yet fantastic bass, this is the one to get. The reverse fade for the Dark Night is amazing as well.

Lightweight, extremely well balanced, and comfortable to play. There were no details overlooked on this bass, no setup needed when it arrived, just plugged it in and played. VMod II's sound amazing on this passive bass, this is definitely a keeper. The case it came with was ridiculously nice too. All in all I received a lot more than I was expecting from this bass, and feel it was worth spending a little more $$$ to get the MIA.

The Fender American Professional II Precision Bass is an elegant epitome of a proper low-end laying machine. Truth be told, I come from the land of the Jazz Bass. With the Precision Bass, the simplicity of the single split-coil pickup and dual knob design exemplifies an instance of less being more. The no-frills approach to implementation brought forth an instrument that makes me play better, not just sound better. Without the bells-and-whistle of two pickups and accompanying volume and tone controls of a Jazz Bass, I am left to concentrate on what I am playing – the bass line.

I find that the Precision Bass is suited to sitting in the pocket nicely and holding down the low-end whilst its' Jazz Bass brethren can pull double-duty and serve as a lead instrument due to its' tonal variety and skinnier neck profile. Speaking of necks, the Fender American Professional II series guitars and basses have hand-rolled fingerboard edges that serve to make fretting more comfortable – and the result is immaculate. Silky slides, buttery bends, vigorous vibratos and comfortable chords all drip from my fingers, effortlessly, thanks to the innovations used on the necks in this Fender series.

The V-Mod II pick-up is just that – a vintage-modified design that brings the best of yester-year into today's focus. The V-Mod II is amazingly accurate and articulate in its' reproduction of notes played. Crisp upper-registers and tight low-end are easily found when getting down with this bass.

I am not a J-to-P Bass convert, but I can genuinely appreciate the qualities and capabilities my new Precision Bass brings to my repertoire.