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Post subject: New MIJ Fender Aerodyne PJ Bass Guitar
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2015 6:41 pm
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I had the opportunity to play a new MIJ Fender Aerodyne Bass today. I liked the way it was shaped, the overall sound of the pickups was good, and I liked the feel of the neck.

The one thing I did not like at all was the lack of attention put into the design of the bridge and saddles.
I just hate when strings come straight down the neck, over the saddle notch, and then bend sideways to where the string is threaded through the bridge.

This is the case with the new Aerodyne (at least the one I played).

A design or manufacturing flaw with the bridge on the new Aerodyne?
....you tell me.

All my basses string through the mounting hole at the base of the bridge, straight over the notch on the saddle, and then up the neck to the nut.

I probably would have considered buying one of these basses, but that lack of symmetry of how the strings have to bend sideways to meet the saddle notch just turned me off.

Come on Fender - you can do better than that! The quality of any good instrument lies in every detail.
You missed the mark on the bridge of this otherwise fine instrument.


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Post subject: Re: New MIJ Fender Aerodyne PJ Bass Guitar
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2015 10:15 pm
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Just replace it with the aftermarket bridge of your choice. Fender Japan is now defunct. Fender let the contract expire and purposely did not renew. Fender doesn't need to compete with itself on the world market, and has more than enough production capacity to meet global demand.

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Post subject: Re: New MIJ Fender Aerodyne PJ Bass Guitar
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 10:54 am
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I didn't know that happened with Fender Japan. That's too bad, I've always liked the stuff that came from there.

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