2017 Fender Aerodyne Jazz Bass PJ Electric Bass Guitar Candy Apple Red, Japan MIJ

Up for sale, a 2017 Fender Aerodyne Jazz Bass in exceptional, 100% original condition and in good working order. A "Made in Japan" exclusive model not designed for export, this particular Aerodyne is unique both visually and sonically, with a PJ pickup configuration, bound body, and gloss Candy Apple Red finish with matching headstock.While most Fender basses that have the PJ pickup configuration use a Precision-style body, this Aerodyne has the sleek looks and comfortable 1 1/2" nut width of the Jazz Bass. The pickups offer both the ample thump and heft of a split coil Precision neck pickup and the midrange cut and articulation of a Jazz pickup at the bridge. This bass weighs 8lbs 5oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 45-100 roundwound strings, easy-playing action, and spot-on intonation.The maple neck has a moderately slender C-shaped profile carve with well-rounded shoulders and lightly rolled fretboard edges, gaining more heft further up the fretboard, measuring .835” deep at the 1st fret and .995” at the 12th. The thick slab rosewood fretboard has a 7 1/4“ radius and retains the stock slender fretwire. The frets are in great shape, with well-rounded crowns, only showing a faint hint of wear beneath the A and D strings on frets 1-4. This bass plays cleanly in all registers with a straight neck and a responsive, optimally-adjusted truss rod. In line with traditional Jazz Bass specifications, the scale length is 34” and the stock bone nut is 1 1/2“ in width. The matching Candy Apple Red headstock features clover button tuners that turn smoothly and hold accurate pitch. The “Made in Japan” text and JD17-prefix serial number are present just above the four-bolt neck plate.All of the electronics function as intended, with individual Volume knobs for each pickup and a Master Tone control. The chrome-plated hardware all shines like new, including the bridge base, control plate, and Strat-style knobs. The three-ply black pickguard rounds out the plastics. The gloss Candy Apple Red finish is framed on top by white body binding, with cosmetic wear limited to just a few tiny marks, primarily on the body perimeter, as well as a handful of faint finish scratches on the body as a whole. The smooth satin finish on the neck profile is immaculate.A padded gigbag is included.