Fender Jazz Bass: Player vs Performer vs Professional vs Ultra - What are the Differences?

The Fender Jazz Bass is one of the most iconic bass guitar ever made! To help you decide which one is right for you we compare the Fender Payer, Fender Performer, Fender Professional II & Fender Ultra Jazz Basses! | tinyurl.com/24fpgsoe
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» 0:00 Intro Jam - Guess the Song!
» 1:25 What Are We Doing Today?
» 2:10 Quick Overview of the Jazz Bass Range
» 4:06 Some Tones from the Fender Player!
» 5:50 Initial Thoughts
» 6:30 Let's Hear the Fender Performer
» 8:35 Does Fret Size Matter?
» 9:50 Up Next, the American Pro II
» 13:35 What Does it Sound Like?
» 15:40 Do They Sound Different?
» 16:20 Finally, The Fender Ultra
» 17:40 Some Tones
» 20:40 Thoughts On the Ultra
» 24:15 Final Overview
» 26:43 Back to Back Comparison of Each Bass.
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[@valemadreelusername]

Nathan and Lee, keep the videos coming!!! You guys are hugely entertaining and informative!! Love it!!

[@cravecave505]

I hope you will never stop (again) making these infotaining Videos together! I like your sense of humor & the ton of delicious tones out of your fingers.

[@chuckybastard]

Mexico is also part of North America

[@trevorbuchanan1054]

Excellent video guys, extremely helpful on the Jazz range.

[@thomascox3894]

Thanks for making sense of the jazz bass range. Good info and enjoyable goofiness (as usual).

[@Jerry_Fried]

I live in Corona, CA. The joke is that you can get a Fender made in Mexico by Mexicans or you can get a Fender made in America by Mexicans.

[@bryantwalley]

Sometimes it’s even the same person making both.

[@xiaoxia5]

good point.

[@f3uibeghardt522]

Hahaha, yep. And there's probably more Whites working in the Mexican plant than there are in the American factory.

[@TonyPuleo1]

Lol hard to argue

[@timkbt]

What’s the difference between a Fender made in the USA and one in Mexico? About 50 miles. 😂

[@reanavision7896]

The american professional II sounds amazing, you can really hear the step up from the performer

[@trenken]

I cant hear much of a difference lol

[@porpoiserecords]

I love your reviews. I learn sooo much. Thanks.

[@davidgomezbass]

I love your energy guys.Thanks for the video 🙏😊

[@BassAdvisor]

Thanks for the video! Last week I tried two AM perf and I was amazed at how well you can vibrate on those frets. Violin-like vibrato if you fancy, which is great in some instances.

[@bushDid911]

Another fantastic bass video, missed seeing these guys on screen. Would love to see a video on the ultra jazz V. It looks killer with the arctic white/maple combo. maybe in comparison against other 5 strings.

[@mercury8180]

Great vid. Love it. Extremely informative. Thanks all.

[@ToddTheJoker]

I am a drummer who plays guitar who has also played bass who loves to watch these videos. I hope that made sense anyway you guys are great and you do great demos.

[@enriquedelima396]

I do t always fully listen to the intros because I do t always have time, bit this one grooved so much i could not simply skip 😝. Rock on!!! 🎸

[@MrSparks54]

Due to the fact I was a kilobuck short of the American Ultra Jazz, I opted for the Player Plus in aged candy apple red. Absolutely love it. Of course I prefer the Ultra but it's over $1000 more. Thanks guys!

[@jorgkrock3233]

.. you guys are great!!!! please do not stop this!

[@room34]

Very enjoyable video as I bide my time waiting for that white Ultra to arrive from the Fender factory next week. All great basses but each is surprisingly distinct from the others.

[@Tomasthanes]

Thank you for this great comparison of the four Fender Jazz basses.

[@flanneljoe7473]

As always. Awesome. Thanks

[@tonycarel1785]

Another awesome review!!

[@jon_howard7355]

i've got a Fender American performer precision jazz few days ago and i love it, the precision it's a killer machine sound. I didn't wait to upload my first cover with this bass. The sounds it's great :P

[@daniellavanderos]

Awesome intro 👍👍👍👍 Great you guys

[@boomer5231]

I now have the Dark night jazz. I have to say for me it’s the best Jazz I’ve owned. I’ve had USA standards, a USA deluxe, and Elite and a 75 vintage reissue. By far the professional 2 is a better bass. I have been a Pbass man for many years, and probably still at heart I am, but this may change that. Thank you Andertons.

[@trenken]

Whats better about it? To me the differences between these models is just so minor.

[@mostyles328]

Came to check out the basses, but stayed for the playing!

[@maliwilliams7262]

As opposed to Other channels, as a pro, you two are the most talented players working for a Retailer..Andertons are Very fortunate!!

[@samiam5557]

Another "NATE & LEE" bass show how superb! 🤗😊🎸 PS: the blue/black bass sounded best, and the orange was the best color....😎

[@edwardfields8029]

Sorry I'm late to the party. Great demo you guys put together. I think the best sounding bass without enhancement is the professional II. The ultra in passive mode was on par with the performer. Thanks and keep up the great work.

[@AllanGildea]

Great stuff, ta!

[@thebirdwatchingbloke3991]

Best comparison I have seen. The differences are very obvious. I would have loved to have seen the American Vintage II in the comparison mix.

[@ledhendrix5054]

Great playing

[@sagittated]

The Capri Orange finish looks really really good in person. It's very rich and buttery. I love it.

[@geoffreycarter3981]

I agree its a cool guitar. I laughed at the "comes with a lovely box" though, pretty sad for Fender.

[@haikat4]

I don't usually like the look of pau ferro but the orange body really brings out the warm colors in the fretboard. It's nice.

[@geoffreycarter3981]

@@haikat4 yeah this is really the only guitar I’ve thought it sounds so far. I’m sure I’ll get more used to it in time.

[@nicolasptrsn]

Subscribed on the vibes alone. Cool dudes playing cool music on cool guitars. Thanks for the info, I'm torn between the ultra and the pro II

[@edennard1]

Man that 4 string Ultra sounds amazing.

[@scarey2me]

Pro II in a 5 string. Send it over and I'll send you a cheque. Honest. Another slick vid guys. Good job.

[@charlescrisp2814]

the 3 tone sunburst finish is so beautiful

[@MrMarcusToliver]

I prefer vintage-style frets, like on my MM StingRay Classic.... Man, that American Pro II has a beautiful blue finish. Beautiful maple neck, as well...

[@jameskinsey4182]

I have a 1976 fender jazz bass I love it I also have a 4003 Rick which I play most of the time

[@simons.2948]

Love the opening jam chaps - funkyyyy

[@michaelotten1956]

Nathan K and Lee V.....my two favourite bass players on youtube. Out of those four basses I'd take the American Professional ll. To me it looked and sounded the best.

[@paultraynorbsc627]

Thanks for sharing

[@thomasoconnor9836]

I've got the ultra, in Texas tea color, plays, and sounds awesome.

[@ajbassfunk5872]

As anthony kiedis would say aww yeahhhhh.love this channel

[@pascalpohl9399]

Thank you for amazing video. Could you please make a shootout with the Player plus jazz against the ultra. That would be interesting. Is the missing tone control a killer for the Player plus in your opinion. I owned a Player plus jazz and I have to say I use it nearly active only...

[@warrenmorphis4208]

Love you guys! You crack me up...But your reviews are dead on and appreciated. I'd gladly take either of those beauties, b t w!

[@optiTHOMAS]

BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE! Brilliant! I'd love a full bass cover or that! 😎👌🏻 love that orange! It's so vibrant and juicy like the other orange p bass! The blue chrome looking "dark knight" batman one is gorgeous too! Beautiful instruments! Nothing will ever beat the classic sunburst with that lovely marble looking brown guard! Absolutely glorious! Fantastic sounding basses! 😅😎👍🏻

[@AndyRobinson1010]

I love these guys, great videos, and amazing playing - but why are Anderton's pushing stock that is not available (Pro II)?

[@mattgreven7615]

I can hardly hear a difference between the player and performer. I think you can hear more of a difference between the pro2 and Ultra. but I don't think ANY of them sound bad! Great video. thanks.

[@Thanawolf]

That professional II dark night looks gorgeous. The kind of bass that you can cherish. Too bad it is too expensive for me. Now just hoping that i will win the lottery.

[@bassicmike48]

What kind of strings were you running for this demo? The sound is really clean and mostly free of fret noise, but still bright with the tone on. Great video, as always. Thanks!

[@billytrance6893]

AP II all the way. Why? Well, I own one. Besides that, they are lighter (typically) than the Ultra, I believe the AP II is the only line with the graphite rods in the neck for reinforcement to prevent warpage. Those V-modes are amazing!! Everything about it and on it is solid, perfect Jazz bass!! Highly recommend

[@bushDid911]

that dark night finish really is killer

[@meeamee]

I just had a shootout at my local store, squier affinity, player, player plus, americans performer, original and ultra and the american performer was my favorite. Very comfy neck (maple + rosewood), lightweight, no frills, amazing pickups and easy to setup - vintage bridge and the truss rod adjustment are pretty straightforward. it packs less features than the am pro and ultra but to me less is more.

[@dominiccrimmings6925]

I've a Candy Apple Red mexican (it wasn't called the Player series when I bought it and it has a rosewood fretboard not pau ferro) and it sounds extremely similar to the Professional one here - and I've a Rumble 40 Studio which I set flat like the guys said there's were and it sounds better than the Player & Performer and about the same as the Pro II - it's the warmth of the middle & bottom end I think. I paid €1000 (which at the time was about £800 sterling) for mine. Looks like I got a bargain - it was made in 2015 FYI.

[@shawnhuff3920]

I have a fender American professional 2 jazz bass dark night its been my favorite since I got it

[@adamwalcott_official]

Hey, fellas, I am a new subscriber to the channel. It was an awesome and thorough review! I'm looking to get back into playing bass after a 10-year sabbatical, and I am thinking about getting an American Performer (I've always preferred passive Jazz Basses to active). The Yosemite Pups are a little tinny, so I want to replace them with Fender Pure Vintage '74 jazz Pups and also throw a Badass Bass II on there. How do you think that would work vs. getting a stock Pro II? I'd get a USA Geddy Lee, but I'd rather save $800, and I'm also a little apprehensive about the thick neck.

[@wadefaulkner73]

I miss these guys

[@milolassiter]

Good job guys

[@kotsosbass]

Guys you need much lower volume on your speeches there is a big difference between them and playing samples.BTW we love you 🤪

[@brianmcelwain4998]

I love these videos. These guys can play! Please note: Mexico is in North America, not Central America.

[@RogerBergqvist]

What about my 2011 American Standard in sunburst? Still a very good bass! A bass is a bass.😁

[@johndelong9230]

Guy's, tearing it up at the start!

[@WayneChurchill-zd3pm]

From Canada Great sounds

[@maximum78ish]

I live in SoCal and dreamed with having a jazz bass. When I finally was able to get one I went with the Ultra. Roughly 8 months after buying it, the active preamp-which sounded incredible- completely died. The bass sounded amazing but having a $2,000 dlls bass with tech issues of this nature, just undermined my whole experience with my first Fender. Yes, it's under warranty but the whole process of fixing it has been a complete nightmare with Fender as it's almost a month and the tech is still waiting for the parts to be shipped.

[@nordicbeaver3173]

are you sure it didn't just run out of battery?

[@maximum78ish]

@@nordicbeaver3173 100% sure. I went and bought 2 pairs of fresh batteries (this bass requires two batteries) and both times the bass died. The issue is the preamp-which my tech is still waiting on from Fender. I have, however, grown fond of the passive mode. I added the MXR M81 Bass preamp and the Darkglass Harmonic Booster to my pedalboard and it's giving me amazing tones.

[@mixc8]

I am sorry to hear about your experience with the ultra. I am on the fence about getting the Jazz bass ultra from some of the reviews I read. I am deff going to get the P-Bass ultra or the G&L L-2500 750. The G&L L 2500 is a beast and I can get the best of both worlds tone wise and save some money and don't have to both the P bass and Jazz bass which I already own a few of them.

[@maximum78ish]

@@mixc8 Cool! I'll check out the G&L L 2500. My issue issue sucks, man. I'm still waiting for the parts to get shipped to my tech. The passive mode sounds nice and with the preamp pedals I added, I've successfully compensated for the lose of the on-board preamp. I'm starting to get interested in a PJ bass config. Please keep me posted on which bass you get and how's it working for you. Cheers!

[@bassyey]

Yeah, just stick to traditional. No batteries, no pcb shit, no noiseless shit, Will play 24/7 anytime.

[@BrianPellerin]

It’s a lot of needless talking to skip through but the recording sounds are very clean. Good work

[@TittiPotesta]

I enjoy your videos and this one is also a nice one with lots of useful and interesting info, but just to let you note Mexico is located in North America, not Central America...

[@zuffenhaus4355]

The Classic Vibe series is the best.

[@luigi.zanini]

the last video together Nathan, real talented bass player...missing him 😞 26:39 finger 27:56 slap

[@McDoinky]

The Jackson 5 intro needed the neck pickup solo’ed… Too metallic.

[@TheHermit72]

Would've been nice to include the vintera series too.

[@Crushin123]

For me, the flatter radius board on the Ultra and the flatter D shape neck = a win.....plus the added tonal options with those pick-ups and preamp - it's more expensive for sure....but if I was buying a jazz (which I don't think I ever would) it would be the Ultra. I have played many...and the 7.5-9.5 radius is just a tad too curvy for my hands. I would love a jazz bass with the 1.75" P bass Oval C shaped neck. I am in the minority there.

[@osvacaniz7571]

That’s really cool

[@Loran1972]

Je viens de voir que vous, Nathan King, jouez sur scène avec Mark King (un lien de parenté peut-être ?) et Level42 !!! Super !!! Le live de Leverkusener Jazztage 2022 est excellent !!! Félicitations...

[@karinvunderink7373]

@Loran1972 Ils sont frères.

[@Loran1972]

@@karinvunderink7373 Oui, merci... j'ai su peut de temps après ma question qu'ils étaient effectivement frère... 😉👍

[@GameBoyToast]

Sunshine. Moonlight. Good times. Boogie.

[@karanbarnabas]

6:48 I'm dying 😂

[@joela.4058]

These guys are a hoot. Drink everytime you hear “nice!”

[@peterg5383]

which jazz bass is right for me? the limited edition red geddy lee usa jazz bass, only 100 made, that's which one.

[@Bobby-wn5yr]

Like everything else fender at the moment: player plus and swap the electronics. No point in getting the American ones these days, half the time the QC is actually better out of Mexico, at best their pretty much the same. Player plus to ultra you can make a bit more of a balanced decision if you don’t mind the massive cost bump, but to the pro2, and performer it’s a no brainer, player plus and ditch the noiseless.

[@Bobby-wn5yr]

@photag216 I was talking more about QC, than parts as that’s what’s actually in control of the factory. Seen so many more pro 2’s with finishing issues last few years & it’s really basic shi like a hair in the finish or badly machined part that should have just been chucked out. The Mexicans do have less to work with, but they seem to be working better with it on average tbh. Can’t really say the same for the Indonesia factory tbh. They do seem to have more finish issues again, but then they are the cheapest. The high quality parts on an American fender are expected for the price, but yeah the QC in general is not good by comparison. But glad you got a good one

[@charlesfick729]

Guy on the right. Your fingers are super long where mine are short. With the narrow neck, would this be one of the better bass choices for guys with shorted fingers or are there better options for smaller handed guys??

[@ElectricBoogaloo007]

6:37 I can't believe I actually laughed out loud for this.

[@j4wn]

Can you blend volumes of bridge and neck on the Player Series? Sorry if I missed it, couldn'y watch every second of it.

[@thejonesbass]

Not gonna lie the orange Mexican bass sounds awesome

[@Visiondistorted]

Blame it on the boogie!

[@paulsummerside]

When does the bass duet album come out lads

[@Farencio]

"Será que no me amas" of Luis Miguel. jajajajaja, I'm dying

[@marco-vn8si]

It's a theme of Michael Jackson, actually

[@Luchodela]

Did they Say "central América" with refference of the Player serie because it was Made in México?

[@JoeyAndersonMusicProducer]

Where did you get the Jackson's Blame it on the Boogie Accompaniment track?

[@nathanking1970]

Never you mind! 🤣

[@adityaPurwanegaraBass]

when Lee play that american pro ii at bridge position, me immediately "aaahh that's the TONE.."

[@Cap683]

They are great basses but at this time they are about $1800 USD. The tone and playability are the best that I have come across.

[@davidmitchell6807]

Great video as always, guys. I just want to point out a small geographical error. Mexico is part of North America. Central America starts South of the Mexican border with Guatemala and Belize. No worries, many of my own countrymen in the USA don’t realize this for some reason. Thank you for your impartial reviews. I will keep watching!

[@engreivanovic]

México is also North America boys hahah besides that, this is a great video

[@LeFingal]

Ultra is the only that i heard a clear difference on between the bases

[@bfitz111]

What form of rumble amps y'all using in this vid?

[@christopherfidler3019]

Lee and Nathan should have a podcast.

[@nathanking1970]

Now there's an idea!

[@bushDid911]

@@nathanking1970 an audio continuation of some of the All about the bass episodes such as the ones on chuck rainey and james jamerson, I'd love to listen in on that! just two pro bassists spilling the tea on bass history and their insider industry knowledge

[@jimharrow8104]

Are these right out of the box Basses or have they been set up ?

[@MrWilson-WithaPbass]

The pro 2 is the best . (sadly I have the performer ...:-/) :-) Its not bad though . Theres a pro 2 in my future .

[@briantucker1575]

And let's not forget the Aerodyne Jazz Bass... like mine

[@wjgreer]

The Ultra sounded like it had a compressor in the path. I thought the APII sounded better.

[@solo624]

Screw the review the playing was great 👍

[@leavproducciones]

Professional II for 1900$ or Ultra for 2150??

[@deniseroberts8486]

I was told to buy American made because of better re sale value.

[@oscarvestee]

So the professional and ultra sounds the same in passive mode?