Fender MonoNeon Jazz Bass V - Fender Brings Fartin' To The Mainstream! - LowEndLobster Review
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Hey Everyone! Today we're taking a brief reprieve from mods to bring you one of the most anticipated reviews of 2022, the Fender MonoNeon Signature Jazz Bass V. This bass is very unique with its eye popping finish, painted pickguard, gold hardware, and the fat Firecracker humbuckers paired to Fender's Player Plus 3 band 18v preamp. There's a lot to like about the new Fender MonoNeon Jazz V, but is there enough to justify the $1549 price tag for this Made in Mexico Fender? Let's find out!
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Three positives: you'll never lose it on stage, no one will ever steal it, you can use it to signal to passing helicopters or spacecraft if you are stuck in a snowdrift coming back from a gig. A high vis vest offers much of the same functionality, though.
If your car breaks down you can put it on the side of the road to signal incoming traffic.
Oh these are gonna get wayyyy stolen
Awesome comment 👍
If you can’t play bass,just say that 🤦🏾♂️🤣
@@jackieclark8253 if you buy a bass with extra features well it's a win win situation!
As an engineer in Memphis, I can say that I work with a bada** bass player who had a "pre-release" of this bass given to him by Neon, as they go back to when Mono was little. This bass sounds AMAZING. It definitely has a unique sound that is not offensive in the least bit. It hits all the sweet spots you expect a Fender to hit. The stickers and sock are a nice touch. I am proud to see another Memphian doing so well and hope that this line gets some positive spotlight for him!
Clean, Mane, it's clean!
I expect Fender to hit the sweet spot of horrible quality and excessive pricing, esp for a Mexican bass. You are right and win!
Do you mean bad as in good,or bad as in sucks? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Im sure he means bad as in awesome, always in the pocket. Love your groove @@jackieclark8253
Gotta say I love the jazz bass humbucker sound. Anxiously awaiting for a fender series with this config in standard colors at a lower price point.
Technically the Meteora is one to fill this space I guess
I like it, even though I can see how someone would think it’s ugly. The tone is the real deal. I’d love to have a jazz bass with this pup configuration.
Thumbs up just for that intro gag. You keep up the antics, Lobster, you're always cracking me up. Also, thanks for all your informative and diligent work. ;)
Sounds great. Looks like it was designed by a crossing guard. Seems like Fender will have a home run with these is they start offering some alternative colors.
This bass is brighter than the sun.
This is what was in the case in Pulp Fiction.
I like the way that fender has put some thought into this bass for mono he deserves it
I really wish that fender would do more versions with those humbuckers in them. I'd love a hs loaded jazz.
Might make me finally love Jazz Basses, for sure!
Quite the unique/cool sounding/looking jazz bass!! A bass player will surely be noticed on stage with one of these.
Those pickups sounds killer! It would be interesting to hear how they sound in parallel though. They could easily have fitted push-pull pots for series/parallel or DPDT-switches for serial/parallel/single-coil, especially considering the price!
With a mid boost, they have that "rip your head off" quality.
All of those switches would complicate things with little added value. We all know that the sound you heard in the video is what sold you on the bass. I have a guitar that I put Seymour Duncan P-rails in with the rings that have 3 way switching. The guitar has a 5 way fender switch. With over 25 combinations guess how many are used? Five. Yes ,five from the five way Fender type switch. This does not even cover blending in the peizo with those pickups.
The artist didn’t want or need the extra…it sounds and plays amazing as is.
It's weird how they just -- missed -- on the controls. Not only no coil split, nor series/parallel, there's no tone control at all for passive mode. Fender just can't seem to just... do the thing.
The weight alone is a deal breaker for me, but big mono fan and it's obviously a great sounding instrument.
Honestly I feel like almost every artist signature bass is intended more as a collector's item than as a gigging instrument. That said, I have to agree on the price. I've owned (and in most cases returned or sold) a handful of MIM Fenders and they *always* have build quality issues. As much as I like many things about this bass (including the outrageous colors), I just could never justify spending so much on a MIM Fender. This is getting into the price range of the American Professional line. (Granted, prices on all instruments have really jumped in the past year.)
I feel the same way about the Flea 1960 jazz bass. It is simply way too expensive for what it is, and is very close to the price of an Am Pro jazz bass. Fender really needs to rein in the prices of the MIM line.
I quit bass for about 10 years cuz I had PTSD from my first wife dying in her late 20s. I want to start playing again, and I need some inspiration. Would you recommend spending an extra few hundred bucks for an American professional II jazz bass V? I honestly don't really care about active electronics. I already have a 4 string MIM fender P/J that was modded in 2010 with Aguilar OPB3 18V, Nordstrand pickups, and all new pots/wiring, wooley mammoth ivory nut, and sanded fretboard with new frets. Unfortunately the bass now needs work as the pots sound super crackley and the neck is a little messed up. I also had a 2005 American standard jazz bass that I unfortunately had to get rid of. It sounded amazing through my tube SVT (another piece of equipment that I had to part with). I also miss my pre-gibson Tobias Growler. That thing was sick.
@@adamwalcott_official at the price point of this bass, it makes absolute since to just get an Am Pro II instead. I never cared for active jazz basses either. As for your PJ, open it up and spray some deoxit inside the pots and then them vigorously and see if that doesn't fix the crackling.
@@adamwalcott_official I recently sold a couple of my other basses and "went big" with an American Ultra Jazz Bass… mainly for the noiseless pickups, not the active electronics. I do use them occasionally, but let's put it this way: I would *never* want a bass with active electronics that didn't have an active/passive switch. (I did own one briefly last year, a Schecter Stiletto Studio, and I returned it.)
@Room 34 / Scott Anderson @twice-vehk thanks for your guys' input. I'll be ready to pull the trigger on this pretty soon. It could be that I didn't see a good demo, but it seems the V-MOD II pickups on these American Pro II Jazz V basses are a little muddy on the E and B strings. Do you agree? Are those vintage ultra noiseless pickups any brighter? To me, it's worth the extra $230 if that's the case. That brings my price up to over $2130.
Now here's my dilemma: Do I get the American Pro II Jazz V with upgraded pickups (either Fender vintage ultra noiseless, or possibly Aguilar, Barts, or Nordstrands), or do I get one of these USA Geddy Lee 4 string Jazz basses (no pickup upgrade required)? The USA Geddy Lee bass seems like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as I guess the latest model only got a limited run of 100 units (but it's only 4 string)... 🤔
Great bass ... zhos pickups are killer!!! And I dig your playing, Lobster!!!
I bought a mexican made Mustang JMJ in February for a bit more than thousand bucks ... now they sell it for about 1400! Seems the war and the accompanying economical impacts led to this!
So your estimation of 1200 bucks seems quite realistic! The 1550 dollar-price-tag might be the consequence of all that shit that´s going on!
Exactly-no way I am paying 1400 for the JMJ. Glad to have more basses to choose from so I will wait. But some little elf tells me they won‘t go down again. 😢
Can’t wait for the Squier version to come out!
Interestingly, I would like to know the "Review Claw" you would give IF: 1) You played the bass blindfolded 2) You were unaware of the bass price. Lobster, Thx for the review.
Great Review! Hilarious Intro!
My friend got this bass a couple months ago and loves it. Sounds fantastic on stage…can’t wait for the opportunity to grab it from him and play it!
I wish they made a 4-string version of this bass…not a 5-string guy, but maybe Fender will release a 4 later. Sounds great though.
I agree. The weight also is an issue for me.
@@tombeyerlein3813 Yeah. Basses are so heavy, yet amps and cabs are so much lighter these days…lol
Very inspiring _iT makes a Player want to “ Boldly go where no Player has gone before “
after watching this i still want a mononeon bass, but it gave me an idea you might consider..
you could do a video series that is a top five (or ten depending on your patience 😅) 5 claw basses at different price points
500-1000*
1000-1500*
1500-2000*
2000-2500
*just under so that the price tiers make sense*
it could be a fun video, would be crazy informative with you doing it, and you could even do honorable mentions that would allow you to say other basses, reasons for not being on the list could be mods and mention mods you might do. this would obviously be a time consuming series, but it would allow you to showcase your knowledge, give you a massive boost in views as these videos ALWAYS get crazy views, and it might be a way to get your hands on some killer basses and maybe even ones youve never really played before
i love your channel and i truly believe you are massively underviewed on youtube so this idea only came to me as a way to hopefully get you more engagement, either way, i foresee the views you deserve coming soon!
Being that this video is “old”, and probably no one, even @lowendlobster, reads comments here anymore.
But met me make a couple of comments on this bass, and MonoNeon.
I played one of these MonoNeon basses, and it was glorious!!! I loved its feel and tone. Of all the 8 basses I played that day (from Flea Sig to Sadowsky MasterBuilt) This is the bass I kept coming back to. If I had any money, I’d buy it.
Now, about MonoNeon (with regards to this bass). Lobster complained about its weight. Armchair bassplayers all around complain about its weight.
I happened to run into MonoNeon himself this past weekend in Memphis. The dude is small. He is about 5’5” and 100lbs soaking wet. If he can play this bass, so can you! If he doesn’t complain about the weight, you shouldn’t either. Suck it up and just play bass…!!!!
I'm glad you like the bass! The "X doesn't mind it so no one should either!" Is a terrible way to form an opinion. Everyone's different, and I do my best to provide as much info on a particular instrument (sprinkled with my opinions) so people can form their own
@@LowEndLobster I was mainly gas-facing about all the armchair bass players that scoff at the bass (and others) with regard to weight. They say, “ugh…10.5 lbs - no thanks, hard pass” without even trying them. That’s who I have a problem with.
@@dupajas4671he thing is if you can't play a bass standing for X amount of time or transporting it without having back pain, even if the bass is the best, for some it's not worth it. I know that if my bass weights more than 4.3kg, even with a good sound, I couldn't do sh*t with it...
I have a Warwick Corvette Frettless bass. Bought it for $800.00 used well over 10 years ago. Has a bubinga body and is the heaviest bass that I own, 13 lbs
I’ve played this twice in Memphis (my luck to be right near Mono’s home base) so of course the GC had it. Each time I play it, the neck is super comfortable and the tones are just fantastic…but I always put it back. Something always nags me to think there might be a model eventually that has those pickups and neck that will truly be “home”for myself. But for a Mono fan or someone who has the cash to spare, it’s a great sounding and feeling bass coming their way! I’ve heard it’s neck was based on his Lakland he played before the sponsorship (why they never offered him a bass is beyond me) so it almost made me want to check out some Skylines!
I think it’s based on his yellow BassMods.
@@latonyahemingway3752 …No…the neck is shaped like a 55 series Lakland he had as a teenager. He doesn’t own a BassMods bass.
He played Lakland and Sandberg before this one.
I upgraded the tuners on mine to Hipshot HB7's. What a difference!
Man, I'm interested in knowing what change for you with the hipshots? Tunning mainly? Stability on the tunning? Any difference in the weight of the head?
@@diegoagudelo4912If you haven't used Hipshot tuners, you'll be surprised. Tight tolerances, you will feel how good it is even on the smalles turn, no give on the gear. It's super light too (the ultralite models, not the ones with base plate, those are still heavy). I put Hipshots even on my cheap basses, it's that good.
For being such a unique signature bass, I agree that most of these will probably end up as collectors items and not really gigged as much in a live setting. It is so different that I really do see Fender selling a ton of these. I find it also incredibly hilarious that they come with stickers and his signature sock that he always has over the headstock.
I think they are going see a lot of use. Active Jazz Basses are really popular in Gospel, Smooth Jazz, Fusion, and R&B. I also think the loud colors will be fine with a lot of players too.
They’ve already sold more than 650 of these in less than a month.
Bass sounds great live and studio… I’ve been doing sessions and live gigs non stop with it.
This bass looks great with your cartoonish tshirt.
These will make studio and recording basses. They won’t fit every gig .
I wouldn’t hesitate to play one in church.
Let your light shine!!😊
Tonally it fits just about anything…I never thought looks was more important than the player or sound.
People listen with their eyes too much.
@@jackieclark8253 I agree. I should clarify that my intent was to point out that many players might be asked to play a different bass due to the neon colors . It might not fit with a certain image. In a perfect world, it shouldn’t matter.
That bass sounds great. If I bought one , I’d have to replace the pickguard with a white pearl to match the inlays and remove the orange from the headstock . That’s my personal taste.
@@latonyahemingway3752 …I’ve played mine at private parties,studio sessions,weddings…everywhere.
They hire me for my sound,not what color bass I play.
It makes zero sense,but some people are who they are I guess. 🤷🏽♂️
If they’re putting the color over my playing,I don’t want to play in that band. 🤣
You know what...i always found b strings on mexican 5 string jazzes in particular quite bad for definition but as soon as you started playing that i said to myself "this jazz fin sings" sounds gorgeous
I played on this bass, quality ok, neck comfortable, sound question of taste, but in direction of good sound. Finally I bought used Fender Deluxe Dimension HH V, and this is ridiculous bass, MM,P,JJ ( 60 and70), HH sound, all in one base. you should test it.
Awesome! I def want to check out the Dimension in the future
@@LowEndLobster but only deluxe/elite, only on this version you can play with pickup configuration.
That bass it is outlandish... but not as outlandish as Mono Neon himself and the way he plays!!!
Being MIM doesn't automatically make it inferior. This bass would cost probably twice as much if it was made in the American factory a short distance away and I doubt it would sound twice as good. I recently picked up a player P-bass and took it to my luthier who said it was "fantastic!" All we'll do is upgrade the pick-ups but I like what's on them already. This luthier prefers to work on high end basses but he admitted he's gotten custom boutiques in his shop with issues so paying more for American or boutique is not an automatic indication you'll get something far superior or flawless. He sung the praises of my P-bass and said I got a "good one."
I have one of the older Custom Modified satin models. I love the pickups but I changed the wiring to V, B, T. I also installed (for each pickup) a 3 way Series. Parallel. and single coil. Mine is satin black (I have to say that I prefer the black) and I put a white pearl pickguard. I also got a Squire 70s Jazz neck, maple maple with pearl block and binding.
A little heavy but when gigging I use a 5" leather strap made out of belt leather so the weight isn't as bad as it might. (4 hours are easy)
I use it mostly for recording. Very versatile and solid in any coil setting. Sound like this one but Mine a little more versatile. Also completely passive.
OOPS.... mine is a 4 string.
...Ridiculous yellow 💛 love it!😂😂🧦 But Fender needs to sort out the price...
Thank you for another fun and informative review :)
your videos are not only useful, but they are also made in an exceptional way, congratulations for your skills and for your irony, I have been following you for a long time and I never miss a video, I wanted to thank you because it is thanks to people like you if my passion for bass continues to grow. a kiss from Italy ❤️
Ciao Francesco! Thank you!
This thing sound like a true merger between a jazz and a stingray
Just what i was thinking, 70% jazz and 30% stingray.. Sounds amazing, shame about colour scheme!!
I was really curious about this bass since I first saw it. Thanks for the review!!
It actually sounds really nice. I like it. Crazy that they don't include a passive tone control.
Hey lobster nice to see you review a fender product after that whole gretsch humbucker situation....did fender ever answer you on that?
Love what Mononeon's doing. Happy to see him with his own signature series.
There was a MM Flea bass with that same colour scheme, but inverted. Bright yellow body and orange pickguard. 🙂
Yes, but it wasn't a musicman
@@Facu_Roldan You're correct. It was branded as "Flea bass" right?
@@MrClassicmetal exactly, those were just cheap basses for beginners
@@Facu_Roldan Yeah, and on top of that I remember the reviews in the talkbass forum were not good at all.
Every time I see those two colors I think of that Flea bass. I wanted one but I never cared for any of those different colors. Wondering why they didn't keep making them?
I don’t think the price is off. If they made sure these were all under 10lbs and had better tuners, it would cost a lot more.
As long as the tuners hold tune and don’t slip, I don’t see the problem .
Personally the weight and the color would keep me from buying one.
If they are successful, maybe Fender will offer another finish option that’s more traditional next go round.
A white pearl pickguard to match the inlays and a plain or matching yellow headstock would tone it down some.
I have a Roscoe Beck Fender, much better proposition, can go single, parallel and humbucking with the pickups. The pickups are Bill Lawrence design and sound fantastic.
I am jealous!
important to note that you have to put a neon colored sock over the head to unlock its full power
Bully kept the sock lol
Bass of the year by the player of the year. Needs neon green strings tho..
No sock?
Have you ever thought about reviewing the Squier Mini Precision Bass? It's currently the cheapest bass in the Fender market. I've seen plenty of good reviews, and I even have one. I was satisfied with all the mods I have on my Mini bass. It's under $200.
Thanks Joel! That one's on my list for sure. I've seen some great mods of em on TB
Love the tone, love the look, hate the price :/
Very cool! - I saw Bully's review, - So far I can't wait to get my hands on one, mostly because the colors will annoy most of my band-mates!
Thanks for the review!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have this bass and really like it. Great to play with a wide variety of tones. Sonny T had it on stage as a backup on the recent Cory Wong tour. I wanted to post a picture with this comment but there doesn’t seem to be a way to do that!?- by far the brightest thing on stage 😂
It sounds KILLER!! and at the end... thats what matters I suppose.
1:16 that is golkar yellow, one of unique types of yellow
I'm not completely sold on the low b here.
Mono's one sounds tighter, he's great.
Thanks for having a look.
Well hey ...lets all face it Mono is NOT playing THIS model of the bass. It may be the same color combo finish wise but I would be willing to bet he is using his own preamp and the US Custom shop made versions of this p/u ....I mean what would y'all be using IF it was open house with Fender...hahahaha
A JMJ Signature Mustang Bass is $1300, also made in Mexico. This hideous bass is a much more versatile instrument for $250 more. You certainly seemed to enjoy it as much as some of your higher rated basses.
C'mon. No mention of the included sock/damper?😁
Hahaha Bully kept the socks so I forgot
good for Mono Neon, I hope he gets rich off the deal. FYI, his original basses were Lakland, inverted lefty 5 string.
I would love to see a tear down on this bass to see if they are the same humbuckers found in the blacktop P bass from the early 2010's
They’re not…I had my tech take it apart and checked everything under the hood
Very good sounding, very useful tones but that price ain't right.
Better tuners and "normal" finish (black would go great with the maple board) and I'd dig.
I love this bass, sonically and visually. It's Jazz Bass on steroids with the humbucking pickups. Too bad I can't afford one yet.
Bass sounds good. It reminds me of my Marcus Miller V7 5 Strings.
i have to say mr lobster: this bass suits you very well!
watching your videos while unboxing one of the harley benton gotoh PJ basses...the burgundy one😁 so excited
Nice! Need to test it with a headstock sock, though. I'm curious to how much tone comes from the sock. And maybe try seeing what it sounds like played wrongside up!
Hi Lobster, great review! I'm a happy owner of the MonoNeon bass and I love the sound of it. I replaced the head tuners with light ones from Sandberg, so the bass is better weight balanced now. What do think, could the Lusithands you recently installed into your SIre (the one with the GR900 preamp) fit to my bass?
Would love a comparison between this, and a Roscoe Beck!
I would LOVE to get my hands on a RB 5 in that beautiful grey/sand color
It's a "Signature" bass. That's why it's priced the way it is....I feel.
Other Signature bass go for MUCH HIGHER! Good review.
I bet you get a case though
@@PorchBass : Lobster did say it came with a... bag
This is a pretty close competitor to the lakland 55-02 and sire v10dx which go for 1700 or more. The price is within market spec imo. I wish those pickups were on my V10.
It does sound good. The pickups are nice. What does Fender do with unsold guitars?
They should have painted the headstock white and called it the ‘Candy Corn Deluxe’!
Sounds really nice but overall my sentiments are meh. It's a boat anchor for sure, expensive for a MIM, cheap gig bag instead of a hard shell which is kind of crappy. I get the color scheme for MonoNeon but not my thing.
Great review lobster 👍🏻
I agree with everything you said in the review except the issue with the tuners. Mine go smooth and hold the tuning forever. No complaints. The bass is on the more heavy side but feels lighter then it actually is while played strapped on. The price is shameless and simply too much. But the instrument plays and just sounds great. I don't regret paying too much for it.
Must… have… this… bass!!
Or maybe I’ll just get a yellow Glarry and paint the pickguard and headstock orange.
Champagne tastes at Lite beer money.
The color of Boba Fett armor after a polish =)
love watching your channel, please can you review the new Cort Elrick njs 5 string bass i think you'll be impressed by what the offer for the price
It does have tone control in passive mode. It’s the mid pot.
No passive control tone, only seitch
Super clean bass. I'd love more made in Mexico 5 strings
The price is high and the tuners should be replaced but I'd buy it for it's uniqueness in tone and visuals. I just bought a bass and have to be cautious about getting another, the 8th bass. The boss might get upset at the 5th 5 string in the house.
Lobster so happy to see all the content you have been putting out lately! I missed not seeing a lot of videos but we do understand what you had going on, my Ms kitty girl passed away on my birthday last Thursday, was not a good day for me , can’t wait for the next mod video
Where's my shades... Wow it's bright.... nice & quiet... i like the p-up's... nice Jazz tone with no buzzing & a good clean sounding B string... shame about the price.... painted pickguards?!?!?!.... lol.. shame it will probably get damaged with a pick or even playing by hand.. MIM Fenders seem to have better quality pre-amps than before... sounds good, looks bright... Fender should offer more matching headstock bass's... got the MIM 75th Anniversary Jazz in Champagne silver/gold... it even came screened, well 1 thin coat but sounds quiet & my first maple necked bass in 20+ years... i may put flats on it.. good demo, i like those humbucking Jazz pick-ups
I love this looks and sounds of this bass. It's the only fender that I personally find interesting. It's unfortunate that they skimped on the tuners.
Sounds amazing!!
Thanks for your work mate. If you have 1 minute… how do you compare these pickup to the one found on G&L ‘s (2500)?
Have a good next one.
That was a little Low End Laughter! 🤣🤣🤣
That is the most hilarious description
I wonder how these buckers compare w the stacked ones on the Contemporary J bass.
Great intro! The moment I heard the Meteora I said to myself, " I would love to hear those pickups in a five string" as I love the way they sound. I may have to get one, color be damned
I subscribed and liked the video just from this sunglasses joke 😂 Now let’s enjoy the review
Hope fender do a entwistle signature one day id buy that in seconds
Classic Fender sound ...All Mexican basses sound the same. They are solid...
The Colours,AAAAAGGGH!
I'd like a four string.I like the look of it though.
I like that bass. I've always been in favor of bright colors. Now that is what Fender should have brought out in the 60's and early 70's . . . "far out." I'm sure it would have been a big seller. Yes, I'm dating myself 😎. Question. Are you contemplating a review sometime in the future of the Fender Aerodyne Special Precision and Jazz Bass? Love your opinion on those. Cheers.
Love that fretboard.
Hey Lobster 2 ?s. Did you ever get your own MTD modified Super 5. And also How would this Bass compare? Bonus. Will you please review the MICHAEL KELLY ELEMENT CUSTOM CILLECTION 5 R?
I dig it, it has a wonderful tone... but think I would not pay 1500$+ for it.
Genius. Never heard of the guy, if I’m honest. Will have to check his work out.
Do it. An insane player; plays his bass upside down, left handed.
One of the most complete musicians on the planet right now.
Safety bass!
I honestly love mine and I’ll gig it with my latin band next week love the safety colors so people takes caution for the flow that will come out it 😂
😂
Lob,
You have the best Geeky T-Shirts !
Please wear the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 t-shirt more regularly.
It would be only Logical.
😆❤️🎸🎸😹😹😀👍