I certainly wouldn’t. Would be nice not having that heal sticking into me and holding my hand back on the higher end. I am guessing it would make the bass a lot lighter too.
The same goes for my US G&L but I just got another Warwick so that is going bye bye. Any buyers?
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One of the first things I noticed when I got my American Ultra Jazz Bass last April, was the curved and rounded neck block . . . 
It doesn’t make the bass appreciably lighter, but it does allow better upper fret access!
Cheers
Joe
that does look a lot more kind to players.
My MIM Fender Active Deluxe P Bass has that too. Its definitely an improvement from the average heal. Not sure why they don’t do that with all their basses.
Bet that American Ultra Jazz Bass is a beaut. I have a couple of MIM Jazz. Maybe one day I can trade them up to an Ultra.
You know, this is what drives me crazy about Fender. My Charvel is by Fender, and has this wonderfully thin neck that makes my Jazz neck feel porky. For about the price of a Player instrument.
Why do you need blocky neck joints? They know how to do without them
Here’s my article on it when I first traded up to it:
Hope you enjoy and perhaps find it helpful . . . 
Cheers
Joe
Correct! Tradition. Fender is steeped heavily in design traditions. Someone likes it. Seems dopey. Then again, Rickenbacker is even more so steeped in tradition, and it works. So there’s that.
I mean, it took Rickenbacker until 2020 to change a bridge 
As a company, Fender has other brands to be more contemporary and/or creative — Jackson, Carvel, etc. So they can still serve those markets with those brands while letting the Fender brand (and Squier) concentrate on serving the market for traditional Fender designs. And obviously there is a market for those.
Probably because its cheaper to make them that way.
Good to get a first hand comparison.
Thanks Joe.
Edit:
@Jazzbass19 Joe that was a very good rundown between the 2 basses and your simplified and straight forward approach made me understand what makes a US model what it is. The only think I don’t care much for is the binding (never really understood its use except for visual appeal which again is not me) but the rosewood on that artic pearl looks great.
I do think the price over a Squier is justified especially when I do think Squiers are now becoming over priced. The next comparison I’d like to run is MIM (such as my Deluxe) vs the elite or ultras.
Again thanks. It was a good read and insightful.
That would match Leo Fender’s personal ethic and vision for the company, yeah.
Holy moly this one looks cool! The guitar version is kinda cool too https://www.fender.com/en-NL/player-plus-meteora-hh/0147352300.html
Price is okish for what you get (it’s still Fender). The player is good quality. If I would ever buy a Fender again I would prob look for a MIM.
They’re willing to save 0.007% of the cost on the additional time it takes for the CNC machine to mill out a profiled neck heel when the bass costs $400. They’re certainly willing to save that 0.007% when the same bass is $600. Margins, margins, margins.
lol we discussed this already 
The look is kinda growing on me, especially that silverburst with the maple fretboard.
Ahhh I see! Yeah I like the silverburst too and Fender maple fretboards are awesome. Love the blue version too. Seriously I should stay away from this thread lol
I conveniently happened to be looking for a silverburst guitar on Reverb and that gorgeous thing popped up. I think Imperial just got one in. I need to go play it.
This beauty popped up too 
Holy crap…
Nice!
