The New Player Series - Smooth Jaz

Fender's new duo sonic is a nice shorter scale for anybody who might have smaller hands. There are certain degrees of people liking smooth jas or not. And then there're some that you listen to and it just sounds like kind of a flat, boring version of r and b music. Where did things go wrong? And why do some records fall flat for people? And what is it that brings musical depth in others?