All user reviews for the Fender American Standard Jazz Bass [2008-2012]

I went in to one of the good guitar shops around and saw the bass and it was wanting to be played! I tried it and a couple of others but really it was the one for me. I paid 400 pounds for it.

I love the tone that you get from it, I haven't been playing for years so it was a big step up from my yamaha rbx170. It's also really easy to play with. It looks great too, mine is black.. beautiful.

It's quite heavy which some people don't like.

Generally the construction is good but I and a friend of mine who has a standard p bass found that the bridge was dodgy. Apart from that it's excellent construction quality!

Excellent bass for anyone, good intermediate-advanced bass.

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I bought this bass off of Musicians Friend for $649. I needed a new bass guitar and experience has taught me to trust Fender instruments.

I love my Jazz bass. As you will hear most people say, they have a good offset body, and feel. The slim necks (much better feeling compared to bulky P-bass necks) and the electronics are great. Nice sounding and has a good tone range. The finish is nice as well, I paid extra for sunburst.

I don't have any dislikes. I have the Mexican made, I have played the American made and I like the American Jazz better but the Mexican is still very well made.

Good construction, excellent quality. Good for beginners and experts for any style. (Except maybe metal)

BUY IT!!!

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I purchased this at a local music sotre, and paid 410 dollars

i love this bass. The sound is so clean, and the low end is fantastic. It is smooth and flows like a gentle river. but then, this thing can funk it out, or rock, and kick ass.

i dont like my color, midnight blue is a little bit femine. I covered the bass in bumber stickers, and blood from my fingers.

This is made to the highest standards. it is awesome, i smash this thing daily, and its just like new.

Buy this, this will kick any ibanezes ass. You cant go wrong, by the best, fender!

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bought new at a chain store
i use it to play mostly classic rock, some alternative, and very small amount of funk
paid 350$

This is a very good bass, with a good sound and nice looks good too. It is a much better value than the Fender American line (try a number of them until you get one that really sounds good), which is really just too expensive. DO NOT BUY a precision bass!!! They sound like CRAP compared to a jazz bass, and a jazz has a better layout for playing.
The bass has enough sound shaping for basic needs (3 knobs), some amp presets or pedals might be needed for more advanced people. Even though it has only 4 strings, it's got enough range to be serviceable, and it actually plays up high, which my Guild never did.

The pickups are of lower quality, but that is a minor thing. The body and metal parts get real dirty real fast, enough to be worth mentioning (my old Guild never had this problem). The action is really low, which greatly impedes slapping, tapping, and other funk, but it just makes you better. Overall though, these are minor cmplaints, don't let them stop you from buying this bass!

This is a very well made bass. Don't let idiots that say Mexican are low quality fool you, it isn't true (i've always said that standards are made by mexicans in mexico, americans are made by mexicans in america). No off parts, nothing badly assembled, thank NAFTA for that. Like i said, the body does pick up a lot of dirt, i don't know if this has to do with quality or that i'm a slob.

Overall, this is a very good bass, and a perfect starter. Once again, the action is way low, but that can be fixed. This bass is an awesome value and a whole lot better than most out there.
As you feel you need to, you can modify it for very little cost, because it is not complicated in consturction. I raised the bridge to fix the slapping problem, use amp presets, sometimes a wah pedal, rotosound swing66 strings; it sound great!


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I bought this "Made in Mexico" Jazz Bass at Music Star in Fort Wayne, IN as part of a package deal which included a trade-in of a Mexican Tele and the purchase of the bass guitar, a gig bag, and an amp. I figure I have approx. $220 invested in the bass. I had been playing a 5 string Ibanez bass almost exclusively for several years and wanted to get a 4 string for the narrower neck and wider string spacing. Some of the material I'm playing just lends itself to a 4 string bass.

What I like about a Jazz Bass in general is the narrow neck at the nut, the characteristic single coil sound, and I just think a Jazz Bass is a good looking bass. This one is finished in Candy Apple Red.

When I got this bass, the action was terrible. The body/neck joint wasn't tight and there was quite a bit of positive relief in the neck. I have worked on all my guitars and basses over the years so this wasn't a big problem for me to fix. However, the pickups were quite weak and the single-coil hum was way out of the norm. I knew this was going to take some money to fix - but I felt I would wind up with a decent bass for relatively little money when all was said and done.

The factory pickups and wiring were, in my opinion, really crappy. I bought some Fender Vintage Jazz Bass pickups and a white pearloid pickguard and went to work. The pickups came with a lot of extra cloth insulated wire, so I was able to replace almost all of the original wiring. The original pickguard had no grounded foil backing for shielding. I added this to the new one. The neck joint was loose and may have contributed to an overall "weak" sound. I shimmed the joint (being careful to not mess up the alignment) and made sure the screws were cranked down tight. I also took some of the relief out of the neck which resulted in really nice, low action. The original frets are crowned nicely, but the edges weren't done well at all. It gave the neck a notchy feel as I slid my fingers along the edges of the fretbord. A little work with a micro-file took care of this.

In the end I wound up with a great looking, sounding, and playing Fender Jazz Bass for less than $400. Originally, it was a cheap "knock-off" of a real Jazz Bass. But some time and money invested turned it into a real gem. Other bass players have been stunned when they play it and I tell them it's a "Made in Mexico" standard. I guess my advice to any serious player considering one of these would be to look at it as good raw material. It's a crappy bass as it comes from the factory - and it's priced low because it isn't refined and crafted. But with the right modifications and "tweaks", it can be turned into a really sweet bass guitar.

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I bought the Fender Standard Jazz bass guitar at Guitar Center (Houston, TX) for $350. Frankly, I bought this particular bass guitar because of its price. I also own an Ibanez 300DX Soundgear bass guitar, and I wanted to have another bass to add to the versatility of my music. My Soundgear's fret board has also begun to warp, and I felt that it was time to buy another bass guitar.



First off, the Fender Jazz Bass has an incredibly smooth neck. Although wider than the Ibanez Soundgear's neck, I find that I am able to play the same licks that I have always played with the same amount of ease. What I also love about the Fender Jazz Standard is its fuller bass tone. While not all of the songs and music I play require the deep low end sound that the Fender Jazz Bass puts out, it is very nice having the option available when I need it.



One weakness of the Fender Jazz Bass is that it does not put out the "pop" needed for slap bass playing. Of course, this can always be remedied by changing the pickups in the bass. I also found the Fender Jazz Bass to be a little heavier than I was accustomed too. Of course, given that Ibanez Soundgears are some of the lightest basses on the market, anything else would seem heavy and bulky.



Rosewood fingerboard; offset-waist body; bi-pole pickups



Overall, I am very happy with the Fender Jazz bass. For $350, it was a STEAL. Fender has had a long tradition and reputation as being one of the premier guitar, bass, and amplifier manufacturers. The Fender Jazz Standard Bass helps to solidify that reputation.



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- In which country was it made? (United States, Japan, Mexico, France ...)?
US-Corona

- What type of bridge (Floyd, Wilkinson ...)?
Bridge HMV, High Mass Vintage

- What are the settings?
A general tone knob, a volume knob for neck pickup and the bridge pickup

- What type of race?
Maple 34 "(864 mm) and alder body

20 Frets, Bolt, Mechanical Fender / Hipshot, Passive Electronics

UTILIZATION

- The Channel is it fun?
This handle is a highway! Frankly, make plans fast is not a problem with this handle!

- Access to acute??
It's a Jazz Bass! I only regret that there are only 20 frets, 24 were good!

- Ergonomics?
Very good, not very heavy, with the mechanisms that have been making a alégées!

- Get how easy is it good sound?
Not easily, very easily: it is innate with her!
I put 9 for 20 Frets a little embarrassing for solos

SOUNDS

- They are suitable to your style of music?
Yes, I play rock, funk, disco, blues, and she spits in all areas!

- With what (s) amplifier (s) or effect (s) do you play?
I played with a Hartke A-70 (12 HP and aluminum cone) and a Behringer 4410 (4 * 10 and tweeter) coupled with a preamp Ampeg B15T.

- What kind of sound you get and with what settings ("crystalline", "bold ",....)?
It depends! With my Hartke, my sound will be sharp and crystalline in fat ???!!! The serious Mouhahaha

- Sounds:
The bridge pickup for the disco funk, the neck pickup for blues / jazz and has two 100% for the rock! With a double equalizer behind ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it since August 2008, then eight months of loyal service!
The most?? Brand, its
Cons?? Heuuuuu bah I'm still looking
I tried several others before that the Fender: a 75 Reissue, the deluxe ... But that's me directly Plue!

With the experience I referrer that choice again but I will invest in the tube amp or a good Ampeg SVT!

Product Note: 10 for now because I found no better ...

Made in USA
vintage bridge string through-high density
graphite reinforced maple neck profile in "C" Rosewood with a beautiful degraded a little clearer in the center of the handle 20frets
2 micro standard JB
1 volume 1 tone micro no selector


UTILIZATION

The handle is very pleasant with the profile in "C" (a bit cramped for me who am used to my 4 string musicman sting ray)
the access is very easy to acute
with a little practice there is a fairly versatile and sounds great in all styles of play (finger, slap)


SOUNDS

Well suited to my style of play, sounds fat than crystalline
Ibanez 25W combo for home
head ampeg svt 3 pro 2 + 450W 4 * 12pouces orange cab (2 hp 2 hp facade sandwiched shifted center) sold tomorrow morning (sniff) for markbass cmd121p to live and repeat
for + and-sounds not easy to step back.


OVERALL OPINION

For 24 hours!
4 string musicman sting ray
very versatile bass, first listening to lack a bit of roundness in the bass but have a first review which I think will soon disappear!
very good value for money (1285euro Thomann)
I refer this choice without a problem!
in overall score: 8 bit because we always do better, enfaite the handle is a bit narrow for my taste.