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MGR/Billy « Fender Jaguar »
Published on 03/16/11 at 16:00This is the Jaguar 4-string bass made my Fender. I have a 2010 model in Hot Rod Red. The color is sort of a mix between Fiesta and Dakota Red.
I was in a local music shop and saw this marked down from $1100 down to $599. That was a steal for a nicely crafted in Japan Fender bass. I think that is the same price that a made in Mexico Jazz Bass costs.
The block inlays, matching headstock and extra chrome like the old Fender Jaguar guitars give this bass a really hip look.
Tonally it is very Jazz Bass like.
The neck, nut and string spacing are identical to a Jazz Bass.
The electronics are in my opinion overly complicated. You have two pickups, a master volume and tone, an active treble and bass boost as well as on/off switches for the pickups.
This could easily through you for a loop and is a bit daunting at first. You'll get the hang of it eventually, but yikes, they could have made an easier control layout.
The bass looks awesome. It plays and feels like a Jazz bass. Fender Japan has always put out a decent instrument. The body is made of alder which gives you a very Fender-y tone, the neck is a hard maple and the fretboard on all of the Jaguars is rosewood.
The pickups are the pickups that go in a Jazz Bass.
Bottom line is the Jaguar Bass gives you the classic sound of a Fender Jazz bass with added style points for looks.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I was in a local music shop and saw this marked down from $1100 down to $599. That was a steal for a nicely crafted in Japan Fender bass. I think that is the same price that a made in Mexico Jazz Bass costs.
The block inlays, matching headstock and extra chrome like the old Fender Jaguar guitars give this bass a really hip look.
Tonally it is very Jazz Bass like.
The neck, nut and string spacing are identical to a Jazz Bass.
The electronics are in my opinion overly complicated. You have two pickups, a master volume and tone, an active treble and bass boost as well as on/off switches for the pickups.
This could easily through you for a loop and is a bit daunting at first. You'll get the hang of it eventually, but yikes, they could have made an easier control layout.
The bass looks awesome. It plays and feels like a Jazz bass. Fender Japan has always put out a decent instrument. The body is made of alder which gives you a very Fender-y tone, the neck is a hard maple and the fretboard on all of the Jaguars is rosewood.
The pickups are the pickups that go in a Jazz Bass.
Bottom line is the Jaguar Bass gives you the classic sound of a Fender Jazz bass with added style points for looks.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com