Fender American Series Jazz Bass

Fender Jazz, made in USA, aquamarine blue metalic with maple fingerboard, alder body, graphit reinforced maple-neck, string-thru-body, passiv, white Pickguard. Neck is dated SEP 2000. Comes with HSC, strap, cable, complete(!) straplocks and wrenches. Rate it 10, because it's all there what you should expect from a Jazz Bass, but with a view to the price I paid, i will rate a ...

We do a lot of covers at the moment, so I was looking for a jazz for it's warm, growling tone. I preffered both PU on. Meanwhile I also like the bridge PU solo for his more bright sound, which fits nice to accoustic guitars. The sound - due to the graphit reinforced neck and the string-thru-body design - has more bass than older JB I've heard. With both PU's on, it also had a nice slap sound, not that hifi-sound of modern active basses, but a nice vintage style. At all I found a lot more sounds than I expected...and each one useful for playing in a band. It sounds great for my needs, so i rate...

Here starts the dark side of the story. The bass came in brand new condition, finish of neck and body is great. Fretwork is well done. But the neck runs not straight from the body, so the g-string runs across the fingerboard. I spent some hours to adjust the neck to a position where the strings run over both pu's polepieces AND straight over the neck. It won't fit. Finaly I found out that the neck pickup was fixed some millimeters to high into the body. Also the volume knob from the neck-pu was not fixed. Neck pocket is a kittle bit oversized for the neck. Nut-adjustment is still from the neck side, but access with the fender wrench is without problems. It would get a 8, but for the price, it's a 6.

Got it for 2 weeks only. I'm not afraid of durability, but I don't know right now.

I play bass for about 10 years now. I play rock, blues and pop. I own several Musicman basses which are build much better than this fender. My dealer ordered this one direct from european stock for the color option. If it were stolen or lost, I will buy a new one, but NEVER AGAIN from stock. Fender still have problems with quality control, so look before you buy one! But, at all this is a great sounding bass, which had a fair value of about $ 750.

Made in Corona, CA 2001. 20 frets, 4 strings. Two volume, one tone. Two J-Bass style pickups, active electronics. Maple neck, Ash body with Natural finish. Jazz body style, of course, string thru body bridge. Maple neck, thin neck, medium frets, rolled frets. Comes with a strap, polishing cloth, owners manuals, cable, and Schaller strap locks. I bought my bass at Guitar Center, so I paid for the hardshell case.

Classic J-Bass tone.....what more do I have to say? I use a Ampeg B2 combo with it, and its sounds superb. You can get many sounds out of the Jazz. A nice growl, a bright slap and pop sounds, or a downright rock tone. Huge variety of tones. One downside is the feedback from the pickup, which generates a slight hum. Hum can get noticable on stage.

Action was pretty good when I received my bass. Pickups adjusted fine. The bass contained one minor flaw - the nut, on one side, was cut too short. People I asked about this said that it shouldn't cause any problems, but I got it filled anyways. I agree with them....if i had not gotten it filled, I think it would be ok.

This bass is one tough mother. The bass is super solid, and really feels like your playing a "bass". The tuners look, and probably are, very tough. Can't comment on the finish, but it looks durable. The Schaller (I hope thats spelled right) are super reliable. You can trust them to not go out on you and damage your precious bass :)

Haven't had to call Fender, thankfully.

I've been playing bass for a little over a year now, and fortunately my first bass was a great choice. Buying this bass was one of myfinest decisions, and shelling out the extra goush is well worth it. If my bass was stolen or lost (which I try not to think about) I would buy a another jazz bass. The body looks so slick, and its fairly heavy. i like a pretty heavy bass because it assures me i'm playing a solid, well made bass. For osme people its weight might be a little bit too much. I also love the slim neck. This bass would be an excellent choice for guitar players, because the slim neck makes playing so easy. The fret work makes the neck feel like butter. Congrats Fender, A+ bass...yet AGAIN! :o)

2000 made in USA Jazz bass. Very much like the Standard model with a few extras. This bass has an Ash body with a white finish that is almost see-through (White Blonde is what Fender calls it). Maple neck with a maple fretboard, 20 frets, black dot inlays on the board and on the side of the board. Partially enclosed tuners. Strings are strung through the body, and are Fender 8250's (taperwound E String). Passive Jazz pickups with two volume knobs and a tone knob. White 3-ply pickguard. Graphite rods in neck for extra stability Truss rod adjustable from the body end of the neck. Accessories include a strap, allen wrench for bridge adjustment, allen wrench for truss rod adjustment, owners manual, and a polishing cloth. Mine did not come with a case, but I bought a Fender gig bag for an extra $45.

This has your typical Jazz bass growl, with a bit more top end thrown in (due to the Ash body). The notes can be bright and cut through with ease. I usually play with all the knobs up full, maybe backing off on the tone knob just a touch, depending on the situation. I get a perfect rock tone with this bass. Backing off of one pickup or the other gives a slight boost in midrange. This also produces more hum from the pickups (which hum when the pickups are up full.)
The bass sustains for days! the string-through body really helps in this department.

This bass was set up quite well but the guys at the store I bought it from. Even so, I did straighten the neck a bit and lower the action just a touch. The finish is perfect, not a flaw in sight. Also, the neck feels nices, and there are no high frets. There is a slight space between the neck and the body on the G string side, but not a big deal. Only complaint is that there is a plastic film on the pickguard that is slowly peeling off, but other then that, this bass is set up very well.

This bass was purchased as my new main bass, with my old Ibanez SR800 becoming my backup. That being said, I needed a bass that will last. This bass is build to last! It feels and plays solid, and so far I have had no problems with any of the hardware. I might replace the tuners at some point, but other then that, this bass will be stock for a long time. I have not had to readjust the neck or bridge at all.

Never had a need to call Fender for service, and I hope I never do.

I have been playing for about 13 years now, and I have owned several different kinds of basses, including a Rickenbacker 4001, Ibanez Sr800 and EDC700, Fender Std, Jazz and Bullet Bass, Steinberger Spirit, and a Tobias Killer B. I am currenty using Trace/Elliot amps and a Sunn 18' speaker, and the new Jazz bass sounds so sweet through it. If this bass was stolen I would buy another one in a heartbeat. This is one of the best sounding basses I have ever had, and will be using it as my main bass from now on.

2000 made in the U.S. 20 frets,rosewood fretboard, two bi-pole pickups, a volume knob for each pickup and a tone knob. 4, strings, you have the option of stringing thru the body or the bridge. It came with a really nice case, a polishing cloth, a strap, a cable and strap buttons. (dont buy this from a guitar center, cause if u do u arent gonna get any of this)

I play in a punk band that plays a little bit of metal and it fits it pretty well. i use this with a peavey 115 combo and it u can get a suprising array of tones from it. From a deep, dark sound to a bright pucnhy sound that suits slapping very well. this bass sounds the way a bass is supposed to sound.

The action is pretty high but thats the way i like it, really great finsh it was set up great but that was probably the store but the guy said that he isnt adjusting the fenders to much cause they come set up great right out of the box.

This thing like all fenders is built like a tank. this thing stays in tune perfectly for like a week. ive played about 12 gigs with this and it has withstood everything ive done to it. the strap buttons are on solid i usually jump off stuff alot in gigs and they havent come loose once. i had to play without a backup the other day but i wasnt worried because i knew this bass could take more than i could dish out.

i havent had to deal with fender and i dont think i'll ever have to.

Ive been playing for a about a year and my other bass is a squire p-bass and this is a million times better than that. if it were stolen i would probably replace it with a musicman but only if i had gotten an american series p-bass. compared to what i played that was under 1000 bucks this had a better sound than just about any thing out there.

It's an American series J-Bass, Inca Silver, alder body with a maple neck and fretboard, white pickgaurd and silver hardware. It has 20 frets, the bridge has a top load/thru-body option. All around, it's pretty fuckin' great.

When I got it home and started playind it I noticed some buzz on my low end, which is partially due to my attack on it. Other than that, the bass is pretty great, but by personal preference I'm considering changing the pickups to lace sensors, and putting on a Badass bridge.

I had to raise the bridge higher than I'm used (as I said above) which I wasn't a huge fan of, so I took it back into the store and there was a kink in the neck I didn't notice and that allowed me to lower the action a bit. I also am not a huge fan of the color, but that doesn't bother me much, I got used to it over time.

The bass is solid, the strap nuts have a tendency to come loose from time to time, I have to tighten them weekly. The finish is strong and so far, I haven't touched any of my other basses since I got this one. I haven't had it long enough to see how long it'll be before another truss rod adjustment is needed.

Haven't needed to contact the company, but the store was real kind about doing the truss rod adjustment for free.

The bass did have a couple of problems when I first got it but for the price I paid it's a a good value.

Newest Jazz bass out, replacing the ammerican standard series. Mine is solid ash (as the wood will varry deppending on the finish, as well as the price, expect to have to pay another $100 for whith blond or natural) and a rosewood fretbourd, 20 medium-jumbo on top of the 34" scale maple neck. All ammerican hardwear (string through body bridge) and those tuners dont just look so amazing but u may never have to tune the thing in again untill u replace the strings, well mabye a bit but boy does it stay in tune!!! ammerican jazz pickups (passive split coil/bi-pole bridge and neck) two volume and a tone. Accessories, well u get every thing u need, very nice molded case (although a morer vintage rectangular case would have been nicer.) truss rod wrench, saddel aguster, fender cable, fender woven strap, fender polishing cloth, nice set of nickle coated steel strings (with a vert neat tapered 110 guage e string) and best of all a set aof schaler strap locks.

I play in a classic rock band, so i do blues, jazz, rock'n'role and funk on accation... my jaxx meetes them all, which is one of my reasons for buying the thing. You can do anything u want with it, and slaping is just so much fun!! The only down point is that there is some buzz when one of the pickups is attenuated, (if both are on full there is no noise at all) this may bother a few people but it realy is not that noticable.

I opend the box in the store (i had it specialy orderd so it meant i was the first person to look at and even better play my bass!!!) and there it lay gleaming.... i couldent find anything wrong!! and there wasent apart from a slightly rased screw on the scratch plate (i dont think that can be classed as any thing major if that was it, it had come all the way from callifornia to liverpool england with nothing more than a slightly rased screw) it is built like a tank, and is virtualy the same wieght as one too!

I have not had mine longenough to know if the truss rod will need agusting periodicaly, the same with the finnesh, but both seem very high quality and i have put it through some heavy practice sesions, it is STILL in tune after three weeks of playing. The strap locks are great though and as far as not having a back up u would be fine, i howeve am a bit of a belt and braces man so i bring along my (just poor in comparison) aria slb2 just in case.

havend had to yet but i very much doubt i will have to

I have been playing for about a year and a half, during which i have tryed every one and there dog's bass.. this was my fave! I would be happy if i were told i could never own another bass. I play through a Trace 1x15 combo which is good enough for me at the moment but i think a good old valved marshal stack will give me that sound this bass is meant for.
I have an aria pro II SLB2 which i learend my trade on, i though it was a nice bass and i wanted a more "street cred" bass but as long as it was of the same standard as my aria i would be happy, my jazz just blowes the aria out of the water, the jazz is what a bass guitar should be. It does not have the toys that some of its counterparts have but, it doesent need them however, its simplicity and quality is its charm and its ammazing looks
Although i think this bass is worth the price i paid, and mabye the retail price of #999 but i am marking fender down because of the extra #100 the charged me for the white blond