Fender American Standard Jazz Bass

Fender jazz, made in USA, dont know year. 20 frets (jumbo). 2 volume and 1 master tone. has 2 vintage J pickups. Passive. Alder body with maple neck and rosewood fingerboard. Truss rod access at neck heel. The finish is candy apple red, which is my favorite finish fender offers. String thru body, stainless steel saddles, deluxe schaller tuners. Came with a hard case. Looks, plays, and smells like a million bucks.

I play in a 3 piece pop-rock band, and this bass is great. I put it through a fender BXR 200 combo amp, and I can get a lot of different sounds; it's very versatile. I use a chorus effect nd it sounds great with the warm, p-bass like tone. I used to have a p-bass and let me tell you: I can get every sound out of the J that I could get out of the P plus MORE. THis bass is really great for a boingy punk sound or a warmer rock sound. Not noisy at all.

Action of course had to be adjusted, but now it feels awesome. No flaws at all, and every thing is impecible except for this miniscule piece of cloth (about a fourth of a millimeter by a fourth of a millimeter) that got caught between the paint and the finisher. This is so un noticable though that I dont even care in the least.

I would totally gig with the J without a backup. it's built like a tank! If you pay $700 for an american made fender, you need not worry about it BREAKING. this thing will probably last me and my kids the rest of our lives. Strap-lock ready buttons are solid and untouchable; everything is great. wont break ever.

lifetime warranty. that gets a 7 in my book

This bass is probably the best money I ever spent. I am in love with every part about it, even it's "flaws". I know that I will play this bass for the rest of my musical career, and let me tell you, thats a GOOD feeling. If it were stolen I would: 1. cry. 2. bust a cap in da thief's nappy ass 3. buy 8 more cuz they are so great.
overall, this value is unbeatable. I would pay 1000 dollars for this bass, luckily I got it for 700

American made, 20 medium jumbo frets, Controls: 2 volume, one tone, 2 passive jazz pick-ups, alder body, maple neck, rosewood fretboard, string-thru body bridge, Fender-Schaller tuners, hard shell case, 3-color tobacco sun-burst finish

The sounds that I get out of my jazz bass are perfect for what I play which is blues and classic rock. I have played some heavier music with it and I think it sounded great for that too. There is a great tonal range on this bass, it will play a muffled mellow tone but with one turn of the tone knob, it turns into a pretty good slap bass tone. I recently played on an active jazz bass and the slap tone was much better, but I don't play slap that much so it really isn't a problem. I couldn't seem to get the mellow tone out of the active jazz bass so I am glad that I got the passive electronics on mine. Overall the tonal range will satisfy most bass players.

Nearly everything was great from the factory. The one big thing is that the electronics were grounding out somehow inside and was cutting the output by quite a bit. I didn't realize it when I was playing it at the store but when I got home I found out that the output was way down. I have a 160-watt amp so I didn't realize it for a little while. I took it back to the store and Fender paid for all of it because it was still under warranty. This is a very rare thing so don't be turned off by this. Other than this insident, everything was set pretty good. I adjusted the pick-ups a little bit but they weren't that off.

I think this is one of the most reliable/durable basses ever built. It's big, heavy and indestructable. I think this thing will last longer than I will live. Everything is solid with a good feel. The neck never got warped when I changed strings or anything like that. I wouldn't ever play with a backup because I know it won't fail.

I had it fixed the one time and I din't pay a thing. This makes me happy as I am cheap. I never dealt with them directly, only through the store.

I can't say that I've played on tons of other basses, but so far, mine feels and sounds the best out of all that I have played on. I would recommend this bass to anybody. This is the first and only bass that I have ever bought but I had been playing on a friend's bass before the purchace, so I knew a fair amount about basses before I bought it. I don't think that I will ever sell this bass because I love it so much. I know that some people buy the Mexi-bass because it is cheaper, but the American Standard is well worth the price.

22 frets, alder body, nice narrow neck, fender-schaller tuners, through-body string loading, 2 am. std. jazz pickups, all chrome hardware, maple neck, medium jumbo frets

i play rock and heavy metal. this bass has a nice rich thump! i used to own a mexican fender p-bass and then upgraded. what a difference. the sound is a lot smoother. with the right knob settings, noise will not be a problem at all. it can certainly play a variety of styles, but those styles just don't tickle my fancy at the moment.

the neck was a bit too concave for me so i straightened it out and lowered the action some. other than that, the finish is superb. my jazz bass is a placid blue and the texture of the finish beneath the enamel is stunning. it fits like clockwork. intonation was way wacky when i got it, but that's almost always expected from any guitar, especially a fender. there were a few other models and colors that were worse. i could have adjusted any one of them to suit me, but the color got me.

i think this bass would withstand a nuclear blast. it's big and really heavy (which could be a bad thing). the weakest part of the guitar is the neck joint which is a bolt on. but even then, i have a feeling you could shatter someone's skull with this guitar before you break the neck joint.

never dealt with them

i've been playing bass for about a year. i started out with a mexi p-bass and just recently moved up to the jazz. the jazz has a much nicer neck. it's a lot narrower at the nut. only thing i don't like are the small frets, but i'm slowly getting used to it. i have small hands so go figure. it's a bit pricey so you'll have to save up.