Fender hit a giant bass home run in 1960 by introducing its deluxe-model four-string instrument--the Jazz Bass guitar. With its sleek offset body; thin, fast neck and rich, growling tone, it was a raring, roaring racecar of a bass that quickly established itself as a must-have instrument.
The new American Standard Jazz five-string basses feature our new high-mass vintage bridge, a thinner finish undercoat that lets the body breathe and improves resonance, new and improved Fender tuning keys that keep the classic look but are 30 percent lighter, a richer and deeper neck tint for a more elegant appearance, a great-looking glossed maple or rosewood fingerboard and satin back for smooth playability, and a new Fender-exclusive SKB molded case.
Fender American Standard Jazz Bass V-String Maple Fretboard Features:
- Body : Alder
- Finish : Polyurethane Finish
- Neck : Maple
- Fretboard : Maple, 9.5" radius (241mm)
- # of Frets : 20, Medium-Jumbo
- Scale Length : 34" (864 mm)
- Nut : Micarta, Width: 1.875" (47.6mm)
- Hardware : Chrome
- Machine Heads : New Fender Special Design Hipshot®- made, lighter weight vintage style tuning machines
- Bridge : (HMV) High Mass Vintage bridge
- Pickguard : 3-Ply White/Black/White
- Pickups :
Neck: N/A
Middle: Alnico V Single-Coil V-String Pickup
Bridge: American Jazz Bass Alnico V Single-Coil V-String Pickup
- Controls : 2 Master Volume, 1 Master tone
- Strings : Gauges: .045, .065, .085, .110TW, .135TW (Taperwound E & B)
- Accessories :
Case:New High-Tech Molded Fender/SKB® Case with TSA Locks, Glass Reinforced Nylon Trigger Latches, and Form Fitted Plush Interior
Accessories: Cable, strap, polish cloth, all necessary wrenches (including T-handle truss rod wrench)
- Unique Features : Posiflex? Graphite Neck Support Rods, High Mass Vintage Bridge