Fender Jazz Bass
Executive summary about Fender Jazz Bass by Wikipedia
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The Jazz Bass (or J Bass ) was the second model of electric bass guitar created by Leo Fender. The bass is distinct from the Precision Bass in that its tone is brighter and richer in the midrange with less emphasis on the fundamental harmonic. Because of this, many bass players who want to be more “forward” in the mix (including smaller bands such as power trios) prefer the Jazz Bass.
History
First introduced in 1960 as the “Deluxe Model”, it was marketed as a stablemate to the Jazzmaster guitar which was also marketed as a “Deluxe Model” in its own right; however, it was renamed the Jazz Bass as Fender felt that its redesigned neck - narrower and more rounded than that of the Precision Bass - would appeal more to jazz musicians. The Jazz Bass’ styling was inspired more by the Jazzmaster guitar, with which the Jazz shared its offset body and sculpted edges that differentiate it from other slab-style guitar bodies.
Although the original Jazz Bass is made by Fender, ’boutique’ bass manufacturers also make bass guitars with many of the same features and some of the design sensibilities of the Fender Jazz Bass.
Design Features
A typical Fender Jazz Bass headstock.
Some “Deluxe” Jazz Bass models feature an active pre-amp (usually with three bands of equalization) in place of a single passive tone control, these basses have three separate equalizer controls: bass and treble responses are controlled by the base and top of a stacked double pot, while midrange is controlled by a second knob.
24-Fret Jazz Bass
In July 2005, Fender introduced its first 24-fret Bass, the Fender Jazz Bass 24
[1]. The 5-string version
[2]. has been introduced in 2007.
As of 2008, Fender offers both the 4 and 5-string versions of the 24-fret Jazz Bass in a stealthy Flat Black finish, with matching headstocks and hardware.
Fender Jaguar Bass
In 2005, Fender introduced the Fender Jaguar Bass, available in Hot Rod Red and Black finishes, with a 3-ply white pickguard. This is more or less a variation on the traditional J Bass design - the difference being that it has additional switches for pickup selection and an active/passive slide switch to bypass the on-board preamp.
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