Fender Jazz Bass

I recieved this bass around 6 months ago, and for the price i am really impressed with the standard. I paid £220 (brand new condition with protective plastic and tags still intact) which to me is a bargain compared to the £440 retail price! Starting off with the sound, this bass is very versatile. When (if) you get this bass make sure you sit down and have a play with the control knobs as you will see the number of different sounds you can get out of it. I play hardcore, screamo, blues, rock, classic rock, metal, and this bass manages to create great sounds for all these styles. The quality of the bass is also very high standard. A great finish with no ...  Read the complete review

The fender jazz bass really is the bass of bassists. Made from Rosewood and Maplewood it offers a great tone which easily be altered by alternating the bio-pole full range pickups pickups. The Jazz bass was introduced in the 1960's as the 'Deluex model' over time it has become one of the most played basses in history. The fender Jazz basses specifications are as follows; Body; Poplar Neck; Maplewood Fingerboard; Rosewood Scale Length; 34" (864mm) No: of frets; 20 Width at Nut; 1.5" (38mm) Machiene Heads; standard butterfly Pickupps; jazz bass single coils Controls; volume(mid) volume(bridge) tone ...  Read the complete review

This is the Fender bass that I own and swear by. It cost me £370 last month and it is to replace my battered Marlin Bass that is 11 years old. The reason i bought it is because im limited to what I can have. Im left handed so my choice in Basses is limited as they dont make all models. I wanted the slightly cheaper Precision bass but they dont make it in Left hand. I had to opt for the Jazz bass. Im glad I did as it has more flexibility in sound than the precision. It has 2 different pick ups, Selectable by a switch. It has a deep sound on the rear pick up while the front pick up has a punchy, crisp sound. Great for playing funk. I bought a ...  Read the complete review

Well when Flea and Geddy Lee have this bass you just know it's a good one. This bass is my pride and joy it has got me through thick and thin. Really reliable with excellent tone and it looks the nuts! Compared to my Epiphone Thunderbird Bass this is much more lightweight and not top heavy at all (even though the headstock is quite large). I have played over 50 gigs with this bass and it hasn't once let me down. It is the perfect bass for any player from beginner to expert, it never gets in the way, its not an odd shape and it doesn't break easy. The only problem I have with my particular one is the input keeps on coming loose but generally most of them won't do that. If ...  Read the complete review

A Jazz bass then. So does that mean you have to play Jazz? Well no, the beauty of this instrument is that with a good amp and through the use of the two pickup volume controls and tone control you can get anything from a "rock" sound or a "soul" sound or actually anything you want. So you have your sound but how does it play?Now I'm no expert on how a bass "should" play because I haven't played all that many and my technique stinks (my room mates will confirm this!) but this bass is one you can just pick up and it "feels" right. It's comfortable sitting or standing, (although it isn't the lightest bass out ...  Read the complete review