Fender American Standard Jazz Fretless Electric Bass, Rosewood Fingerboard with Case

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Experience the unique feel of a fretless bass with this classic from Fender. This release wields two powerful Custom Shop pickups.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
C-shaped neck profile Comfortable, rounded oval shape
Posiflex graphite truss rod Light weight, 2-way adjustability
Custom Shop '60s Jazz pickups Rich tone, overwound for a more aggressive punch
Fender High Mass Modern bridge Greater sustain, tuning stability & resonant mass

Fender Jazz Basses are usually associated with outstanding playability and warm, punchy tones. Fretless Jazz Basses take things step further offering a completely unhindered action along the neck and rich, resonant vibrations between the strings and fingerboard. The American Standard Fretless Jazz Bass uses upgraded components and outstanding electronics to deliver a fretless wonder worthy of Jaco himself.

Check out the American Standard Jazz Fretless Bass in this demo video from Fender:


Updated Pickups and Finish

The American Standard Fretless includes two Fender Custom Shop '60s Jazz Bass pickups. These powerful single-coils capture the magical tones that made the J Bass an instant classic in the early '60s. Round low-end textures are topped with punchy mids and well-defined highs. These tonal characteristics work especially well when paired with the smooth, jazzy groves of fretless-style playing. Other upgrades for include a redesigned high mass bridge for better sustain and stability, and a new thiner undercoating which allows the wood to breathe more openly and enhances resonance through the entire instrument.

The Fender Fretless Tradition

According to many, Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones was the first remove the frets from his bass guitar. While Wyman was looking for a way to eliminate the annoying rattle that was showing up on Stones recordings, countless bass players since have embraced the fretless concept for the liberating feel, warm tone, and enhanced read more sense of connection between player and instrument. Prolific rock session musician Tony Franklin and jazz fusionist Steve Bailey are just two examples of bassist who made their careers using fretless Fenders. And, of course, there's Jaco Pastorius who shattered previously conceptions of what the electric bass could be with his iconic fretless J Bass.

Features:

- Fretless rosewood fingerboard
- Maple neck with hand-rolled edges and posiflex graphite neck support rods
- Comfortable modern C-shaped neck profile
- Dual Fender Custom Shop '60s Jazz Bass pickups for classic J Bass tone
- High mass vintage bridge for great sustain and stability
- Included hardshell case

For fretless newcomers and vets alike, the Fender Fretless J Bass is an absolute standard in its class. Where playing jazz, funk, R&B or any other genre, this bass is equipped to conquer new musical territory as only a fretless can.
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- Series: American Standard
- Body Shape: Jazz Bass
- Body: Alder, Gloss Urethane Finish
- Neck: Maple, Modern C Shape
- Neck Finish: Urethane; Satin Finish on Back, Gloss Finish on Headstock Front with Buffed Fingerboard
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.5 inches (24.1 cm)
- Frets: Fretless
- Scale Length: 34 inches (86.36 cm)
- Nut Width: 1.5 inches (38.1 mm)
- String Nut: Synthetic Bone
- Truss Rod: Posiflex Graphite Neck Support Rods
- Truss Rod Nut: 3/16 inch Hex Adjustment
- Pickups: Custom Shop '60s Jazz Bass Single Coil Bridge and Neck
- Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone
- Hardware: Chrome
- Tuning Keys: Fender/Hipshot Vintage Keys with Tapered Shafts
- Bridge: HMV, High Mass Vintage, (Strings-Thru-Body or Topload)
- Control Knobs: Black Plastic Knobs
- Included Accessories: Hardshell case, Cable, Strap, Polishing Cloth

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-488-1818

Fender USA STD Jazz Fretless Bass

The Fender American Standard Jazz Fretless Bass guitar is a graceful and beautifully voiced instrument that features upgraded Fender Custom Shop '60s Jazz Bass single-coil pickups. These incredible pickups give the American Standard Jazz fretless bass great punch, clarity and a smoothness that makes this fretless sing.

Features

- Fender Custom Shop '60s Jazz Bass single-coil pickups for a clear, smooth tone
- High Mass Vintage bridge for great resonance and sustain
- Fender/Hipshot Vintage tuning keys with tapered shafts
- Posiflex Graphite neck support rods
- Modern C shape Maple neck for a great fast feel

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. (4 ratings)
Submitted January 26, 2016 by Phil F

"Excellent Bass"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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First off, I'm not a huge Fender fan. Growing up fender was not known to be a high quality manufacturer (look up the non Japanese Fenders from the late 80s through 90s). I recently decided to get back into playing a fretless bass. I had purchased a VM fretless Jazz and although it was a very good bass for the money, it still had that cheap feel to it. I had owned a few MiM Fenders as well but was constantly running into quality issues with them as well, not a good thing to have your bridge fall apart on you whilst in the middle of a gig. I had decided that a Jazz fretless was the sound that I was looking for and was undecided between another MiM and investing hundreds of dollars into it to bring it up to par or just going all out and snagging an American Standard. So I did my research, both online and going to different shops and decided that the U.S. manufactured would be a much better investment, both long term and short term. In the unlikely event that I'll ever have to get rid of this bass a few years down the road I'll see a much higher value on it than sinking hundreds into a MiM and losing that money on upgrades. The feel on this bass is absolutely amazing. Very well balanced and light weight. I've played many high dollar basses in my many years and this does compete nicely with them, granted it's never going to feel like a $5k custom bass but that's not what it is. The 60's custom shop pickups have to be my favorite feature of this bass. Amazingly evenly toned across read more all strings with a great vintage sound to them. They're not HI-Fi sounding at all which is what I love about them (you can do a google search on them and see that they're ranked top 3 for Jazz pickups). Great growls, plenty of low end, and that fretless mwah. The case that it comes with has to be the nicest case that I've owned for a guitar or bass in my playing years. It hugs the curves on this thing like a pair of yoga pants. No shifting during transportation and i rarely have to re-tune the thing when I take her out. I really dig the newer Fender highmass bridge with the body or bridge through stringing options, and the tuners feel and work great. The only complaint I have about it is the fact that the Nut was filed too low from the factory on the tuning peg side. My E string gets a strange rattle when played open after I changed out strings from the string resting on the neck at the break point.

Musical Background:
20+ years

Musical Style:
Blues, Rock, Jazz, Metal, experimental.
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