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Fender Jaguar Electric Bass
Active/passive pickup system. Series/parallel switching.
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Are you trying to settle on one bass as your main axe? With the Fender Jaguar Bass, the choice is easy; it sounds like a whole collection of basses in one. A relatively recent design from the makers of the first electric bass, the Jaguar is also Fender's most versatile, with enough switching options to sound like three or four different instruments. Based around the classic Jazz Bass design, the Jaguar plays like a dream, balances perfectly on your shoulder, is lightweight. . . and may just be the coolest looking electric bass ever made.
Active / Passive Switching Is Just The Beginning
Built off the already flexible platform of the Jazz Bass's dual single-coil pickup arrangement, the Jaguar Bass's electronics go beyond nearly any other production bass. Taking a cue from its namesake, the Fender Jaguar Guitar, the Jaguar Bass sports a master volume and individual on/off switches for each pickup, as well as a series/parallel switch that can instantly turn your bass from a smooth jazz machine to a fire-breathing rock monster. A switchable active/passive preamp design introduces a powerful two-band EQ into your sound, which pairs with the passive master tone control for limitless sonic shaping. Turn up the treble for a extra pick attack or a cutting slap-bass tone, or crank the bass for the deepest dub reggae notes you've ever coaxed through your amp. It doesn't matter if you moonlight in a progressive metal band, twilight in a funk outfit, and spend your days making a living in a wedding band, the Fender Jaguar Bass never met a genre it couldn't master.
Plays Famously
The Fender Jazz Bass has long been celebrated for its playability, and the Jaguar Bass is no different. The 20-fret neck has a super comfortable C-shape profile; generous enough to make fretting easy, but slim enough to facilitate quick position changes. The trademark asymmetrical body fits your body and arms like a glove, and helps the bass achieve perfect balance whether you play it standing up or sitting down. It's light weight, too, which is a good thing, because once you pick it up, you won't ever want to put your Jaguar Bass down!
All This and Looks, Too
You know that old adage about two attractive people having ugly children? Boy, does the Fender Jaguar Bass disprove that theory! Combining traits of the sleek Jazz Bass and the chromed-out Jaguar Guitar, the Jaguar Bass is flashy without sacrificing the classic cool that marks it unmistakably as a classic Fender. You get block inlays on the neck, plenty of chrome on the body, and three classy-looking finish options: Black, Hot Rod Red, and the iconic 3-Color Sunburst. The Sunburst model features a complementary brown tortoiseshell pick-guard, and the Hot Rod Red model sports a matching, painted headstock, recalling Fender's adventurous '60s design aesthetics. This is a bass that celebrates its roots while still looking totally modern. Which shouldn't come as a surprise, really. . . after all, it is a Fender.
The Jaguar Bass has quickly become one of Fender's best-selling models, bass or guitar, and it's not hard to see why. With it's huge array of tones and head-turning good looks, the Jaguar is the only bass you'll ever need.
Active / Passive Switching Is Just The Beginning
Built off the already flexible platform of the Jazz Bass's dual single-coil pickup arrangement, the Jaguar Bass's electronics go beyond nearly any other production bass. Taking a cue from its namesake, the Fender Jaguar Guitar, the Jaguar Bass sports a master volume and individual on/off switches for each pickup, as well as a series/parallel switch that can instantly turn your bass from a smooth jazz machine to a fire-breathing rock monster. A switchable active/passive preamp design introduces a powerful two-band EQ into your sound, which pairs with the passive master tone control for limitless sonic shaping. Turn up the treble for a extra pick attack or a cutting slap-bass tone, or crank the bass for the deepest dub reggae notes you've ever coaxed through your amp. It doesn't matter if you moonlight in a progressive metal band, twilight in a funk outfit, and spend your days making a living in a wedding band, the Fender Jaguar Bass never met a genre it couldn't master.
Plays Famously
The Fender Jazz Bass has long been celebrated for its playability, and the Jaguar Bass is no different. The 20-fret neck has a super comfortable C-shape profile; generous enough to make fretting easy, but slim enough to facilitate quick position changes. The trademark asymmetrical body fits your body and arms like a glove, and helps the bass achieve perfect balance whether you play it standing up or sitting down. It's light weight, too, which is a good thing, because once you pick it up, you won't ever want to put your Jaguar Bass down!
All This and Looks, Too
You know that old adage about two attractive people having ugly children? Boy, does the Fender Jaguar Bass disprove that theory! Combining traits of the sleek Jazz Bass and the chromed-out Jaguar Guitar, the Jaguar Bass is flashy without sacrificing the classic cool that marks it unmistakably as a classic Fender. You get block inlays on the neck, plenty of chrome on the body, and three classy-looking finish options: Black, Hot Rod Red, and the iconic 3-Color Sunburst. The Sunburst model features a complementary brown tortoiseshell pick-guard, and the Hot Rod Red model sports a matching, painted headstock, recalling Fender's adventurous '60s design aesthetics. This is a bass that celebrates its roots while still looking totally modern. Which shouldn't come as a surprise, really. . . after all, it is a Fender.
The Jaguar Bass has quickly become one of Fender's best-selling models, bass or guitar, and it's not hard to see why. With it's huge array of tones and head-turning good looks, the Jaguar is the only bass you'll ever need.
Um, wow -- Fender once again scales new heights of cool with the Jaguar Bass guitar. After all, they did invent the bass guitar, and they did design the Jaguar guitar, and this hybrid model combines both into an unbelievably cool instrument.
Bassists too can now be blinded by the chrome and have more switches and dials than Mission Control at their disposal. The alder body comes in cool Black or Hot Rod Red finishes, with a thin, fast 1-piece C-shaped Maple neck (matching headstock on Hot Rod Red model). The Rosewood fingerboard has aged block position markets, and the roar pours forth from 2 Jazz Bass pickups with an active/passive pickup system and series/parallel switching. So incredibly cool -- Fender should've thought of this years ago!
Model Number: 025-9505-(Color#)
Series: Deluxe Series
Colors: (506) Black, (515) Hot Rod Red, (Polyurethane Finish)
Body: Alder
Neck: 1-Piece Maple, Thin 'C' Shape, (Gloss Polyurethane Finish)
Fingerboard: Rosewood
No. of Frets: 20 Vintage Style Frets
Pickups: 2 Vintage Jazz Bass Single-Coil Pickups
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone, Preamp Treble Control Wheel, Preamp Bass Control Wheel, Preamp On/Off Slide Switch
Pickup Switching: 2-On/Off Slide Switches, 1 for Each Pickup,
1-Series/Parallel Slide Switch (Operates only when both pickups are on)
Bridge: Standard 4-Saddle
Machine Heads: Vintage Style
Hardware: Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply White
Scale Length: 34 in. (864 mm)
Width at Nut: 1.50 in. (38mm)
Unique Features: Block Position Markers, Active/Passive Preamp System, Slim Neck Profile
Strings: Super 7350M, NPS, p/n 073-7350-006, Gauges: (.045, .065, .085, .105)
Accessories: None
Case: None
Introduced: 1/2006
Bassists too can now be blinded by the chrome and have more switches and dials than Mission Control at their disposal. The alder body comes in cool Black or Hot Rod Red finishes, with a thin, fast 1-piece C-shaped Maple neck (matching headstock on Hot Rod Red model). The Rosewood fingerboard has aged block position markets, and the roar pours forth from 2 Jazz Bass pickups with an active/passive pickup system and series/parallel switching. So incredibly cool -- Fender should've thought of this years ago!
Technical Info
Model Name: Jaguar BassModel Number: 025-9505-(Color#)
Series: Deluxe Series
Colors: (506) Black, (515) Hot Rod Red, (Polyurethane Finish)
Body: Alder
Neck: 1-Piece Maple, Thin 'C' Shape, (Gloss Polyurethane Finish)
Fingerboard: Rosewood
No. of Frets: 20 Vintage Style Frets
Pickups: 2 Vintage Jazz Bass Single-Coil Pickups
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone, Preamp Treble Control Wheel, Preamp Bass Control Wheel, Preamp On/Off Slide Switch
Pickup Switching: 2-On/Off Slide Switches, 1 for Each Pickup,
1-Series/Parallel Slide Switch (Operates only when both pickups are on)
Bridge: Standard 4-Saddle
Machine Heads: Vintage Style
Hardware: Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply White
Scale Length: 34 in. (864 mm)
Width at Nut: 1.50 in. (38mm)
Unique Features: Block Position Markers, Active/Passive Preamp System, Slim Neck Profile
Strings: Super 7350M, NPS, p/n 073-7350-006, Gauges: (.045, .065, .085, .105)
Accessories: None
Case: None
Introduced: 1/2006
Jaguar + bass = totally new Fender with some serious vintage mojo! Alder body with Jaguar shape. Thin C-shape maple neck. Rosewood fretboard with 20 vintage-style frets and block inlays. Vintage Jazz pickups with active/passive preamp system. Pickup on/off switches plus series/parallel switch. Neato!
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Fender Jaguar Electric Bass Reviews
9 out of 10
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"One Rippin' Kitten!"
Feature:
As I'm sure you've noticed, this bass has enough knobs and switches to fly a plane with. These features give you the option of truely carving out your sound. If you use an Ampeg or other boutique style head, often you are shorted the option of a lot of knobs to use to dial in that perfect sound. This bass lets you carry every aspect of your tone right under your pickguard.
Quality:
The Japanese sect of Fender is by far the best bang for your buck. I've played them all, from Squiers to AmStands, and the best price point in all of Fender is their Japs. Just a little under the quality of an American, but waay under the price. To me, quality vs. price, it's a no-brainer.
Value:
If you're not sure which Fender bass you want, simply because you've tried and love them all, then that should be this bass's biggest selling point. I literally lined up a Fender Jazz, P-Bass, and Marcus Miller's sig model and was able to recreate all those basses using this one. It really is like 3+ basses in one, for less than one of them! This bass will save you from having to buy the other two basses, so by my logic, it's worth 3 times what I payed for it! That's value!
Desirability:
The bass is super sexy. I've played it live regularly since I've bought it, and other bassists with Music Mans, Specters, Warwicks and the like all come up to me and ask me about it. It's just the right amount of chrome and class with a modern spin. The looks are what first attracted me to this bass, and if I ever decide to stop playing it, it'll simply become a wall ornament so I can continue to marvel at it.
Sound:
The versatility of this bass is awesome. It's overall tone hovers around a Deluxe (active) Jazz bass, but you can get some pretty convincing P-Bass thump out of it as well. I have two different bands, a country act and a hard rock band. I use this bass for both as I can get a nice hit-you-in-the-chest thump for some simple country licks, or a ballzy grind with some nice mides for my rock act.
Ease of Use:
Sure, the air-traffic-control interface takes a little while to get used to, but it really is a lot simpler to use than it looks. After owning the bass for about 3 days, I was sweeping knobs and switches on stage with pure confidence. I still find cool new combinations of switches every once in a while that give me all-new inspiration.
Support:
Not concerning this bass, but I've delt with Fender before. Pretty nice chaps, although you can be on hold for a while. Once you get a hold of them, they are very easy to deal with and very pleasant and knowledgable.
Overall:
This bass instantly became my main axe, and will continue to be for years to come. I did quite a bit of research on the product and played numerous ones before I brought one home. If it was stolen, I would get another one as soon as I got out of prison for ambushing the jerk that stole it.
As I'm sure you've noticed, this bass has enough knobs and switches to fly a plane with. These features give you the option of truely carving out your sound. If you use an Ampeg or other boutique style head, often you are shorted the option of a lot of knobs to use to dial in that perfect sound. This bass lets you carry every aspect of your tone right under your pickguard.
Quality:
The Japanese sect of Fender is by far the best bang for your buck. I've played them all, from Squiers to AmStands, and the best price point in all of Fender is their Japs. Just a little under the quality of an American, but waay under the price. To me, quality vs. price, it's a no-brainer.
Value:
If you're not sure which Fender bass you want, simply because you've tried and love them all, then that should be this bass's biggest selling point. I literally lined up a Fender Jazz, P-Bass, and Marcus Miller's sig model and was able to recreate all those basses using this one. It really is like 3+ basses in one, for less than one of them! This bass will save you from having to buy the other two basses, so by my logic, it's worth 3 times what I payed for it! That's value!
Desirability:
The bass is super sexy. I've played it live regularly since I've bought it, and other bassists with Music Mans, Specters, Warwicks and the like all come up to me and ask me about it. It's just the right amount of chrome and class with a modern spin. The looks are what first attracted me to this bass, and if I ever decide to stop playing it, it'll simply become a wall ornament so I can continue to marvel at it.
Sound:
The versatility of this bass is awesome. It's overall tone hovers around a Deluxe (active) Jazz bass, but you can get some pretty convincing P-Bass thump out of it as well. I have two different bands, a country act and a hard rock band. I use this bass for both as I can get a nice hit-you-in-the-chest thump for some simple country licks, or a ballzy grind with some nice mides for my rock act.
Ease of Use:
Sure, the air-traffic-control interface takes a little while to get used to, but it really is a lot simpler to use than it looks. After owning the bass for about 3 days, I was sweeping knobs and switches on stage with pure confidence. I still find cool new combinations of switches every once in a while that give me all-new inspiration.
Support:
Not concerning this bass, but I've delt with Fender before. Pretty nice chaps, although you can be on hold for a while. Once you get a hold of them, they are very easy to deal with and very pleasant and knowledgable.
Overall:
This bass instantly became my main axe, and will continue to be for years to come. I did quite a bit of research on the product and played numerous ones before I brought one home. If it was stolen, I would get another one as soon as I got out of prison for ambushing the jerk that stole it.
Submitted: 02/15/2009
Style of Music: Funk, Country, Rock
10 out of 10
Fender Jaguar Bass Guitar Customer Review
Feature:
great features on the guitar. tons of switches to take you to your hearts content (didn't get a 10 'cause there wasn't a case with it)
Quality:
great, solid construction.
Value:
couldn't find anything else in the same price range.
Desirability:
love at first sight...
Sound:
both active and passive give the player a plethera of options for sound, from a sexy, low dub to a punchy punk
Ease of Use:
probably the easiest bass to get all the sounds you want. period.
Overall:
just so completely enthralled with this instrument. cant say anything else.
great features on the guitar. tons of switches to take you to your hearts content (didn't get a 10 'cause there wasn't a case with it)
Quality:
great, solid construction.
Value:
couldn't find anything else in the same price range.
Desirability:
love at first sight...
Sound:
both active and passive give the player a plethera of options for sound, from a sexy, low dub to a punchy punk
Ease of Use:
probably the easiest bass to get all the sounds you want. period.
Overall:
just so completely enthralled with this instrument. cant say anything else.
Submitted: 10/24/2006
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