Fender Player Jazz Bass Pau Ferro

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Need a smooth bass tone? The Fender Player Jazz Bass boasts a pau ferro fingerboard, dual single-coil Fender Player Alnico 5 Jazz pickups, and an alder body.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Alder body Light weight with a wide tonal range
Fender Player Series Alnico 5 pickups Crisp and articulate; modern Fender edge
Maple neck Bright tone, full sustain and strength
Pau Ferro fretboard Delivers strong midrange presence and punch

With its dual single-coil pickups and smooth playing feel, the Player Jazz Bass is an inspiring instrument with classic, elevated style and authentic Fender bass tone. Its powerful, rumbling sound is punchy and tight; a growling voice that's matched with fast, smooth playing feel for a shot of creative inspiration. Ready for action in the studio, or on the stage, the Player Jazz Bass can take anything you can think of--and everything you haven't yet.

Respecting Fender's heritage while maintaining their innovative spirit, the two growling Player Series single-coil pickups are packed with legendary Fender bass tone, turned up to 11 for modern ears. Volume controls for each and a master tone control are close at hand to shape the pickups' powerful voice so you can easily craft your sound. The "Modern C"-shaped maple neck hosts a 9.5"-radius fingerboard with 20 medium-jumbo frets that are ideal for almost any playing style, while the 4-saddle bridge is engineered for accurate intonation and easy action adjustment so you can personalize the feel to your playing style and taste.

Other features include a 3-ply pickguard, synthetic bone nut, vintage-style disc string trees, open-gear tuning machines and a four-bolt "F"-stamped neck plate that marks this instrument as the real deal--as Fender as it gets.

When you need a bass that can help you get to the next level-one that has genuine Fender sound, style and feel-reach for the Player Jazz Bass.

Allen Abbassi does a full Player Series read more rundown at Summer NAMM 2018:
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- Series: Player
- Body Material: Alder
- Body Finish: Gloss Polyester
- Neck: Maple
- Neck Finish: Satin Urethane Finish on Back of Neck with Gloss Urethane Headstock Face
- Fingerboard Material: Pau Ferro
- Number of Frets: 20
- Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
- Position Inlays: White Dots
- Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
- Nut Width: 1.5" (38.1 mm)
- Tuning Machines: Standard Open-Gear
- Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)
- Bridge: 4-Saddle Standard
- Middle Pickup: Player Series Alnico 5 Single-Coil Jazz Bass
- Bridge Pickup: Player Series Alnico 5 Single-Coil Jazz Bass
- Controls: Volume 1 (Middle Pickup), Volume 2 (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone
- Control Knobs: Vintage Style Black Plastic Jazz Bass
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Strings: Fender USA, NPS, (Gauges .045 - .105)
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment

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

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. (1 ratings)
Submitted May 30, 2021 by Timothy B

"The Finish"

Overall: 3 out of 5 stars
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The finish is not what I expected,it was bright and pretty, but after one year of owning one, just one year, and the finish was tracking badly on the backside. I have a 2005 model that’s 15 years older and has seen more action, but doesn’t have tracking at all in the finish. Playability, and tone was overall decent, and what you’d normally expect from a jazz bass.

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Musical Style:

Jazz, classic rock, blues, classical, heavy metal, flamenco.
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