Fender American Standard Jazz Bass® Electric Bass Guitar

Pros: The Price & The Tone!
Cons: Feels a little cheap.

The Fender Standard Jazz Bass (Mexican) Fender first introduced it in 1960 as th ...

Pros: Good tone for the price; Stays in tune well
Cons: Fit and Finish are mediocre

I first picked up this bass at a local merchant brand new. I decided to pick this bass out due to a lot of the bass players in the punk genre (especially Alkaline Trio) using it for that single coil sound versus that muffled humbucker tone....

Pros: A clever and subtle development of the classic original.
Cons: It could be better,but given new price, few I can think of.

Fender USA's most recent version of their standard bass sets
new levels of build quality,sound and playability.

Introduced two years ago, this American Series Jazz Bass
preserves the look, sound and most of the vibe of the original...

Pros: price, time - tested construction
Cons: sound and feel

I was looking for a fretless bass, and as soon as I'm playing fretted jazz 5-string, the first thing I was checking out was fender jazz fretless.
Well, I have a bad luck to live in Jerusalem, which is the most beautiful - and today probably the most...

Pros: excellent sound quality, easy to play with
Cons: extremely expensive for a bass guitar!

I have played with many bass guitars throughout this past year, but I do not think any of these basses are as good as the Fender American Standard Jazz Bass. I have played with Squier basses (dislike the sound quality), Yamaha...

Pros: Low cost..quality...fun to play.
Cons: Try one yourself and you decide.

In all the years I've been playing bass...(hmmm..18 or 19 years now)...musically,I have figured out a few things. First of all, play in tune, play in time and try to remember that it's what you don't play that matters.
That's an old lesson that...

Pros: sounds good, a well-known sound that you'll need as a working bass player, good value
Cons: some inconsistency in construction between different examples of the same model (try before you buy)

By mid-2000, Fender's popular American Standard line of basses and guitars was replaced by something described nebulously as the "American Series". I guess they got tired of the term "American Standard" reminding people of toilets...

Pros: Good action, good tonal range, very well constructed
Cons: performance varies on some basses of same make

It's the purple 5 string Fender Jazz Standard, made in beautiful downtown Mehico. I've owned this lovely piece for about 3 years now, it hath served me extremely well - and the price for which I purchased it is unbeatable for the quality of the bass....

Pros: price, classic look and feel, decent tone for the money
Cons: inconsistent factory setup, not as many options, both pickups are the same size

The Mexico-made Fender Standard Jazz Bass is a good facsimile of the higher-priced USA-made models. With a few modifications, it goes from being a decent starter and backup instrument to a terrific #1.

First, let me highlight some of the...

Pros: playibility is awesome, durable
Cons: basically none for the price

The fender jazz bass is in my epinion one of fenders best ideas. It is used by thousands and for a reason. The j bass, as it often called, is very fast to play because of its very thin neck. I am in a band and this is the only bass i bring. The jazz...

Pros: Playability, Construction, Hardware, Classic Lines
Cons: Stock pickups are way too bland for this bass

I have been an avid Fender bass fan for quite sometime. In the electric bass world Fender did invent the wheel. The most valuable bass I own is a dead stock 1970 Jazz. But as beautiful as it sounds and looks, it can be a workhorse to play (couple neck ...

Pros: Great sound, fast neck action, low cost
Cons: a little heavy, wood imperfections

I bought this bass after playing a Yamaha for several years. The neck was one of the first things that I noticed when I picked up the bass. It has fantastic action, and the long scale length really helps the tone and sustain. I will never buy a short...

Pros: great sound, attractive, comfortable, easy to love
Cons: minor construction problems

Well one day i had an extra dollar as I was buying my pack of Luckies and i decided to buy one of those dollar lottery tickets. And geuss how much the unluckiest guy in the world won off of that ticket. 500 bucks. It made my day, i zipped over to the...

Pros: Classic Fender sound and action String spacing
Cons: Neck width may be too much for smaller hands

First of all the $400-$500 dollar price tag is a misprint. These basses run around $1000 or so new, the Mexican version is the cheaper one. I found mine for $600 used. I haven't had the pleasure of trying out one of the Mexican models, but the American...

Pros: Absolutely Beautiful. Right handed sounds great for the money
Cons: Not made for small people, Left handed isn't the same quality.

To put my review into perspective I'll have to start by saying that I am a 5'5 110lbs left handed girl. It took me months to find a left handed bass so when I finally found it I bought it without much thought. I had played on the right handed basses...