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Post subject: Jazz Bass Plus - Looking for Some History
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 7:10 am
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I have a 1992 Jazz Bass Plus.
I believe they made this model from 1990 - 94.
I'm having a hard time finding much history regarding this bass.
Was this a top-of-the-line model for Fender when it came out?
What did it retail for?
Did this model not go over well?

I've had other Fender Basses in the past (Deluxe P-Bass, American Stnd Jazz), but like this one the best.

If anyone can tell me more about it I'd appreciate it.

Thanks.


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Post subject: 92 jazz bass...
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:24 am
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If it has the Kubicki electronics, it was the Deluxe MIA at the time it was made. Other than signature models or Custom Shop, this would have been what the name states, 'deluxe.' Though keep in mind, a standard is still a great bass and in many cases preferred because of tonal differences based on subjectivity.

For price details from that period try a 'blue book' (rough price), a recon mission on 'ebay' or other used sites, or try...

http://www.archive.org/

...it is a way-back machine.


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Post subject: '90 JB+5 with issues
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 11:39 am
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first time poster, I received a '90 JB+5, and info is scant on this thing. After inspecting the guts, it looks lik it had active that someone swapped out for a passive setup. I want to put active back in, but am having a hard time figuring out how to acquire the correct circuit. Needs a new neck as well. I looked at Warmoth, but I would love to find a Fender neck. Any help would be appreciated.


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Post subject: Jazz bass plus history
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 5:22 pm
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I can't offer anything about why this bass was phased out, but an obvious theory might be to look at the contemporaries of this bass. One notable one would be the Kubicki bass, a perfectly fine instrument that never generated enough sales to survive. Maybe the Jazz Plus was too un-Fender in its electronics to compete with other instruments from the same company.

For better or worse, Fender has a long history of eliminating good instruments that don't sell well. A partial list:

Jazz Bass Plus 4 and 5 string
Jazz Bass 5-string 24 fret
Six-string (not the Steve Bailey although I don't think that one will last either)
Roscoe Beck 5
A double pickup Precision that was around in the 90s
Fender Coronado (an electric hollowbody from the 60s)

BTW: Jazz Bass Plus' often turn up on eBay and usually go for a decent price. I saw a 5-string in a local pawn shop today for under $700, including gig bag. That's a lot of bass for the price if you can deal with the reverse silver sunburst (what was Fender thinking....).


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Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 8:01 pm
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I just bought a Jazz Plus. It set up extremely easy for a 17 year old bass. Plenty of loose action left in that truss rod. I couldn't find even one tone on the thing that wasn't useable. Goes from a grind to soft n fat..but I prefer the passive mode.


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Post subject: Re: Jazz Bass Plus - Looking for Some History
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 4:14 pm
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Will the 60's jazz bass pickups fit? I hate the lace sensors in passive mode, not loud enough when I switch from another bass.


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Post subject: Re: Jazz Bass Plus - Looking for Some History
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:09 pm
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standard USA Jazz pickups should fit in a Jazz Bass Plus, but why don't you just get a Standard Jazz bass if that is what you want.

One of the problems here is that people gut good, unique, instruments like Jazz Bass Plus's when they should sell them and just buy or build a standard Fender style bassif that is the sound that you love.

I like my Jazz Bass Plus just the way it is.
You have to remember that passive basses are not usually as loud as active basses and you have to expect that when you switch between them at a gig.
Also, the passive setting on an active bass will usually be much quieter.

I rec. that you just play passive basses all night, set up your EQ for passive instruments and deal with the volume when you set up. Leave all active basses home until you want to do an active night. LOL

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Post subject: Re: Jazz Bass Plus - Looking for Some History
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 6:51 am
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The Jazz Bass Plus first debuted as a four-string version in 1990, with the five-string following the next year.

The Jazz Bass Plus V was the first 5-string Fender bass to feature a pao ferro fingerboard and a Gotoh heavy-duty bridge.

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Pao ferro (brazilian ironwood) was used as a fingerboard material on 5-string Fender basses until late 2005.


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Post subject: Re: Jazz Bass Plus - Looking for Some History
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:37 am
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CSJ1969, thanks for the thread, it brought back fond memories. This is a really old thread but I'll add my 2 cents anyway in case you're still listening.

In '93 I bought a used 4 string Jazz Bass Plus in charcoal grey metallic with a great hard shell case at a good-sized independent music store in Maryland near DC. I think it was made in '90. I don't remember exactly how much I paid for it but I remember it was a stretch for me as a college student. It wasn't ever a very popular bass. I didn't see any of these before I found this one and I've hardly seen any since I sold mine.

I really loved that bass and wish I still had it. The JBP was a big improvement from my prior bass and it really helped improve my playing. I loved the play, feel, and sound -- other than the fretbuzz problems I had with it during recording. The fretbuzz caused me to sell it despite how much I liked playing it. I couldn't afford to buy a new quality bass and keep the JPB too.

I took it to a neighbor who did instrument repair and he couldn't sort out the fretbuzz problem. These days I realize he was an amateur and it deserved a professional service. I'm still kicking myself.

I ended up putting it on consignment at a music store. The bass player sales guy seemed to think there wasn't a problem with it and he smiled as he was played it. "The neck's straight," he said. It went pretty quickly and I was really sad to see it go. Still am!


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