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Post subject: American Deluxe Jazz Bass IV and V upgraded for 2010
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 7:27 am
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The American Deluxe J-Bass has been upgraded for 2010!

The revised model sports a pair of newly-designed N3 Noiseless Jazz Bass pickups and Fender's High-Mass Vintage (HMV) bridge. Other features include a graphite-reinforced modern C-shape maple neck with glossed bound rosewood or maple fingerboards with block-shaped position markers, 21 medium-jumbo frets, Hipshot vintage lightweight tuners, CBS-era headstock decals and an active/passive toggle switch. Available in 4 and 5-string versions.


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AMERICAN DELUXE JAZZ BASS V

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Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 7:45 pm
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Looks great!

Classic + modern. Can't beat a good Jazz Bass.


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Post subject: European update for jazz?
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 12:06 pm
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I believe this to be an export model as the pictures are from a German website, and not to be found on Fender's domestic website. Much like the CIJs, it's probably a case of you can see it, but not have it.

The only feature of interest on this bass is the active/passive switch. There's nothing "deluxe" about the other features, unless you interested in paying more money for a bass with the same features more or less as the American Standard.


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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:47 pm
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It's not an export model!

This is the newer American Deluxe Series which debuts next month. That's the reason for which Fender's domestic website has not been updated yet.

The new series will be officially announced soon (probably during the last week of March, I suppose.)

The Jazz Bass IV photo was taken from Thomann while the V is actually featured on Soundland's official page.

BTW, the '70s styling is really cool! :wink:

The sunburst maple necked models are very Geddy Lee-like because of the 3-ply black p/g and the black binding and black block inlays on the 21-fret fingerboard!

I'd liked to see the black maple-necked Jazzes with a 3-ply white pickguard instead of black. Like Geddy's original 1972 Fender bass.

The new N3 noiseless pickups are supposed to emulate the tone of an early-to-mid 1970s Jazz Bass without the annoying 60-cycle buzz. Hope to see these new basses in action!


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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 12:47 pm
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[quote="chromeface"]It's not an export model!

This is the newer American Deluxe Series which debuts next month. That's the reason for which Fender's domestic website has not been updated yet.

The new series will be officially announced soon (probably during the last week of March, I suppose.)

I'm curious how you came to know this. Fender has verified that it is a production model, but would not say which market.

I still think it's a step backwards in some ways from recent American Deluxe models. I have a 1998 and I'll take my abalone dots, 22 frets and pau ferro fingerboard any day over what this new model offers. I do like the a/p switch. The high mass bridge may be inconsequential to those of us who string through the body. I'd probably like the block position markers if they didn't look like mother-of-toilet-seat, as Ed Friedland calls them. I still think the important parts of this bass (i.e., the sound) are nothing you can't get on other models for less money. Part of the problem here, and don't get me wrong because I love Jazz basses, is that Fender is locked into the Jazz sounding like a Jazz, where as other companies like Lakland can offer basses with J/MM pickup configurations because some people want a bass that sonically does it all, including imitating basses that were invented by Leo.

I hope Fender offers this bass in some good colors, too. Enough with the black, white, red, sunburst spectrum.


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Post subject: Sandberg bass
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 1:18 pm
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I wasn't familiar with Thomann's website so I visited it and came across the Jazz bass that Fender could make if a Jazz didn't have to always sound like a jazz: http://www.sandberg-guitars.de/basscat- ... alj-series

I'm not familiar with Sandberg, but comparing their prices (in Euros) to Fender's export prices, they must be well thought of. At any rate, their Jazz bass with the J/MM combo in Delano pickups must be killer, not to mention that it comes in more colors and finishes and has the a/p switch AND has block position markers.

Of course, it's not a Fender ;p

Gee, if Fender made a J/MM bass we could call the Fender JaM Bass!! Now, that's a marketable bass!!


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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 4:41 pm
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fretless5 wrote:
chromeface wrote:

I still think it's a step backwards in some ways from recent American Deluxe models. I have a 1998 and I'll take my abalone dots, 22 frets and pau ferro fingerboard any day over what this new model offers. I do like the a/p switch.

I hope Fender offers this bass in some good colors, too. Enough with the black, white, red, sunburst spectrum.



I would also prefer the abalone dots and pf fingerboard. I'd still like to see some matching headstocks on the painted models.


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Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:58 am
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Where are you getting this information?


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Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:54 am
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looks great.. i bet it'll sound great.. though I'd still go for vintage stuff


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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:14 pm
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Rhonda Smith with the "older" Deluxe Jazzes...

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...and the "new" Deluxes with the 70s styling.

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Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 11:34 am
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I really like the looks of these. Do I "need" another Jazz bass .... hmmmm ...... :lol:


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Post subject: New Fender J Bass Deluxe looks like the Custom Shop bass
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:53 am
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The new American J bass deluxes with the bound fingerboard and inlays looks like the Custom Shop Classic version which is also active (which I think they discontinued now). I don't like the 70's style logo and like some other posts prefer the 22 fret fingerboard(would really like a 2octave 24 fret a la the Korean made Jazz bass 24 active). The active/passive switch is nice. I have the "old" version American J bass deluxe in olympic white and rosewood fingerboard and a fretless in sunburst. I wish they just updated the bridge, the pickup to the SC III and added the active/passive switch.

For the P bass deluxe they got rid of the humbucker bridge pickup and just put one J pick up, curious what this will sound like now.


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