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Fender American Elite Jazz Bass

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Fender American Elite Jazz Bass
Product no: 9000-0023-0101 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

The Fender American Elite Jazz Bass is at the top of the heap in terms of American bass guitars. This J-Bass has a luxurious Champagne finish and a maple fretboard on a maple neck, both of which are compound in keeping with the rest of the Elite series. The fretboard compound radius goes from 9.5 to 14 inches and the back of the neck has a compound radius as well that goes from a Modern C to a D as you go up the neck.

American Elite Jazz Bass: ergonomic and noiseless single-coils

The neck of this bass is joined asymmetrically to the body, and the heel is more ergonomic than ever before, allowing better accessibility to the higher frets. The pickups on this bass have also been upgraded to two active Elite Deluxe Noiseless pickups. What hasn't changed, however, is the unmistakable sound of the Deluxe Jazz bass. This Elite J-Bass has ultra-quiet single-coils that range from deep lows to crisp highs. The improved Dual Action truss rod at the 21st fret features a spoke nut for easy adjustments. This bass comes in an original Fender deluxe shockproof case.

Fender American Elite bass guitars

The guitars and basses from Fender's Elite range are premium models, just like the Fender American Deluxe models. These iconic models have received a number of upgrades in terms of technology and design with no expense spared when it comes to attention to detail, quality and finish. Fender American Elite models have a traditional look with brand-new Deluxe Noiseless pickups and state-of-the-art playing comfort.

Specifications

Product features

Number of frets 21
Number of strings 4
Active tone control yes
Pickup configuration SS
Pickup type single-coil (active)
Neck connection bolt on
Fretboard wood maple
Includes cover no
Includes case yes
Colour wood/natural
Country of origin USA
Left-handed no
Body material ash
Model J-model bass guitar
Bass guitar scale length long scale (34 inches)
String-thru-body no
Body type solid

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging) 11,1 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging) 137,0 x 48,0 x 17,0 cm

Product specifications

  • Fender electric bass guitar
    • model: Jazz Bass
    • series: American Elite
    • colour: Natural
  • body
    • material: alder
    • finish: high-gloss polyurethane
    • shape: J bass
  • neck
    • joint: bolt-on
    • material: maple
    • back finish: satin-gloss urethane
    • profile: Modern C to D
    • scale length: 34 in
  • fretboard
    • maple
    • fretboard radius: 9.5 - 14 in
    • number of frets: 21
    • fret type: medium jumbo
    • string nut material: bone
    • string nut width: 38.1 mm
    • position markers: pearloid block inlay
  • hardware
    • bridge: Hi-Mass vintage-style with four saddles (string-thru body or topload)
    • hardware finish: chrome
    • machine heads: Fender F Lightweight
    • pickguard: 3-ply
    • strings: Fender USA NPS .045 - .105
  • electronics
    • bridge pickup: 4th Generation Noiseless single-coil
    • neck pickup: 4th Generation Noiseless single-coil
    • 18V preamp with active 3-band EQ
    • controls: 1x master volume, 1x balance, Boost/Cut hi/mid/lo, frequency sweep, active/passive mini-switch
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Instrument convenable dans l'ensemble , juste que à ceprix là ils auraient pu prévoir un accès au compartiment piles plus simple .
Fender American Elite Jazz Bass

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Onlangs deze gitaar aangeschaft. Wat een prachtig geluid produceert deze bas! Echt helemaal superblij mee. De instelmogelijkheden zijn zeer breed. Het instrument is prachtig afgewerkt en alle knoppen/schakelaar zijn goed te bedienen. De bespreekbaarheid is ook geweldig. Veel geld voor deze bas neergelegd maar het is het waard.

NAMM 2016: Big Fender Name Change: Deluxe Is Now Elite!

Thursday 21 January 2016

Fender knows like no other that you never change a winning team. Besides a few little adjustments here and there, they usually don't mess with their successful models too much. Until now. The famous manufacturer decided to get rid of the Deluxe name and re-brand it with the slightly classier Elite moniker. Of course, this also goes with a few adjustments for the various Teles and Strats, as well as the Jazz, Precision and Dimension bass guitars.

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