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08-01-2007, 02:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario | | | best (or most prefered) fender jazz bass
hi i'm just wondering which fender jazz bass y'all see as the best (meaning most prefered of them). i'm not asking which one is the best overall just which one is best for you and why or which is your favorite. i'm looking to get a fender within the next year and my budget is <$2000 canadian. please suggest some and why they are good.
ps. i'm looking to hit as close to the budget as possible. also i want a fender for the fender sound.
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08-01-2007, 02:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Orlando, FL | | | I would like a Geddy Lee Jazz bass myself. Or a Marcus Miller.
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08-01-2007, 02:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lakeland, FL | | | For my money, the best in your price range would either be a Custom Classic Jazz or a '75 AVRI Jazz.
The Custom Classic is old school looking, but with active electronics and features, the 75RI is just old school mojo.
PS - This thread is going to bring out the Fender QC sucks, get a Lakland, get a Lull, get a Sadowsky, etc. drum beaters. Those are all fine basses, but if you want a Fender, get a Fender IMO. Stick to your guns!
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08-01-2007, 02:17 PM
| | | | canīt say which is the best modell. i own a 2001 deluxe and a 62 usa reissue and they are both fantastic. |
08-01-2007, 02:24 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Harpers Ferry WV | | | Any Japan model IMO or a Mexican with a BadassII and upgraded pickups. My MIM sounds better than most every MIA I play.
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08-01-2007, 02:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SF Bay Area | | the custom classic is a good choice as is the Highway One. Lots of TBer rave about their Geddy's. Also, for your budget, with the CDN$ so close to the US$ these days, you could just go MIA too, which are fine instruments. You hear all kinds of good stuff about CIJ Fenders as well.
So, much to choose from in Fender land for you.
btw ... I have a Lull and I would say if you want a Fender .. get a Fender too.
Of course, if you can get a Lull, a Sadowsky or a Lakland for your money (i.e. used maybe) then thats not a stupid choice either. 
most importantly ...
ENJOY!
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08-01-2007, 02:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Plano, TX | | | I would recommend checking out the Ken Smith Design basses. I've got two, a four string 70's and a five string 60's, and they seriously kick ass. |
08-01-2007, 02:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Santa Cruz, CA | | Used MIA from where I stand. 
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08-01-2007, 02:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Toronto | | | I'm really diggin my 80s MIJ Jazz. So playable.
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08-01-2007, 02:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New York, NY | | | I have a Marcus Miller and love it.
I also recommend:
Geddy Lee
Reissue from Japan via Ishibashi
Highway 1
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08-01-2007, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by contakt321 I have a Marcus Miller and love it.
I also recommend:
Geddy Lee
Reissue from Japan via Ishibashi
Highway 1 | Another one for the Miller....but I was looking at the prices (they went up since I got mine), I only payed 749$+ tax.
Still love it though.
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08-01-2007, 03:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Metro St. Louis | | Check out this link of King Curtis with Jerry Jemmott back around 1972. JJ has the perfect Jazz, IMO! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WHcWu-1iUg
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08-01-2007, 03:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Probably stuck behind a desk. | | | The American Deluxe Jazz is extremely versatile and darn purty too.
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08-01-2007, 03:08 PM
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08-01-2007, 03:11 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia | | | Sicne you're in Toronto, take some time and visit Club Bass on Ossington (just n. of Queen). Dave there has higher end Jazz's from Lakland and Sadowsky. Then go up the street to the L&M at Ossington and Bloor and try some Fenders. Thenn decide. With $2000 you have some dcent options.
My .02: Go with a Geddy and use the rest to get a decent amp.
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08-01-2007, 03:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kent, England | |  What's wrong with an orginal mid-late '70s Fender? Too expensive, or just not much love for them out there  ?
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08-01-2007, 03:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New York, NY | | | I got my Marcus Miller used for $500, I think used Geddy's come in around there too.
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08-01-2007, 03:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dallas Texas | | | I went and played a bunch of fenders yesterday... From MIM to MIA... Two stood out to me... One was the Geddy Lee, the other was the 24 fret with basslines... That thing sounded like a monster. I might be picking that up along with an amepeg 8x10 next weekend...
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08-01-2007, 03:55 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wisconsin | | Quote:
Originally Posted by LeoFenderBender The American Deluxe Jazz is extremely versatile and darn purty too. | +1000000000000000000000000000 That's the only bass that you'll ever need.
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08-01-2007, 04:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Seattle WA | | | I would suggest any MIJ Fender Jazz model or try and find a good deal on eBay for a '75 or earlier American Jazz. I own a Geddy and love it. The Marcus Miller is also very sweet (and see you've had a few nods for it).
It really boils down to what feels best to you. So go play as many as you can.
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