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$1000 and itching to spend on a jazz

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Needenaneden

Feb 22, 2011
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#1
I scrounged up $1000 and am ready to spend it. I have a G&L p bass on it's way but in the mean time I want a jazz. All I've ever owned is a Music Man Sterling and I really don't like the tone of it.
I want to go to where it all started by getting a P bass and a Jazz. The talk always seems to be good about the Fender Road Worn jazz and it's what I'm leaning towards...unless you guys convince me otherwise. Would ordering a Road Worn be a crap shoot or is the quality consistent? Thanks!
 
#2
I'd reccomend a american standard jazz, there around 1400 new but can easily be had for 900 used. I've heard good things about the road worn series but I'd go to a store and play around on some jazz basses and see what you like the most.
 
#3
I actually did play around with the American standard jazz and liked them but was looking to buy new and I was told they would get me a new Road Worn for $1000 incl tax. I thought maybe the Road Worn neck would feel even better than AS jazz.
 
#4
Needenaneden said:
I scrounged up $1000 and am ready to spend it. I have a G&L p bass on it's way but in the mean time I want a jazz. All I've ever owned is a Music Man Sterling and I really don't like the tone of it.
I want to go to where it all started by getting a P bass and a Jazz. The talk always seems to be good about the Fender Road Worn jazz and it's what I'm leaning towards...unless you guys convince me otherwise. Would ordering a Road Worn be a crap shoot or is the quality consistent? Thanks!
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IMO quality control on most Fenders is a crap shoot.

My 2 cents...G&L JB-2 or a Lakland Skyline 44-60. Both come up used in the TB classifieds fairly often.
 
#8
I had a classic 60's jazz, which is essentially the same as road worn. I sold it and now have an American Standard which I like much better. My main issue with the 60's bass was the radius of 7.25". I hated it. It always felt like a thin baseball bat. The neck on my AS is just great. They sound different too. The moral of the story is you want to try them first as the models can vary a lot in terms of feel and tone.
 
#9
+1 to buying used, no matter the budget. You may be searching longer for the right one, but you'll get much much more for your money. And if you buy smart and care for it, you'll likely recoup all or most of your cost when/if you sell. A new instrument can't make that promise.

Plus, someone else has already put that painful first ding in the finish.
 
#17
strost said:
Another vote for used G&L JB. I got mine for $1000 and now I plan on getting a LB-100 (is that what you ordered?)

Then we could be buddies!

Seriously. I love my JB.
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Yes, I am waiting for the LB-100 to show up any day. I'm hoping it will satisfy my P bass gas for a long time. I just have to satisfy the Jazz gas.
I can spend more but would have to wait a month or so. I was just hoping to find my perfect 4 string jazz and only be $1000 in to it.
 
#20
I've still got one of these MIJ P/J's left.

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That's the "Jazz" I would buy.
 

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