Best looking jazz bass?

[Guinness20]

Had a look around and haven't seen another thread like this. i think jazz basses are about as pretty a bass as you can get.

Personally, for me block inlays are an absolute killer! These two basses with inlays look pretty tasty to me! We're talking just aesthetics, what jazz bass do you think looks the best?

 

[FretNoMore]

Everyone will of course be partial to their own bass, there's a reason we picked it, right?

Clean simple is my thing. I like the very traditional sunburst and tortoise combination, but most of all this look

 

[snyderz]

What?? No surf green??

 

[Machiavelli]

Had to put it here: my $170 Essex bass:

 

[Sputnik Monroe]

Another vote for the maple with black block neck ... My preference a Lake Placid Blue body ...

 

[chuck norriss]

I vote for the ones on the Fender website.

 

[tedious1]

I too like the block inlays...

 

[Ben Berd]

Has to be this Jazzette by Luthman.

 

[mark beem]

I'm very fond of mine.

 

[bluesdogblues]

 

[mark beem]

I love the simplistic elegance of my Lakland 55-60.

 

[RedHotFuzz]

I really like this Warmoth build by Dennis Krabbenbos of the Netherlands (via their customer gallery):

I'm not generally into overly-woodsy looking guitars, but DAT STRIPE!!!

 

[RedHotFuzz]

And how about this blingtastic John Carey Warmoth build:

 

[Weberman]

There are too many variations for me to choose. However, one aesthetic feature that I like on a lot of Jazz-style basses is a bound fretboard in either a high-quality rosewood (dark, chocolatey colors, with reddish hues are my preference), or jet-black ebony, with block inlays, of course.

 

[FrenchBassQC]

This is nice looking also...

 

[MingusBass]

I love how J-Basses look. This is my latest.

 

[faulknersj]

I don't have a favorite...but just to contribute something a little different, I have always thought Sandberg J Basses looked really cool!

 

[Greg Jones]

 

[bluesdogblues]

I don't have a favorite...but just to contribute something a little different, I have always thought Sandberg J Basses looked really cool!View attachment 413474View attachment 413475

Agree

 

[DannyBob]

Squier James Johnston Jazz Bass is my vote. It looks vintage enough for my liking without having any of the playability problems of an actual vintage bass. Btw I don't actually own one, just played a few of them.