fender active jazz?

[TheNightLife]

wuts up guys. not really sure where this belongs but this sections seems right. tomorrow im going to gc to buy a fender jazz. ive been looking into the active jazz bass and i was just wondering what your opinions are on them? thanks in advance.

The Night Life

p.s. its a deluxe model. sorry.

 

[Kwesi]

I just got my hands on a Fender American Deluxe Jazz Bass FMT V and I'm diggin' it. I've pretty much come to terms with the fact that I'm not a passive guy but I can honestly say that Fenders American Deluxe basses are really nice. If you can get your hands on one I'm sure you'd like it.

 

[gumtown]

I just picked up a American deluxe jazz V, 3 days ago, it's olympic white.
I very much like it, i am used to narrower neck 24 fret basses, but this one just feels so nice and easy to play.
I will be keeping this one probably forever.

 

[sound of bass]

I bought a Fender J just about 2 yrs ago from GC, and will never part with it! Its flawless in its consruction and finish, frets are perfect, the thin satin neck helps me slide very well, and its passive or active, a switch to change moods depending on the sound I want at the moment. But mostly because, even though it only has stock roundwounds (Dont know the brand) when I strike a note it'll ring out for days if I let it, and when Im in the groove and everything comes together just perfectly, the tone literally gives me chills and makes my hair stand on end. Thats no B.S.! I have 6 bassses and only get that from the J. I have a Fender P also but that is a whole other emotion, since were talking about the J I'll let it go for now. Good luck with it. Good luck with the whole GC experience and make sure to post pics along with your critique. Later.............

 

[TheNightLife]

i have an american p with seymour duncans in it and honestly i dont think ill ever let that thing go. im used to passive pickups with high output but this active jazz has really caught my eye. im really looking for a bass that im not going to modify lol.

whats the difference between the american series and the standard series with these. it looks like they have the same electronics and hardware but i could be wrong. i wish the made the american in vintage white with a maple neck lol damn it

 

[topcat2069]

I have owned the Bass you are referring to. It plays great and sounds better (the American electronics make it so) I had a Candy Apple Red and I put a chrome pickguard on it ...a real looker !! you're gonna love it.. just get a good setup.

 

[coronado3]

I have the America Deluxe Jazz 5 and it sounds fantastic! Early on, I thought Bart pups and preamp would make it sound more "Pro" but I put the original guts back in and it gives me all i need.

 

[dave64o]

I owned a MIM Jazz Deluxe V for about 5 or 6 years. I thought it was a great bass for the money and simply loved it. However, it was HEAVY, as in 13.5 pounds heavy. That was my only complaint against it.

I currently own a MIA Jazz Deluxe V fretless. MUCH lighter, sounds fantastic, and tonally it's very versatile. My only beef with this one is ... well, ME. I suck at fretless and it's been sitting almost idle since I started taking lessons about a year ago. But sometimes I grab it just for a diversion and I really do like it (kinda wish it was fretted ).

 

[brandtb]

My '90 Jazz Bass Plus (MIA) is the rough equivalent of the current American Standard Deluxe. Great player, great tone. Nice construction and has sustain out the wazoo.

My bridge pickup had gone out -- probably a while ago and I was wondering why I wasn't satisfied with the bass anymore. When it finally occurred to me that something was wrong and what it was, I replaced both pickups and have fallen in love with this bass all over again. This bass came with Lace Sensors, and I replaced them with the same.

It's amazing how in passive mode these pups can sound nice and vintage -- probably a function of refinements in the Lace Sensors over the last nineteen years.

In active mode...this baby is just a little slice of nice and flexible tonal heaven to my ears.

 

[TheNightLife]

awesome thank you so much guys. im off to gc now to check out both the american and the standard version of the bass i really dont know which im going to choose cause i really wanted the vintage white with a maple board but it turns out i cant have both lol so well see if i like the maple board better then the vintage white lol.