Jazz bass opinions

[EduardoM]

Bacchus

 

[Smooth_bass88]

Lakland or nothing!!

 

[interp]

I would buy a used Roadworn Jazz—about 800-850, switch out the pickups, probably for DiMarzio's—150 or so, and take my wife out for a really nice dinner.

Why the Roadworn? Great neck, feel and playability.

 

[Davidus1]

I would get 2 new MIM, one with Rosewood board and the other with Maple

Yeah, I'd probably go this direction too.

 

[Maxdusty]

I give you 1300 dollars and tell you to buy a jazz bass. What do you buy and why? Is it the pickups, string spacing, etc.
(In other words im thinking about buying one).

I'd buy you a Squier Affinity Jazz and pocket the rest.

Seriously though, I'd probably get you this.
Fender Marcus Miller Jazz Bass 2004 Natural | Knight Riphf

 

[MoeTown1986]

I’d buy a used American Fender jazz, an Audere preamp, and Aguilar 60’s.

 

[Ductapeman]

Last October I bought my up-and-coming 16-year-old granddaughter her first decent bass-- a used Squier AVRI in that clear ash finish with a bound maple neck and black block markers. Four hundred bucks. It plays and sounds every bit as good as my Y2K AmStd Jazz V-- I very damn nearly kept it for myself, but she was standing right there glowing-- If I was buying a bass to travel with these days and these are that good, I'd buy a couple of the Squiers and leave the AmStd in the vault, such that losing a bass on the road (theft/misadventure, it happens) becomes a nuisance rather than a calamity. You could get three like this and have some string money left over. One man's opinion, since you did ask--

 

[Kukulkan61]

Your better off getting a P Bass...

 

[Timmy-Watts]

I'm the wrong person to ask. I'd find a used Sire or MIM and use the rest to get another P Bass!!!

 

[meatwad]

 

[InhumanResource]

I would look for a used American Elite Jazz.

N4 noiseless pups and the preamp sounds great, the compound-radius neck feels great, and the fit and finish of the Elites could be some of the best work from Fender yet.

You like the N4's?

 

[BaltBass5]

As someone who plays exclusively American Fender Jazzes I’d offer this:

The American Professional series is the BEST IMO. The Pickups are amazing, the neck is the best feeling neck they’ve made and they just ROCK. You should be able to find one for $1300 if you look used or open box but if not save the additional $200 and go for it. You won’t be disappointed!

Having said that, the MIM Jazz Standards made after 2010 are great! You could easily pick one up and upgrade the pickups and save some coin.

 

[Ace Of Bass]

I would add another $1000 and get a used FCS ‘60s Jazz...Sorry, but you asked...

 

[RBrownBass]

I have no problems with MIM or MIJ basses, but if I am spending over $1000 I expect a MIA instrument.

And this is why companies like Bacchus and Sandberg and Atelier Z don't get the respect they deserve.

 

[Maxdusty]

And this is why companies like Bacchus and Sandberg and Atelier Z don't get the respect they deserve.

I agree. It's not like Japan and Mexico have been creating musical instruments for hundreds of years and have talented woodcrafters. I have nothing against MIA instruments mind you and proud of what we make here, but one has got to remember that in the case of MIM Fender basses, the people making them are paid NOT to make them superior to MIA Fenders in terms of parts, material and craftsmanship.

 

[dbsfgyd1]

You'd be better off actually getting out there and trying them for yourself. What others like may not be what you like. That's why we have choices.

Spot on! It would be much better if he made his won list of likes and dislikes.

 

[Geri O]

You like the N4's?

I did! For noiseless pups, they sounded very close to the Fender single-coils.

 

[InhumanResource]

I did! For noiseless pups, they sounded very close to the Fender single-coils.

That's interesting, I find them to be the opposite. Perspective

 

[Geri O]

That's interesting, I find them to be the opposite. Perspective

No doubt. I hear other players feel that way, too. Which is fine.

How about that smoking-hot-output Elite preamp! My wireless transmitter was set to “20” (not sure what that value meant in terms of sensitivity) when using it with your Bb Stingray, but with the Elite, I had to set it back to 13.

These days, with a Bart-equipped Mike Lull Jazz-style bass, it’s set to 17. I guess point being, preamp outputs seem to be all over the place.

And what any of this has to do with the original question is positively beyond me...

 

[MobileHolmes]

Build a Warmoth eacty the way you want and you can for under that.

That's what I did, but it is kind of a gamble. unless you know how different parts are going to influence the sound, it can be a little tricky. That said, my #1 is a warmoth jazz and I love it