Some back story is in order for the meaning of this purchase...
About 20 years ago, I found a slightly used American Standard Jazz at a local music store that I absolutely loved. White Blonde ash body, maple fretboard. Everything about that bass was amazing. It was my go-to main bass, but only for a few years. Around 2004 I had to sell it in order to pay bills. Times were tough, and quick cash was needed to pay rent. I always wanted to get another one just like it, or perhaps track down the one I sold, once I was on better financial footing. I started looking again around 2010, but that type of Jazz was very hard to find. Fender had only made the American Standard with that finish for a few years, and other than some deluxe models, I didn't find one. I even contemplated getting a Mod Shop one, and then Fender stopped making basses with ash bodies, so that finish type was removed as well.
Then, a couple of weeks ago, I got on reverb, and just out of curiosity I put in search terms for late 90s/early 00s Jazz basses, and on the last page of the search, I see exactly what I've been looking for for so long, an American Standard Jazz in white Blonde over ash, maple board. 1999 per the serial number, so it had all the features my previous bass had, and is in great condition. It arrived yesterday and just now coming up for air. This bass ticked all the boxes, and it's even lighter than my old one, which was about 10 lbs. Punchy bass, to say the least, just killer tone. The pics really don't do the finish justice.
About 20 years ago, I found a slightly used American Standard Jazz at a local music store that I absolutely loved. White Blonde ash body, maple fretboard. Everything about that bass was amazing. It was my go-to main bass, but only for a few years. Around 2004 I had to sell it in order to pay bills. Times were tough, and quick cash was needed to pay rent. I always wanted to get another one just like it, or perhaps track down the one I sold, once I was on better financial footing. I started looking again around 2010, but that type of Jazz was very hard to find. Fender had only made the American Standard with that finish for a few years, and other than some deluxe models, I didn't find one. I even contemplated getting a Mod Shop one, and then Fender stopped making basses with ash bodies, so that finish type was removed as well.
Then, a couple of weeks ago, I got on reverb, and just out of curiosity I put in search terms for late 90s/early 00s Jazz basses, and on the last page of the search, I see exactly what I've been looking for for so long, an American Standard Jazz in white Blonde over ash, maple board. 1999 per the serial number, so it had all the features my previous bass had, and is in great condition. It arrived yesterday and just now coming up for air. This bass ticked all the boxes, and it's even lighter than my old one, which was about 10 lbs. Punchy bass, to say the least, just killer tone. The pics really don't do the finish justice.
