Which jazz?

[atreyucurse]

Hi
I am hoping to buy a jazz bass soon but i am wondering should i go for the MIM standard jazz or should i wait longer and get the deluxe series active one? Is there any tone/quality of build difference between the two?
thanks

 

[bassist66]

Try them out and see for yourself. I have the American Deluxe version of the Fender Jazz, and it plays great. The one nice thing on mine (and all deluxe jazz's) is the mid control. I love having that extra tone control, especially since I change the mids more than any other frequency.

 

[Dave Hill]

Two words...Geddy Lee

 

[tomd03]

I second that, I love my Geddy more then some MIA Deluxes I've played

 

[pyrohr]

Hi
I am hoping to buy a jazz bass soon but i am wondering should i go for the MIM standard jazz or should i wait longer and get the deluxe series active one? Is there any tone/quality of build difference between the two?
thanks

Yes there is a difference in sound. The dlx is an active bass and with the new noiseless pup addition it's a very nice bass! The active bass will give you more of a tonal variation than the standard bass. Out of those two I'd pick the dlx bass! BTW I happen to own a MIM dlx (older version).

 

[PilbaraBass]

I tried a deluxe a couple of months ago, and to me, the deluxe had a rounder tone than you'd generally find on passive Jazz. With that said, the passive Jazzes (the last one I tried being a '78 MIA) have a little more "organic clarity" in their tone. As one TBer has already said, try them both and you make the choice...as other TBers have suggested, throw a Geddy Lee into your testing.

Try B4 U Buy

 

[Vic]

I second that, I love my Geddy more then some MIA Deluxes I've played

+1

Motion carried. Get the Geddy.