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  • Fender Introduces American Standard Jag Bass

    Had I the cash, I'd be all over this bass. Maybe white or black.

    From Fender.com

    AMERICAN STANDARD JAGUAR® BASS

    Fender’s first U.S.-made Jaguar Bass is a sleek and powerful beauty, upgraded with a versatile P/J pickup configuration, combination top-load/string-through-body High-Mass Vintage bridge, lightweight Fender “F” tuners with A-string retainer, and body-end truss rod adjustment.

    The split-single-coil Precision Bass® pickup is made with alnico 5 magnets, while the single-coil Jazz Bass® bridge pickup has ceramic bar magnets with hex-screw pole pieces. All the other great Jaguar Bass features are here too, including the fast and comfortable maple neck, 9.5”-radius rosewood fingerboard with 20 medium jumbo frets and elegant aged white pearloid block inlays, multi-ply pickguard, lower horn pickup on/off and series/parallel switching, and upper-horn active/passive switch for dual-circuit design with inset bass and treble control wheels. Hard-shell case included.

    Available in four colours:



    3-Colour Sunburst



    Olympic White



    Black



    Mystic Red


    SPECS

    General
    Model Name: American Standard Jaguar® Bass
    Series: American Standard

    Body
    Material: Alder
    Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
    Shape: Jaguar®

    Neck
    Material: Maple
    Finish: Satin Urethane Finish on Back of Neck with Gloss Urethane Headstock Face
    Shape: Modern "C"
    Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)
    Fingerboard: Rosewood
    Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
    Number of Frets: 20
    Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
    String Nut: Bone
    Nut Width: 1.5" (38.1 mm)
    Position Inlays: Pearloid Block
    Truss Rods: Posiflex™ Graphite Neck Support Rods
    Truss Rod Nut: 1/8" American Series
    Neck Plate: 4-Bolt

    Electronics
    Bridge Pickup: Single-Coil Jazz Bass with Adjustable Hex Screw Pole Pieces and Ceramic Bar Magnets
    Middle Pickup: American Vintage '63 Split Single-Coil Precision Bass
    Controls: Lower Control Plate: Master Volume, Master Tone (Functions in Passive Mode Only) Upper Control Plate: Active/Passive Slide Switch, Treble Boost/Cut Thumb Wheel, Bass Boost/Cut Thumb Wheel
    Pickup Switching: Lower Switch Plate: P Bass Pickup On/Off Slide Switch, J Bass Pickup On/Off Slide Switch, Series/Parallel Slide Switch (Operates Only When Both Pickups are On)
    Pickup Configuration: PJ
    Special Electronics: 9V Active Preamp with Active Bass and Treble Thumb-Wheel Controls and Active/Passive Slide Switch

    Hardware
    Bridge: 4-Saddle High-Mass Vintage (String-Through-Body or Topload)
    Hardware Finish: Chrome
    Tuning Machines: Fender "F" Light-Weight Vintage-Paddle Keys with Tapered Shafts

    Miscellaneous
    Strings: Fender® USA, NPS, (Gauges .045 - .105)
    Unique Features: Posiflex™ Graphite Neck Support Rods, Stealth "A" String Retainer, Single Disk String Tree, Oversized Strap Retaining Strap Buttons, Black Jazz Bass Control Knobs, Rear Mounted Battery Compartment, "Spaghetti" Fender Logo

    For more info on the Jag Bass, visit Fender online.
    Comments 4 Comments
    1. line6bassman's Avatar
      line6bassman -
      Cool!! Funny you should come up with Jag since I'm interested in something on that order
      but if you know me it's different coming soon in another section around here but you'll know it when you see it..
    1. Elmeaux's Avatar
      Elmeaux -
      I'd buy a Jag before a Jazz or P bass. Jag or Dimension, but definitely Jag first.
    1. ghsky1's Avatar
      ghsky1 -
      I have considered a Dimension, but those Jag's do absolutely nothing for me. I'm also curious about the new PRS SE's.
    1. DONNIE B's Avatar
      DONNIE B -
      here we go and the GAS begins
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