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Fender American Deluxe Jazz Bass V (3-Color Sunburst)

Item ID: JBassADVR3TS

5-string Electric Bass with Alder Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and 2 Single-coil Pickups — 3-color Sunbust

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Past and Modern Collide!

The FENDER® Jazz Bass® was born out of the desire for a sleeker, faster bass that pushed its sound further out in front. Tonally more versatile than the Precision Bass®, the Jazz Bass's dual-pickup setup gave players more choices, making the Jazz Bass a great bass for genre hopping. The American Deluxe Jazz Bass V builds on the 50 years of Jazz Bass vibe, adding cool new touches to this classic tone machine.

Truly a merging of the best of the past with new technologies, the American Deluxe Jazz Bass V offers a familiar feel and a whole host of sound-shaping tools. Sonically, the brand-spankin'-new N3 Noiseless™ pickups are an improvement over many previous J Bass® designs, giving you more headroom and tighter low-end response. This punchiness is further managed by an active 3-band EQ, and the American Deluxe Jazz Bass V's electronics can be toggled between active and passive, letting you choose which voice best suits your playing style. The battery door is held closed by flat head screws, so you quickly and easily access the battery door with a coin or a pick.

But the electronics aren't the only special touches on the American Deluxe Jazz Bass V. The bridge is a high-mass vintage-style bridge, giving you more sustain and punch. The pickup switching is handled by a pan pot/blend control, and block inlays run the length of the neck. From top to bottom, the American Deluxe Jazz Bass V is classic bass with the modern features today's players demand. Get yours today!

Fender American Deluxe Jazz Bass V 5-string Electric Bass Features at a Glance:
  • Body: Alder
  • Finish: Gloss Urethane, 3-color Sunburst
  • Neck: Maple, modern "C" shape, Tinted Gloss Polyurethane finish
  • Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.5" to 14" Compound Radius
  • Frets: 21, medium jumbo
  • Scale length: 34"
  • Nut width: 1.825"
  • Hardware: Chrome
  • Tuning keys: Fender lightweight vintage-style tuners
  • Bridge: High-mass vintage-style bridge
  • Pickguard: 3-ply Black/White/Black
  • Pickups: 2 N3 Noiseless pickups
  • Pickup switching: Pan pot/blend control
  • Controls: Master volume, pan pot (pickup selector), treble boost/cut, midrange boost/cut, bass boost/cut, active/passive mini toggle
  • Includes SKB high-tech molded case with TSA locks
  • Stealth "B" string retainer
  • Posiflex graphite neck-support rods
  • 5-bolt neck plate
  • Contoured heel for easier access to upper frets
  • Rolled fingerboard edges
  • Highly detailed nut and fret work
  • Genuine bone nut
  • Flat head screws on battery compartment (for easy changes with a coin or a pick)
  • Block inlays
  • Neck binding

Fender's American Deluxe Jazz Bass V gives you everything that makes the Jazz Bass a classic — and a whole lot more!

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Specification Detail
Manufacturer Part Number 019-4690-700

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Reviews

based on 4 reviews

Top of the line Bass

by Dave M. from Modesto, CA. USA
May 29, 2011
Music Background: Pro musician
I waited 6 months for this Bass to arrive (back ordered from Fender), but it was well worth the wait. Beautiful finish, HOT 18 volt pre-amp with tons of headroom (the mid control is very VERY sweet). ... read more [+]Classic J-neck. 3-tone sunburst and block inlays make this bass just awesome to look at. Bullet proof flight case and sounds soooo sweet....if I had to pick one bass to play and couldn't play another, this would be it! I own a few Fenders, but this one is my very favorite. Thanks Brian and staff for putting up with my weekly calls to see if it was in yet! close [-]

More Than What I've Been Waiting For!!

by Scott McArron Lewis from Seattle, WA USA
December 31, 1969
Music Background: Pro Musician

She came in a day early thanks to FedEx and Sweetwater! Shipped Thursday and arrived Monday afternoon. Can't beat that!

Here are some initial impressions:

For reference, ... read more [+]it's Alder/RW 5-string in sunburst. It's spec'd EXACTLY as I was about to custom order one from a Fender-copy luthier. I'm glad I saw this when I did! After setting her up to my liking, I played her for about 4 or 5 hours solo and with a bunch of the tracks my bands play. For reference, in my bands I play a bunch of funk, a lot of soul, a hefty amount of neosoul, a good amount of jazz, and started playing backup for a local rock cover band as well. That covers a good amount of ground.

This bass is put together extremely well from what my eyes can see. I've owned several Lulls, a Sadowsky, and Musicman basses way back in the day, and just recently started playing Fenders again. I've given her an acute visual inspection (from a bassists eyes, not from a luthier's eyes, FWIW) and this bass looks just as well put together on the outside as said basses. Haven't looked inside yet. The pocket is as tight as I can imagine a pocket getting, almost like the body and neck are one piece. Good stuff! The blocks and binding look perfect from what I can see, and the frets look superb just sighting down the neck. On the strap, it balances wonderfully and weighs on par with the Lulls and Sadowskys I've played. Extremely comfortable playability. Action gets low and is a joy to play. The B string is awesome! It sounds tonally just like the other strings. It's nice and tight and doesn't feel floppy at all. Definitely on par with my 35" scale Lull B, which I've been using as a reference for great B strings. I'm now a believer in 34" scale 5-string basses!

This is also one of the most tonally versatile basses I've ever played. It sounds great in passive. Using the vintage tone control and by switching between pickups I can get really darn close to all of the old skool tones on the records I was playing along with. Flipping the active/passive toggle switch on gives me a great variety of tones from modern vintage to modern-esque. The EQ is usable from the lowest to the highest settings, unlike the Sadowsky and Aguilar 2-band pres I've used in the past that are boost only and are only usable up to about 25% on (unless playing dub reggae, then maybe 50% on the bass). The highend is snappy enough with EQ flat that I don't feel I need a second 70's style slap bass (now I can sell that 75 RI that just came in on Saturday). I can get about 90% or more of the slap tone from a bunch of the old records I played along with by tweaking a little EQ here or there. But like most Alder/RW basses, it has a slight dip in the upper midrange that Ash/Maple basses are famous for.

Also, it's a warm sounding bass (alder/RW version) with plenty of midrange punch for fingerstyle. Has a nice bite to it, as well, but is easily tamed by rolling down the treble a bit. Just so it's known, the vintage tone control does not work while in active mode. One thing though, is that the active/passive switch is located in not the most convenient of places. I don't have terribly big fingers, but they're still large enough that it's not super quick to get it the way it's placed so close to the VTC. I have to use the very tip of my finger or my fingernail. Not a big deal, but just having one was a must for me to put money on this at all. The lack of that switch on older models was a deal breaker for me.

For those of us who have played and gigged higher-end boutique jazz basses, I have to say this one gives them a run for their money. It's 95% of the way there for 50% of the cost. And I don't have to worry about dinging my $3500 Alleva-Copollo at the rock gig on a crowded stage! In fact, I could buy a second one of these if I break the first (not like that's going to happen) and still come out on top. I think there's a kind of value in that by itself.

Bottom line: This is a beautiful-looking workhorse bass that will get the job done and done well in a variety of styles and situations at a very reasonable price. I'm super-stoked! So far, my favorite bass to date overall! But I haven't taken her out on the gig yet. Got a rock gig coming up this weekend and a funk/soul gig at a large casino the next, so I'll be back to report the details.

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Fender J 5 str.

by Larry Shaw from Nashville, Austin, Bham, Atl.
April 7, 2012
Music Background: Musician
I rarely buy guitars mail order..but because of the consistency of the Jazz and an inability to actually find one..also add the fact that you guys gave me a great deal w/no tax, it was worth the risk.... read more [+] The risk paid off! This is a very nice bass. I also purchased a UA LA-610, QSC amp and a TC BC series 4/10 cab. This was the wisest move I've ever made regarding a bass rig. Used the preamp in a session with Richard Dodd engineering. I can't mention the producer but everybody's very happy with what we got. I have Kurt Martin to thank for that decision. I still would love to have a Vintech product but for a fraction of the price I am able to "belly up to the table" here in Nashville with real confidence and lay down a great track from a strictly engineering quality standpoint and I really appreciate that. close [-]

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by Larry S. from Nashville Tenn.
April 2, 2012
Music Background: Bass player/producer/engineer
As a professional bass player, I'm not in the habit of buying a bass off the rack but having the experience I do with Kirt Martin and Sweetwater, I felt very comfortable making this purchase. The prod... read more [+]uct was awesome as usual. I will not make a significant purchase with at least calling Sweetwster first. They have been able to take full care of me 99% of the time. I won't make a move without them!

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