Awesome

I'm in love with this bass. I bought it back in October and still have trouble putting it down to stop playing. I like the Mexican made fender because the American had a very thick neck and it was much harder to get the same speed as this one. The active pickups are also nice because you can get better and more sounds out of them than on the passive. I get compliments all the time on my bass and I've even had people I know go out and buy one because they liked the tone i get out of it. If you want a bass that is cheap and gets a $1,000,000 sound, this is for you.

i'm hooked

This bass is my second, my first being a relatively cheap Cozart with P/J pickups. I like the P/J setup and was afraid that I couldn't get as much variation from the straight jazz setup but I was wrong. There isn't a sound I'm nable to produce with my sweet sunburst jazz. I gave it a four because the noiseless pickups aren't totally noiseless, but that was something I was prepared for.

Tone to the bone!!

While I have owned several Jazz basses in the past and currently own a Epi Thunderbird I really enjoyed testing one of the new deluxe active jazz basses. One of the reasons why I sold my standard jazz was the weight and the limitation on tone it had. THis new Jazz bass has tone tone tone!!! And of course the neck is just awesome (the reason why I've used jazz basses in the past). I received this bass for Christmas! (talk about a surprise). THis particular one is a special edition run in Sapphire Blue with maple quilt top and back, alder body and new version U.S large pole active pickups. The fit and finish are great, as usual with Fender. I have been using this bass for the last 2 months with no trouble other than needing to replace the 9v battery once (left it plugged in overnight). I added a vintage "F" bridge cover to give it even more class. Overall this is a real quality instrument that any bassist would be proud to play. Please do not let the "Made in Mexico" drive you away. The Fender plant in Mexico makes a real quality product. I have owned American and Mexican fender instruments and both are great players however the American versions do hold thier value better, but if you are looking for a good player at a lower price point made by Fender look at the Mexican product(s).