Fender American Series Fretless Jazz Bass
You say you want to go fretless but you don't want to give up the idea of having a J-bass? The Fender American Jazz Bass Fretless give you the best of both worlds. It features a rounded alder body with a graphite reinforced maple, modern "C" Shape neck, a 9.5" radius rosewood fingerboard with rolled edges, and topped off the a satin polyurethane finish. The electronics of the J-bass Fretless are something special too. It boasts two American Jazz Bass single-coil pickups (mid & bridge) along with two volume controls, and one tone control for as much tonal versatility as you can handle. Chrome hardware and a string-through-body bridge complete this beauty.
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Fender American Jazz Bass Fretless Unique Features:- Posiflex Graphite Neck Support Rods
- Rounded Body Shape
- Rolled Fingerboard Edges
- Strings - Stainless Steel Flatwound 9050M, Gauges: (.055, .070, .090 .105)
- Accessories: Standard Molded Case (Included)
- Case: Standard Molded Case Fender American Jazz Bass Fretless Features:
- Color: Black
- Body: Alder
- Neck: Graphite Reinforced Maple, Modern "C" Shape,
- (Satin Polyurethane Finish)
- Fingerboard: Rosewood, (9.5" Radius/241 mm)
- No. of Frets: FRETLESS, 20 Inlaid White Fretline Markers
- Pickups: 2 American Jazz Bass Single-Coil Pickups (Mid & Bridge)
- Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone
- Bridge: American (Strings-Thru-Body)
- Machine Heads: Cast / Open-Back
- Hardware: Chrome
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
- Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)
- Width at Nut: 1.50" (38mm)
Fender Guitars
You could easily make the case that Fender electric guitars were responsible - at least in great part - for the birth of modern rock 'n' roll. Originally designed to be easier to build, and thus more affordable, Leo Fender's masterpieces, which include classics like the Stratocaster (is there a more distinctive guitar shape in the world?), the Telecaster and the original Precision Bass, were at the core of a musical revolution that spawned everything from surf to country to punk!
In the 1960s, when Fender guitars first hit bandstands and stages all around the country, it was astonishing to see that trademark Fender maple neck and fingerboard. Though the company eventually offered rosewood fingerboards as standard or optional on its entire line of instruments, those first"blond" necks really shook things up. Others have picked up on the maple neck theme, but it's clearly yet another of Leo Fender's "firsts."
Today, no other manufacturer can match Fender for the sheer number of options available throughout its entire line. While vintage Fenders can command astronomic prices, the company now has the widest range of quality instruments in the world, along with the highest profile players like Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan, all of whom are legendary.
