Model Year: 2006
Price: $499.95 (new)
Where Obtained: zzounds.com

MIM Fender Jazz Bass, Fender's 5-string Standard Jazz Bass V incorporates many of the original model's classic Fender 'firsts,' such as the offset waist and ultra-slim fast-action neck. It's updated here with 2 bi-pole pickups, American Jazz Bass knobs and a Pau Ferro fingerboard, giving you the best of both worlds and eras'some vintage vibe and appointments with some modern refinements.

Action is great sounds much better than my Squire MB 5 its a sweet sounding Bass its a fender so you know your getting quality

The neck shaping is great the makes for great slap pop

Its a fender....my squire did great for the abuse and its back buy fender

Model Year: 2006
Price: $500.00 (new)
Where Obtained: 8th Street Music

MIM, alder body, maple neck an

Bass set up beautiful! I lucke

Sounds like a growly Jazz bass

I found two flaws, one bridge

Model Year: 2006
Price: $480.00 UK pounds (new)
Where Obtained: Guitar Guitar, Edinburgh

MIM Standard Jazz 5. Nice and comfy maple neck, just right for my comedy, over-sized hands. The 2 single-coil pups don't have a huge amount of output, probably one area that's gonna have some money spent on it in the near future. I'd applause Fender for the cracking Chrome Red finish - flawless when I bought it and not attacting too many blemishes in my company.

Set-up was almost spot-on when bought with need for only slight adjustment made to height of action.

It's currently running through a 150 watt Trace Elliot 4x10 combo with a 4x12 extension cab and sounds pretty darn fine. As mentioned earlier though, there ain't a lot of output from the single-coils so gain/volume on the combo getting turned up further than usual. It's a Jazz - it does everything you expect a Jazz to do.

This Jazz is Mr Reliability. Not had any hardware or tuning issues with this bass at all. With a quick polish she's back to showroom condition in no time.

Model Year: 1998
Price: $400.00 (new)
Where Obtained: Mexico

It is a mexican made 5 string jazz bass with a sunburst finish. The body is alder with a rosewood neck. The bass has 20 large frets with standard jazz bass pickups and passive tone controls. It has standard top loading bridge and stand open back tuners.

The neck has a good feel to it but the string spacing is abit wide compared to other 5 string bass guitars on the market today. The action is a bit high but it is still playable for most music stills.

The bass has your basic well rounded jazz bass tone that fits many different playing styles and situations.

The bass guitar seems to hold up well under varing conditions and has only need fairly minor adjustments over the years.

Price: $321.00
Where Obtained: local music store

Made in mexico maple & mahogany 20 frets & 5 strings 2 volume and 1 tone switches 2 pick-ups? jazz bass unsure of definition of active/passive electronics same answer for pick ups high gloss deep burgundy jazz body style? unsure of bridge style same answer for tuners

I started on a cheapo slapped together no name bass bought on the internet. This is MUCH better but the new 5th string throws me off at times. It also doesn't have an internal "hum" like my last bass

2 different amps both are unavailable at time of questionaire but I can tell you 1 is for practice and the other for performance. Plays well with Jazz, Funk, Punk and Ballads. The sound is rich not tin-y. I haven't learned about the sound altering foot pedal things yet.

Reliable YES not often hardware great for used condition no climate changes yet

Price: $370.00 (new)
Where Obtained: The Arts, Newmarket ON, Canada

Made in Mexico, pau ferro fretboard, maple neck, Gotoh tuners, two single coil passive pickups, wine-red metallic, dual volume & one tone control

The feel is good, but not the same as my Godin BG--V which has a slightly narrower neck which is flatter and faster. The Jazz V is the heaviest of all my basses but, with the exaggerated body contouring and cut-outs it's quite comfortable. It has a wide and heavy neck that has fairly wide spacing up by the nut, more so than my Lakland or Godin 5's. Medium gauge strings give a percussive quality to the notes that makes the B-string seem quite tight for a 34" scale guitar. The "lights" on my BG-V allow for lower action than the Fender, although I'm going to experiment a bit with the action height on the Fender. I think I can get it a bit lower without any problems.

I use a Peavey Deltabass 160W amp & 1x15 Black Widow cabinet. With this combination, it has a big, round, mellow sound. Luckily my pickups don't hum too much which I know can be a problem with this model. This guitar has plenty of bottom and suits a rock/pop/blues use quite well. Tone control doesn't seem to do as much as my other passive bass, there are not a lot of variations available through the use of the tone control. Pickups give nice, even tone and volume from all strings. Doesn't have the same sustain as my string thru body 4-string Godin, or my BG-V with the angled-back headstock but I think it may be the strings.

Seems solid. I've only had it for a few weeks, so I can't speak to its ongoing maintenance requirements. It was a store model for several months and still seemed set up fairly well when I bought it after moderate store use. Don't know if this is a playability or durability issue, but the strings seem quite difficult to tune. Very small movements of the tuners result in large movements of the string and a lot of overshoot on my electronic tuner which makes tuning more of a lengthy process than my other two Godins. My other two basses (with what looks like the same tuners) work a lot better. I think it may be the strings, which is why I ordered another set of Fender Med taper wound (E & B) nickle-plated roundwounds which is what they put on this year's model. Fretwork could be better as some shrinkage in the dry winter months caused the frets to stick out quite noticeably from the edges of the neck.

Price: $400.00 (new)
Where Obtained: Marshall Music, Lansing MI

Made in Mexico 2 Single Coil p/u's Passive 2 Volume pots, 1 tone pot Black with White guard (I replaced the black pots with chrome ones, and ordered a custom-made tortoise-shell pickguard. Looks sooo sweet)

Plays well, had some action issues, but it seemed to come together after getting it set up. Might require some tweaking of your own.

The highs are nice, the Low B however, lacks depth and punch. I need to use my amp to draw out punch and thickness from my low end tone.

Very durable, she's a tough bird.

Model Year: 2001
Price: $600.00 (new)
Where Obtained: Musicians Friend

This is a totally awesome bass! It of course has the classic Jazz pickups. It has some awesome tones, and if you play the pickup controls you can really groove. It also is really good for playing punk or even Christian. This is a great bass that I would recomend to everyone. Musicians Friend has some awsome color choices too!

The neck is like playing a 4-string with the extra string! I can't get over how skinny it is! Compared to my Epiphone, it's a 10.

I'm using a Fender bassman 10 withit, and you never heard anything so low come out so loud and clear! The sound is so full and fat! It's really quite and dosent have all the buzz or fret crap either.

AWESOME BASS!

Price: $450.00 (new)
Where Obtained: Palm Beach Music

I am sure that I don't have to elaborate on the looks, because if you watch t.v. then you have definately seen a Fender Jazz bass. I just started playing and this baby was my first bass. I love the pickups, 2 single coil with seperate volume knobs and a master tone knob that make it incredibly easy to get the sound I want. The bridge pickup is perfect for resting my thumb. The neck feels great in my hands, especially for a 5 string. The extra string is a blessing. It looks awesome. The input jack being on the front saves me from poking around.

It has no flaws that I can think of. The jumbo frets make it realy easy to get your notes. The 5th string makes it easy to find low notes without moving too far. I love the way the 2 jazz pickups sound when they are both turned up. When you pop that 'G' string it sounds sweet. Almost as sweet as slapping that low 'B'. Obviously it is harder to play a 5 than it is to play a 4 because the neck is so big, but fender does a great job of spacing out the strings.

For a passive bass, you can't beat it. You can get any kind of sound out of this.

I can't say how many times I have hit the ceiling fan or a door with this thing. It is made out of a poplar body, it is so tough it dents the wall before it even gets scratched.