Fender Victor Bailey Signature A Bass

Fender '75 Jazz Bass (American)

Advantages: Build quality, looks, sound
Disadvantages: Nothing

I bought the Fender '75 Jazz Bass to upgrade from the basic Yahama BB404 I bought when I started to play. I've always loved Fender Jazz basses, and this one in particular is a great size and weight, and just looks beautiful (although I haven't used the pickup guard or bridge plate shown in the photo). Compared to my Yahama bass, the Fender is much more substantial in terms of weight and construction, and the sound is much warmer and richer. This guitar holds it's tuning very well, after a heavy practice session it's still using very close to being in perfect tune, but I do recommend using an inline tuner to check every now and again. Tuning can also slip a little when there are big temperature variations, but this happens with all guitars to the best of my knowledge. The neck is quite thin (a Fender Jazz feature) so it's nice ...

psirac 30.10.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Fender American 75 Jazz Bass

Fender standard jazz!

Advantages: Very versatile, excellent quality
Disadvantages: More expensive than the standard precision

guitar store will fix this if you can't do it yourself. Again like most fenders there is hardlty any difference between american and mexican guitars. I tried both and seemed a waste to spend double the amount when there was not much difference. It is a lot better than the squire bass though. I used to own a fender standard precision bass but the jazz completely beats that, being a lot more versatile and easier to play i prefer it, but still make sure you try both out! Mine is midnight wine with white pickguard, rosewood neck, and it is lovely, so give it a go and see what you think! ...

joeyer-- 03.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Fender Standard Jazz Electric Bass

Fender Dimension IV Bass - A new Dimension?

Advantages: Great variety in sound, Well built, good name
Disadvantages: Need to fiddle a bit at first to get the sound you want

Fender are trying to create a new look and feel for themselves with this Bass. The active electronics and built in EQ are a radical change from older Fender basses. So what do you get for your money. The bass is well built and the action is low and reliable (little or no buzz). The pickups are one precision bass type and one jazz bass type. This results in very little unwanted noise. These can be mixed via a control that allows you to have all one pickup or all of the other or anywhere in between. A nice touch on all of the eq controls and the mix control (they call it a pan control) is that the centre point has a click point so you know exactly where it is. The sound through an amp is awesome and very controlable. You can go from a nice mellow sound right through to a heavy rock sound just by messing with the pan and eq pots ...

rowemg 23.05.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Fender Dimension IV Bass Guitar