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Fender American Elite Jazz Bass V
Price: 605 EUR – 605 EUR
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The five-string Jazz Bass from Fender's short-lived American Elite series (2016-2019), notable for switchable active/passive electronics and Noiseless pickups on a US-made instrument.
About the Fender American Elite Jazz Bass V
The American Elite series sat above the American Professional line as Fender's top US-made tier before being replaced by American Ultra in 2019, and the Jazz Bass V variant carried the series' signature features into five-string territory: Noiseless Jazz Bass pickups that cancel the hum inherent to traditional single-coils without the tonal compromise of a full humbucker redesign, and an active/passive push-push switch on the tone control that lets players choose the vintage passive circuit or the added-headroom active preamp on the fly.
Other American Elite hallmarks carried over include a compound-radius fingerboard that flattens toward the upper frets for easier soloing, a tapered neck heel for better upper-fret access, and locking tuners for faster string changes. Because the American Elite line was discontinued in favor of American Ultra after only three years, surviving examples represent a comparatively narrow production window, making them a distinct middle chapter between the American Standard/Professional and American Ultra generations rather than an ongoing current model.
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Sound character of the Fender American Elite Jazz Bass V
Fender's Noiseless Jazz Bass pickups use a hum-cancelling design intended to keep the traditional single-coil J-Bass brightness and articulation while removing the 60-cycle hum a standard single-coil picks up, and the compound-radius neck and switchable active/passive preamp add both playability and tonal flexibility over a purely passive Jazz Bass.
Technical data for the Fender American Elite Jazz Bass V
| Body | Alder/ash |
|---|---|
| Neck | Maple, compound radius, tapered heel |
| Pickups | 2x Noiseless single-coil (Jazz Bass style) |
| Electronics | Switchable active/passive preamp |
| Strings | 5 |
| Origin | USA |
| Years | 2016-2019 |
Price history for the Fender American Elite Jazz Bass V
Cheapest seen: 605 EUR · Most expensive seen: 605 EUR
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The history of the Fender American Elite Jazz Bass V
Part of Fender's American Elite series (2016-2019), the Jazz Bass V combined Noiseless pickups with switchable active/passive electronics and a compound-radius neck, before the line was replaced by American Ultra.
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