Bass Guitar
Fender JB Standard Jazz Bass (MIJ)
Price: 550 EUR – 1.290 EUR
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A Japanese-made Jazz Bass built to contemporary rather than vintage-reissue specification, distinguishing it from Fender's numbered MIJ reissues like the JB-62 and JB-75.
About the Fender JB Standard Jazz Bass (MIJ)
Fender's Japanese manufacturing (long associated with FujiGen and, later, Fender Japan/Dyna Gakki) produces two distinct categories of Jazz Bass: numbered reissues such as the JB-62 and JB-75, built to specific vintage-year specifications, and 'Standard' models like this JB Standard, which use modern, non-vintage-specific construction and electronics aimed at players who want Japanese build quality without vintage-correct appointments such as period-specific neck radius or pickup voicing.
For buyers comparing Fender's Japanese output, the JB Standard is the more contemporary, general-purpose choice, while the numbered reissues target players seeking a specific historical Jazz Bass era.
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Sound character of the Fender JB Standard Jazz Bass (MIJ)
As a Made-in-Japan Jazz Bass built to vintage-style Standard specs, the JB uses two passive alnico single-coil pickups in the classic neck/bridge Jazz Bass layout - blending them shifts the tone from a rounder, warmer neck-pickup voice to a brighter, snappier bridge-pickup growl, the defining flexibility of the Jazz Bass design since 1960.
Technical data for the Fender JB Standard Jazz Bass (MIJ)
| Body | Alder/similar, Japan |
|---|---|
| Pickups | 2x single-coil (J-style), modern voicing |
| Origin | Japan (Fender) |
| Spec | Contemporary (non-vintage-reissue) |
Price history for the Fender JB Standard Jazz Bass (MIJ)
Cheapest seen: 550 EUR · Most expensive seen: 1.290 EUR
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The history of the Fender JB Standard Jazz Bass (MIJ)
Fender's JB Standard represents the contemporary, non-reissue side of its Japanese-made Jazz Bass output, distinct from numbered vintage reissues like the JB-62 or JB-75.
