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Fender American Elite Jazz Bass V

Fender · American Elite Jazz Bass V

Price: 28 EUR – 120 EUR

Price history 08.09.2026 19.09.2026
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Availability: 9/10 (Common)

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.

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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.

Bright Crisp Modern/Hi-Fi

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: 28 EUR  ·  Most expensive seen: 120 EUR

120 EUR27 EUR 08.09.2026 14.09.202615.09.202618.09.2026 19.09.2026
Cheapest seen Most expensive seen

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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