Fender Limited Edition American Ultra Jazz Bass®, Ebony Fingerboard, Mystic Pine Green w/ matching headstock

Description

The American Ultra Jazz Bass is thoughtfully designed and built using the most modern technologies and construction techniques that Fender knows and possesses. It is an expression of the very best that Fender can deliver and is, naturally, built for discerning bassists who demand the ultimate in precision, performance, and tone. The Fender American Ultra Jazz Bass delivers the same iconic vintage flair and visual appeal as its predecessors, but it is a state-of-the-art, high-performance electric bass.

The contoured offset alder body is perfectly balanced, while the fast, slim Modern D neck profile, compound radius fretboard, and tapered heel give the Ultra Jazz Bass excellent playability. Fantastically sounding Fender Ultra Noiseless Vintage Jazz Bass pickups and active 3-band electronics complete the setup. Plug the Ultra Jazz Bass into your amplifier, and you will find that it can produce a powerful Jazz Bass tone without hum thanks to a duo of Ultra Noiseless Vintage Jazz Bass single-coil pickups. This combination gives you punch from the middle pickup, which you can pair with the more aggressive growl delivered by the bridge pickup.

Fender's revolutionary Noiseless circuitry eliminates the signal noise and hum inherent in vintage single-coil pickup designs. You can plug the American Ultra Jazz Bass into anything—from vintage tube amplifiers to digital modeling software—and you will get a vintage-inspired tone with a level of quality that only groundbreaking modern electronics can deliver. To optimize the bass's dynamic range and punch, the American-built Ultra Jazz Bass is equipped with an 18-volt active preamp. The control layout includes a pickup blend control and a 3-band EQ, giving you extensive tonal shaping options. In addition, you get a passive tone control and a mini toggle switch, allowing you to bypass the active electronics.

The Ultra Jazz Bass is equipped with a compound radius fretboard, meaning that the fretboard has a 10" radius at the first fret, after which the fretboard becomes progressively flatter as you move up the neck—ultimately ending in an ultra-flat 14" radius. The fretboard is thus rounded where a rounder fretboard is advantageous, while remaining flat where a flat fretboard is more beneficial. This construction method has become extremely popular because it gives the bassist the best of both worlds without requiring a major adjustment or change in playing style. The enhanced playability provided by a compound radius fretboard is further enhanced by the Ultra Jazz Bass's particularly rounded and bound fretboard edges.

The fast, slim neck of the American Ultra Jazz Bass features Fender's Modern D profile, which, combined with its ultra-slim Ultra Satin finish, makes it easier to move up and down the fretboard. At the top of the fretboard, you will find the tapered neck heel, which gives you easier and more comfortable access to the bass's highest notes. The neck heel is paired with a 5-bolt neck plate for optimized tone and improved sustain.

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