The slim neck proportions of the J-Bass make it a smooth playing experience
When Leo Fender first drew up the plans for the Precision Bass in 1951, 70 years ago next year, who knows if he had a second, iconic bass model planned for release just nine years later? When the Jazz Bass debuted in 1960, it was initially advertised as the ‘two-pickup Precision’, but this it most certainly wasn’t. The Precision gets its distinctive sound from the overwound split-coil pickup - more like a humbucker - while the Jazz was and remains equipped with a pair of single-coil units.
Those iconic control pots, single-coils and offset body are instantly recognisable