Design
In appearance, the Jaguar Bass / Jaguar Deluxe Bass is largely faithful to the original Fender Jaguar, with exception of the neck, bridge, and pickups taken from the Fender Jazz Bass. Rather than the standard dot position markers, however, the Jaguar bass has aged pearloid block inlays, a feature generally reserved for premium instruments. The bass also has a standard vintage-style top-loading bridge and tuners. An onboard preamp is controlled by bass/treble boost rollers and an on/off switch located on the top control panel. The lower control panel holds on/off switches for each of the pickups, and a switch to toggle between parallel and series wiring of the pickups. Finally, the master control panel holds the master volume, master tone, and jack. Other features include an alder body, C-shaped maple neck, 7.25”-radius rosewood fretboard with 20 medium jumbo frets.
The basic tone of the Jaguar Bass is very similar to its stablemate, the Jazz Bass, and retains the signature "growl" of the latter. The complex controls, however, lend it a unique tonal flexibility not found in any other Fender instrument. For example, Bass Player Magazine notes that the Jaguar Bass can " a convincing P-Bass sound ripe for Motown fingerstyle."
Differences in models include:
Fender USA: first generation: 2006-2010. Available in Black and Hot Rod Red. Right-Handed versions only.
Fender USA: second "deluxe" generation: 2011-present. Available in 3-Color Sunburst, Cobalt Blue and Candy Apple Red. Right-Handed versions only.
Fender Japan: 2006-present. Available in 3-Color Sunburst, Candy Apple Red, Black and Olympic White. Both right- and left-handed available.
Even though this bass was released 2006, many of the first generation Jaguar Basses have something strange about their serial number. When checking the build date on fender.com, some models turn out to made in '94-'95, which is clearly impossible.
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