When I bought my Deluxe Jazz I went in looking for the cheapest decent sounding bass I could find for a studio session the next day, played a few and decided on a Precision in Blizzard Pearl (is that right?). Just because it was there, decided to have a play on the Delixe Jazz while I was waiting. It was 100% better quality, sound and feel to the Standard, had to have it. They had two in, I played both and they were the same, better than all the other MIMs in there, build quality was as I'd expect in US versions, and you could tell the difference in materials, right down to the grain in the neck maple. Highly recommended, I'm never selling mine, might upgrade the preamp one day, but never selling.