I tried both the fender 60's jazz the 70's jazz and the deluxe all at the same time. did not like the 60's. loved the 70's and the delux. but i went for the delux just due to its versatility, active and passive control, great eq, great variation of tone. the 70's jazz is great but the sound you get from it is what you get. i'd go deluxe. as price is similar.