Fender jazz bass USA vs Mexico vs Japan (video!)

[guitarbank]

[b][color=#333333][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]Here is "Fender jazzbass test American vs MIM vs MIJ"[/size][/font][/color][/b]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGyrGTuMhzo

[iconic]

Good vid....the us and mexican get my vote...sound very very similar...the rice grinder doesnt sound so appealing

[BassTractor]

Love this. Thanks for posting!

best,
bert

[merlin]

the US for me,thanks for the post.

[guitarbank]

More videos come soon!

[Lowender]

Nominal difference, though the Mexi sounds a little more shallow to me. I'd like to hear a Squier CV in there. I think it'd beat the Mexi.

[ingmar808]

Hate to admit it, but both US basses sound better by a good distance - the black one first, then the ash/maple. Jap third, followed by the Mex, neither of were bad in any way. Would love to have heard some Squiers as well.

Not sure of the point of the 'tone off' sections... but great playing throughout!

[Lozz196]

Solo tone my fave was the CIJ, but the articulation of the US I`m sure would make for a better presence in the mix. There just seemed to be a more defined sound to the US.

[Dandelion]

Yup! US first.

Mexi sounded like a less distinct US.

The Jap sounded odd, good but odd.

[guitarbank]

Fretboard comparison
Maple VS rosewood

[url="https://youtu.be/cYhzjrRxAFU"]https://youtu.be/cYhzjrRxAFU[/url]

[JTUK]

I'm pleased that I prefer the USA ones almost every single time. They stand out with the far better character
in the sound to my ears. Didn't like the tone off tests though...who would do that..???

The Jap and Mex wouldn't register as options on the basis of that test with those parameters, IMO

[JTUK]

Rosewood with both pickups.
Maple with bridge
Not keen on either neck pickup sound but then I don't favour that sound anyway.
Again, don't like the tone off on either and I wouldn't dull down a sound to that degree either.
Not overly sold by the slap sounds on both pickups on either bass. Could live with both, could
live without as well, easily enough.

[machinehead]

Agreed. The two US basses sound more detailed and full range.

I'm actually surprised at this as I'm not usually an advocate of the thinking that a bass is better simply because it's US built.

This video would suggest that I'm wrong.

Frank.