Long horn jazzes.....

[Woodwind]

Well normally I'm spitting nails about the sponsored posts that show up on my Instagram feed, but this evening I get a post from BassBros.

 

A Fender Long Horn Jazz -

https://bassbros.co.uk/product/1989-fender-longhorn-jazz-bass/

 

Coming from my ignorant point of view I have never heard of this model before.

I'm not a Fender fan, at all, but there was something about this body shape that really appealed.

Almost a subtle cartoonish exaggeration of a jazz shape.

 

 

Any long horn players here?

Edited April 6, 2023 by Woodwind

[Old Horse Murphy]

They're also known as The Boner due to the well, long horn. I recall they were a late 80's- early 90's model. 
 

 

 

Edited April 6, 2023 by Old Horse Murphy

[LeftyJ]

Yep! The proper name is Jazz Bass Plus. There was a similar P-bass Plus too: 

 

[matbard]

Luckly, they were discontinued soon.

Ugly as hell

[Baloney Balderdash]

The Jazz would have looked genuinely great with a slimmer horn, as is though, in my opinion that extended horn looks really bulgy and ugly.

[dustandbarley]

IIRC the one I used to own also had a different tone circuit called TBX which I think allowed some highs to leech through when the tone was rolled off giving a scooped sound. They also had a couple more frets and for some reason wider string spacing at the bridge which was wider than the usual Fender BBOT.  I don’t think the neck was wider and this lead to they E and G strings being VERY close to the neck edges (I think this is shown in the pictures in the link in the 1st post)….  The body shape felt great however and the bass was comfy to wear.  I replaced mine with a 75 type jazz which IMO was a significantly better instrument.

 

[Waddo Soqable]

Have to say I'm in the Fugly camp here, I always thought the "long horn" ones looked ridiculous, imho of course . 

[Woodwind]

On 07/04/2023 at 09:48, LeftyJ said:

Yep! The proper name is Jazz Bass Plus. There was a similar P-bass Plus too: 

 

 

Oooh I really like that!!

[Bagman]

I had one for 15 or so years, sold it last month

 

22 fret

scratch plate is different shape

Alder body, heavy, but least neck dive of any Fender I’ve played 

Most gad the TBC circuit 

 

Fender have certainly made considerably worse instruments 

 

[Cosmo Valdemar]

I've got a soft spot for the Longhorn. It's endearingly goofy. And it reminds me of being a teenage Manics fan as Nicky Wire played one in the late 90s.

[nekomatic]

Apparently my Jazz is one, although such is my ignorance of these things I wasn’t aware until someone here commented on a picture I put up on my cab rebuild thread. I guess one day I should get round to trying a short horn Jazz for comparison…

[lemmywinks]

The boner bass! Played a Jazz years ago, was very nice but had that uncanny valley vibe to it. Look far less odd being played on a strap than they do on a stand IMO.

 

Might be one for future collectors given its unusual appearance and limited production.

[Twincam]

On 11/04/2023 at 08:52, Cosmo Valdemar said:

I've got a soft spot for the Longhorn. It's endearingly goofy. And it reminds me of being a teenage Manics fan as Nicky Wire played one in the late 90s.

 

Forgive my lack of knowledge on these. But are those factory pickups? 

I find the placement interesting.

what are the controls for the 3 pu's? Can you have bridge and neck only? What effect does the neck pu have on the tone.

[Cosmo Valdemar]

2 hours ago, Twincam said:

 

Forgive my lack of knowledge on these. But are those factory pickups? 

I find the placement interesting.

what are the controls for the 3 pu's? Can you have bridge and neck only? What effect does the neck pu have on the tone.

This particular bass was modded with a neck pickup - if you look closely the routing is a bit more squared off than the others.

 

I seem to remember he added the neck pickup to get a bit closer to his Rickenbacker sound.

 

Not sure how it's wired. Wired! 🤣

[PaulThePlug]

Not aware of em until @Lfalexpost in Custom Shop mentioned the 'Boner' Body.

Certainly have a look about em.

[snorkie635]

Drop onto a well-known bass-centric USA social media site and you'll find a thread on there where people give their views on this model.