Thinline Jazz Bass

[Cato]

New limited edition thinline Jazz from Fender.

 

Not many pics of it yet, this screenshot was the best I could grab.

 

In most of the publicity shots it's obscure by it's skinny string siblings.

 

 

More details and better shots here.

 

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/JBassSuonaVB--fender-limited-edition-suona-jazz-bass-thinline-violin-burst?sb=popular

 

Personally despite my love of thinline Telecasters, the bass version is not for me, I'm not too keen on the colour scheme either.

 

I'm sure some will love it though and least it's something a bit different.

[Geek99]

Shockingly expensive 

[TheGreek]

Ironic that it's being advertised as "Thinline" yet the ad doesn't give a side view showing how thin it is....

 

Agree with @Geek99 that it is shockingly overpriced.

[KK Jale]

Randomly scattered F-holes like this* do rather heat my wee since the inside central indent was originally designed to show where you're supposed to replace the bridge (on a fiddle). Harrumph. I'd much rather they used a slash shape or a cat's eye design or something. 

 

*Honourable pass given to 1930s National resonator guitars, just because, so there

[ahpook]

22 minutes ago, KK Jale said:

Randomly scattered F-holes...

 

Very much so - it looks like something from AliExpress.

 

A Jazz Bass' harmony of curves is one of the things that I really like about them, and for me, that F-hole just ruins it. Ruins it like a bit of poop on your favourite biscuit.

[Bassassin]

Looks rubbish.

 

@KK Jale - didn't know that about fiddle-type f-holes, & they always look a bit crap on basses & guitars. I say that as a fan of the look of the original Thinline Tele, which IMO would be improved by a Rick-style slash hole.

[uk_lefty]

If Fender put F holes in anything it should be an "F" in the Fender font IMO. 

[itu]

Was it Larrivee (Eloustic?) that made hollow body basses in the 80's or 90's? There were no openings, but the body was really light. Maybe made from glass fibre?

[Cato]

On 12/07/2023 at 20:12, itu said:

Was it Larrivee (Eloustic?) that made hollow body basses in the 80's or 90's? There were no openings, but the body was really light. Maybe made from glass fibre?

 

I suspect this Thinline jazz may not be that light.

 

My Thinline Tele is less than a pound lighter than my solid body Tele.

 

I strongly suspect that there are solid body Teles out there that are lighter than my Thinline.

 

 

Edited July 18, 2023 by Cato

[Steve Browning]

I have seen a Fender Japan one of these before. I have a Precision one, which is superb. 

[TheGreek]

I saw a Precision A/E for sale recently - £1,000 - same idea, thinline hollow body, I found the one I had lacked any sort of guts or character. 

I know the buyer sold it abroad - doubt that he got close to that amount.

I'd like to know how Fender have managed to get around those problems. 

 

[neepheid]

HOW MUCH?

 

Ha! What a waste of wood.

[smithy]

On 12/07/2023 at 18:32, Geek99 said:

Shockingly expensive 

This !

[Steve Browning]

23 hours ago, TheGreek said:

I saw a Precision A/E for sale recently - £1,000 - same idea, thinline hollow body, I found the one I had lacked any sort of guts or character. 

I know the buyer sold it abroad - doubt that he got close to that amount.

I'd like to know how Fender have managed to get around those problems. 

 

 

There is a buffer unit you can install, that affects the level of the piezo pick-up in the bridge. It makes thew thing far more useable. I am not a fan of the Lace Sensor in the 'usual' position and would rather have something else there but have no idea how it is wired into the electrics.

[Cosmo Valdemar]

Truly horrid. My main pet hate of instrument design is the use of an f-hole regardless of the body design (stand up, Warwick Infinity).

 

What the hell are they thinking with this?

[Grahambythesea]

I agree with Cosmo especially as the f hole is in totally the wrong place. I had a Spectorcore which got it about right but normally it needs to be on a proper semi.

[meterman]

I remember when Fender did that semi acoustic Precision, I liked the look of them. A Jazz version would be cool imho 😎

[jd56hawk]

Not the end of the world, but the f hole on the right looks much better. The one on the left looks like an afterthought from someone not very familiar with f holes or aesthetics.

Not a fan of either one on a bass that traditionally doesn't have one, Jazz or Precision, but I do like f holes on some basses.

A week's pay says my Imola blows it out of the water for a much better price, too.

Edited July 22, 2023 by jd56hawk

[Owen]

There is nothing like a well balanced design. That is nothing like a well balanced design. 

[cocco]

Not for me. 

[warwickhunt]

Warwick got it right but the Fender J Thinline just looks like a (money making) after thought!