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Nashville Convention Center—Nashville, Tennessee: June 20-22

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Fender Showcases The Jazz Bass 24

June 20, 2008

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Launched in 2005, the original Jazz Bass 24 features a striking quilt maple top in a beautiful Tobacco Sunburst finish. New for 2008 is a stealthy flat-black version with black hardware and a matching head cap that sounds as powerful as it looks. The 24-fret maple neck and rosewood fingerboard put two full octaves at the disposal of adventurous bassists, and the twin Seymour Duncan® Basslines™ pickups deliver everything from whisper to rumble to roar. Other special features include Hipshot®-licensed tuning machines, active electronics with "slap" mid-scoop switch, a push/pull volume for switching the electronics (active/passive) and a high-mass top-loading bridge. Sounds and feels as gorgeous as it looks!

Specifications:

  • Body: Alder
  • Finish: Polyurethane Finish
  • Neck: Maple
  • Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.5" Radius
  • Frets: 24 Medium Jumbo Frets
  • Scale Length: 34"
  • Hardware: Black, Chrome Plated on Tobacco Sunburst model
  • Tuning Keys: Hipshot® Licensed Tapered Shaft Tuning Machines
  • Bridge: 4-Saddle Steel Bridge Plate
  • Pickups: Neck: Seymour Duncan Basslines™ Single-Coil Jazz Bass Pickup
    Bridge: Seymour Duncan Basslines™ Single-Coil Jazz Bass Pickup

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For more information, visit their web site at www.fender.com.

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