Gear / Bass
Fender Jazz Bass
On 6 sourced rigs at ToneLineage.
Who uses it
- Robert TrujilloSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…ified with emg pickups, various nash p-bass copy guitars, and both a classic fender precision bass and fender jazz bass. trujillo is the custodian of jaco pastorius' legendary "bass of doom" (the s…” Wikipedia: Robert Trujillo ↗
- Esperanza SpaldingSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…ternates between double bass and electric bass in her performances. ;electric bass * fender jaco pastorius jazz bass (fretless) * south paw fretless 5-string * moollon chambered double p5 fretless bass ;acoustic bass guitar * d…” Wikipedia: Esperanza Spalding ↗
- Phil LeshShow-by-show basses: 1965–1971 1965–1971Show-by-show basses: 1971–1981 1971–1981
Fender Jazz Bass, Sep 1966–Jun 1967: His Jazz from 9/2/66 to 6/28/67; whereabouts unknown. GDSets.com (fan archive): Phil's Basses, show-dated with photo credits ↗
Fender Jazz Bass (Fairfax neighbour's), Aug–Oct 1981: Model year unknown. GDSets.com (fan archive): Phil's Basses, show-dated with photo credits ↗
- Tim CommerfordSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…he machine. musicman released several custom artist series basses in 2021 and 2024. he previously used fender jazz basses with fender precision bass necks and lakland basses.…” Wikipedia: Tim Commerford ↗
- John EntwistleSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…upright the fender jazz bass used for the recording of "my generation" entwistle collaborated with bass guitar manufacturers such as alem…” Wikipedia: John Entwistle ↗
- Marcus MillerSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…miller plays a transparent blonde finish 1977 fender jazz bass that was modified by luthier roger sadowsky with the addition of a stars guitar and later a bartolini tct prea…” Wikipedia: Marcus Miller ↗
Affordable clones & alternatives
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- Squier Sonic Precision Bass Guitar, Laurel Fingerboard~$270 new approx.
- Squier Classic Vibe '60s Jazz Electric Bass, Laurel Fingerboard~$530 new approx.
- Budget clone
- Squier Classic Vibe '60s Jazz Bass
- Boutique clone
- Fender Custom Shop / Sadowsky Jazz
Suggested alternative Clones are editorial suggestions, not claims about what any artist uses.
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