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AMERICAN STANDARD

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A HANDMADE ORIGINAL

An American Standard instrument is instilled with the spirit of the legends who’ve shaped it, yet it gives you the freedom to carve your own legacy. And with more than 100 steps invested into creating each instrument, the American Standard is handcrafted with our legacy in mind.

 

The American Standard isn’t just about who you are. It’s about where we’ve been and who you aspire to be. When you hold it, you know you’ve arrived. When you play it, you’re stepping into the shoes of your musical heroes. This is it–our handmade American classic.

 

It's the heart of Fender, our tradition of "made-in-U.S.A." excellence at its finest. It's the sound of modern music and the choice instrument of the pros. Put simply, it's 60 years of experience rolled into one incredible instrument—the Standard to which all other instruments are held.

 

FEATURES

AMERICAN

STANDARD

NECK, FINGERBOARD AND FRETS

BODY 

WOOD

CUSTOM 

SHOPS PICKUPS

MODERN 

BRIDGES

JAZZ BASS®

THE AMERICAN STANDARD JAZZ BASS® IS THE SAME SLEEKLY VERSATILE, BEST-SELLING INSTRUMENT IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN, AND IT'S NOW UPGRADED WITH FENDER CUSTOM SHOP '60S JAZZ BASS SINGLE-COIL PICKUPS AND A STRIKING NEW JADE PEARL METALLIC FINISH OPTION. IT'S THE LATEST INCARNATION OF OUR TIMELESS, MUST-HAVE BASS HIT, AND IT NOW SINGS, SNARLS, GROOVES AND GROWLS MORE POWERFULLY THAN EVER.

BODY WOOD

AMERICAN STANDARD GUITARS AND BASSES ARE CRAFTED WITH PREMIUM ASH AND ALDER BODIES. SONICALLY, ASH IS SLIGHTLY BRIGHTER AND HAS A LOT OF POP, WHILE ALDER TYPICALLY PRODUCES THE MOST BALANCED TONE, WITH EQUAL HIGHS, MIDS AND LOWS.

NECK, FINGERBOARD

AND FRETS

AMERICAN STANDARD NECKS ARE MAPLE, WHICH SOUNDS BRIGHT AND HAS GREAT SUSTAIN, AND ARE SCULPTED WITH A COMFORTABLE MEDIUM THICKNESS AND MODERN “C” SHAPE. FINGERBOARDS ARE MAPLE OR ROSEWOOD, WHICH SOUNDS BIG AND WARM, AND HAVE A 9.5” RADIUS, WHICH IS FLATTER THAN VINTAGE-STYLE BOARDS. MEDIUM JUMBO FRETS DELIVER MODERN FEEL AND IMPROVED PLAYABILITY.

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MODERN BRIDGES

NEARLY ALL AMERICAN STANDARD INSTRUMENTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH SPECIALLY VOICED FENDER CUSTOM SHOP PICKUPS, WHICH OFFER CLASSIC FENDER TONES FROM WARM, SPARKLING AND DYNAMIC FOR THE GUITARS TO POWERFUL, CLEAR AND FOCUSED FOR THE BASSES. THESE PICKUPS PUT A TOUCH OF THE FENDER “DREAM FACTORY” INTO THE AMERICAN STANDARD SERIES.

 

 

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NEARLY ALL AMERICAN STANDARD INSTRUMENTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH SPECIALLY VOICED FENDER CUSTOM SHOP PICKUPS, WHICH OFFER CLASSIC FENDER TONES FROM WARM, SPARKLING AND DYNAMIC FOR THE GUITARS TO POWERFUL, CLEAR AND FOCUSED FOR THE BASSES. THESE PICKUPS PUT A TOUCH OF THE FENDER “DREAM FACTORY” INTO THE AMERICAN STANDARD SERIES.

CUSTOM SHOP PICKUPS

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MAPLE FINGERBOARD,

3-COLOR SUNBURST

 

 

#0193702700

MAPLE FINGERBOARD, BLACK

 

#0193702706

MAPLE

FINGERBOARD, OLYMPIC WHITE

 

#0193702705

MAPLE FINGERBOARD SERIES

 

MODELS

SPECS

NECK

Neck Material:

Neck Shape:

Scale Length:

Fingerboard Radius:

Number of Frets:

Fret Size:

String Nut:

Nut Width:

Neck Plate:

 

 

Neck Finish:

 

 

 

Fingerboard:

Position Inlays:

Maple

Modern "C"

34" (864 mm)

9.5" (241 mm)

20

Medium Jumbo

Synthetic Bone

1.5" (38.1 mm)

4-Bolt Standard

 

 

Satin Urethane Finish on Back of Neck with Gloss Urethane Headstock Face

 

Maple

Pearloid Dot

ELECTRONIC

Bridge Pickup:

Neck Pickup:

 

Controls:

 

 

 

Pickup Switching:

 

 

Pickup Configuration:

 

Custom Shop '60s Single-Coil Jazz Bass

 

Volume 1. (Middle Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone 

 

None

 

 

SS

 

BODY

Body Shape:

Body Material:

Body Finish:

Jazz Bass®

Alder

Urethane

HARDWARE

Bridge:

 

 

 

Tuning Machines:

 

 

 

Orientation: 

Pickguard: 

Control Knobs:

4-Saddle HiMass™ Vintage (String-Through-Body or Topload)

 

Fender "F" Light-Weight Vintage-Paddle Keys with Tapered Shafts

 

Right-Hand

4-Ply Tortoiseshell

Black Plastic

 

MISCELLANEOUS

Strings:

 

 

Unique Features:

NPS, Gauges .045-.105

 

 

Tinted Neck, Maple Fingerboard Neck: Satin Finish on Back, Gloss Finish on Front; Rosewood Fingerboard Neck: Satin Finish on Back, Gloss Finish on Headstock Front with Buffed Fingerboard, Fender Spaghetti Logo, Posiflex Graphite Neck Support Rods, Rounded Body Shape, Rolled Fingerboard Edges

HARMONIC

GROUP

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