Fender Gold Foil Jazz Bass 4-string Bass Guitar - Sonic Blue Gold Foil Jazz Bass 4-string Bass Guitar

Jazz bass with a golden touch

Inspired by vintage instruments from a store catalog , the Fender Gold Foil Series seamlessly embraces the swagger of garage rock legendary Fender flair and effortless modern playability. That jazz bass Gold Foil is undoubtedly positive evidence. Firstly The standard Jazz Bass alder body is fitted with a not-so-standard Gold Foil single-coil pickup. It's a bold choice by Fender that pays off handsomely, delivering driving full 4 string sound which can be easily returned back to the rounded J Bass kick. On the other side The Gold Foil Jazz Bass exudes elegance with a beautifully woven 9-radius ebony fingerboard 5" over a solid '60s C-shaped maple neck. And finally retro style hardware combination ​​consisting of a bridge with 4 saddles and vintage style pegs Gives the Gold Foil Jazz Bass a classic feel and high performance.

Vintage Gold Foil pickups. catalog

Gold Foil Pickups are a true underdog story in the history of electric guitar and bass. Originally found on imported and department store tools in the 1950s and 1960s , many high level players despised these pickups not for their sound but because of the budget instruments to which they were attached. However when the '60s garage rock movement began to blossom young performers began using gold foil instruments out of sheer necessity. As it turned out Gold Foil's classic low-power spark provided the perfect foundation for loud energetic and rough rock music of that era and later influenced such icons as Ry Cooder who began using their Fender instruments with a Gold Foil pickup. . More than half a century later, Gold Foil pickups now rightfully belong in the pantheon of timeless pickups.

Single-pickup swagger

And anyway who needs two pickups? Fender's Gold Foil Jazz Bass is true to its predecessors performing garage rock with just one Gold Foil mini single-coil pickup located in the middle of the body. This leads to...