[MUSIC PLAYING]
Hey, how's it going?
This is Edwin Carranza.
We're taking a look at Fender's new American Ultra Jazz Bass
series.
This series includes both a four- and a five-string.
This amazing new line includes all the modern features
that you would expect, equipping us for any genre both onstage
and in studio.
As a musical director, I could appreciate all the effort taken
to create an instrument that not only is
ready to play out of the box, but it looks and sounds
incredible.
I'm plugged into a bass mat 800 head with a 115 cabinet,
but before we go through all the features,
let's listen to the bass without any track.
And we'll check out the five-string later.
[PLAYING BASS]
All right, let's take a look at the features of the Ultra Bass.
Let's start with the neck.
The neck has the modern D shape.
It has this really comfortable ultra satin finish,
which is smooth in your hands, especially
for people who sweat.
It just prevents your hands from sticking during performances.
Also, if you look at the headstock,
it has this tint that gives it a vintage-y
look-- just super cool overall.
This one has Rosewood fretboard.
It's also available in Maple depending
on the color of the bass.
Beautiful binding on all the jazz models with rolled edges.
21 medium jumbo frets.
Compound radius from the fretboard is from 10 to 14--
flattens out at 14.
And honestly, not too big, not too small.
Just really comfortable in your hands and just easy to play.
I also want to mention that the bass comes with a bone nut.
This helps with tone and tuning.
It's just super cool.
And if we look at the headstock we
can see that it comes with the Fender F
lightweight vintage-paddle keys with tapered shafts.
So along with this super comfortable neck,
every Ultra model has the sculpted contour on the back,
and a very accessible heel.
It's tapered and fades into the neck,
so you can easily reach all the higher frets with no problem.
[PLAYING HIGH NOTES ON BASS]
Well, let's check out the body now.
The body is alder on the solid colors
and ash on the transparent colors.
This color is the Ultra Burst on ash with a glass poly finish.
The pickguard on this is a three-ply mint green,
and the pickguard colors depends on the color of the bass.
Now, let's talk about the pickups.
These are the newest version of Fender noiseless pickups
that are for the classic jazz bass tone without the hum,
along with a revoiced onboard active preamp.
The starting point was to make the passive sound on this bass
sound sound great and amazing, then kicking in the preamp that
just gives more flavor and more punch, making it more
usable for all the players.
Now, let's look at the controls of the bass.
At the very top, we have the master volume,
then we have the pan pop, pickup selector between both pickups.
At the top, we have the treble boost cut.
Right below that, we have the bass boost cut.
Then we have the mid-range boost cut.
Then we have the passive tone control.
Then we have the switch between active and passive.
All right, now I'll play a little bit.
I'll go into active mode, and I'll adjust the tone as we go.
[PLAYING BASS]
On the bridge, we have a 4- or 5-saddle Himass
vintage topload bridge, which adds
to the huge tone of the bass.
All right, so as you can see, I'm on the five-string now.
The five shares all the same features as the four-string.
This particular one, it's called H Natural.
Has a beautiful tortoise tortoiseshell
pickguard, the black block end lace.
[PLAYING BASS]
Thanks for stopping by to check out Fender American Ultra Jazz
Basses.
You'll love the modern features, the amazing comfort,
and classic tones that these basses have to offer.
Learn more about this bass and the complete Ultra line
at fender.com.
We'll see you soon.
[PLAYING BASS]