Fender Gold Foil Jazz Bass 4-string Bass Guitar 2023 – Sonic Blue W/GigBag (0140711372)

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S/N: MX22291785

Weight: 9 lbs 05 oz

Inspired by vintage-era catalog store instruments, Fender’s Gold Foil series seamlessly merges garage rock swagger, storied Fender flair, and effortless modern playability. This Gold Foil Jazz Bass is undoubtedly proof positive. First up, a Jazz Bass-standard alder body is loaded with a not-so-standard Gold Foil mini-humbucker pickup. It’s a bold choice by Fender that pays off in spades, providing a driving, aggressive 4-string tone that can easily be reigned back into rounded-over J Bass thump. On the opposite end, the Gold Foil Jazz Bass ups the elegance with a beautifully bound 9.5-inch radius ebony fingerboard on top of a sturdy ’60s “C”-shape maple neck. Lastly, a retro-inspired hardware combo of a 4-saddle bridge and vintage-style tuners finish off the Gold Foil Jazz Bass with classic vibe and high-performance playability.

Gold Foil pickups are a true underdog story in the history of the electric guitar and bass. Originally found on import and department store instruments in the 1950s and 1960s, many high-level players scorned these pickups not for their tone, but because of the budget instruments they were attached to. However, as the ’60s garage rock movement began to bloom, young players started to adopt Gold Foil-equipped instruments out of sheer necessity. As it turns out, the classic low-output spark of the Gold Foil served as the perfect foundation for the era’s loud, energetic, and unrefined rock music, later influencing icons such as Ry Cooder to hot rod their Fender instruments with a Gold Foil pickup. More than a half-century after the fact, Gold Foil pickups now rightfully reside among the pantheon of timeless pickup designs.