RELEASED IN 1960, THE UPSCALE JAZZ BASS QUICKLY FOUND FAVOR AMONG WORKING BASSISTS THANKS TO ITS PREMIUM APPOINTMENTS AND VERSATILE SOUND. THE NARROWER NECK SEEMED TAILOR-MADE FOR FAST, DEXTEROUS PLAYING, WHILE THE PAIR OF SINGLE-COIL PICKUPS ADDED A BOLD NEW DIMENSION TO FENDER BASS TONE. THE AMERICAN ORIGINAL '60S JAZZ BASS HAS ALL THE TONE AND STYLE OF ITS EARLIEST INCARNATION, WITH MODERN PLAYABILITY.