Fender American Ultra II Jazz Bass Guitar, Ebony Fingerboard, Noble Blue

Ready and willing for adventurous playing at the absolute cutting edge, the Fender American Ultra II Jazz Bass stands among Fender's most elite instruments. Bassists ready to take on their biggest musical Everests need look no further for a forward-thinking instrument to carry them to the summit.

The Fender American Ultra II Jazz Bass starts with a double-cutaway Jazz Bass body made from select alder. Specially selected to make up this model's body, this selection of alder comes designed with the American Ultra II series' Ultra body contours to enhance this instrument's feeling in hand and in the arms. This model's sculpted neck heel goes even further in this department of comfort to allow for easier access to the highest registers possible.

Moving ahead, this American Ultra II brings on a quartersawn maple neck wrapped in a silky Ultra Satin finish. On the palm, this neck is smooth and seamlessly played. This effortless touch is enhanced by a Modern D-shaped profile that conforms to hand positioning easily to assist in playing across its full scale length. The quartersawn maple, designed with Posiflex support rods and graphite reinforced, is incredibly stable for the most discerning of players.

A compound radius measuring 10"-14" appears across this quartersawn maple's ebony fingerboard. This exciting addition assures the most modern of feelings across the fingers as the board starts at a – relatively flatter and very modern – 10" radius and continues to flatten to a 14" radius as it moves toward the body. The compound measurement of this fingerboard provides a comfortable and responsive feeling across the fingers – a common design feature of more modern, cutting-edge instruments. Ultra Rolled edges smooth out the ends of this Jazz Bass's ebony fingerboard, optimizing comfort to a further degree while Luminlay side dots punctuate the board for a bright set of fret markers.

For this Jazz Bass model, Fender loaded into the body two Ultra II Noiseless Vintage Jazz Bass pickups. These single-coil pickups deliver on a massive spectrum of sound for Jazz Bass tones both classic and modern – all without hum. A redesigned preamp compounds on this full musical experience to unlock even more sounds. Onboard, an S-1 switching system dials in to allow for active/passive operation while a passive tone control and three-band active EQ appear sculpt the single-coil sounds of this bass more deeply to get in on new musical directions.

The hardware appointments on this American Ultra II are also worth writing home about. An adjustable HiMass bridge opens up the option of top-load or through-body stringing for deeper customization. Fender Light-Weight Vintage-Paddle key tuning machines line the classic Jazz Bass headstock alongside a Graph Tech TUSQ nut for sturdy intonation and stability. Across this instrument, Fender took every opportunity to deliver on an exceptional experience inside and out.

Clocked in for a stellar musical experience, Fender's American Ultra II series guitars are among their most futuristic and high-end instruments yet. Take the dive and hear the next stage of the Fender legacy come to life.