Fender have recently released two new additions to their Blacktop line of guitars and basses: the Blacktop Jazz Bass and the Blacktop Precision Bass. I’ve played several of the Blacktop guitars before and, generally, think they are a very good value.
The features of the Blacktop Jazz Bass include an Alder body, a rosewood fretboard with 9.5″ radius and 20 medium jumbo frets, three control knobs (one volume knob for each pickup and a master tone knob). The Blacktop Jazz Bass is available in Black or White Chrome Pearl. The Blacktop Jazz Bass model in black is pictured above.
Like the Jazz Bass, the features of the Blacktop Precision Bass include an Alder body, a rosewood fretboard with 9.5″ radius and 20 medium jumbo frets, three control knobs (one volume knob for each pickup and a master tone knob). Also similar to the Jazz model, the Precision model is available in Black or White Chrome Pearl. However, the Precision Bass includes two high-gain humbucking pickups, which could make the Blacktop P-bass an interesting model for modern rock and metal music.
You can get visit Fender’s website to get more information about their Blacktop line of guitars and basses.