{"id":41147,"date":"2017-03-30T16:00:10","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/?p=41147"},"modified":"2017-04-04T12:18:31","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T10:18:31","slug":"top-5-jazz-basses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/gear\/top-5-jazz-basses\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 J-Basses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/electric_basses.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jazz<\/strong><\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/electric_basses.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Precision<\/strong><\/a>? That is the question. Unfortunately we can\u2019t give you the answer, but what we can do is start with an <strong>overview<\/strong>. Since the two are so different, a comparison would be clumsy. So let us first take a look at the following video which involves an overview of our top 5 <strong>J-basses<\/strong>. Enjoy! \u270c<\/p>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"PGlmcmFtZSBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUtbm9jb29raWUuY29tL2VtYmVkL2ozNzlkdDEwVTJRIiB3aWR0aD0iNjkxIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjM4OCIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbj0iYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuIj48L2lmcmFtZT4=\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-youtube\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/2\/brlbs-cb-youtube-main.png')\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\">\n<p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">You are currently viewing a placeholder content from <strong>YouTube<\/strong>. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-provider-toggle\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-show-provider-information role=\"button\">More Information<\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-buttons\"> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Unblock this content<\/a> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-accept-service role=\"button\" style=\"display: inherit\">Accept required service and unblock its content<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gear in the video: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/gl_jb_2_nt.htm?ref=search_rslt_304266_304266_0\" target=\"_blank\">G&amp;L JB-2 Tribute NT<\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/marcus_miller_v7_alder_4_awh.htm?ref=search_rslt_351742_351742_0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Marcus Miller V7 Alder-4 AWH<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/harley_benton_hbb1975_na.htm?ref=search_rslt_224321_224321_0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Harley Benton JB-75 NA<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/fender_standard_jazz_bass_mn_car_2011.htm?ref=search_rslt_271346_271346_0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Fender Standard Jazz Bass MN CAR<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/sandberg_california_ii_tt4_mn_vw.htm?ref=search_rslt_382189_382189_0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sandberg California II TT4 MN VW<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/phil_jones_bg100_bass_cub.htm?ref=search_rslt_Phil+Jones+BG100+Bass+Cub_263280_1\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Phil Jones BG100 Bass Cub<\/strong><\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/palmer_pan_01.htm?ref=search_rslt_Palmer+PAN01_189732_0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Palmer PAN 01<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item 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