The Fender American Standard Jazz Bass has become the modern flagship model of Fender’s classic J-Bass line. Since its introduction to the Fender lineup in 1960, the Jazz Bass has played an imperative role in the development of over half a dozen genres, like funk, prog rock, and, of course, jazz fusion. The American Standard was first produced in 1989 and then again starting in 2008, the latter of which has a variety of updated appointments like a Custom Shop single-coil pickup and C-shaped neck profile.