75 Reissue Jazz MIJ

loend68 · #1 01-08-2011, 06:04 PM

Here is a 1997 Fender 75 Reissue Jazz. In good shape for it's age, but has some dings, a little buckle rash including some scratches on the neck plate and a small ding on the back of the neck around the 7th fret. A small green dot on the back I can't figure out, but its the size of a felt tip pen. A little tarnishing on the hardware but not too bad. I'm going a little overboard for sake of disclosure, but it really is in good shape for a bass of it's age. It weighs 9lbs by the bathroom scale. Frets are good, truss functions well. It has a very slim neck similar to a 60's jazz and thinner than my 73. Comes with a beat up gig bag.

$750 shipped CONUS.

My pics aren't great, but I can take more if someone is interested.

**NYCBass** · #2 01-08-2011, 06:15 PM

Love the look of these 75 reissues with a rosewood board.

onosson · #3 01-08-2011, 06:31 PM

Beautiful bass - I love the 80s MIJs.

**BFISHER1970** · #4 01-09-2011, 12:55 PM

It's a 97 not an 85 or 86 lots of people get confused by these.
The serial number wasn't on the headstock on the A series made in the 80's
I have a 97 it's a great bass.

loend68 · #5 01-09-2011, 01:26 PM

From what I read, a 97 would be 'Crafted in Japan' and that an 85-86 would be 'Made in Japan' as mine is?

Anyone else have more info?

rojo412 · #6 01-09-2011, 01:28 PM

Take off the neck and find the date?

loend68 · #7 01-09-2011, 01:34 PM

...duh......1997 it is!

Sorry for the confusion!

loend68 · #8 01-10-2011, 08:38 AM

bump for considering trades of the Spector variety....

Valerus · #9 01-10-2011, 11:53 AM

these things rock. someone snag this.

ItsNotMeTalking · #10 01-10-2011, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BFISHER1970

It's a 97 not an 85 or 86 lots of people get confused by these.
The serial number wasn't on the headstock on the A series made in the 80's
I have a 97 it's a great bass.

TRUE! BUT! there are a "lot" (well i had three so...) A or B serial that actually inside are stamped with dates between 1997 and 1999 ( perhaps they found those partes 15 years later? )
i had a thread about it... Fender JB MIJ 75 RI A/B Serial (1985-86) BUT STAMPED AS LATE 90's ??? Jazz Bass

anyway... 1985 or 2010 and anything between these reissues are ALL great

faulknersj · #11 01-10-2011, 09:53 PM

How low will the action go? Can you get it nice and low along the entire length of the neck? I am interested. Feel free to PM your response or add it to the thread. Is the bridge pub '70's spacing'? How would you describe the tone?

faulknersj · #12 01-10-2011, 09:54 PM

Sorry, 1 more question, how does she sound for slap bass?

loend68 · #13 01-11-2011, 04:47 AM

It does not have 70's spacing. I remember people complaining about it being a 75 reissue with 60's spacing.

I have the action at medium to medium low. I don't see why you couldn't get it lower, the neck straightens out pretty nice.

Sounds like an ash bodied jazz gettin' slapped. I think brighter than my alder bodied '73?

Hope this helps.

loend68 · #14 01-11-2011, 07:15 PM

Sold pending payment....

loend68 · #15 01-13-2011, 07:51 AM

Heading to ItsNotMeTalking....