Fender FSR Jazz bass

nickn · #1 09-26-2009, 12:58 AM

Trying to raise cash to buy me a truck! So off goes my old Jazz bass.

It's a 2007. It's FSR, which means it's the Guitar Center exclusive model with the ash body and tort pickguard. Never been gigged. Ships in the nice SKB/Fender HSC that they shipped the 2008+ MIAs in. Weight is about 8.5 pounds on the good ole bathroom scale.

Right now I actually don't have a picture, but I will change that tomorrow. In the meantime look at my picture of my matching 2007 FSR P-bass, which is NOT for sale. Imagine this bass, but in Jazz bass form:

Asking $400 shipped.. I'll have the actual pic of the Jazz up tomorrow when the sun comes out again and I can take a pic.

Edit: OK, I got the actual photos of the Jazz bass. I'm gonna keep the placeholder P-bass photo there because it's nice to look at tho.

"Special Edition" sticker:

As you can see the case is a little scuffed up from being knocked around, but hey, that's what a hard case is for. I guarantee there is no damage of any kind to the case; just those scuffs you see in the photo.

J-Building · #2 09-26-2009, 01:33 AM

If I weren't saving up for a 6 string, that would be gone right now.

LCW · #3 09-26-2009, 02:46 AM

I see those basses sell for more without those awesome cases , sweet bass

sushi · #4 09-26-2009, 02:08 PM

Hey nickn, what a GORGEOUS bass! Can you tell me where she was made?

Honk'n_down-low · #5 09-26-2009, 05:43 PM

Pretty sure they are MIM - at least my P-Bass is.

\m/cliffB\m/ · #6 09-26-2009, 07:46 PM

how much for the jazz bass? and im intressed.....is it MIA???/

Mrdak · #7 09-26-2009, 07:54 PM

This... is a deal and a half........... Those are real pretty man.

JimB52 · #8 09-26-2009, 07:59 PM

Wow. Very pretty!
Is there a typical channel rout under the PG?
Is that a 2-piece body?

mikezimmerman · #9 09-26-2009, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by \m/cliffB\m/

how much for the jazz bass? and im intressed.....is it MIA???/

The FSR basses are MIM, and the price is in the first post.

\m/cliffB\m/ · #10 09-26-2009, 08:46 PM

thanks and does it sound like a MIA?

stephenq · #11 09-26-2009, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by \m/cliffB\m/

thanks and does it sound like a MIA?

bui · #12 09-26-2009, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by \m/cliffB\m/

thanks and does it sound like a MIA?

It's got a slight Spanish accent, but it's not noticeable at lower volumes. Boosting the mids will get rid of this.

Bump for a great deal...I'm very tempted, but my empty wallet is saying "NO".

yellofury · #13 09-26-2009, 09:36 PM

bump for a good seller!!!
excellent to deal with!!

Im loving the strat neck now
its attached to a brand new MIM HSS body in electron blue!!

\m/cliffB\m/ · #14 09-26-2009, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by bui

It's got a slight Spanish accent, but it's not noticeable at lower volumes. Boosting the mids will get rid of this.

Bump for a great deal...I'm very tempted, but my empty wallet is saying "NO".

lmao funny i get it....and im a noob when it comes to the sound different between a MIA and a MIM....and because i like the look but i want a bass that i will use for almost ever...and im nervous about buying an MIM i don't want to "out grow" it like my squire jazz...idk if its worth buying this or buying a used MIA/geddy jazz...this one is looking good tho i love the natural wood so much im leaning towards this one tho? feed backs on this bass people???

yellofury · #15 09-26-2009, 10:12 PM

I had a MIM Jazz and at one time it played better than my MIA (unitl I got better strings on my MIA)

I think the small stuff like craftsmanship is slightly better on the MIAs for the most part
some MIM are solid buildwise and some that I have tried in GC are real dogs

In any case this would be a great base (bass?) to start with if you plan to mod
My Mexican Jazz sounded FINE but I wanted to have something different so I dropped in an Audere pre to make it active...thats the great thing about these basses is that you can swap stuff fairly easily

nickn · #16 09-27-2009, 01:13 PM

Wow, thanks for all the interest everyone!

To answer some questions: It is indeed a Mexican made bass but as you can see it is a cut above the standard MIM Fenders. Unfortunately it does have the channel route under the pickguard. I believe it is a 3-piece body. Currently I think I have her strung up with GHS Boomers, .040 to .095 gauge.

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Originally Posted by yellofury

bump for a good seller!!!
excellent to deal with!!

Im loving the strat neck now
its attached to a brand new MIM HSS body in electron blue!!

Hey thanks Yellofury! Glad you're enjoying it. Maple + electron blue sounds like an awesome combo

CliffB: If you want to get an MIA bass, you can find them used for only a few hundred more dollars if you look around. Having owned a 2008 MIA Jazz bass, I will say that the fit and finish IS better overall on the MIA basses. It's the little touches that they put into it like the rolled fretboard edges, gloss finish on the fretboard, graphite rods in the neck for better stability, smoother tuners, string-thru bridge, etc. But the question is, are those improvements worth the hundreds of dollars that they will cost you? For some people the answer is yes, for some people no.

\m/cliffB\m/ · #17 09-27-2009, 02:48 PM

PM sent

BassForGrace · #18 09-27-2009, 03:20 PM

beauty i'm very interested in this but i'll have to check the bank account you know how it goes with being teen who work at mcdonalds =(

will you ship to canada?

nickn · #19 09-28-2009, 06:12 PM

Sold pending funds to CliffB, and SubSectorSucker (try saying that one 3 times fast

) has claimed second in line

\m/cliffB\m/ · #20 09-29-2009, 06:17 PM

im w8ing on my check to cash