Fender USA 62 reissue Jazz Bass $650.00

**Eric Swaim** · #1 08-30-2009, 02:53 PM

I have a 62 American reissue Jazz Bass for sell or trade. The bass is great weight is 9 lbs and the sounds great. The bass will be sold without the seymour duncan pick-up and strap locks pictured. I have the original hardware to put back on it. There is just one problem. Last night I was adjusting the truss rod and it broke

, therefore part of my bass-heart was broken as well

. I am selling the bass for $650.00 + shipping as is. Everything elese works, just the truss rod is shot to the best of my knowledge. A replacement neck can vary depending on what you get. The bass retails for $2400.00 and sells for $1899.00 from stores. Used price is anywhere from $1000.00-$1300.00 for $650.00 you could replace the neck from $100.00-$400.00 and have a great bass. I just want to let it go at this point

I will trade for anything I can use or just sell outright. Feel free to cal me at 615-594-1595 if your interested.

elgranluis · #2 08-30-2009, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by swaim

I have a 62 American reissue Jazz Bass for sell or trade. The bass is great weight is 9 lbs and the sounds great. The bass will be sold without the seymour duncan pick-up and strap locks pictured. I have the original hardware to put back on it. There is just one problem. Last night I was adjusting the truss rod and it broke

, therefore part of my bass-heart was broken as well

. I am selling the bass for $650.00 + shipping as is. Everything elese works, just the truss rod is shot to the best of my knowledge. A replacement neck can vary depending on what you get. The bass retails for $2400.00 and sells for $1899.00 from stores. Used price is anywhere from $1000.00-$1300.00 for $650.00 you could replace the neck from $100.00-$400.00 and have a great bass. I just want to let it go at this point

I will trade for anything I can use or just sell outright. Feel free to cal me at 615-594-1595 if your interested.

that sucks! where did the rod snap? I mean, did only the end snapped or did the whole rod came out?

**Eric Swaim** · #3 08-30-2009, 05:47 PM

The nut that adjust the truss rod just kept turning with no tightness. Then when I started unscrewing the nut, before it was off, the rod was about and inch past the heel of the neck??? I don't know if that's normal or if the truss rod broke somewhere in the middle??? I tapped it back down. Who knows, I was told that the 62 reissues has had problems with their necks being stable and I was told that the bad years were early 1990's-1999. Mine is a 2003 model. I will call Fender on Monday and see if I can get a replacement. I figure the balance between sell as is and sell after buying a real fender replacement neck will still put me in the same place financially at the end of the day.

king_biscuit · #4 08-30-2009, 08:13 PM

Wow, that's too bad. The rod either broke, or the anchor point came loose. I have a 2005 AV62 Jazz and it has a very stable neck. How tight did you have the nut?

Hawaii Islander · #5 08-30-2009, 08:23 PM

Is it covered by warranty? If so, have Fender replace it.

**Eric Swaim** · #6 08-30-2009, 09:31 PM

I will call Fender on Monday and see what they will do. Since it's a 2003 model, I figure they will do nothing, but it's worth a call.

elgranluis · #7 08-30-2009, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by swaim

I will call Fender on Monday and see what they will do. Since it's a 2003 model, I figure they will do nothing, but it's worth a call.

fender basses come with a lifetime guarantee for manufacturing defects. Hope this gets covered!

king_biscuit · #8 08-30-2009, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by elgranluis

fender basses come with a lifetime guarantee for manufacturing defects. Hope this gets covered!

Lifetime guarantee for the original owner. Hopeful the OP is the original owner.

**Eric Swaim** · #9 08-31-2009, 01:25 PM

Talked to Fender Today, no neck for me. I still do not know if I am going to replace the neck or just list this bass on ebay. I wish I could find a used Warmoth or Fender Japan neck.

M5Yates · #10 08-31-2009, 01:34 PM

You can get that repaired for under $300.
I had the rod break on my '62 P reissue right below the threads.
My luthier cut a square out of the rosewood before the first fret,
cut out the broken truss rod,
installed a new one, &
placed a new piece of rosewood into the hole.
After a few weeks of playing, the repair was invisible.

yellofury · #11 08-31-2009, 01:49 PM

theres plenty of 62 necks on eBay but they are pricey at about 400 bucks average

however necks come up often here in TB in the classifieds so you can still pretty much put together a real kickass bass
that goes for the buyer and the seller

This would be a great opportunity to put on a maple neck with blocks
or a 70s neck with pearl blocks..skys the limit plus you get US electronics