FS: 1969 Fender Jazz w/case

Jerry J · #1 01-22-2010, 11:57 AM

For Sale:
Reluctantly selling my really clean, all original 1969 Jazz.

The bass weighs a nice 9 pounds 1 oz.! It comes with the chrome covers and even the little strip of foam on the bridge cover. And what appears to be the original black tolex case (I had both of the outer latches replaced as the originals were broken) and the "F" is broken off of the logo.

The only real issue other than some normal wear, bumps and scratches, is that the finger rest was mounted above the neck pickup. The bonehead cut a small notch in the finger rest to fit it at the pickup.

I am asking $4200 shipped by UPS Ground in the CONUS.

BartmanPDX · #2 01-22-2010, 12:18 PM

Gaaaah! Jerry!

I don't think I've ever had the pleasure of playing this one. If it were a '68 (my birth year) I'd be tearing my hair out right now. And right before my WL arrives, too.

My wife would kill me. Best of luck on the sale.

UncleFluffy · #3 01-22-2010, 12:23 PM

Damn. My birth year.

If you'd posted this around tax-refund time, I'd be in trouble with the wife right now. Best of luck with the sale.

codsack · #4 01-22-2010, 12:24 PM

Uh Oh!....Wish I had not seen this!!GAS attack!!!

Jerry J · #5 01-22-2010, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BartmanPDX

Gaaaah! Jerry!

I don't think I've ever had the pleasure of playing this one. If it were a '68 (my birth year) I'd be tearing my hair out right now. And right before my WL arrives, too.

My wife would kill me. Best of luck on the sale.

Bart, I just know that you are really a year younger, right?

alanbass1 · #6 01-22-2010, 12:42 PM

PM sent from a hopeful colonial cousin across the pond!

BartmanPDX · #7 01-22-2010, 01:45 PM

Jerry:

Wife is giving me the green light. We got a nice bonus from Intel this year. We can afford it. Let's talk.

Bart

Jerry J · #8 01-22-2010, 02:52 PM

This is on hold for a local deal.

Footie · #9 01-22-2010, 07:35 PM

AAAAaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!! Jerry I didn't know you had one of those!

Man! Just to lay hands on that baby!!

king_biscuit · #10 01-22-2010, 07:55 PM

Wow, that looks like Brazilian rosewood!

Jerry J · #11 01-22-2010, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Footie

AAAAaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!! Jerry I didn't know you had one of those!

Man! Just to lay hands on that baby!!

Yes, I've had it for quite awhile. Really nice bass but just draws way too much attention for some reason.

King Biscuit, yes I'm real certain that it is Brazilian.

Tom7 · #12 01-22-2010, 11:28 PM

Wwwwwooooow!

Oh, Jerry, I cannot believe you'd sell this one.

Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.

Caca de Kick · #13 01-23-2010, 03:48 AM

Go Bart Go!

For anyone (PNW) that missed it, Jerry had this at the last GTG. Beautiful, and the neck felt great.

Jerry J · #14 01-24-2010, 11:52 PM

It looks like the '69 Jazz is back up for grabs.

This bass is going to do nothing but go up in value. So it is an investment that you can play with. Much more fun than a 401K, too.

**Btone** · #15 01-25-2010, 08:42 AM

Nice bass.

What's up with the tuner screws? Slotted, not Phillips? Never seen that before.

Reggie Hamilton · #16 01-25-2010, 08:52 AM

Do you have the original tuners for the bass? I have a lot of jazzes but even I'm getting itchy about that one.

electracoyote · #17 01-25-2010, 08:57 AM

This takes my breath away. Incredible find for some lucky schmoe who had the sense to save his nickels.

Jerry J · #18 01-25-2010, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Btone

Nice bass.

What's up with the tuner screws? Slotted, not Phillips? Never seen that before.

I don't have the bass at home right now. It was out on a tryout by a local TB'er. I will need to take a good look at what's going on. I won't be able to get it until tomorrow most likely.

**Btone** · #19 01-25-2010, 11:22 AM

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What's up with the tuner screws?

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Do you have the original tuners for the bass?

Sorry, didn't realize at first that the tuners were non-original.

Anyway, stunning bass

Jerry J · #20 01-25-2010, 12:44 PM

I've got a note into Ryan L. to change the ad title.

Let just say that the bass is on hold until I get it back and figure out what is going on with the tuners. I've had the bass for 9-10 years and bought it the way it is assuming that it was 100% correct. I don't want to mis-represent the bass in any way.

The pots have the correct date codes and look like they've never been touched with no indication that anything had been change or modified. I only pulled the bridge pickup to check it out and it is a grey bottom and looks correct. This made sense since if the pickups had been changed it would have looked like it at the pots.

I didn't pull up the neck pickup since the pickguard seemed a bit tight there. I would have had to pull the pickguard up to make sure that there were no clearance issues in pulling up the pickup. But I didn't want to take the chance of messing up the pickguard since they tend to be fragile at this age. And since the solder joint at the pickup seemed untouched I felt that the pickup was correct.

So let's just say the bass is on hold pending investigation of the tuners.