FS: 1979 Fender Jazz Bass... Cleanest I've ever seen

shrigg · #1 04-29-2011, 09:38 AM

I'm amazed every time I look at this... Never seen one this clean, 32 years old and hardly a mark on it! All original, S8 Serial on the headstock with 1979 pot dates. Weighs nearly 12.5 lb., plays and sounds amazingly! Nothing else gives the heavy tone like a weighty 70's Jazz!

I got it from the second owner. He bought it from a longtime family friend who had bought it new in 79, played it for 2 years and put it under his bed until 2005. The second guy was a guitar player so he never really played it either.

I can't believe I might sell the nicest Jazz Bass I've ever seen, but I'm raising money for my business so it's on the block.

Will ship expertly packed inside its original hardshell case. $2800 plus shipping, no trades. SOLD for $2500 fee-free payment plus shipping

Thanks for looking!

-Darren

fenderhutz · #2 04-29-2011, 09:46 AM

Nice looking bass. I didn't know they skunk striped the necks in the late 70's.

Still a looker.

mkandolf · #3 04-29-2011, 10:05 AM

Solid maple neck. No fingerboard added. Truss rod installed from the back, therefore the skunk stripe.

Nice looking Jazz. Wish I had the $$. Would be a virtual twin to my '78 Precision.

carlc64 · #4 04-29-2011, 10:10 AM

did they cut down fat trees in the 70s, why are basses from that era so damn heavy?

krustwell · #5 04-29-2011, 11:43 AM

dang!

MaddAnthony_59 · #6 04-29-2011, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carlc64

did they cut down fat trees in the 70s, why are basses from that era so damn heavy?

That's why they sound so Heavy!

shrigg · #7 04-29-2011, 09:56 PM

Thanks for all the interest everyone! To answer a few questions: This neck is straight, the action is super low, electronics work properly and there is very very little fret wear. I would compare this to a 2 year old bass that has been played a little but is in outstanding condition. It really is like a time warp!

This bass is bright, the tone is Marcus Miller all the way. In fact I ran through an outboard Sadowsky pre which with the stock 79 pickups duplicates Marcus' setup electronically. I just boosted the bass a bit and had the perfect "Scoop" tone. Wonderful! Only time I would ever add treble is if the strings were going dead which was pretty much never.

honest abe · #8 04-29-2011, 10:01 PM

Gorgeous! I've got one in similar condition but would have a hard time parting with it.

shrigg · #9 04-29-2011, 10:38 PM

Yes, I KNOW! Please don't make me feel guilty for putting it up

Here are some pics I shot today showing the extremely minimal fret wear (at the 3rd fret) and another all dressed up with the original thumbrest and covers on!

(click on the pics for much larger image)

Mazatleco17 · #10 04-29-2011, 11:57 PM

Beautiful

Absentia · #11 04-30-2011, 05:27 AM

Oh my, I mean wow!

Nick901 · #12 04-30-2011, 06:48 AM

Beautiful looking bass.

JeffplaysBass · #13 04-30-2011, 07:35 AM

I just read a thread where people say "I am done with Fender"...but when they see this bass they will say "I really really love Fender"!!....killer, killer looking bass!! and probably sounds killer too.

Sav'nBass · #14 04-30-2011, 04:33 PM

I have that same bass.. Only mine is a 77 and has been played a lot more.. I was going to sell it but decided against it..

shrigg · #15 04-30-2011, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeffplaysBass

I just read a thread where people say "I am done with Fender"...but when they see this bass they will say "I really really love Fender"!!....killer, killer looking bass!! and probably sounds killer too.

NEVER done with the good Fenders!

I have a new Sadowsky outboard pre on the way and I can't wait to run her through it... This one just might be pulled off the market!

JeffplaysBass · #16 05-01-2011, 07:51 AM

Its probably better you pull it off the market. I had a spector for sale and these clowns were offering me basses 1/4 of the value in trade. Thats not 1/4 of the price but 1/4 of trade value for a bass I wouldnt take for free, haha. People now in days want you to give the bass for free...So you want to trade that 1979 Fender for a Ibanez sr300???...j/k.....if thats the case we might as well keep it!!!

shrigg · #17 05-01-2011, 04:35 PM

I am offering it for the person looking for that tone that only a heavy ash Jazz with maple neck has.... Until that person comes along it stays happily with me.

shrigg · #18 05-02-2011, 05:14 PM

Now considering a serious offer from a TBer across the lake...

shrigg · #19 05-03-2011, 05:03 PM

Payment received.... this beauty is SOLD!

shrigg · #20 05-10-2011, 12:04 AM

For the record, this one sold for $2500 fee-free payment plus shipping cost to a very satisfied TB'er. Feedback thread here: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/itrade...=77277&u=99341