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03-07-2013, 08:34 AM
| | | | American Fender Jazz - Fullerton made - what difference does it make?
http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-s...AdIdZ461724092
Saw this ad for a Fender Jazz bass which stresses that it was made in the Fullerton plant. For American Jazz basses, does this make a difference, or are all of MIA Jazzs made there? |
03-07-2013, 08:48 AM
| | | | that looks like an MIM body though.... |
03-07-2013, 09:15 AM
| | | | It does say "Made in USA". So it's how they make the body, or no? |
03-07-2013, 09:51 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: US | | | They were are made there until late 1984. The only Fullerton designation that makes a difference is with regard to 82-84 Fender reissues that were made in the old Fullerton factory on jigs and pin routers. Other than that it's just sellers trying to confuse the issue and capitalize on the the Fullerton reissue attraction. By way of example, my 74 Precision and 76 Jazz are also Fullerton made Fenders... Don't be fooled!
Btw, an American made 1997 Fender was made in the Corona factory, so that seller is really misinformed!
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03-07-2013, 10:01 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Washington | | | I believe Fender used the 1 piece pickguard from 1983-85. I also think they moved production from Fullerton to Corona several years ago. Sorry can't site any sources. It looks like that is an older body mated with a newer neck?
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03-07-2013, 10:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada | | | Seen that ad being posted for weeks. Seller is either misinformed or a scammer. The neck may be MIA but the body certainly isn't. I thought about sending the seller a msg but you know.... Buyer beware and what not. I know better than to buy it. |
03-07-2013, 10:35 AM
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03-07-2013, 10:39 AM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada | | | There's no truss rod slot on the body. Something's wrong here.
Also, that 1 piece pickguard makes it look like it has a schlong...
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03-07-2013, 07:22 PM
|  | **** | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: west coast | | | My '83 Jazz body was identical to that...one piece guard and "strat" knobs. Looks like a '97 neck on an earlier body...whether it's an MIA body is tough to tell without closer inspection.
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03-07-2013, 07:25 PM
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Midtown Guitars | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 810, Michigan | | shouldn't it still be a string through bridge if it's MIA?
hard to tell by the pics, but it looks like a MIM hardtail bridge.
EDIT:
it is a hard tail. 
i can't imagine the intonation is right either... |
03-07-2013, 07:37 PM
|  | Waiting For The Worms | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Torrance, CA | | | I remember there WAS a late '90s 'traditional series' Jazz that used the one piece guard/control plate thing too. There were Squiers with it too. Don't bank on it being a Fullerton body |
03-07-2013, 07:42 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Gord_oh  shouldn't it still be a string through bridge if it's MIA?
hard to tell by the pics, but it looks like a MIM hardtail bridge.
EDIT:
it is a hard tail.
i can't imagine the intonation is right either... | They did not have string through bridges/bodies back then.
That could be a Fullerton made body, here's a cherry burst one from 1983: 
This one looks like an aged white, from 1983 as well according to the site 
Who knows if there's been a neck swap, pickup swap. PM John Kallas, he knows everything about jazz basses. (johnk_10)
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03-07-2013, 07:45 PM
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Midtown Guitars | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 810, Michigan | | Quote:
Originally Posted by mstott25 They did not have string through bridges/bodies back then.
| I beg to differ.
I owned a 1998 MIA that was a string through. |
03-07-2013, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Gord_oh I beg to differ.
I owned a 1998 MIA that was a string through. | I'm talking about the Fullerton made jazz basses, stopped making them there in 1984. |
03-07-2013, 08:05 PM
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Midtown Guitars | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 810, Michigan | | Quote:
Originally Posted by mstott25 I'm talking about the Fullerton made jazz basses, stopped making them there in 1984. | i thought you were referring to the whole bass that is listed as a 1997. my mistake.
besides, both fullerton basses you pictured have a 3 hole mounting pattern for the birdge, the one in the OP is a 5 hole
and the bottom one has a 3 ply pickguard when the OP has 1 ply.
i think its a MIM body.
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03-07-2013, 08:14 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Colorado | | Quote:
Originally Posted by mstott25 They did not have string through bridges/bodies back then.
That could be a Fullerton made body, here's a cherry burst one from 1983:
This one looks like an aged white, from 1983 as well according to the site
Who knows if there's been a neck swap, pickup swap. PM John Kallas, he knows everything about jazz basses. (johnk_10) | The difference in the bodies in your post and the OPs post is that the 83-83 Jazz basses had 3 screw bridges and greenish numbers in the knobs and white pickup covers. At least the 4 or 5 83s Ive owned had these features. heres a link to the last 83 I sold USA 1983 FENDER JASS BASS AMERICAN STANDARD CLEAN!
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03-07-2013, 08:29 PM
| | Registered User | | | | That was a nice looking bass Bone.
Brian at the Lowend has a 1983 Jazz for sale right now with clear pictures. It's easy to see. So gord was right about the body, I was hoping the guy snagged an American body but nothing I saw matches his. Here's a Fender MIM Squier series, not sure of the year but this is the closest body I've seen to what the OP has 
Here's a 1993 Mexican made Squier:  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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