FENDER 2013 Limited Edition '75 Jazz Bass

[dStar]

Check this baby out

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/JBass75RWACAR

[suddenlysane]

Dammit, I just bought another P that will be here tomorrow. I'm not a fan of red but DAYUM......I really like this.

[garp]

Nice. Though with the P/J configuration, from a marketing standpoint, I don’t think I would’ve called it a ‘75. Nonetheless, a very tasty-looking instrument.

[Mind Eroded]

Fender Marketing is funny. They dropped the "reissue" name from their current American Vintage Series, but have no problem labeling other guitars/basses "reissues" that are obviously not...either way, this thing looks pretty sick

[Musicman20]

Cool, and Japanese

[Pet Sounds]

A Japanese Jazz for $1100 with no case?

[LPswim2009]

Does that come left handed?

[dStar]

The funny thing is that it's not on the Fender America or Fender Japan websites.

[ShowLow]

Pretty! But the pup spacing is '60s.

[BigEasy59]

I recently settled on the '74 American Vintage Jazz Bass, but I don't recall seeing this in my search, I may have really considered this bass for half the price...

[awilkie84]

Originally Posted by Mind Eroded

Fender Marketing is funny. They dropped the "reissue" name from their current American Vintage Series, but have no problem labeling other guitars/basses "reissues" that are obviously not...either way, this thing looks pretty sick

Where does it say Reissue??? Oh, 1 spot on the Sweetwater page. Everywhere else on the page that it's referred to, Reissue isn't used.

[Jaco D]

That is one sicko bass! I'm not familiar with PJs but is that the first PJ with a J control layout? I was of the impression that PJs always had a P control payout.

[bal704]

I bought a bass just like this from Ishibashi a couple of years ago. This has been available from Japan for years. Nice bass, with a lot of thump. If I could bond with a Jazz neck, I would still have it.

[Jaco D]

^^ This has made me scratch my head for years. If these are for local (Japanese) consumption who buys them? I remember when I was based in Asia and visited Japan frequently, the equivalent of a Japanese "TB-er" like you and me that I would run into during off-work hours would crave for US-made stuff.^* Juxtapose that thought with the fact that here in North America we can only drool seeing Fender Japan products geared just for the local market.

^* Actually, from what I remember this craving for US-made stuff extended beyond just Bass stuff. Damn, their Gangstas look more gangsta than their North American counterparts, etc. etc.

[bal704]

I've bought several guitars and basses from Japan over the years. I've had plenty of MIJ and MIA gear over the years, and most of it is high quality.

I've wanted a P-bass with blocks and binding for years, and found this one. However, it has the jazz neck.