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Well, Warwick already have a low end range of guitars called "RockBass", we all know that Fender has the "Jazz Bass". The Fender Precision is effectionately known, by Motown afficianadoes, as "The Funk Machine", which is a homage to James Jamerson. So, it's not exactly a new concept! When...

I think a Fender Precision has to be one of the all time classic rock bass guitars, across all the rock styles & genres. Here's a list of famous Fender Precision bass players & their bands - speaks for itslef! [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

I was getting a bit too deep there! What I'm saying in a nutshell is that Fender were trying to look after their global interests. I don't think they have much interest in small guitar makers. All big companies make their biggest profits from their cheapest products & that's where the far east...

That's true, but the "West" has only recently started to wake up to just what a threat the far east posses to the to Western companies & economies. 40 years ago the UK had one of the World's biggest car industries. Today it doesn't exist. Things are changing fast & it wasn't just Fender who were...

The way I see it - this isn't just an issue for Fender, but with China & the Far East offering cheaper versions of anything & everything, with little concern for trade marks or copyright, it's an issue for every American brand, as well as every Western product. Big companies don't just make...

Here's some pictures of the body

Well it's interesting Jim - he's been selling the whole guitar on ebay! Alot of the guys on there are pulling classic guitars to pieces & selling the parts & they make more money that way. This particular guitar wasn't complete & had emg pickups, replacement electronics & a badass bridge (not...

Jim C - got any pictures of your 70's JB? I know what you mean about the white being bright, but if you look at the picture again you can see the flash of the camera reflected in the body, which is bright white even on the black part of the body.

Thanks guys & Caca de Kick - very usefull info. & the picture of your amazing 69 seems to bear out my pickguards authenticity, as it's a very similar pattern & roughly the same era. The early 60's tort pickguards seem to have a less busy pattern I think - less detailed? Yeah it's alot of money...

Does this look like a genuine 73 Jazz pickguard? the guy wants $425 for it?

Two more pictures,

coreyfyfe - That's what I think (or hope anyway) why would you fake with a very obvious typo? I haven't actually got the neck yet, so I can't physically measure it, but to me the nut looks like a regular Jazz neck. I've attached the other pictures, Here's what the guy said in the description...

So no such thing as a Jass Bass neck "B" shape?

Hi - I just bought this 1973 Jazz Bass neck on ebay - it's bound with pearl block inlays. It's got a "B" (7Mar73B) stamp on the heel, which I've never seen before - it's usually "A" on a Jazz Bass neck isn't it? Can any of you experts shed any light on this for me. Did Fender make Jazz Bass...