Recent content by mlaren

That's what I figured. Could have been made my anyone...

Getting off subject. The question is about the body of the instrument. All other elements...the electronics, the neck, the bridge, the tuners have all been dated to 1973-1974. I have a buyer for all those. I want to find out the origin and an approximate date of the body so I can piece...

I bought it from an instrument buyer and seller who is highly respected among pro players in Los Angeles...he has a back room of gear that is invitation-only sale. I have a message in to him to get more info. I took it to California Guitar in Van Nuys...the big cheese said it could be original...

Good eye! the headstock top was refinished and the edge was rounded slightly at the G string. the tuners and neck are dated to 74. A collector in CA offered around $1000 for orig parts, plus he'd replace them with Fender reissues (less the neck stock and body). I may just make a Frankenbass...

Thanks for your input. Anybody else out there in the refinishing world who knows the origin of the body?

My main question is the approx year and make of the body I have (see orig photo at start of post). Once I know that, I make a reissue parts bass out of this one and buy an orig '72-'75 body (pre 3 bolt obviously) and assemble with my orig parts

looks like the pickups are in the same position to me...

Here is the axe all together (disregard the replacement decal on orig neck) I've dated as orig all but body and pickguard (obviously not orig)

Aha... a cheesehead bass brother from MadTown!! Went to college there in late 70's...did gigs at the Sheraton near the coliseum. Lookin for info on my '74 era jazz bass body. Glad to have a Pack break...lookin' good goin into the next week

so if a 70's era pickguard doesn't fit it, what year is it? when did fender shift the neck pickup forward?

I agree!! Someone told me it might be a Japanese from early 80's...maybe the american jazz bass with the notch in the pickguard? Some of the pre-CBS bodys had it too (wishfull thinking) I'm looking to buy a 73-74 body if you know of a resource

Hey guys I bought a '74 jazz bass recently. All electronics, neck, tuners, bridge are original. The body was refinished. While replacing the non-orig pickguard I noticed the truss rod notch and lack of screw holes to in neck cavity used to hang the body in the factory. What's up with...

hi all I bought what I was told was a 1974 fender jazz bass, serial checks out, but the decal on the neck headstock, which is maple with pearl block inlay, doesn't have the 3 patent numbers under the Fender logo, but does have the pat pend between the words jazz bass and contour curve. Is the...