fender 1965 jazz bass

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    The slimmest jazz necks

    I’m seeking the holy grail of jazz necks. I have a Mexican standard jazz (2001) it has a lovely thin shallow rounded rosewood neck which I love as it suits my pretty small hands. But I’ve always hankered after an American maple neck- so I’m trying to fall in love with this 2009 US standard...
  2. OldFenderPlayer

    Does a Bass’s Sound Change as it Ages?

    Today I pulled up a 40-year-old recording of a big band concert I played with my 1965 Fender Jazz Bass. I was pleased with the bass’s bark & bite; it had flatwounds, was through a mid-1970s Fender Bassman 100 with 4x12s, everything on the bass was wide open, and the amp was set with a lot of...