‘78 Or Not?

[Rip Van Dan]

Like people, every bass should be judged as an individual and not associated with a group or a time period

Good point @DJ Bebop! I found a Jazz that handles like my '65 did and actually sounds a little better too. Regardless if it was a '77/'78 like I originally thought or the '82/'83 that I believe it is now, I will never part with my "White Lady". She's just perfect for me. Still interested in her history, but that's just curiosity.

 

[Rip Van Dan]

They look unmolested, and the 4th week of '82.

Cool! Yeah the thing was mint when a fellow brought it into the music store I was working at in Portland, OR to trade it in. The chrome Pickup covers were still in their plastic and the mounting holes still had paint over them. I thought there might be another number under that tone pot, but wasn't willing to even try to lift that wire up to get a look for fear I might crack the solder. Just no slack there and it looked like it had never been touched. Just love this bass!

Thanks!

 

[Brad Johnson]

Can't judge a bass without it being setup to your specs and playing it, unless you're only a collector. I have to agree that Fender's QC was very hit or miss in the late 70s. I tried quite a few new ones in the local store. Other than the cool logo, none of them blew me away. I was playing a Univox Hi-Flyer at the time, LOL.

Did you know how to do setups at the time? I didn't. Made a huge difference.

 

[Brad Johnson]

My 79 Jazz has a gigantic neck pocket gap, and the 3 bolt neck, and yet I can get the best setup on it of all my basses. And it sounds killer

 

[stefancaunter]

Furthermore, everyone who had a "the neck gap is so and so" comment in this thread should actually leave their parents' house and audition for a gig, or play -or just talk to someone- someplace where there is no internet.

Here's a thread about neck walk on one of the most cutting-est edge manufacturers of bolt-on instruments today (and no disrespect to them at all). I guarantee this company has state of the art equipment, and by now has come up with incredible process control. And the neck *still* moves around in the pocket, regardless of how many phone books you can fit in the neck gap or not.

New bass, but neck looks off

It might not be visually pretty, but the "OMG undesirable Fender QC neck joint" comment needs to die. Maybe it starts with this thread?

thank you