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2008 American Standard Jazz? HELP, PLEASE!!!

#24
Schweet bass. How much?

:D Kidding. It's definitely not a MIA. If it's newer with an F neck plate (not from the 70s), maybe it's Japanese? Not sure but the neck and neck plate are significant clues. Do you know the first few numbers of the serial #?
 
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Didnt read through the comments, but your MIM 60's most likely has slightly more rounded contours AND the body is a little thinner, too. That's just the way they are. I have an '08 American Standard P, Classic 50's P and a '94 MIM Standard P, and the bodies are all a little different. I used to own a Roadworn 60's Jazz and it's basically a relic'd version of the MIM 60's you have, and those bodies are just thinner than an American Standard.

FWIW, it's not an American Standard if it has blocks. Regardless of what it is, if you really like it, just buy it.
 
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dmt said:
However, you’re looking at a 2008 MIA bass. It was kinda mass manufactured, much like the thousands upon thousands upon thousands of other Fender Jazzes that have come out of Fender factories over the decades. The year 2008 isn’t an especially special year and you don’t mention the model being a particularly special model. It is not nearly old enough to attract high bucks collector-type interest — 10 years old is just "regular old"; not new enough to be pretty new anymore and not old enough to be vintage. The bass in question just isn’t that precious, and it’s not even close. Basically, it’s a nice bass, but it’s just a bass, not a collectors’ item. If nothing appears obviously suspicious about it (like the headstock having a "Fenper" decal on it or something) and it looks good to you, sounds good to you, feels good to you and you can swing the price and want it, just get it and don’t look back.
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I crack up when people say that "this or that year" was special or spectacular for a particular model, etc. when dealing with basses within the last 40 years. Heck, there were even dogs from the 50's and 60's! The year means nothing. Every year will have exceptional examples and will also have dogs. Sure, if a manufacturer was known to skimp or cut corners in a particular time or era, then you may get more dogs, but given that wood is organic and varies so much in tone, density, weight, blah, blah, blah, as long as it's made well, its a toss up whether or not those materials will get along and produce pleasing, desirable characteristics. There may also be basses that from a fit and finish perspective that are not the greatest, but just sound great, and a bass that's meticulous fit and finish-wise that may sound like $h!t.

My 2008 Precision plays and sounds awesome. So does my 2017 Classic 50's and my '94 "Black Label" MIM Precision. Their year of manufacturer had no bearing on, and did not factor in the decision of whether or not to buy them. I played them, liked the sound and feel, could afford them/price was right, so I bought them. I tried a few of the brand new American Professionals and couldn't justify the price/weren't worth it for me. I also played other 1970's-2017 Fenders and those didnt do it for me either. I just don't see the importance in lumping a particular year into a category and saying that everything from THAT year is particularly good as a rule of thumb.
 
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Marc DLarosa said:
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Here's the first 6...
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That tells us nothing ... I have seen many bogus serial #'s on supposed 'Fender' necks

Marc DLarosa said:
I feel that My description should give our more educated (I'm certainly not one of them, on this particular subject) members enough of an idea as to what I'm speaking of.

Anyhow... I'm looking for answers.
If I do, in fact pick it up, I'll post pictures.
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... your info does little more than evoke speculation ... as a 'more educated' person on modern era Fender identification, I will not speculate ... you are describing a parts bass at best, and once you get it in hand and post pics, you will then get an opinion from the 'more educated' on here ...
 
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tjh said:
That tells us nothing ... I have seen many bogus serial #'s on supposed 'Fender' necks

Not sure that I'm ever gonna see this bass again. He needs his money by tomorrow.
I need another bass, like I need a hole in the head. It just played, and sounded great. Aaaaannnnd, money, really isn't an issue for me. Even though... it's insanely affordable.
Just saying...

... your info does little more than evoke speculation ... as a 'more educated' person on modern era Fender identification, I will not speculate ... you are describing a parts bass at best, and once you get it in hand and post pics, you will then get an opinion from the 'more educated' on here ...
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Marc DLarosa said:
I feel that My description should give our more educated (I'm certainly not one of them, on this particular subject) members enough of an idea as to what I'm speaking of. And, I don't wanna get a bajillion notifications, on my phone, throughout the day, that say... "Sweet Bass", "How Much?", "Gassing", "I'll take it, if You don't", etc...

Anyhow... I'm looking for answers.
If I do, in fact pick it up, I'll post pictures.
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You won't send pictures because your description should give ... an idea - but you didn't tell us what year the bass was made.
 

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