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70's reissue Jazz Bass

#245
Not the 'tang' (is that right?) just the beveled part sticking up above the fretboard. In other words, mine looks like a band of 1/4" around the neck and these reissues look like a 1/4" band that bumps up at each fret.

My '73 was like new when I got it 10yrs ago, and it almost needs frets now so I doubt it was refretted....
 
#248
I will never understand why people call these "Classic Series" basses reisues ? They are not reisues,but more like recreations. That being said,I played a Classic70's Jazz Bass yesterday at Guitar Center in Hollywood,it played and sounded very good. I almost bought the bass,but think I will hold off on it.
 
#249
I tried one of the ash body/maple fretboard ones at my local Sam Ash. I think it was going for around $1,600 new.

The playability was amazing, and it had one of the best J-bass necks I've ever felt.

The tone was a bit on the thin side, but nothing that a decent preamp or a different set of strings couldn't fix.
 
#250
I've played one at a Guitar Center a month ago. I thought it was a pretty cool bass. It felt light and the neck was nice. I'm thinking of buying one somewhere down the line. I like how the OP put a baddass on his. It sounded great thru a Markbass combo. I would probably swap out the PUs for Dimarzio or Nordstrands.
 
#251
p-bass said:
I will never understand why people call these "Classic Series" basses reisues ? They are not reisues,but more like recreations.
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You're right.

It would have made more sense for Fender to make a neck with the truss adjustment at the heel if they were going to use a four-bolt neck plate. Paired with the 70s pup spacing, that would have been an accurate reissue of a Jazz from about 1970 to about 1974 (experts step in and correct me if I'm off- guessing here). But what they did instead was combine two features that AFAIK did not appear on the same bass. So senseless.

This is one of the things I never liked about Fender's approach to their import models. Example- Fender Japan's so-called "75RI". It has the correct neckplate and bullet truss rod, but... 60s pup spacing????????????????? I will go to my grave believing Fender Corona forced that into the design- If I may be a bit politically incorrect, there's no way to convince me that the Japanese, with their attention to detail, would overlook that obvious a feature of a 70s Jazz.
 
#252
p-bass said:
I will never understand why people call these "Classic Series" basses reisues ? They are not reisues,but more like recreations. That being said,I played a Classic70's Jazz Bass yesterday at Guitar Center in Hollywood,it played and sounded very good. I almost bought the bass,but think I will hold off on it.
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How Fender describes the Classic series basses;

"Our ’70s Jazz Bass captures the essence of the decade, defined by striking cosmetics and a bright, full sound."

Youre correct, these basses are not reissues or marketed as such.

Good point.
 
#259
I got a black one since almost two months and it´s a very good intrument, I totally dig the sound of these pickups and the slightly thicker neck feels good in my hand. The only thing I did was to change the bridge with a BADASS II. Couldn´t be happier :)
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