Difference btw Fender 75 and 75 Reissue

[judah0417]

What is the difference between fender 75 and 75 reissue?

 

[Dark Horse]

The Fender 75 is an amp.






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[king_biscuit]

If you are talking about a real 75 (mid 70s) Jazz bass versus a reissue 75 Jazz bass, the difference is tone. The reissue doesn't sound like a real 75, for whatever reason.

 

[rogypop]

If you are talking about a real 75 (mid 70s) Jazz bass versus a reissue 75 Jazz bass, the difference is tone. The reissue doesn't sound like a real 75, for whatever reason.

those MIJ/CIJ 75 RI's have 60's pickup spacing, only thing that make them 70's jazzes is blocks and binding, ash bodies and few other details like 3 bolt neck plate.. not sure about USA models though.

 

[ProfGumby]

those MIJ/CIJ 75 RI's have 60's pickup spacing, only thing that make them 70's jazzes is blocks and binding, ash bodies and few other details like 3 bolt neck plate.. not sure about USA models though.

Ya gotta wonder why the 75 RI does not have the 70's pup spacing?

 

[rogypop]

Ya gotta wonder why the 75 RI does not have the 70's pup spacing?

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[Jeff K]

I don't know why the Japanese '75 Reissues have '60s spacing. Doesn't seem right if you're gonna' call it a "Reissue".

The Amer. Vintage '75 Reissue does have the '70s spacing. I've had an AV '75 Reissue for 10 years; but I've never played an actual '75 Jazz. So I don't know how they compare. I will say that the AV '75 Reissue is a sweet bass.

 

[Eric Swaim]

Today's difference is about $800.00-1000.00 + or - I have owned both and presently own a 75 USA reissue Jazz Bass. I like the bass a lot and was never a big fan of Jazz basses from this era, but this particular bass does it for me (I do have bartolini pickups and an EMG BTC preamp in it) although it's not stock.

 

[bass12]

I'd say the re-issues are better instruments. People tend to romanticize older Fenders but the mid-to-late 70s were not the company's finest years. As for the older ones sounding better - they might sound better now because the wood has aged nicely, but that isn't necessarily going to be the case. I've played 70s Jazzes that have sounded incredible and others that haven't.

 

[king_biscuit]

I'd take a clean, straight, real one in a heartbeat over a reissue.

 

[GM60466]

35 years of mojo

 

[bass12]

I'd take a clean, straight, real one in a heartbeat over a reissue.

So would I - so that I could sell it for a mint and then get something that was better made.

 

[king_biscuit]

So would I - so that I could sell it for a mint and then get something that was better made.

Mid-70s Jazz basses are not going for big money yet. We are not talking about a pre-CBS stack knob! 2k, which is what you can get a nice 70s Jazz now will barely get you a new 75 reissue. Thanks, but I'll stick with my 76, which is the best Jazz bass I've ever had.


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[david fitch]

I don't know why the Japanese '75 Reissues have '60s spacing. Doesn't seem right if you're gonna' call it a "Reissue".

The Amer. Vintage '75 Reissue does have the '70s spacing. I've had an AV '75 Reissue for 10 years; but I've never played an actual '75 Jazz. So I don't know how they compare. I will say that the AV '75 Reissue is a sweet bass.

Fender never called the MIJ '75 Jazz Bass a "reissue". The MIJ '75 Jazz Bass was from a series called The Collectible Series. Also,Fender does not call the American version of the '75 Jazz a "reissue", it's from the American Vintage Series.

 

[Flaked Beans]

The Fender 75 is an amp.

If you are talking about a real 75 (mid 70s) Jazz bass versus a reissue 75 Jazz bass, the difference is tone. The reissue doesn't sound like a real 75, for whatever reason.

+1.

I'd take a clean, straight, real one in a heartbeat over a reissue.

me too!

35 years of mojo

Mid-70s Jazz basses are not going for big money yet. We are not talking about a pre-CBS stack knob! 2k, which is what you can get a nice 70s Jazz now will barely get you a new 75 reissue. Thanks, but I'll stick with my 76, which is the best Jazz bass I've ever had.


Edit to add smart A$$ wink

I'll never sell any of my CBS Fenders!

 

[Al Berry]

I will add this.. I have been a Fender guy most of my life..
I will even admit that I once sold a '60 ? P Bass to trade for a Musicman Sting Ray with a graphite neck in the early eighties..I was 16..
Wish I had the P Bass now!

The real deal is Fender had some good years and Fender had some bad years and its still that way..
I've owned the old stuff and still have a few and I've traded for some of the newer stuff to get some of the older stuff, and vice versa..

I just sold an American Vintage '75 reissue Jazz to buy a MIJ '75 Vintage collectors series with a rosewood neck, blocked and bound..
And love the choice.. Japan kicked ass for a few years!
Especially with the Jazz necks.

I learned something from Stevie Ray Vaughan, and really learned for myself through time, some hard times and experience..
He had a number 1.. Why?
When it's right it's right.. And I have had to sell some stuff because sometimes life gets hard and pressure may prevail..
You can have someone build a replica or relic or whatever.. Custom wood, schematics, pups, scratches and all..
It ain't the same... May be close, but not the same..

I have two '57 P Basses that are identical except one black and one white. Bought same year same wood sent from Fender, but two different animals though very similar..
Age does improve most woods, but not everything..

Basically, if it feels right and it's MIM, MIJ, MIA, 70's,reissue it's right..

I have searched for so long trying to find something I sold long ago that was right for then, but found eventually what is right for now..

Point is, my friend Stevie had many guitars, but only one that mattered most.. #1
And if you have relic'd SRV #1 by chance I'm pretty sure it doesn't sound like his!

When you find that thing.. Hold onto it, if you ever lose it search to find something that is as close to it as you can..
Your taste will change, your budget, and perhaps your style and desires, but the feel will not deceive you
peace,
Al

 

[darrellcheng]

That was beautiful

 

[jetofuj]

Can someone compare AV '75 neck to other Fender's JBs, especially to AS series?

 

[TonyP-]

Question:

On the 75 Reissue wood
For both the MIA and MIJ

I'm guessing the wood used is actually Northern Ash and not a lighter ash (like swamp ash).

Is this true can anyone confirm this (or should this be a separate thread altogether?)

 

[TonyP-]

Question:

On the 75 Reissue wood
For both the MIA and MIJ

I'm guessing the wood used is actually Northern Ash and not a lighter ash (like swamp ash).

Is this true can anyone confirm this (or should this be a separate thread altogether?)

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