Elvis Jazz bass?

[Jpurpura]

A few weeks ago I was given a Jazz bass by a friend. On the switch plate it has a switch to change the pickups. It only has one tone knob. It looks old and is very light. The neck is thick for a jazz and the only markings anywhere is the decal which says ELVIS on the headstock. It is a Fender shaped headstock. I was wondering if any of you have seen one of these or know anything about them. It sounds great but I have never seen one.

Thanks

 

[msb]

Pic please

This sounds good . I wonder if there's a Bob Dylan model out there too.

 

[Diogenes]

The Elvis jazz bass was OK in it's own right but it was just a copy of the original Little Richard jazz bass.

 

[pacojas]

no pic, no Elvis!!!

 

[Nev375]

If I remember correctly, the Elvis was the first white jazz that could replicate the tones of a black jazz.

Geddy Lee almost bought one, but he liked 70's pickup spacing better.

 

[RonChase]

I am certainly no expert in this area but maybe someone just slapped an Elvis decal on the headstock

 

[gttim]

The Elvis bass has left the building.

 

[JCampbell72]

The Elvis jazz bass was OK in it's own right but it was just a copy of the original Little Richard jazz bass.

If I remember correctly, the Elvis was the first white jazz that could replicate the tones of a black jazz.

Geddy Lee almost bought one, but he liked 70's pickup spacing better.

Not cool, guys! Pepsi shooting out the nose hurts!

 

[Jpurpura]

I will get a pic up. The decal looks like a brand decal. It has a 3 piece neck and looks old. Not relic job old but just used for a long time.

 

[Bullitt5135]

An actual Jazz bass used by Elvis is in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. IIRC, there was a pretty good description of it's history. Pretty sure it was a tobacco sunbust in relatively good shape despite it's age. It's located on the wall next to the metallic purple Cadillac.

Sadly, no Geddy Lee Jazz Bass to be found...

 

[Jpurpura]

Here are some pics.

 

[knigel]

hmmmm... try again? dying to see the elvis bass.

 

[Jpurpura]

Here they are. Nothing special. Just wondering if you guys have seen one of these before.

 

[Jpurpura]

I took some good ones but they were to big to upload.

 

[JB696]

It looks a lot like the Limited Edition Elvis Commemorative Model that came out in 1969. Except something's not right. The decal on the headstock might be a phony. If I remember correctly the "E" on the Elvis was squared up, not round like a backwards "3". And the original pickguards on the white basses were a pink color, almost lavender. It could be that the color on that one has faded out over time or it has been replaced. And there is a decal missing between the pickup and the bridge. There should be one about two inches wide of a triple bacon cheeseburger and a platter of twinkies. I'm sure someone more familiar with this model will chime in with some more particulars.

 

[Stick_Player]

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[mtshark]

Look, another sighting!!! It lives!!!!!

 

[Jpurpura]

Was there ever a brand called Elvis? Or did a guy just put this together and have a decal made up? Never seen one before so I guess its a homemade job.

 

[Showdown]

Elvis with a P.

 

[banikek]

The Elvis bass has left the building.

This comment made me laugh so hard that I almost choked on my fried banana and peanut butter sandwich!!!