Fender 75 Jazz Re issue...

I have one, and I love it. I have modified it a bit, but it was great when I got it--I just had an idea of what I wanted, and it was a nice starting off point. It has the nicest neck that I have seen on a Fender, and Curbow told me he had never seen a better fretjob on a Fender Jazz. It's heavy as a sum'bitch, but I knew it would be, and I'm okay with it.

Here's all the mods I've done:

Added a J-Retro preamp
Added a BadAss II bridge
Changed the pickguard to a Mint Green guard
Had Curbow shave some of the poly off the back of the neck (I don't like thick finishes on necks)
I've also got a set of Fralin pickups being wound for it. The stock pickups are fine, but, again, I was using it as a starting point for what I had in my head.

And, lastly, here's a pic:


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There is one @ a Sam Ash in Bklyn & it's Natural, black block/maple. It looks awesome!!!!!! It's in need of a MAJOR re-string & set up. I mention it everytime & play it, well, Sam Ash employee's arent paid to care.

 

Hey BM .... I just picked up a MIJ 75ri .....from a friend . It too has a j-retro ...That pre just RULES !!

...Interesting that you find it 'heavy' .....I think my MIJ 75ri is light. Are they that different ??

Did the Badass bridge make a difference , IYO ??
...I've been considering swapping out the bridge.

Here's a pic of mine:



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Peter

 

Im getting mine at christmas, and they are Amazing sounding, beautiful basses. I don't think they are too heavy. Just gotta exercise , but they have amazing tone and growl. Great bass. I haven't really tried mine much yet because i gotta wait til christmas, but i have played it a few times while my parents were out oh ya mines MIA

 

I have a MIJ Fender 75 Reissue Jazz. It is the Best sounding fender bass and playing neck of any Jazz I have owned. I have owned 100 plus American Made MIJ and MIM. It is sunburst with a rosewood figer board and Pearl inlays. I left it as it came. I currently have 8 assorted Fender basses. Also the MIJ is lighter than the American.

 

It's funny but Fender never made a black block '75 Jazz. The black blocks were discontinued (don't know why) in '73 I believe. I love the look. The pearl blocks continued. Just trivial I know.

Tapp

 

Is that the one that was over on the Dude Pit? If so, you got an amazing deal!

I haven't played too many different reissues to compare weight. But, mine is heavier than my friend's MIM jazz by a couple of pounds. And, it's heavier than my purpleheart bodied Curbow 5 with a brass tone block and my Peavey Palaedium. It feels very solid, for sure.

The Badass bridge made a difference--added some punch and sustain. I am thinking of changing it out to a Gotoh, or a Curbow milled brass bridge, just to see what difference it will make.

As far as the black blocks go, I thought the same thing. When I ordered it, I was kinda bummed that the maple neck came with black blocks, but I really like the look of it now. I don't understand why they did that, either. Kinda like how they discontinued the '62 reissues in LPB, and replaced it with Ice Blue Metallic.

 

...."Is that the one that was over on the Dude Pit? If so, you got an amazing deal! ".....


Yeah ...It was !!! ....and I know!!!

-Peter

 

how much, may I ask? did it come modified or just stock.

 

It came w/the j-retro......

I bought it off a fellow 'Pitter', so I did get a real good deal !! (I'll leave it at that )

-Peter

 

I hope the reissues are better than the original 75's. I had one, it wouldn't make good firewood !

 

I've owned one, and can attest that they are INCREDIBLE basses! I've also owned 3 or 4 of the MIJ versions, and I think in "bang for buck" terms, they're better. The pickups (IMO) aren't very good, but if you spend maybe $125 or so on a set of Fender 62 RI pups, you've hit the jackpot. FWIW, they use a better method for binding the neck on the MIJ's (the US method is that "shrinkwrap-plastic-look", over the fretends method), but otherwise the American hardware is far superior. That, however, does not deter from the fact that the MIJ's are very well constructed and most I've seen are in fact much better made than most American Standard or American Series basses. You can get an MIJ with case on Ebay for about $500!

 

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