They are out there, just keep looking and you'll find one!
If I found a custom colour one other than black I'd buy one, too!
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Fender Fullerton Reissue club
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They are out there, just keep looking and you'll find one!
If I found a custom colour one other than black I'd buy one, too!
The Precision Special was Fender's first foray into active electronics. Treble/bass controls , active/passive switching.
I have to admit a bit of ignorance concerning neck profiles. I know when a neck feels comfortable to me and when it feels like a 2x4.
Just checking the web, it seems I prefer a C profile.
When I played a boutique for the first time, the depth felt SO comfortable - is that the "modern oval" ?
What was amazing was I noticed the extra 1/16th " in width of the boutique immediately and it felt a bit "clunky" compared to a standard J width.
I don't think I have ever played a V profile neck - those look uncomfortable to play, but that's just from the eyeball test.
I love that different things inspire all of us to fall in love with an instrument.
I never really cared about the color of a bass because I don't "see" the body when I'm playing.
But I know color has a lot to do with the value of the bass when it comes to value / resale.
There are a couple of players in town I know that only play certain color basses - I guess we're all kind of OCD in our own way : )
I'd play a lime green one if it had the feel and tone I was looking for.
If you look up the definition of "poor judgement" it says - "17 yrs old".
God knows I made some poor choices in my adolescence.
But I'm better now - I think
I've found the Fullerton reissue Jazz necks ultra slim and super fast, although it all started to change after the move to Corona.To begin with the bodies were thicker, less contoured. Gone were the original vintage templates only to be replaced with generic versions.
Notably the Jazz Bass body shape changed and even started to become slightly smaller and less defined. Sadly the Custom Shop utilised the same generic post Fullerton J-Bass templates .
However for the 2013 Pure American Vintage series Fender went back to the beginning ,measuring original vintage samples to further the look and feel.Would be great if the Custom Shop could adopt these as well.
The Fullerton reissue series had managed to recaptured both the vintage feel and enthusiasm which was lost back in the seventies.Even the literature ,tweed cases and their assorted candy showed Fender's dedication to this new range.
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I think what 7Dollar said was profound in that for the Fullerton reissues, Fender brought in some of the same people who had made the Pre CBS instruments. Plus they actually used some of the same actual tools they had used to make them? In the same building? That is huge.
I am a big believer in the core "vibe" or " spirit" that is put into making an instrument, which is why I believe these Fullerton reissues are truly special.
Fender was truly trying to capture as much of the original Pre CBS spirit as they could - even down to the minutia of these kind of details.
I love that different things inspire all of us to fall in love with an instrument.
I never really cared about the color of a bass because I don't "see" the body when I'm playing.
But I know color has a lot to do with the value of the bass when it comes to value / resale.
There are a couple of players in town I know that only play certain color basses - I guess we're all kind of OCD in our own way : )
I'd play a lime green one if it had the feel and tone I was looking for.
Very true. For collectors the custom colours will always hold a premium . I've always liked the s/b look as it adds visual depth .
Regarding values, prices are all over the place with basses generally selling from $1750 to $3000 for really clean examples.Not too sure if one model is more valued than another though .Even the original tweed cases and candy can fetch a tidy sum. These instrument were made and played with well before the "limited edition" runs that would appear on the market in years to come. Always buy to enjoy rather than to invest !))
These are always worth looking out for - great for referencing.
It's probably to my financial detriment that I always buy instruments that way.
I would make a lousy bass dealer
Holy crap BritBass ! Where do you find this stuff? Bad Ass!
Steve Cropper looks like a kid! And Kevin Cronin looks like Kenny G !
Apart from the one piece guard another special feature is the extra wide J string spacing on the bridge .
That's why I went with the one owned by Corky James. He has an impressive resume and he a player, so I figured he would have a bass worth playing.
I looked at the bass and the whole front was fairly immaculate, but the back had buckle rash.
I may be wrong but that told me that as the original owner, he took care of the bass and but really enjoyed playing it - both at the same time.
That's a nice combination. If someone had 10 P's and never played the one they are selling?
That would tell me they either wanted it as a collector, or the other basses had way more mojo.
It's a vibe thing, but that's the way I roll. Music is nothing but vibration and it's either positive, negative or somewhere in the middle.
My musical sandbox is always located on positive side of the playground.
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Since the early eighties and beyond- Friends ,shops,Reverb,eBay and Google have all played a part in locating Fullerton literature although it's now getting harder to find.Holy crap BritBass ! Where do you find this stuff? Bad Ass!
Steve Cropper looks like a kid! And Kevin Cronin looks like Kenny G !
One advantage the standard '83 range has is how much more durable the poly finish is over the nitro that the Fullertons posses.That's why I went with the one owned by Corky James. He has an impressive resume and he a player, so I figured he would have a bass worth playing.
I looked at the bass and the whole front was fairly immaculate, but the back had buckle rash.
I may be wrong, but that told me that, as the original owner, he took care of the bass and but really enjoyed playing it - both at the same time.
That's a nice combination. If someone had 10 P's and never played the one they are selling?
That would tell me they either wanted it as a collector, or the other basses had way more mojo.
It's a vibe thing, but that's the way I roll. Music is nothing but vibration and it's either positive, negative or somewhere in the middle.
My musical sandbox is always located on positive side of the playground.
That was the Fullerton "era" Jazz I bought - kind of as a lark. I needed a nice J to play in some of the "dive- ier" original music clubs in my area.
But I wanted an older one.
The guy I purchased it from is SO cool. He was fair with his price and puts out a real positive vibe.
He is a true gentleman and I thank him from the bottom of my bass player's heart.
As far as the spacing goes BritBass, you are absolutely right.
I didn't notice that, but I do slap and this spacing will certainly fit that bill.
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Photo from the 1984 Fender Japan (US imported range) catalogue.
Brown Sunburst. Also available in Sienna Sunburst ,Ivory and Black. Maple and rosewood fingerboards.
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