I'm impressed with this bass...it was tuned maybe 3-4 yrs ago and it still is in tune. (I'm not an expert on disassembly but I'll try to get more pics?
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Fender Jazz Bass maybe 72?
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I'm impressed with this bass...it was tuned maybe 3-4 yrs ago and it still is in tune. (I'm not an expert on disassembly but I'll try to get more pics?
I would like to add that it has obviously been play a lot.
That only happens if it is a good playing and good sounding bass.
Clearly someone thought it was 'all that'.
That only happens if it is a good playing and good sounding bass.
Clearly someone thought it was 'all that'.
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
Disassembly is not that tough. Loosen the strings, and 4 screws hold the neck on. Remove the neck carefully. If the joint is tight, you don't want to chip or crack the finish. Pots are under the metal plate with the knobs. These were meant to be assembled by factory line workers, not luthiers.
The brass nut and the rusty BadAss bridge scream "original 70s" to me. Sure, you can buy relic'ed machine heads and other hardware, but I think that in its current condition, a bass of that vintage would be worth roughly the same whether or not the neck and body are in fact "Original vintage Fender". It's either a ratty old 70s Jazz, or a very well-done relic reproduction of one... 
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72-73 is right.
the logo on the 3-original tuners has the registered 'R', which those came after 71. And the pickguard originally has the G-side mounted tugbar.
The other thing NOT original is the body finish. Someone patched the ashtray holes (chrome pickup covers) when they stripped it and refinished it in clear. Alder would not have been used on a natural bass.
So priced as a heavily beat players bass. more like $1700 at best, the chrome and nickel parts indicate it was stored someplace damp or in a humid location.
But you never use a serial number alone to date a Fender. If you really want to dig in, look for the dates on the parts, it can't be any older than the last dated part: usually the butt of the neck has a stamp. the pots will be stamped, and the underside of the pickups will be stamped as well.
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Your pots and the wiring are NOT original either. those pots show 1996 date codes.
the logo on the 3-original tuners has the registered 'R', which those came after 71. And the pickguard originally has the G-side mounted tugbar.
The other thing NOT original is the body finish. Someone patched the ashtray holes (chrome pickup covers) when they stripped it and refinished it in clear. Alder would not have been used on a natural bass.
So priced as a heavily beat players bass. more like $1700 at best, the chrome and nickel parts indicate it was stored someplace damp or in a humid location.
But you never use a serial number alone to date a Fender. If you really want to dig in, look for the dates on the parts, it can't be any older than the last dated part: usually the butt of the neck has a stamp. the pots will be stamped, and the underside of the pickups will be stamped as well.
**Edit.
Your pots and the wiring are NOT original either. those pots show 1996 date codes.
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
could be 72', even 62', also there could be made some small changes in time gone. The price could be 1800E
With the amount of rust on the tuners, imagine what the condition of the original pots/wiring would have been...
Hey All just to make clear that I do not have the initial intention of selling the bass but just getting to know what I do have on hand. So just interested on the truth ! Whatever it is! thanks!
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Yep, a players grade, refinished 72ish Jazz with replaced pots, bridge and D tuner. All normal stuff. Great bass, I'm sure!
My 72 has also been through many of the same, typical mods of the mid to late 20th century: stripped and refinished natural (done before I got it), has a BadAss (I did that), a Hipshot drop tuner (that too) and I replaced the guard with black, pickups (Barts) and electronics (J Retro). I'll never get rid of it.
My 72 has also been through many of the same, typical mods of the mid to late 20th century: stripped and refinished natural (done before I got it), has a BadAss (I did that), a Hipshot drop tuner (that too) and I replaced the guard with black, pickups (Barts) and electronics (J Retro). I'll never get rid of it.
Man that bass looks like it could tell many a tale..."And the men who hold high places..."
Man that bass looks like it could tell many a tale..."And the men who hold high places..."
you're a drummer --- you can't handle the truth!
seriously: pretty cool! good luck on your quest for knowledge about the ax. and congrats for owning that player for twenty years!
Man that bass looks like it could tell many a tale..."And the men who hold high places..."
Heroes !
You know...I play drums for 33 years now (since 1985)...and it all started because of the Professor and his 2 friends...decided to ask daddy to help me buy my first drum set inspired by Moving Pictures and then I went back in history to understand and kept getting together thru out their journey! All inspiring !
I "stopped" playing for maybe like 5yrs...not touching my instrument...but one-day I decided to put it on my "vitrola" and the felling was rebirth ! I'm back playing (as a hobby now), but with lot of enjoyment...
Hope they will come back, return from some long vacation and a much needed rest but just as an interruption for more inspiration...
They are simply THE BEST BAND IN THE GALAXY !
Thank you!you're a drummer --- you can't handle the truth!
seriously: pretty cool! good luck on your quest for knowledge about the ax. and congrats for owning that player for twenty years!
I'm curious why the aftermarket de-tuner has every bit the amount of rust & grime as the seemingly original tuners. This suggests artificial aging to me for whatever reason. Maybe to make it match the others; Maybe there was a complete relic treatment done to this bass.
