Fender Jazz Bass Special - Circa 1984-87

[bassgod76]

I have two from 85, both sound great. I swapped out the pups on the white one (which started out life a metallic green) for SD Hot Stack at the bridge and 62 P at the neck.

Bit of a fan of Mr McKagan's work in case you hadn't guessed.

Where did you get that decal?

 

[Groover]

I have two from 85, both sound great. I swapped out the pups on the white one (which started out life a metallic green) for SD Hot Stack at the bridge and 62 P at the neck.

Bit of a fan of Mr McKagan's work in case you hadn't guessed.

Where are the fingerboard dots on the back one

 

[AdamR]

Heres mine after a fresh paint job.

 

[bassgod76]

Heres mine after a fresh paint job.

Give us details on the paint! You do it yourself? Didn't we both buy ours at the same time 2 years ago?

 

[AdamR]

BASF Base and clear. Its pure white base, House of colors silver, red and gold flake.

 

[AdamR]

I should repaint that neck plate. and I want to replace the knobs which dont match each other.

 

[millsbass5]

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Jesus!! That thing is nice! I love that color. I own 2 in Silver Metallic. One has been gigged to hell & back (think Sheehan's wife bass), the other is mint. I've modded both of 'em with Badass Bridges, DiMarzio pups, and Hipshot D-Tuners. And, both of 'em are absolutely phenomenal players.

 

[AdamR]

Which Dimarzios did you use ? Model P/J ? Those are the mods Im planning on. I already have a bad ass bridge but Ive been thinking of trying a Full Contact bridge.

 

[synecdoche]

Happy to find this thread! I have a Fender Jazz Special that I love. It was my second bass. I started out with an Aria Pro II that I picked up for $75 when I was in ninth grade, and then upgraded to the Fender a year or so later. Love that thing. Haven't played in a few years but am now getting the urge again.

Mine seems to have after-market pickups. They are EMGs, and they are active. I also had it painted a few years ago in a nice Mustang Red colour, added a pickguard, and got some chrome knobs. I had ordered some chrome tuning pegs off of e-bay years ago but they never showed up.

 

[bassgod76]

Well, the pursuit of my original JBS didn't pan out. The current owner really doesn't want to part with my old bass, so I was out of luck... Or so I thought.

I just happen to cruise Guitar center's used section, and this JBS was listed this weekend!

That's not a huge chunk missing; that's glare.

I got it for a great price and I have a 30 day return policy.

Plus, I got the black neck version, which is what I have been searching for. Rock & Roll!

 

[Erich Bruning]

Very cool,

I've been going back to my pink JBS more and more. They really are sweet little basses.

 

[bassgod76]

If the stock pickups are lame like my previous JBS, this bass will be getting the DiMarzio pimping.

 

[FunkHead]

I'm on my 3rd one of these but they've all been "Power" JBS's. This one just got here today. These have an excellent range of tones from Motown to Pure Hi-Fi.

 

[EagleMoon]

That's a gorgeous color!

 

[FunkHead]

That's a gorgeous color!

Thanks man. I sold one just like it and regretted it big time. This one is in way nicer shape so I got really lucky. But now something in my Herd has to go. I guess the Squire Bullet but it's too sweet. What to do? What to do?

 

[EagleMoon]

Thanks man. I sold one just like it and regretted it big time. This one is in way nicer shape so I got really lucky. But now something in my Herd has to go. I guess the Squire Bullet but it's too sweet. What to do? What to do?

Don't sell anything.

 

[bassgod76]

Yesterday, Guitar Center listed two nice JBS basses on their online website. One was white, and the other was CAR. I bought the white one. I checked this morning to see if the CAR was still there... GONE! You have to act quickly with these basses, when priced right.

I need to get that pink skull sticker, or the old school "Be Mine" type.

 

[synecdoche]

So I got this used around 1996 or 1997. It had the EMG active pickups in it then. When I was in high school I re-painted it silver at one point, and gold. After a while I decided to get a pro paint job done and now it's a red colour I love. I added the pickguard and the chrome knobs.

 

[bassgod76]

Jazz Bass Specials with pick guards always make me sad.

 

[bassgod76]

Cool color, though