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Fender Jazz Bass

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madskiluv

Sep 8, 2006
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#1
Hey Guys,

I´ve got the chance to buy a Fender Jazz from the 70´s for a reasonable price (I think).
The precise dating of the bass is what confuses me a bit. The seller has bought it from another guy who bought it from a music store where it was sold as a 75´But the serial # is 353xxx which is 72/73 as far as I know? I figured some of you guys must know something about that :) . I´ll post some pics.

Thx in advance

Mads
 
#6
check the pots to be fo sho but it isnt a 72 or 73 cuz they had 4 bolt necks. I have a black 73 and its seriel # is 326xxx. Alot of times the serial # thing is just an approx because they often didnt go in chronological order and just grabbed whats in the box at the time or the bass was set aside and finished later. The neck could of been written in or stamped or completely left off during this era. Pot codes will tell you when she was basically headed out the door.
 
#9
A pristine ALL original 73 4 bolt can fetch 3500. The 3 bolts seem a little less desirable but have seen really nice 75s for like high 2s(2600-2800). Since it isn't all original and sunburst is the LEAST rare color I could see it garnering a couple(1800-2300)...depending on condition. ..
 
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#14
That bass has a '67 serial #, but the decal is the "TV" logo which didn't appear until '68, and the tuners have the "R" next to the Fender stamp, which didn't appear until 1972ish. Natural finish wasn't an option in the '60s, and wasn't done on alder, so it's been refiinned. Pickguard is a replacement. It's a mix-matched parts bass.
 

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