Fender Jazz MiM Truss Rod Adjustment

[qbury]

Did Fender use the older style truss rod adjustment screw, (remove the neck) on other MiM's besides the Road Worn? I saw one in a pawn shop today. I'm curious if they made some of those or perhaps the neck was changed.

 

[craigie]

Yes. 60's reissue is one example. Jazz bass has no channel route under the PG, bridge has threaded saddles and pickups are alnico with removable covers, unpotted unfortunately.

 

[qbury]

Yes, I forgot about those. it's possible that's what it is. Thank you.

 

[craigie]

Yes, I forgot about those. it's possible that's what it is. Thank you.

No problem. My opinion of the bass: I liked the neck tint but gooched the truss rod because the guy I bought it from hadn't adjusted it and it was bowed and lied about having tools on hand to adjust it. I took a chance and bought it and then turned the truss rod too hard and stripped it. My stupid mistake that I guess I had to make once. So I'm really not a fan of remove the neck to adjust truss rods. The pickups sound great but are fragile because they're unpotted and the wires are loose. One pickup was dead when I bought it and I was somebody miraculously able to solder a fix with some ingenuity. The threaded bridge is nice. Better than a MIM standard if the same price but to me the features don't warrant the original price bump.

 

[qbury]

The neck on this one definitely needs to be adjusted. I'm going to pass on it.

 

[craigie]

Smart. Worst form of abuse there is.

The neck on this one definitely needs to be adjusted. I'm going to pass on it.