Fender Quality Control???

[TNID]

This is a new one on me. My friend just received his new bass from a well-known online retailer. It's supposed to be a Fender American Special Jazz Bass, and about half of it is.

Notice anything wrong here?

 

[20db pad]

Wild looking P-Bass. Must've been a 4:59 on a Friday deal.

 

[Lo-E]

Whoopsy!

 

[TNID]

I've never seen Fender's production facility, but I would imagine this thing passed through quite a few hands between getting the neck bolted on and going out the door. Stringing, setup, presumably a final QC check, packaging, and NOBODY NOTICED THIS? I'm almost impressed...

 

[Iridescentone]

That's what makes it "special".

 

[Up the dose]

That's an upgrade. Jazz necks are so skinny.

 

[Iridescentone]

Another thought...

Maybe it didn't leave the factory that way. Maybe it was purchased, then returned to the online retailer with a different neck. Wouldn't surprise me if it was. Ever wonder what happens to all the stuff that gets returned to a joint like MF ? I know people who've bought gear from MF for a short term project, with every intention of returning it within the 30 day grace period.

Then again, not everyone working at Fender is a genius, either.

 

[el_cody_loco]

Wow... the biggest Fender-related goof I've seen was a Vintage Modified Squier Strat that had a Tele Deluxe neck on it. But this.... this is a whole new kind of stupid. Haha, let us know how your friend deals with it, if he tries to work it out with Fender.

 

[G-MonRV5]

I would be tempted to keep it just for the uniqueness of it. I mean, anybody can slap a Precision neck on a J-bass, but how many can say that they have a factory version of that combination?

 

[G-MonRV5]

Just read Templar's post... That is a possibility - the 'customer mod' -> customer return -> resold without much further inspection by the online retailer.

Still... it looks great, and I would have no problem sporting that thing around.

 

[fishdreams]

It's actually my fave jazz setup, this.

 

[Flad]

I saw this on reddit this morning, in that thread the OP says he called Fender and the serial number matches a Jazz Bass, also going by the nut with I would say this is a factory error, it's a Jazz neck with a P-bass decal. I would keep it just for the one-off uniqueness of it all.

 

[TNID]

I saw this on reddit this morning, in that thread the OP says he called Fender and the serial number matches a Jazz Bass, also going by the nut with I would say this is a factory error, it's a Jazz neck with a P-bass decal. I would keep it just for the one-off uniqueness of it all.

Yeah, he told me he had already put it on reddit. The label is not wrong though, it is a Precision neck for sure. This nut is .125" wider than a Jazz bass. He called me just before I posted the thread and said he had just gone to GC to compare, and it's definitely a P neck. I agree that it's a pretty cool mistake, but he would rather have the correct Jazz neck.

 

[Jason Brown]

it's definitely a P neck.

Aren't P nuts 1 and 5/8"?

Ironic decal, Fender.

 

[TNID]

Aren't P nuts 1 and 5/8"?

Ironic decal, Fender.

According to Fender's website the J would be 1.5" and the P would be 1.625"

 

[Jeff Scott]

Aren't P nuts 1 and 5/8"?

According to Fender's website the J would be 1.5" and the P would be 1.625"

Yeah, 1 5/8" is nothing like 1.625".

The photo above of the nut width looks more like 1 17/32", nice precision work there, Fender!

 

[Jason Brown]

Yep, we're looking at a Jazz neck here.

 

[TNID]

Yeah, 1 5/8" is nothing like 1.625".

The photo above of the nut width looks more like 1 17/32", nice precision work there, Fender!

Wow... Yes, it's the same. I was just quoting the manufacturer in the terms they used. It seems that when the difference between the two necks is 1/8", then giving a precise number is useful.

 

[wvbass]

A Jazz neck with a Precision label...from the factory...I'd keep it for that reason alone.

 

[Jeff Scott]

Yeah, you're guaranteed to play with more precision on that particular Jazz Bass.