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Help Me Identify this bass?
- Thread starter Kjduval
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What is that? A jazz bass with 4 puckups?
I cant realy identify that but i would definitely take the time to restore that monster.
I cant realy identify that but i would definitely take the time to restore that monster.
I'm no expert but it appears to be a lefty Fender Jazz Bass '62 Reissue that has been modded with a P-bass neck pickup in addition to the original Jazz pickups. The original bridge has also been swapped for what appears to be a "BadAss" bridge.
Looks like someone had an accident with some paint stripper... I'd definitely do a refin on it and fill the route for the added pickup.
Neck precision pickup is not stock. The serial number should be at the base of the neck, back side...with a "Made in Japan" or "Crafted in Japan". If it's not there, it's sort of not relevant as it definitely is a Japanese '62 Reissue. It looks like that black mystical mark on the 3rd picture is where the serial number would be.
If that Anniversary sticker on the back is original, then the bass is a '96 model. If that brownish paint can be removed, the original sunburst might still be nice enough not to need to be refinished.
Thanks everyone!! A couple notes back to you and thank you!! So what you see is me spending five minutes removing the spray paint. Finish underneath is great and I can get it to look great as well. Generally it is fine underneath so far. I inspected the wiring carefully and the route. The wiring is original as far as i can tell ... and the route is machined. I have a cnc machine but i doubt a mod shop has one i dont really know Yes that is a badass bridge
As I said no serial or what appears to be a serial anywhere. What about the five holes where the neck bolts on? That seems strange to me. Why does the neck only have fender on it? Much appreciated??
As I said no serial or what appears to be a serial anywhere. What about the five holes where the neck bolts on? That seems strange to me. Why does the neck only have fender on it? Much appreciated??
What makes you say " definitely" an mij? Not sure what black mystical mark you mean. Ther is nothing rubbed away or worn away in any place on the areas where the serial or mij mark would be. The black smudge on the neck area on the body Is just a smudged stamp area
I just removed the paint off the back of the neck. You got it!! Mij serial thanks!!!!!!
No problem! If there wasn't a serial, you can tell what it is from the neck pocket and neck butt stamps. Japanese models have very unique stamps outlining exactly what they are. MIM and USA Fenders don't ever have the same.
JB62 = Jazz Bass, 62 Reissue
The Badass is aftermarket.
The neck only has "Fender" because that's how they made the lefties. Since they can't print logos backward they have to go the opposite way on a lefty...and Fender seems to find unique approaches to that issue.
As for the 5 holes, who knows. One might be a factory thing. I've seen MIM bodies with 10 or 12 holes in the pocket.
The the addition of the neck P-pickup perhaps was meant to recall what Jack Casady did to his Jazz bass in the late sixties. Here's a close-up from the Monterey festival:
