ID This Fender

[SIFJiggy]

Looks like I'm gonna have to turn in my Fender fanboy card.

I've seen this a number of times. Asian-made with Basslines - kinda a cool lookin quilt top and 24 frets.

I think I've seen it referred to as a Deluxe- but that's about as specific as it gets.
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[Gougedeye]

Fender Jazz 24. in my opinion, $600 is pretty high for that bass. I don't know that they cost that much new...

 

[HeavyRockBasser]

Fender Jazz Bass Deluxe 24. Make in Korea. More like a $400 bass.

 

[SIFJiggy]

Fender Jazz 24. in my opinion, $600 is pretty high for that bass. I don't know that they cost that much new...

Yes. Totally too much. He might get it because it's such an odd bird. There's another on the bay under 400.

It certainly has the aesthetic down. Love the gold headstock decal w/out serial on the front.

 

[yodedude2]

'quilt top'? is it a photograph of quilt or the real deal? curious.

 

[smcd]

Yes. Totally too much. He might get it because it's such an odd bird.

Nah, it's not that odd. They come up for sale all the time, and for short dough.

 

[SIFJiggy]

Nah, it's not that odd. They come up for sale all the time, and for short dough.

What I mean is- they aren't Squiers, Modern Players, Standard Series, etc.

They are odd because no other Fender bass has SD pickups (Duncan Design doesn't count). And the 24 frets at least put this thing in a class of its own, for better or worse.

 

[Bongolation]

Fender Jazz 24. in my opinion, $600 is pretty high for that bass. I don't know that they cost that much new...

The ones in flat black were eventually dumped at $169.

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[Bongolation]

They are odd because no other Fender bass has SD pickups (Duncan Design doesn't count). And the 24 frets at least put this thing in a class of its own, for better or worse.

This is just another Cor-Tek contract Fender instrument with Duncan Pickups. As far as I know, they're still doing this, though the Jazz 24 is long gone and -- like most of this "Special" series -- was neither a critical nor commercial success. I've done a ton of work on these instruments (the guitars) trying to get them playable.

$600 is *HUGELY* more than this thing is worth. The final close-outs in flat black were going for as little as $169. NEW.

[Edit:] The US Duncan pickups in this "Special" series are not the same as the retail aftermarket pickups with the same names. What differences there are in these runs on FMIC contract tend to be obscure, but they aren't identical to the store-boughts and (at least in the guitars) I found Fender's choices somewhat odd.

 

[Bongolation]

'quilt top'? is it a photograph of quilt or the real deal? curious.

Typical "furniture bass" laminate.

Bunch of glue and a paper-thin layer of B-grade ornamental laminate over undistinguished "tonewood," covered in polyurethane.

The big problem with this era of Cor-Tek Fenders tended to be the fingerboards, though.

 

[TinIndian]

What kind of issues did they have with these? What is the body wood? I assume it's a photo-flame. Seems like a good idea, an active 24 fret Jazz Bass.