Is this a real Fender Jazz bass?

Some photos of the electronics would help but just off of the photos you have shown it looks correct. Sadly with the plate gone, the neck code half gone and the refinish I doubt it will hold much value.

 

Unless faked, the J Torres neck stamp would indicate that is a 70's Fender neck.

 

A quick glance tells me its legit. Agree with the statements about refin etc, but I think it will hold some value as a player, provided it plays well. If I were looking to buy, I imagine I'd pay $1,200-$1,500 for that, before I'd buy a new Fender Jazz. There are not many new Fenders that have impressed me.

I agree though, to a collector it's a bust.

 

In the first pic you can see that the neck pocket is a bit wider than the neck, which is typical for the era. So that adds credibility to the body for me. Do you remember what the neck pocket looked like, or have a pic? You can know exactly what you have if you want to take the neck off and take pics of the body cavites, electronics, and bridge removed.

 

I have that same neck on a custom Jbass that I bought years ago. I always thought it was a fake, but didn't care 'cuz it was great and I got it for a decent price. Nice to see someone else with one.

 

There's a couple Thinline Tele's in the Fender book with that exact sunburst.

 

I didn't know many Fender instruments had neck binding......

 

Probably a '70 or '71 Jazz neck and tuners. The rest is undatable from the photos.

 

Really? There were Blocks & Binding long before there were just Blocks...

I believe that binding came along right before CBS took over.

Moonshine

 

after - dot & binding on a Jazz for the first 6 months of 1966 and b&b after through the 70's

 

If the Pickups are original?
There should be date codes on the bottom of each pickup.
If Seventies era, the pickup forbon fiber will be grey, and the wire will be plastic, or Teflon.
Should be the last 2 numbers on the right.
http://s7.photobucket.com/user/kevin_lindsay/media/1974 Fender Jazz Bass/CIMG0068.jpg.html
If the rubber pads under the pickups are turning to goo, I would change them, it will only get worse.
GL,
T
**I rewound a pair of 74 J-Bass Pickups in 2010 for a bass that had a neck similar to that.

 

This looks like a early seventies based on the fact that it is NOT a bullet trus rod, but has the white binding and pearl blocks. Black binding and blocks on maple necks pre-dated the white binding/pearl block versions in the very early 70's. I'm guessing it is a 72 or 73, but others may be able to pinpoint the period of four bolt necks with white binding (on maple neck) better than me.

 

In awe of this bass..

 

Having owned a sunburst '75 in the early '80's, it all appears good to me. What everybody else said about double checking the electronics for both date markings and any deterioration that needs attention.

 

The neck is circa 1974/75. It would have black blocks & binding before '74 and would have a bullet truss rod by mid '75.

 

Yes, assuming they've not be changed.