is this two or three tone sunburst?

[sonic boogaloo]

i think it's two tone, but i'm not certain.

what say the TB massive?

also why is the grounding strip where it is? was it something that all early jazz basses had?

any advantages or disadvantages?

 

[WRM]

There's some "red" missing from the lower bout, where it's covered by the PG, but not sure if that makes it two or three?...

 

[TheReceder]

My opinion, 3 tone. The external ground was something on earlier basses, but I wonder why there's no screwholes for where the tugbar or thumbrest would be.

 

[sonic boogaloo]

The external ground was something on earlier basses, but I wonder why there's no screwholes for where the tugbar or thumbrest would be.

it's a JB-62 japan reissue which didn't come fitted with a tugbar.

 

[TheReceder]

it's a JB-62 japan reissue which didn't come fitted with a tugbar.

I'm contractually required to learn one new thing every year... Too cool... I got that outta the way early.
Again a case where I love TB for the knowledge base of the sunbscribers.

 

[aero58]

Looks like 3 to me.

 

[mpdd]

as a color theorist and art professor I am reasonably sure you have 3 in the above example

 

[gln1955]

That would seem to be a very tasteful 3-tone. No clowns to be seen.

 

[JBoxBass]

it's a JB-62 japan reissue which didn't come fitted with a tugbar.

I've played a mid-90s JB-62 as my main bass for the past 20 years. Great instrument! Mine is one of those basses other bassists try, then ask if you're interested in selling it. At some point I replaced the PUs with Fralin noiseless, but I've often considered reinstalling the original (Fender USA I believe) set - the Fralins are great (and silent) but miss some of the grit and drive.

Also, that's a 3-tone sunburst.
It's consistent with the original 1962 JBs. On your bass just observe the difference between the area under the pick guard and the rest. Back in the day, Fender saved some extra pennies by not "wasting" red paint by spraying where it wouldn't be seen.

 

[JakobT]

Definitely a 3-tone. There is a reddish shade around the edge which is absent at the lower horn.

 

[sonic boogaloo]

I've played a mid-90s JB-62 as my main bass for the past 20 years. Great instrument! Mine is one of those basses other bassists try, then ask if you're interested in selling it. At some point I replaced the PUs with Fralin noiseless, but I've often considered reinstalling the original (Fender USA I believe) set - the Fralins are great (and silent) but miss some of the grit and drive.

it's a nice bass for sure and the stock pups sound great!

i was going to sell it as i've switched to short scale, but when i took it out of storage to prepare it i just couldn't bear to part with it.

it's lighter than i remember, probably due to the basswood.

i'm going to mod it with a lighter bridge and tuners to get the weight down a little more.

i was a bit unsure if it was two or three tone because some of the other JB-62s (especially those with red torts pickguards) have a more pronounced red hue, although it could be do with the lighting or exposure of the photos.

 

[Ghastly]

It's a 3 tone sb.

 

[H Nighttrain]

just observe the difference between the area under the pick guard and the rest. Back in the day, Fender saved some extra pennies by not "wasting" red paint by spraying where it wouldn't be seen.

I hadn't heard that, but it jives with how my '72 P looks under the pg. Red fades more quickly with exposure to light than the other two colors, but it looks like the lower part of the body never had any red (you can see the remaining patch of red near the neck, and a hint near the jack).

 

[Doctor Morbius]

3

 

[Root 5]

i think it's two tone, but i'm not certain.

what say the TB massive?

also why is the grounding strip where it is? was it something that all early jazz basses had?

any advantages or disadvantages?

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It’s both. Three tone everywhere except the lower horn which is two.

 

[Bevan777]

3

 

[Jeff Scott]

3TSB

 

[2F/2F]

It's 3-color. No opinion about it. You can even see where the middle color was omitted on the lower horn (commonly done on 3TSBs to save materials).

The ground wire is where it is because this bass is made to resemble an early Jazz Bass.

 

[micguy]

yellow, red, black - 1,2,3.

Early jazzes had grounding straps; they were wider than that.

 

[Iridescentone]

That ground strap looks like the right width (or close to it) as the originals. The new Fender "vintage" replacements ones are noticeably wider.

I'm betting that whatever cost savings in not adding the red under the guard would be more in the skilled labor time saved by omitting it.