Man... I want this... But I shouldn't!

Wouldnt something like that be easy for you to find in CA?
You could always just buy when when your expected money comes in.

 

If I am correct MIJ fretlesses aren't made any more, so it may not be easy to find one anywhere. I have been wanting one of those for a while now! Buy it! Buy it!

 

My bad, i thought it was MIM

It is a nice bass though...

 

Guys, help me out here.....

How can you tell it's MIJ v MIM from the pictures. I can't tell unless I'm reading the headstock. Are there some physical differences that make it possible to tell the difference?

Peace,

James

btw Gabu, it is a nice one. Hope you find a way to grab it.

 

MIJ basses have no fretlines. MIM do.

 

If i remember correctly this particular bass was on Ebay. And in the description it said it was MIJ

 

I see them once in a while but not as often as the regular fender's appear on e-bay.
I myself am browsing for a new bass and live on e-bay for the perfect "buy-it-now" auction.
I am either going for a re-issue model or a vintage jazz,though a p-bass mite do the trick.
I guess it comes down to what bass catches my finicky eye first

 

I'm getting a fretless J in about 2 hours, but it isn't a Fender, it's hand made.

 

You don't want that. You want one of these:

 

Buy it......now!

 

Gabu-i understand how you feel to a certain extent. I've been gassin' for an Essex Fretless to see if i like it but i keep on thinking that i won't get any good out of it since i have my Ray5. The main reason that i could come up with as a plus for gettin one is that it wouldn't be dropped $1300+ on a Fretless Ray5 that i don't know if i will like [the fretless part there is]. Also-my goal of getting a DB by Christmas doesn't help much That's all

 

Membranophone and b'aceshigh,

Thanx.

Peace,

James

 

I believe that some MIM have fretlines & some don't, depending on the year, but I'm not 100% sure.

From these pictures, the copper strip going from the bridge p/u to the bridge is a dead give away.