NBD - Fender CS Jaco Pastorius Relic

[HeavyJazz]

Built on the 40th anniversary of Jaco signing with Weather Report and the release of "Hejira" in 1976, I am very pleased to add this piece to my collection. By my judgement it demonstrates an extraordinary build quality paired with a marvelous tone both plugged and unplugged. I expect to cherish it for many years to come.

 

[Ggeorges]

Built on the 40th anniversary of Jaco signing with Weather Report in 1976, I am very pleased to add this piece to my collection. By my judgement it demonstrates an extraordinary build quality paired with a marvelous tone both plugged and unplugged. I expect to cherish it for many years to come.

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Wow...the real thing...i had the chance to test the non epoxied (if such a word exists) one...the fretboard was finished without epoxy and it was fantastic....mind you not that i am in any way a fretless guru...at all ...but it sounded great...

 

[Linnin]

Crazy, Man, Crazy!

 

[Watchootognbout]

A little something for us Jaco fans.
Edit:Jaco is playing his fretted Jazz.
He doesn't bring out the fretless until the the end during "Badia"

 

[JRA]

ha! fun! congratulations on your new instrument!

 

[HeavyJazz]

The boy thought it was awesome, but was a bit rankled when he saw the rust.

 

[Crusher47]

Awesome! Congrats!

 

[jeff62]

Very nice!... hope you didn’t pay too much, it looks like it’s missing some frets and a pick guard.

 

[craigie]

I recently saw a jaco tribute bass in a pawn shop in Lethbridge and the neck was out of adjustment with a big bow and likely took that as a permanent set. Made me want to cry

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

Wow...the real thing...i had the chance to test the non epoxied (if such a word exists) one...the fretboard was finished without epoxy and it was fantastic....mind you not that i am in any way a fretless guru...at all ...but it sounded great...

As a person that has owned the Tribute and the Relic, there really is no comparison. The Tribute is great, I had one as my main player for years, but the Relic is a truly amazing instrument.

 

[KUNGfuSHERIFF]

I recently saw a jaco tribute bass in a pawn shop in Lethbridge and the neck was out of adjustment with a big bow and likely took that as a permanent set. Made me want to cry

How much did they want for it?

 

[HeavyJazz]

The pickups remind me of the SD Antiquity-2s. Like sweet potato pancakes in 100% real maple syrup.

 

[basstechie]

Love the neck on those!

 

[craigie]

How much did they want for it?

Too much. I think about $1200 or $1400 CAD.

 

[jim nolte]

Does anybody know what Fender is using to make the 'clay' dots out of nowadays? It seems to be a bit of a mystery for pre-CBS basses, the legend of Leo using old floor tiles vs. a type of wood glue that aged over time, just wondering what Fender uses for their relic issues.

 

[KUNGfuSHERIFF]

Too much. I think about $1200 or $1400 CAD.

For the Relic? PM me...

 

[craigie]

For the Relic? PM me...

I don’t think it is was the relic version. Which versions of that bass did they make?

 

[KUNGfuSHERIFF]

They made two — the production version that looked like the ‘62 reissue that came in fretted and fretless and the CS relic that was fretless. There was also a limited edition made in 1991 for the LA Bass Shop.

 

[JIO]

A little something for us Jaco fans.
Edit:Jaco is playing his fretted Jazz.
He doesn't bring out the fretless until the the end during "Badia"

He uses it (including jumping on it at the end!) for his feature solo starting at 51:47

 

[Watchootognbout]

He uses it (including jumping on it at the end!) for his feature solo starting at 51:47

Oops!