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NBD - US Vintage '62 Jazz Bass - Perfect!

Dwight

Dwight

Apr 9, 2012
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The brown truck just dropped off my new "62 Jazz Bass" in 3TSB. The Bass is absolutely perfect, not one imperfection in the build quality or finish. The concentric pots make a little mechanical noise and the action is a little higher than my Pedulla, but it sounds really good. Weight is about 9 and 1/4 lbs. It will make good company for my '62 3TSB Telecaster Custom and Stratocaster.

Posted in response to Fender Quality. I'm giving them an "A".
 
#3
Thanks! Here are a few pictures after a set up and new Chromes.

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#6
Hi Dwigth, would you help me? I wanna buy one bass like yours and I have one doubt: is there a diferent texture at the decal area on headstock? I mean, the neck gloss is very shiny but, I see a rough area around and under the Fender logo at the bass that I intent to buy. Is this normal?
 
#10
I picked up a used 3TSB '62 just like that one. Good luck!

It was a 1 owner bass but he heavily toured with it with a semi-major country act. Had a few chips here and there (nitro ya know) but has such exquisite build quality. Just a solid professional feeling bass.

IMO, nice pickups for stock also. The stacked knobs take some getting used to but do give it a slightly different sound from my other 6 jazz basses (at least to my ears).

Two slight dislikes: neck gets a little sticky (nitro paint) and for a Jazz bass I would have liked a slimmer neck. Compared to some of my others, this neck is a little beefier. Beefier in a good way, like a thin Precision neck sometimes feels.

All in all top notch build and sound quality! Not always found in some of Fender's products.
 
#16
Mr.Fingers said:
What pacojas says (about the LB strings).

Congrats on the bass. Good thing is that now that Fender introduced the '64RI, the AVRI62 are liquidated, and sell for ridiculous low prices for that quality.
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I've strongly considered one of the AVRI62's for a while now. Was hoping to find one I could try first, but it appears that's just not gonna happen.

Any advice on where I should begin my search for one to buy?
Also....you say "ridiculous low prices".
About how much should I be looking to spend?

New?
Used in great/mint cond?
Used in just good cond?
 
#18
1SHOT1HIT said:
I've strongly considered one of the AVRI62's for a while now. Was hoping to find one I could try first, but it appears that's just not gonna happen.

Any advice on where I should begin my search for one to buy?
Also....you say "ridiculous low prices".
About how much should I be looking to spend?

New?
Used in great/mint cond?
Used in just good cond?
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I picked up mine for $900.00. Smoking deal, I feel, and I have seen them at that price since(private sales, IE: TB classified). That would be the rock bottom low end. I would say $1,000-1,200 would still be fair for a well built Fender instrument.
 
#19
Mastermold said:
I like the stacked knobs, adds another tone option for each pickup separately.
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Well, as someone mentioned, on these basses the tone knobs work more like masters, as they are not isolated. The oridinal 1960-62 Jazz basses had an additional cap in the circuit that isolated the tone control, but also got rid of some of the high end, and so it was left out of the reissue. You can find a wiring schematic of the original harness, and it's easy to wire in. I wired mine to stereo output to totally isolate the controls, and THAT gives a lot of options, especially with the different pickups in it (I'm honestly not a big fan of the Jazz sound, though I think the stock pickups are great for it.)


Anyways, congrats on the bass!
 
#20
D.M.N. said:
Well, as someone mentioned, on these basses the tone knobs work more like masters, as they are not isolated. The oridinal 1960-62 Jazz basses had an additional cap in the circuit that isolated the tone control, but also got rid of some of the high end, and so it was left out of the reissue. You can find a wiring schematic of the original harness, and it's easy to wire in. I wired mine to stereo output to totally isolate the controls, and THAT gives a lot of options, especially with the different pickups in it (I'm honestly not a big fan of the Jazz sound, though I think the stock pickups are great for it.)


Anyways, congrats on the bass!
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Well mine are isolated and my '62 AV is bone stock as far as I know, bought it new in 2008. I assumed they all came like that. Weird.
 

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