I'm at a Sam Ash, there is a black Japanese Fender, serial is f0 something, supposedly an 86 or 87. $349 has some 60 cycle him and a possibly a pot issue but otherwise in very good shape. good deal?
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Need advice asap; Japanese fender
- Thread starter FirewalZ
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Id say yes. Several have sold or are listed for sale on TB between 400 and 595 shipped.
J or P bass?
J or P bass?
Replacing a pot is cheap and easy.
Japanese Fenders are the shizz.
Buy it!
Japanese Fenders are the shizz.
Buy it!
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So with a new tort pick guard, strings and new hard shell case, grand total of $500.
Probably basswood and an inredible good neck. Have a black MIJ strat with a E-serial number bought new at Sam Ash in New York in 1988 or 1989 for 249,-.
Guitarists love it and offered 800,- Euros for it. I keep it. Like my other MIJ Fenders.
Guitarists love it and offered 800,- Euros for it. I keep it. Like my other MIJ Fenders.
This one has a serial number starting with an f which I heard is more desirable, it's very lightweight, neck felt good. It's in very good shape, all original and with the tort pick guard will look good.
You're talking to me
? So you puplicly say that the f-serial numbers are more desirable than my e-serial? Wait 'till you buy the next instrument that is inferior to one of mine. I have plenty of time...!
? So you puplicly say that the f-serial numbers are more desirable than my e-serial? Wait 'till you buy the next instrument that is inferior to one of mine. I have plenty of time...!
You got a smoking deal! I used to play the fretless version of this bass ages ago, and it sounded and felt fantastic.
I'd say you done good, but forget the tort for a moment. And forget the stock white. Leave it pickguardless and have a good look at it. It's beautiful like that, isn't it.
Word. This bass looks exactly like mine, and it goes guardless.
Beautiful it is, indeed.
OP- nice lookin' bass you got there.
Enjoy.
I did not mean to imply that at all..You're talking to me
I know almost nothing about Japanese fenders, especially 80's ones. I looked up the serial number on a website that says it was made at the Fugi-gen factory and that those are supposed to be good quality. I initially thought that the "f" in the serial number stood for Fugi-gen, but I don't believe this is that case.
Thanks, I think overall it was a good deal, one of those right place at the right time things. The body is in remarkably good shape, the neck was straight and frets in very good condition. The pickups hummed a bit and one of the pots dropped in and out (volume wise) when I pressed on it. However the store tech said he would clean everything out, check soldering and add some shielding in the cavity. Also it's a passive bass so the pots and wiring should be extremely simple and cheap to replace if needed?Word. This bass looks exactly like mine, and it goes guardless.
Beautiful it is, indeed.
OP- nice lookin' bass you got there.
Enjoy.
I have an '88 MIJ P Bass. It is most definitely a keeper.
It is, in fact, to quote my esteemed colleague, 'Monster Truck', 'The Shizz'.
Buy it before someone else does.
It is, in fact, to quote my esteemed colleague, 'Monster Truck', 'The Shizz'.
Buy it before someone else does.
I had read in a thread that the series after E's were cardboard 
but sounded good none-the-less
But I do own multiple Japanese squires. One SQ -P bass, and an A and E series Jazz and they're all great especially the necks.
but sounded good none-the-lessBut I do own multiple Japanese squires. One SQ -P bass, and an A and E series Jazz and they're all great especially the necks.
