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Took apart my 72 Jazz and found this....

#103
Sorry that the route bummed you out, but I'm not sure how it affects the instrument. The chipped paint at the pickguard screw points means that it's probably not a great candidate for going pick-guard-less anyway. Slap the guard back on and fall in love with it again.

birminghambass said:
I'm not sure what this has to do with the route. And yeah, there was a time when 70s Fenders were less desirable, but that is certainly not the case now. I traded a trombone for this when I was a teenager. It played/sounded great then, still does.
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The point is that 70's fenders were not desirable so folks had no qualms about modding, chopping, and generally doing things to 70's fenders that would really hurt their resale value today.

Personally I'm still not wowed by 70's Fenders in general, but there are certainly jems out there among them.
 
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#104
jwilson67 said:
To the OP - I'm sorry but this is kind of silly. You want to vomit?? If you like the sound of the bass why would this matter to you now? You make it sound comparable to someone finding out their wife is really a man after 20 years of marriage.
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I have been feeling under the weather lately, a good vomit would probably help. Sorry about your marriage issues.

tbplayer59 said:
Did anyone ask: Why did you take apart your bass?
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Neck adjustment.

Fxpmusic said:
Best solution would be to put the pickguard back on.
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Agreed and done.
 
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paddydaddyo said:
That's the shape of the standard single coil P-Bass/original Tele-Bass route ... I'd get a Basslines SCPB-3 and wire it up to a on/off switch just for the hell of it. if you like the sound, get a pickguard and route it for the pickup.

Regardless, that is a very well done routing job. cover it if you don't want to get it wired up ... but remember that the '70s was THE era of Franken-Fenders! COUNTLESS P-Basses were routed for J bridge pickups, Model 1 pickups at the neck, BadAss bridges, etc. Back then, the were just "old basses!" Lol
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And they still are. :D
 
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dave_p said:
why do people seem to forget that at one point in time no one would touch a 70's fender bass with a 10' pole?

of course now they are sought after, and not to bash your or anyones 70's jazz, but i remember when they were considered inferior, so that route does not surprise me. and the japanese models were further down the social caste. now they too are very sought after.

acoustic control and tube ampeg amps also languished in music stores considered outdated. i could have bought a b-15 in 1990 for 300$ in working order. i bought and sold a 1980 4001 for 400$, you could find them all day and night at that price. ok kinda going on a tangent. sorry.
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Exactly! When I started playing bass around 1983, 1970's - 80's Fenders were considered crap by most players I talked to because they were all CBS models and Leo Fender was completely out of the picture. Funny how times change!
 
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DOMIT said:
Yup, exactly. I bet they would give you your money back on it.
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I'm certain they would trade back for a 25 year old trombone. I bought the trombone for $500 in the early 90s. Pretty sure they haven't gone up in value like 70s Fenders.
In comparison to my 7 other basses (all various USA made brands,1k-2k new) this one is a distant last place in the fit/finish department. 70s Fenders look cool but generally are dogs.
It does have a nice feeling neck and is a lightweight, AND it looks like Geddy's bass.
My dismay comes from the big hit in value it takes from the route. It's all original, including the pickups that were reinstalled. I was considering putting it up for sale soon, now probably not.
 
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There's a big ugly route (no, really big and really ugly, not like the nicely done one in the OP) in my 62 P Bass. Doesn't really bother me as (a) I knew it was there when bought it, (b) it meant I could afford a 62 P Bass, and (c) I love that bass so much, it sounds fantastic it could be covered in Justi Beiber stickers and I'd still play it.

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Tat jazz looks great. Play it and don't ever worry about it. Or chuck a Tele/early P Bass pickup in there and see how it sounds.
 

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