Ashborygirl

Hello Folks I've decided to sell my Fender Japan Jazz after finally getting a Bravewood that I've coveted for some time. From what I can gather, this was 1 of 15 basses made by Fender Japan for sale in Europe & North Africa and only 3 came to the UK (if anyone knows any more PM me). The build quality is the best I have seen from Fender &, coupled with the spec & original RRP of £1795, they clearly went for it with this model. Body: 2 piece selected ash, centre joined. Neck: Maple with rosewood fingerboard, blocks & binding. Truss rod adjustment: Headstock access. Pickups: Fender Custom Shop 60s Jazz. Bridge: Fender USA High Mass with top-loading or thru-body stringing. Tuners: Fender USA lightweight with tapered shafts. Finish: Nitrocellulose. Case: Fender ATA moulded hard case Weight 8lbs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The jazz is super light & resonant and sounds fantastic. Condition wise it is excellent, just a couple of pin head sized impressions near the bass side of the bridge. Currently strung with Ernie Ball Cobalt flats (amazing strings, if you like the feel of flats but the sound of bedded in rounds, these are perfect). Sale includes all the case candy, including the little book with the specs in it. I have a suitable box for shipping but please can you arrange your own courier. Local try out / pick up is always welcome - I'm 6 miles south of Middlesbrough in a very picturesque village famed for its superb ice cream & pork pies! Not looking for any trades, I have the Bravewood now. Somewhat reluctant sale, I will consider an offer but it'll need to be very close to the asking price of £1200. No better Fender Jazz out there at this price.

My old bass, it's a stellar example & Marleaux is a great bloke to deal with.

Pretty sure it's the old cross-head at the heel of the neck job so neck off is required. Historically accurate but I so wish Fender would 'do a Musicman' & update the access on their reissues. In every other respect these 70s reissues are wonderful.

Rob's best ever bass IMHO.

Serial number would put that as a 1994. Not sure the 'cowpoke' was available in the 80s.

Stunning.

Lots of reviews of MV basses out there & the same 2 points keep coming up; the build quality is exceptional & they've got closer to the sound of the original than pretty much anyone else.

Hands down the best bass Lakland have made, hugely versatile. There's a reason you never see them for sale, I expect this'll be gone in hours.

Fantastic basses these, don't think because it's short scale that it's limited to 'thumpy thump, thump'. Killer slap, fingerstyle funk & grinding rock are all in there. It also has the best passive tone control I've used, doesn't add any mids or bottom end woolliness as you dial it down, just takes the 'zing' out of the tone but keeps everything tight & defined. Love mine, there's no gig it couldn't handle.

These are fantastic basses, I never understood why they didn't take off. Undeniably Fender, but with some obvious G&L & Stingray on tap when needed. Fender must wonder why they bother sometimes.

I am the former owner of this bass & can confirm I bought it direct from Neil. It is awesome in every possible respect, by far the most regretful sale of my life. If I had the money I'd take it back today.

God I wish Ned would get the rights back & start building these again. They sound like nothing else; phenomenal sustain, depth & clarity.

A bargain at this price, great Jazz bass.

I own the SR1400 which is the same instrument but with ash facings, the build quality is great, the neck is super fast & highly stable and those Nordys sound fantastic. The real surprise though is the Ibanez active EQ, I was expecting them to have saved money with this but it's an excellent EQ. Set flat there is no difference between the active & passive sound, which is always a good sign, and the range is all usable with 3 well selected mid-range frequencies to choose from. It all sounds very natural and I would say I prefer this EQ to the Aguilar OPB - which is high praise. At £800 there is nothing to touch these basses, whoever buys it will be delighted.

Wow, lush!

Not often I feel the urge to comment but, oh my, that is really rather wonderful.