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PM'd [quote name='Beedster' post='550454' date='Jul 24 2009, 06:01 PM']This is very much a feeler at present, but as I'm having to rationalise a few things at present I think I might have to sell these. I bought the Jazz Bass to which they belong just over a year ago. The neck is an unlined and bound fretless which I love to death. However, it was not original (i.e., it was originally fretted) and that, and the fact that the body has been stripped and oiled, means that the bass was never going to be a collector's item. The bass has been my number 1 instrument for the past year, but the desire to get all the sounds I need from one bass - rather than switching between fretless Jazz and fretless Precision - meant that I recently decided to upgrade to active electronics. Neither a J-Retro or Sadowsky pre-amp fitted in the control cavity so, not wanting to tear into the '73 body, I bought a Warmoth body from Higgie, and I've been playing the fretless neck through a J-Retro and Nordstrands in that body ever since. I've kinda lost the urge to collect old Fenders and now simply want to have three basses that work (my main fretless Jazz, my back-up Precision fretless, and a utility fretted), so much as I'd like to hang on to these bits, I doubt I'll use them again. The PUPs work fine and I see no reason why they shouldn't continue to do so. The body has a tiny route under the pickguard which is not big enough for a 9V battery (I tried trust me). The covers and bridge may or may not be original, they look it but who can tell? The pickguard, although very old and beaten, isn't. I've taken close up pics of the PUPs and controls for insurance purposes but they're on another computer. I'll post those and some pics of the rest when I can get to that on Sunday. I've no idea of the value of these - I've seen similar age PUPs go for close to $1000 in the US, but then they're all mad over there. I paid £1000 for the bass and I guess if I get less than £500 for the parts it was an expensive neck, but c'est la vie! I'm quite happy for folks to voice their opinions on price below. Pics below. Neck DEFINITELY not for sale [attachment=29765:Jazz_Bas...complete.JPG][attachment=29513:CIMG0261.JPG] [attachment=29766:Jazz_Bass_body_1.JPG][attachment=29767:Jazz_Bass_body_2.JPG] [attachment=29768:Jazz_Bass_body_3.JPG][attachment=29769:Jazz_Bas...pocket_1.JPG] [attachment=29770:Jazz_Bass_pocket.JPG][attachment=29771:Jazz_Bass_PUP_1.JPG] [attachment=29772:Jazz_Bass_PUP_2.JPG][attachment=29773:Jazz_Bass_pots_1.JPG] [attachment=29774:CIMG0499.JPG] Bridge is currently on my '77 Precision. Crap photo as the P is very white and bounces the light around. Although it's certainly old I can't say whether it's genuine [attachment=29775:CIMG0489.JPG] Chris[/quote]

Good point the only reason I think they call it a 75 reissue is because they have a Bullet trust rod (but that started in 74 I think)the small logo came in in 76[quote name='lozbass' post='553630' date='Jul 28 2009, 10:05 AM']Absolutely lovely - it I could justify it etc... Don't want to stray off topic, but does anybody know why Fender uses the post '75 logo on the US RIs. My original '76 (constructed in the early months of the year with a mixture of '75 and '76 parts) has the TV logo and I've never seen an original '75 Jazz with anything other than a TV logo[/quote]

Hi I have a 96 Fender Jazz DLX mint cond. if interested?

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[attachment=20317:5_Jazz_bass_001.jpg][attachment=20318:5_Jazz_bass_002.jpg] I have a 5 string Fender Jazz 50th Anniversary if your interested?