Hellzero

Both of the proposals are correct, but due to higher prices of vintage gear, the second one would certainly be the most appropriate.

Hi Chris, hope you're well. What's been done here, as it's obvious that the colour is too vivid, is that the clear coat (responsible for the yellowing) has been removed and an overspray (not a new clear coat as it wouldn't have that orange peel vibe) has been applied making it look like new, but with all the scars left!?!

@bakerster135 , the 3 knobs arrangement was decided, as introduced is not really correct, in late 1961 early 1962, according to Leo Fender himself, but was fitted to 1962 Jazz Basses on. As you said, you may find oddities, but these appear more after the sale to CBS in January 1965 as they were emptying drawers. In the case of the advertised bass, the only period correct pot is a Stackpole from early June 1961, the two others being a Japanese model for the neck pickup volume and an unknown date CTS for the bridge. Furthermore, the new solders on the neck pickup clearly indicate a modification or more precisely an alteration. When Fender switched to the 3 knobs arrangement, they also switched to CTS pots... So, on the model we are looking at, the control plate doesn't match with the rest. It's no big deal per se, but should have been mentioned.

I had a few Alembic's over the years including some Series One, which were all neck diving, and other models too, but the koa top Spoiler I owned was really amazing on all aspects, too bad it was a 32 inches scale or I would still own it. They were all on the heavy side, which is also a negative point for my broken back. But these are extraordinary instruments built the same way. Congratulations Mark for importing them in the U.K. 👍👌

By the way, the 3 knobs arrangement was introduced in 1962, but, as usual, not on all Jazz Basses. And the placement of the logo was the way it was done in 1962.

Been away yesterday, so sorry for the late reply @Burns-bass. The body is period correct, some details confirming everything including an extra hole at a certain place and the black painted neck pocket, which was the norm back then for sunburst, but it has been oversprayed. The pickguard has absolutely not shrunken and is not glossy on the back, so is not from that era, but a later one. The controls must be concentric in 1961 and furthermore only the tone control is period correct being a Stackpole from 1961, but it doesn't belong to this bass, so the whole control plate has been changed certainly due to the Jaco syndrome. Solders on the neck pickup are brand new. The neck has also received an overspray and the logo is not original as it should be darker and positioned a bit closer to the nut. Not a fake at all, but there are some non correct elements and an overspray, worth asking for a lower price.

As @LeftyJ said it's a Warrior bass and even a Dran Michael model, made in the USA and shall also include the awfully useless sparkle circuit (that everybody removes) alongside the Bartolini preamp (and pickups). I had a 7 strings from this luthier, and it was a very good bass. https://warriorinstruments.com/pages/dran-michael-basses

And this, especially the last sentence is just proving he is no tech at all, but a guy with a soldering iron without any electronic background and doing some soldering randomly: amazing! 🤦🏻

If your "tech" had done this instead of the try and error way, there wouldn't have been any problem. To me, he's no tech at all, but pretends to be one.

And here are the 4 lugs explained, but I doubt your two "techs" can understand this very simple "diagram".

The battery is always on. Your two techs are utter idiots who can't even use a simple multimeter. The non soldered lug should be the battery negative, because where it's soldered is the permanent ground, like where the ground is soldered, so a battery always on. As I wrote, there are different barrel jacks, and this one is a 3 lugs plus ground.

An inventor is someone who, of course, invents things, but is also someone who imagines something new ("he designed a specific electric bass for easy mass production"). The second part is what Leo Fender did all his life, while listening to musicians demands, hence, for example, the Stingray and his active circuitry.

And I'm the pope.

You nailed it.

You forgot to include the price of the case that is not included and mandatory for shipping... Now time to get a second job!

Leo Fender was NOT an engineer at all, but an accountant and was a radio repairer hobbyist, nothing more... But sure he was an inventor

Erm, erm, the he is a she. And she's named Ivca. 😉

And the master Martin Luthier King.

Okay, here it is explained differently: If you leave your jack always plugged, a modern circuitry preamp will take approximately 2 weeks to completely drain the battery. But an old chipset from the 70's named LM4250 and used in the Stingray 2 EQ preamp will take 4 or 5 years to completely drain an always on battery, but that chipset is the exception confirming rule.

Welcome to the club, when I started piano, I was sometimes playing 8 hours a day, which resulted in a superb tendonitis on the right arm forcing me to stop playing during 6 months... Well done.

Yep, and there are quite a lot, but having owned luthier basses almost from the day one didn't help with what I may call mass produced "basses".