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Fender AV II 54 & 60 Precision plus AV II 66 Jazz.
SurroundedByManatees replied to MungoBass's topic in Bass Guitars
There are a lot of options in this price range these days. As for vintage Fenders I'd say; get a good one from the early 80s (Dan Smith era). They are pretty much like '70s models, but better build quality and cheaper. There is even a jazz bass with dots and binding from that period! I think the turning point was somewhere in late '81. As for modern reissue Fenders. It seems like even the custom shop reissues don't have the deep cutouts and rounded contours of the original 60s produced instruments. Also I'd happily pay more for a reissue if it had a realistic tortoise pickguard. How nicely looking, reliced and aged a reissue Fender bass may look, the whole illusion of a vintage instrument gets demolished by an unrealistic looking tort pickguard. To be honest I think Bravewood does a nicer job in making imitation vintage Fender basses than Fender does themselves. -
1974 Fender Jazz Bass Sunburst - *SOLD*
SurroundedByManatees replied to walshy's topic in Basses For Sale
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Fender AV II 54 & 60 Precision plus AV II 66 Jazz.
SurroundedByManatees replied to MungoBass's topic in Bass Guitars
There were some unlined fretless Fenders from the Japanese line in the '80s/'90s; at least the jazz bass special and the jazz bass standard. An unlined fretless precision with maple fretboard as a reissue would be cool, but maybe more relevant in the Mexican or japanese range. As the originals are not that expensive usually, and probably cheaper than the reissues. -
Fender AV II 54 & 60 Precision plus AV II 66 Jazz.
SurroundedByManatees replied to MungoBass's topic in Bass Guitars
It would have been nice if the '66 jazz had the frets between the bindings like the original. -
Epiphone Thunderbird Vintage Pro - *SOLD*
SurroundedByManatees replied to SteveXFR's topic in Basses For Sale
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It probably used to be foam once....
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In the end, most modern Squiers are probably more consistent than vintage Fenders.
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In my experience these dings rarely affect playability. And if so, these could easily be filled up. The price doesn't seem to bad for an early '70s nowadays, compared to what you see on reverb etc. As they say; it could be a nice player indeed.