BassAgent

Oh darn, that doesn't sound good.

Well, I pulled the trigger of not selling this as it was my first (and so far only) proper vintage bass and I still like the neck and looks. I'm going to take it to my favourite vintage Fender wizard here in Amsterdam to have it set up. @briansbrew I'm very very curious about the conclusion of your cliff hanger... Did the Jazz arrive in good shape?

Excellent photoshop rendering of a bass indeed.

Two USA Laklands: Two vintage Jazzes: Two Precisions:

Santa isn't real?!

Hate to break it to you but the "5" is not the day It's the model number: 5-Precision Bass 6-Bass VI 7-Jazz Bass 17-Mustang Bass

Well there's the thing: I really don't want a sunburst.

Yeah that's also a thing for me: my 71 has an A neck which I really like. I have a De Gier Soulmate which has a '62 width neck (I guess a C?) that is maybe a liiiittle bit to wide for me. Ideally I'd go for a 66 or 67 as they're my favourite Fender years But...well...she is a stunner. And John Stirratt said she's amazing. So there's that.

That's very nice! I'm considering letting go my trusty 1971 Precision to go for something older. However, prices have increased so much since I bought mine, I might have to dig pretty deep into my savings...

My Tele.

I saw Sting play yesterday. He used his old trusty 55.

1971 refin!

For the first time ever, 3 5-string Jazzes in the house. And boy, are they great.

I think this is the first time ever I have 4 white basses:

My new Lakland USA JO5 is pretty white:

I felt I needed another good, great five string Jazz. I have a Lakland USA JO that I absolutely adore, and a befriended bass player has a 5 string USA JO that is also brilliant, so 1 and 1 makes 2: I needed a JO5. Found one from 2003 in Poland, had it shipped to Amsterdam, and it arrived within two days (which is really really fast in my book). The case was clearly used, but the bass is in pretty good nick. Has some bucklewear, but the frets are okay, the neck is nicely worn in and the overall feel is fantastic, as you'd expect from a bass from that price range. Haven't plugged it in yet because it arrived pretty late last night, but I already love this bass. Extra plus: it's pretty light.

It does, but it's the best guess I have. It should be from the 1st half of 1966 (dots+binding, lollipop tuners), so I have no choice but to date it this way.

This is exactly what I do. My 1966 has a Jan 66 neck date, but May 66 pot dates. So for me, it's a May 66 bass.

Fender parts are a mess in those years. There was just a big stock of parts they picked from.

My 1970 Jazz was a bit of a lucky shot: when I ought it, it turned out to have bad fretwork, a terrible buzz in the electronics and the neck could use a shim. So I had it refretted and setup by one of my favourite luthiers. I've been using it live extensively for the last few months and it has become my go-to Jazz, together with my USA Lakland. What an incredible bass.

If there are fretless Precision from before 1969 they could be one-offs because Fender first listed fretless basses in their catalog in 1969. Back then there were only fretless Precisions available. There are two known fretless Jazzes from 1970: But Fender didn't make a factory fretless Jazz Bass until the late 90's, I think. Unless you count the Jazz Bass Special, which is hardly a Jazz (B width Precision neck, PJ pickups, Precision body shape).

I honestly don't know. Ampeg introduced the fretless electric bass in 1966. There are some examples of rare fretless basses (I found some Hohners and Ovations) before Fender made the first fretless Precision basses in 1969.

Make that 1969 and you're correct