jumbo Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Hi All. I'm hoping someone can help me out here. I'm seriously thinking about buying a Mexican Jazz. However the advert states that it has a scratchplate that houses all the electrics and controls all in one. I'm assuming this means it doesn't have the chrome control plate. I've never seen one like this before so I'm hoping someone here can let me know if this sounds a bit suss or if they did in fact produce a model like this? Many Thanks David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 (edited) [quote name='jumbo' post='1339769' date='Aug 14 2011, 04:59 PM']Hi All. I'm hoping someone can help me out here. I'm seriously thinking about buying a Mexican Jazz. However the advert states that it has a scratchplate that houses all the electrics and controls all in one. I'm assuming this means it doesn't have the chrome control plate. I've never seen one like this before so I'm hoping someone here can let me know if this sounds a bit suss or if they did in fact produce a model like this? Many Thanks David[/quote] If I remember rightly they did produce a model with a one piece pickguard a while ago. I can't remember much about it, in fact I thought it was squier, but maybe it was Fender Mexico! If you want an idea what they look like the Mark Hoppus model they make now also has a one piece pickguard. EDIT: Oh wait, on this talkbass link there's one - [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/fender-jazz-bass-83-fullerton-era-746471/"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/fender-ja...ton-era-746471/[/url] Just scroll down a little. Edited August 14, 2011 by Tait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 It could be one of the funny-looking all-in-one jobs, but the seller may have got his terminology confused. Get the seller to email some pics before setting off to have a look - unless its just down the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumbo Posted August 14, 2011 Author Share Posted August 14, 2011 Thanks for the info and quick replies guys. Its a bit of a drive (about 60 miles each way). I have emailed him and asked him for pictures. When and if I get any I will post them here for opinions..... I'm a bit suspicious as the asking price is only £200 when seems pretty cheap to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 [quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='1339777' date='Aug 14 2011, 05:09 PM']It could be one of the funny-looking all-in-one jobs, but the seller may have got his terminology confused. Get the seller to email some pics before setting off to have a look - unless its just down the road.[/quote] +1 to this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Some of them had the all-in-one plastic guard, see here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=47116&hl=mexican+jazz+pickguard"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...+jazz+pickguard[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bh2 Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Price sounds okay... my MIM P bass was £250 off the bay. Good luck, some are good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Squiers have been made in Mexico IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 (edited) Most all-in one jazzes I've seen were 80s US IIRC, so if this is an all-in-one mexican it could be a hoppus which is more a precision in a jazz skirt. Edited August 15, 2011 by Jean-Luc Pickguard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumbo Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Here the pics and serial number. Any more thoughts? The serial number puts it to 1995/96 which after a bit of research seems about right. From what I can tell its a Mexican reissue of 1983 Jazz Bass which apparently came with the all in one pickguard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumbo Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 (edited) I've decided to let this go now. I'm just not sure its what I really want. I just got a bit tempted by the price. Thanks for all the helpful replies. Edited August 15, 2011 by jumbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 A set of Jazz knobs and a bell plate would transform that bass,£20 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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