Jazz Bass Inquiry

[Riddler]

Hi All,

Apologies if this is the wrong part of the forum bit here goes. I saw a nice Fender MIM Jazz bass in a small guitar shop today but I can't work out how old it is so any help would be appreciated.

Here’s a description:

Olympic White body, looks aged
Tortoise Shell scratch plate
Noiseless pickups
Standard bridge (i.e. not through body)
Fender Deluxe electrics i.e. 4 knobs with plastic instructions template underneath, which is cracked and breaking up

Rosewood 20 fret fingerboard with dot inlays
Serial No on reverse of headstock: MZ7118219
Standard, unmarked tuners. i.e. not Hipshots, Schallers or any Fender logo.

The serial number implies Mexican made in 2007 but the body looks older. so do you reckon is a hybrid?

Cheers
Graham

[Grand Wazoo]

As you can see on this link, your serial number place that bass between 2007-2008

[url="http://www.fender.com/en-GB/support/articles/mexican-instruments-product-dating/"]http://www.fender.com/en-GB/support/articles/mexican-instruments-product-dating/[/url]

[Riddler]

Cheers for the link

Thats what I thought, but the body looks older, and if it is actually a deluxe from 2007 wouldn't it have through body bridge?

[clashcityrocker]

The active deluxe jazz comes in vintage white (yellowy cream) if I remember correctly. That would explain the 4 knobs too. I have one,nice basses just give it a once over for the sometimes-dodgy quality control.
Simon
Edit -and mine doesn't have thru body stringing

Edited February 8, 2013 by clashcityrocker

[Riddler]

Cheers Simon,

it's up for £475 does that sound about right?

Cheers
Graham

[clashcityrocker]

It's a shop so will be more but that seems a tad high imo,think they are 690 new,I would offer them 400 and hope they come down abit. If that's the going rate I got a serious deal :-) check the knobs as one of the vol and the bass one on mine are really easy to turn,as in a mouse's cough would move it,worth checking. Here's mine
[IMG]http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i416/me_and_the_bastards/IMAG1073.jpg[/IMG]

[jezzaboy]

Guitarguitar has a black one in stock s/h for £429. I would say that £475 was a tad expensive.

[url="http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/bass_guitars_detail.asp?stock=px-B168LA3270"]http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/bass_guitars_detail.asp?stock=px-B168LA3270[/url]

[gsgbass]

I don't think the Mexican Fenders in 2007-2008 had any through the body. Not that many American Fenders either.

[Riddler]

Thanks for the info everyone.

I think I was getting confused as I used to own a 98 US deluxe which had the through body, hipshots, 22 frets, smaller body etc. I hadn't realised the MIM's were so different.

Thanks again

G