Hellrazor Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 New from Fender - the (MIM) Classic Series 70's Jazz Bass... From the Fender Website - "Our ’70s Jazz Bass® captures the essence of the decade; defined by striking cosmetics and a bright, full sound. The ’70s saw the repositioning of the bridge pickup (closer to the bridge), creating a brighter tone that cuts through the mix. The biggest cosmetic upgrade came in the form of gorgeous block inlays and neck binding, which are highly sought after by many bass players. The bullet truss rod completes the visual. Seventies-era Jazz Bass® guitars are widely regarded as the basses built for funk. The offset waist, ultra-slim neck and vintage-style alnico magnet Jazz Bass® single-coil pickups all make this bass very comfortable and familiar." [url="http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?partno=0132000300"]http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?partno=0132000300[/url] These fellas are on presale in the US for $699!! Want one!!!! Now!!! Quote
wateroftyne Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 Wow... Fender are really pushing the boat out.... Quote
wateroftyne Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 Anyway.. what do you want one for? if you're going to talk like that, I'll have mine back. Quote
Jase Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 Things just get better and better, more Fender, more Fender!! Quote
Machines Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 Interesting - especially if they're better than normal MIM's. Quote
Buzz Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 [quote name='Machines' post='212975' date='Jun 5 2008, 09:40 AM']Interesting - especially if they're better than normal MIM's.[/quote] Depends if they do a Squier and have tighter QC on the "better" models really. Although, I'd much rather have a current American Standard with a MOP block Rosewood board on it for the extra bits, than have one of these new MIM ones lacking the High Mass bridge, the light Schaller tuners and probably slightly better pups. I don't see why they don't do that, apart from the fact it means their vintage line sales might drop a bit, as it's a sure fire hit. Quote
chris_b Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 Fender will soon be running out of reissue options. If their marketing department gets really stuck they could reissue a vintage model of a Jazz bass made on 3rd of June, 1970 by Fred, just before his tea break!!! Quote
johnnylager Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 (edited) [quote name='wateroftyne' post='212962' date='Jun 5 2008, 09:19 AM']Anyway.. what do you want one for? if you're going to talk like that, I'll have mine back. [/quote] Is that the same bass in 2 avatars? [b]MODERATOR![/b] Edited June 5, 2008 by johnnylager Quote
Hellrazor Posted June 5, 2008 Author Posted June 5, 2008 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='212962' date='Jun 5 2008, 09:19 AM']Anyway.. what do you want one for? if you're going to talk like that, I'll have mine back. [/quote] Ah, you can never have too many 70's Jazz Basses I like the black one....a black scratchplate would look fab on it. Quote
wateroftyne Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 [quote name='johnnylager' post='213011' date='Jun 5 2008, 10:16 AM']Is that the same bass in 2 avatars? [b]MODERATOR![/b] [/quote] Guilty as charged. I'm having a hard time achieving closure. *sobs* Quote
Machines Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 I think if they price these up for over £450 they won't sell very many.. it's getting to MIA Highway levels. Quote
johnnylager Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 [quote name='Machines' post='213029' date='Jun 5 2008, 10:39 AM']I think if they price these up for over £450 they won't sell very many.. it's getting to MIA Highway levels.[/quote] But the inlays , the correct bridge p/u positioning , they'll flog plenty. And plenty more if they put the S-1 in. Will it have a 3-bolt plate though? Quote
Machines Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 Yeah - but for me the improvements are all cosmetic (bar pickup positioning). Since you can get a new MIM standard for about £300 I wouldn't pay more than 50% of the existing price just for block inlays and a pickup to be moved <----------> this much. Quote
johnnylager Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 Fair play and we [b]will[/b] get shafted on the price. And there's the Jap imports to consider too... Quote
cetera Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 Very tempting..... but they'd be a LOT MORE tempting if they offered them in Olympic White as well..... and with the option of maple board/white blocks...!! Quote
Hellrazor Posted June 5, 2008 Author Posted June 5, 2008 [quote name='johnnylager' post='213035' date='Jun 5 2008, 10:46 AM']But the inlays , the correct bridge p/u positioning , they'll flog plenty. And plenty more if they put the S-1 in. Will it have a 3-bolt plate though? [/quote] 4 bolt plate Bit strange actually - they have the 4 bolt plate from the earlier '70 J's and the bullet truss rod nut from the later ones. Still, the bullet's preferable to having to remove the neck every time you need a tweak.... Quote
john_the_bass Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 Is it the way the photo is lit or my dodgy screen that makes that sunburst one look 2TS and not 3TS? I like it and I daresay I'd like one until it turned up and it needed a new set of half decent pickups and a bridge with a bit of mass. Plus it being a MiM reissue, it'll be getting on for the price of an H1. Quote
artisan Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 [quote name='Machines' post='213029' date='Jun 5 2008, 11:39 AM']I think if they price these up for over £450 they won't sell very many.. it's getting to MIA Highway levels.[/quote] hi,i've got one of the MIM 60's jazz's shown here [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=20186"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=20186[/url] & it is massivley better than a std MIM bass,it creamed an H1 i tried & in fact plays almost as well as my P bass. it cost me £540.00 after some haggling. so don't let the MIM thing put you off build quality is better than some MIA basses i've tried. Quote
Nino Valenti Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 (edited) Wow. They are going to sell a ton of these basses!!!! They look nice but they should offer it in more colors than Black and Burst. Edited June 5, 2008 by Nino Valenti Quote
Paul Cooke Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 [quote name='Nino Valenti' post='213155' date='Jun 5 2008, 01:02 PM']Wow. They are going to sell a ton of these basses!!!! They look nice but they should offer it in more colors than Black and Burst.[/quote] how else are they going to improve next year then? the extra colours will be drip fed out... Quote
Hellrazor Posted June 5, 2008 Author Posted June 5, 2008 I've just cottoned on to why Fender are releasing these now! Up until recently there was a pretty large market in the US for importing the Japanese "non-export" instruments, of which a large proportion were the '70's reissues. A few months ago I read that the US government had made this illegal for some reason (they do a lot of things for apparently no reason, governments do...) so these MIM basses make perfect sense! I think they're gorgeous but I'll probably not be getting one, like. Here's why..... Here's one I made earlier Quote
artisan Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 [quote name='Hellrazor' post='213283' date='Jun 5 2008, 03:42 PM']I've just cottoned on to why Fender are releasing these now! Up until recently there was a pretty large market in the US for importing the Japanese "non-export" instruments, of which a large proportion were the '70's reissues. A few months ago I read that the US government had made this illegal for some reason (they do a lot of things for apparently no reason, governments do...) so these MIM basses make perfect sense! I think they're gorgeous but I'll probably not be getting one, like. Here's why..... Here's one I made earlier [/quote] by 'eck thats given me a bar on that 'as Quote
Hellrazor Posted June 5, 2008 Author Posted June 5, 2008 [quote name='artisan' post='213109' date='Jun 5 2008, 12:22 PM']hi,i've got one of the MIM 60's jazz's shown here [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=20186"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=20186[/url] & it is massivley better than a std MIM bass,it creamed an H1 i tried & in fact plays almost as well as my P bass. it cost me £540.00 after some haggling. so don't let the MIM thing put you off build quality is better than some MIA basses i've tried.[/quote] I just looked - that Jazz is gorgeous!! Quote
Leowasright Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 This 70's baby will be over £500 in the UK. The cheapest Mex 60's classic Jazz I have seen was £541, so expect the 70's one to be there or abouts. Was thinking about the 60s one until I saw this thread! GAS.... Quote
artisan Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 [quote name='gareth' post='213317' date='Jun 5 2008, 04:19 PM']+1 I got a MIM 50's p bass for £260 used in Fiesta Red. Fantastic value and these bass are so superior to the stand MIM basses - they rival the later US vintage reissues and are far better than the MIJ/CIJ p's.[/quote] i fully agree mate,my P is a US reissue & its not much better than my jazz,+ i agree thats it's better than any Jap' Fender i've ever owned/played. p.s. i want a 50's P bass now, Quote
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