1995 MIM Fender Jazz Bass

[greyshark]

Does anyone around here have any experience on MIM Fender Jazz Basses in mid 90's era? I have a chance to buy one. It's in pretty good condition just a few scratches on the body nothin serious. Are 90's MIM's better than the new ones? Sorry for my English.

[leonshelley01]

MIM fenders are a mixed bag and always have been and I own four!. Some are fantastic and some are awful. If you can, you really should to try it out before buying it. The issue on the bad ones I have tried tend to be gaps around the neck joint and poor fret ends.

[jezzaboy]

Yep, mid 90`s MIM`s can be great or crap. Defo a try before you buy. I would say, in general, that the "new" post 2010 standards seem to be better than previous MIM`s.

[greyshark]

I played and it's pretty good. Neck joint is fine, but the frets are a little too sharp but it's no big deal.

[ChickenKiev]

How do you date your MiM Jazz Basses? I have one and would like to know when it was made. I acquired it in about 2006, and it has the little 60th anniversary metal badge stamped on the back of the headstock. I'm only assuming it's a 2005-2006 but I'd just like to know out of interest.

I understand there's some websites that offer a rough guide but is there any way to know just by looking? i.e, certain serial number digits indicate a certain year, etc.

Edited August 10, 2013 by ChickenKiev

[greyshark]

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

[ChickenKiev]

Okay mine is MZ6. So as I expected its a 2006-2007 model. I picked it up in the August so it must have only been about seven months old when I got it. D'awwe :3.