Dr M Posted August 29, 2013 Posted August 29, 2013 (edited) [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Jazz-Bass-Jaco-Pastorius-extra-rare-non-fretless-/261270819722?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cd4f4538a"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3cd4f4538a[/url] [quote] As u might know this bass is rare because most of this models came as fretless version. I have for sale orginal with orginal specification extra rare non fretless version. [/quote] Or, alternatively, a Jaco sig that someone's slapped a fretted neck onto... Edited August 30, 2013 by Dr M Quote
MB1 Posted August 29, 2013 Posted August 29, 2013 MB1. Or an extremely expensive "Jaco" neck plate? Quote
marcus bell Posted August 29, 2013 Posted August 29, 2013 [quote name='MB1' timestamp='1377801490' post='2192142'] MB1. Or an extremely expensive "Jaco" neck plate? [/quote] what he said ^^^ Quote
Old Horse Murphy Posted August 29, 2013 Posted August 29, 2013 I never even knew he played the Bass Quote
yorks5stringer Posted August 29, 2013 Posted August 29, 2013 [i]So is Dr M the ebay seller too? You may not be aware of this: "[/i]This forum is for the discussion of Ebay auctions. Please do not promote your own auctions. If you have something to sell, please use the For Sale forums. (Moderated by mcgraham)." Quote
Kiwi Posted August 29, 2013 Posted August 29, 2013 [quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1377803197' post='2192167'] [i]So is Dr M the ebay seller too? You may not be aware of this: "[/i]This forum is for the discussion of Ebay auctions. Please do not promote your own auctions. If you have something to sell, please use the For Sale forums. (Moderated by mcgraham)." [/quote] As u might know. There is a place for selling stuff on here... Quote
BetaFunk Posted August 29, 2013 Posted August 29, 2013 (edited) Fender did make a fretted version of one of the many versions of 'Jaco Pastorius' basses. Edited August 29, 2013 by BetaFunk Quote
Stacker Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 Looks like a Squire VM body and maybe a '62RI neck Quote
GregBass Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 [quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1377803197' post='2192167'] [i]So is Dr M the ebay seller too? You may not be aware of this: "[/i]This forum is for the discussion of Ebay auctions. Please do not promote your own auctions. If you have something to sell, please use the For Sale forums. (Moderated by mcgraham)." [/quote] If Dr M was the ebay seller, would he really have appended "Or, alternatively, a Jaco sig that someone's slapped a fretted neck onto..." in the original post? Hardly likely to make us form a queue to bid Quote
BetaFunk Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 I'm not sure what the point of the original post actually is. Can anyone explain if there is a problem, what is? Quote
Dr M Posted August 30, 2013 Author Posted August 30, 2013 [quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1377803197' post='2192167'] [i]So is Dr M the ebay seller too? You may not be aware of this: "[/i]This forum is for the discussion of Ebay auctions. Please do not promote your own auctions. If you have something to sell, please use the For Sale forums. (Moderated by mcgraham)." [/quote] Apologies, added quote tags to the original post for clarity. And just to be blunt - no, I am most definitely not the ebay seller. Quote
Happy Jack Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 Not sure myself, but I can't help thinking that a fretted Jaco bass is a bit of a contradiction in terms ... Quote
BetaFunk Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1377856313' post='2192735'] Not sure myself, but I can't help thinking that a fretted Jaco bass is a bit of a contradiction in terms ... [/quote] I totally agree. That's why i'm amazed that Fender made them. Quote
Clarky Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 To be fair, Jaco did play fretted basses too. And he did bolt a maple Precision neck on to the 'bass of doom' body for that instructional video when he was badly on the slide (mentally). Mind you it was maple, not rosewood ... [attachment=142684:51Byw1mHjML.jpg] Quote
BetaFunk Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 The regular 'Jaco' signature model was available both fretted and fretless for a few years. Quote
Stacker Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 (edited) [quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1377857294' post='2192760'] To be fair, Jaco did play fretted basses too. And he did bolt a maple Precision neck on to the 'bass of doom' body for that instructional video when he was badly on the slide (mentally). Mind you it was maple, not rosewood ... [attachment=142684:51Byw1mHjML.jpg] [/quote] I had the VHS of that and, my God, it was appalling! FWIW, I recall International Musician doing an interview with him back in '77 or '78. In it, the author relates how JP opened up a double-flightcase to reveal two Jazzes. One appeared to be the BOD and another had a fretted Precision neck on it, which JP used to practice his stretching on. Unfortunately, I can't recall whether that neck had a maple or a rosewood 'board. Edited August 30, 2013 by Stacker Quote
Clarky Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 Another fretted Fender J, think this was the one pcitured on the inner sleeve of live Word of Mouth album [attachment=142686:img225.jpg] Quote
Stacker Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 He was known to pick up any Jazz if he didn't have his around (viz Live in Italy) but here's a link to what his family reckon he owned:- [url="http://www.jacop.net/gear.html"]http://www.jacop.net/gear.html[/url] Quote
BetaFunk Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 Of course Jaco played various basses including endorsing Guild Pilot basses but we all know that the bass he is most closely linked and known for playing is a Fretless Fender Jazz Bass. That's why i always thought that for Fender to offer a fretted version of his signature was a strange thing to do. Going back to the op, yes Fender did make a fretted version of the Jaco Pastorius signature bass. Quote
yorks5stringer Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 [quote name='Dr M' timestamp='1377856312' post='2192734'] Apologies, added quote tags to the original post for clarity. And just to be blunt - no, I am most definitely not the ebay seller. [/quote] Apologies too, the subsequent quotation marks help clarify the original post for me. Quote
BetaFunk Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 [quote name='marcus bell' timestamp='1377800576' post='2192122'] or a jaco that been fretted [/quote] or a genuine fretted Jaco signature Jazz Bass that Fender made. Quote
Musky Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 Can't say I'm really familiar with the Jaco basses that Fender produced, but I'm pretty sure that Jaco's wouldn't have had the sunburst where the pickguard would have been (can you tell that I'm not au fait with all things Jaco?). Did the Fender repro have the full burst on it or is my thinking way off beam here? Quote
BetaFunk Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 (edited) [quote name='Musky' timestamp='1377899312' post='2193522'] Did the Fender repro have the full burst on it or is my thinking way off beam here? [/quote] Yes and yes. Seriously though folks, i think that what people are questioning is that whether there was a Jaco signature Jazz Bass that came from the Fender factory fretted and the answer is YES!!! Edited August 30, 2013 by BetaFunk Quote
MB1 Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 MB1. on a rarity note (can't imagine there was many fretted Fender Jaco signatures then?) Wasn't Jaydee in the process of making Jaco some basses? Quote
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