Its Back! 70's Fender Jazz made in Japan? Not!

[itsmedunc]

Its back but without stating its a Fender. I don't know if the seller is mad or bad to try and pass this off as a Fender. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Japan-Jazz-Bass-early-70er-/261319490395?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cd7dafb5b"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Japan-Jazz-Bass-early-70er-/261319490395?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cd7dafb5b[/url] but it has the best sound! I think the last time it had new strings it must have been the 60's!

Edited November 1, 2013 by itsmedunc

[discreet]

Having looked at that I'd say 'both'.

[Thunderbird]

Great item description huh

[Musky]

Missed it - it's been removed. I guess the seller must have been bad after all.

[itsmedunc]

Maybe a collector snapped it up?

[itsmedunc]

Its back without stating its a Fender http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Japan-Jazz-Bass-early-70er-/261319490395?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cd7dafb5b

[discreet]

Somebody reported it as 'not a Fender'.

[itsmedunc]

[i]Ah! A new kind of 'Superhero'!!! [/i]

[itsmedunc]

My good god, I hadn't noticed that he wants £350 plus £40 shipping!

[johnbiffa]

Worth it just for the "quality" machine heads !

[Bassassin]

[quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1383311189' post='2262981']
My good god, I hadn't noticed that he wants £350 plus £40 shipping!
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Bloody hell - the price of plywood these days!

Jon.

[yorks5stringer]

Nice picture of their pyjamas too.....

[Rumple]

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Nice picture of their pyjamas too.....
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.... and a bowl of peanuts in one of the pics by the look of it.

[Monckyman]

Kay/Teisco or Columbus?

[discreet]

Satellite?

[Bassassin]

[quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1383504266' post='2265197']
Kay/Teisco or Columbus?
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It does look the same as the Columbus branded ones to me. Tbh they weren't that bad after a decent setup but more like £120 than £350!

J.

[Dazed]

Weren't these early ibanez?





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[JapanAxe]

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Weren't these early ibanez?





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*the above statement may not be true*
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I believe Cimar guitars were made in the Ibanez factory.

Btw what do we think 'you will need look after the neck' means? Requires attention!?

[Bassassin]

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1384455436' post='2277004']
I believe Cimar guitars were made in the Ibanez factory.
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[pedant]Technically there's never been an Ibanez factory - Ibanez & Cimar are brands owned by Hoshino, who use various factories to manufacture their products.[/pedant]

Anyway, in the 70s & 80s Ibanez was made predominantly (possibly exclusively) by Fujigen Gakki, who are probably best known for MIJ Fenders & Squiers. Copy-era Cimars are quite a bit different from their Ibby counterparts & I tend to think they're from a different factory, although I couldn't say where.

As for this J copy, actually Cimar's a possibility - I had a Cimar J yonks ago which shared a lot of the details you can see on this - round-end pups, little Gotoh tuners, big chrome trc etc. But then again an awful lot of JapCrap Jazz copies do. Really, it's not "an" anything - if it ever had a logo it's long-gone & most brands were pretty meaningless anyhow

And I still think it was a Columbus. Probably.

J.