stingrayPete1977 Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 I wonder who's got the heaviest jazz bass, I've played a 15lb one once! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afterimage Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 I have two Fenders reissue 74 Jazz bass and a 75 hot rod PJ jazz. Love the tones on both of them These might be worth looking at if they are doing the rounds both are now discountined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1495474194' post='3304024'] And a little bit of nostalgia of course. Also, our brain does have a tendency to see things differently, when there is something expensive involved. All these put together are a recipe for bass love. I don't believe in the word MoJo. [/quote] You know, you've hit the nail on the head here. I'd also chuck in something else here. Listen back to some of those 60/70s recordings attributed to bassists synonymous to Fender; the tone on an awful lot of them is pretty dreadful, but hey, vintage=great, doesn't it? Everyone forgets that 1970s QC was pretty poor at best and a lot of dogs came out of the plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 The 70s Jazz and P basses were in some cases poorly built, but there were some great ones out there. I had a 73 Precision that was a real gem, but a whole host of later 70s basses I used to part out as soon as I got them. Sounds like you got a good one! I suppose I am a Febder snob, but the US 70s reissues are lovely basses indeed. I've had a few and the quality far exceeds in many cases original 70s instruments. They really don't compare to the 60s Fenders however. They are very much on a different level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 There's a 76 in bassdirect for 2.5k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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