malte365 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) Hi, I recently bought a Fender JV Precision Bass and I want to know some things about it. It's a 57 reissue. Serial: JV059xx It has a little "Made in Japan" behind the Fender Logo. Neck Date: 1982 Neck Pocket: 1982 and a red 'A' Stamp Pickguard: 1983 and CTS Pots ( I was able to check the numbers) Does anyone know what model it is? And what does the 'A' Stamp mean? also why is the pickguard a different date then the rest of it? Cheers, Malte Edited December 4, 2017 by malte365 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) Like pretty much all modern production basses the various parts (bodies, necks, pickguards, electronics etc) were fabricated separately before the whole bass was assembled on a factory line system. It's entirely possible that a body and neck that were crafted in mid or late 82 could end up being assembled with a pickguard that was made in 83. Or it may not be the original guard, no way of knowing really. Edited December 4, 2017 by Cato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 1 hour ago, malte365 said: Hi, It's a 57 reissue. Does anyone know what model it is? Cheers, Malte You've actually answered your own question, it is indeed a 57 Reissue - often known as a PB57- with a number after such as 70 or 85 which suggested the retail price at the time in Yen, e.g 70,000 or 85,000 - the higher price models getting the better specifications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malte365 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 Hi thanks for your answers. As far as I know there were the PB57-70 and PB57-95 Model. I think you can tell the difference by looking at the neck pocket. On an other forum someone said that the 'A' Stamp indicates to the Topline Stratocaster. I think its the same with the Basses. I just wanted to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) I'm no JV expert, but the 2 x Fender logo 1982 '57 Reissue P Basses I owned had off white original pickguards. Lovely basses. Edited December 4, 2017 by Chiliwailer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Have a mooch around the '21 frets' website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malte365 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 The Catalogue says there are gold pickguards. https://stratomaniac.com/twang-fender-squier-jv-mij-katalog-1982-1983/fender-twang-1982-1997/category/2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Might be an import v export thing? I’ve seen others with off white single ply plastic ones too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malte365 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 I know the Export Models mostly had an 'EX' Stamp in the Neck Pocket. My got an 'A'. And I'm not sure what that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 I’ve just got it, the ones I mean has the squire logo at the tip of the head, as well as the big Fender logo, yours doesn’t seem to have that. Maybe 21 frets has a clue for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malte365 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 Haven't found anything there yet. Seems to be a domestic one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 7 minutes ago, malte365 said: Haven't found anything there yet. Seems to be a domestic one. It mentions the A pocket here, in the first shown spec list http://www.21frets.com/squier_jv/jv_quick_guide.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malte365 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 If Guitar = Bass then it means I actually got a first run ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) Looks that way. I really liked the ones I had, much more than the later JV’s I owned, and in fact many other P’s too. Enjoy. Edited December 4, 2017 by Chiliwailer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malte365 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 Thank you, I'm really loving this Bass. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 I have the twin of this, except it is the Fender logo Squier. Fabulous bass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twanger Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Very fine guitars. I had both a JV P and a Jazz in the '90s. Excellent, excellent basses. Why did I sell them? Foolish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 (edited) I had a 57 JV - big Fender logo, small 'squier series', bought it the same month the review in 'International Musician and Recording World' came out - August 1982 IIRC. All the ones I saw were white PG and two colour sunburst (I think the first run also had a 62 Precision and a 62 Jazz both 3TSB and tort guards?). I'm assuming the gold guard (assuming it's not aftermarket) means it's a domestic. Edited December 5, 2017 by martthebass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoJoKe Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 (edited) I have a big Fender Logo PB57 which I have had from new in 1982. The original pick guard was single ply white, and the bass was not supplied with pickup or bridge covers. I would suggest these, and the gold pick guard were added later (mine now has a gold guard, but I still have the original tags and parts!) A couple of months later I bought another, this time a Squier logo'd one, a salmon pink PB62, which had a rosewood fingerboard and brown tort guard. it wasn't as playable as the PB57, so I sold it a couple of years later... Edited December 6, 2017 by MoJoKe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoJoKe Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 It didn't come with a thumb rest either.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoJoKe Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 I will NEVER sell my JV!!! its like a part of me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epoxyjazzbass Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 It' s difficult to be affirmative without some detail pics... but, based on what malte365 says, the bass might be a Fender JV PB57-95 model 95 means 95000Yens of the time on the japanese catalog; it' s one the highest grade Fender (not squier) domestic japan And in this case, the gold pickguard, nitro body finish, and fullerton USA pickups are original Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malte365 Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 (edited) Yes, you can tell by the 'A' Stamp in the Neckpocket. It also says on their forum that the Stamps on Guitar and Bass are almost the same. At least the red Stamps A,B,C e.g. Source: http://www.21frets.com/squier_jv/jv_quick_guide.htm Edited December 7, 2017 by malte365 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierreganseman Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) beautiful stuff. This is a 62-98. The same principle as your bass but in 62 RI. CTS , NITRO , Fullerton Pickup Edited December 8, 2017 by pierreganseman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Here's mine - bought on here a few years ago. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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