NBD: '14 Fender (MIJ) JB62SS (Holy... What a unicorn!)

[NordicBard]

I been having some incredible luck finding 'unicorns' lately - First it was the left handed Kasuga 'Rick' from 1977 and now a Fender JB62SS in Vintage White. 

 

These things are incredible - Take a Jazzbass and 'shrink' it down to a 29.5" scale, make the body 15% smaller, but keep electronics, pickups etc in the same size for easy upgrades. Yum yum! 

 

This thing is so mind-blowing easy to play - 3.1Kg (6.8Lbs) and it just sound like a proper Jazz. 

 

Tonight is going to include a full setup, upgrade the bridge (Babicz) and pickups (Fralin) and of course install some proper left handed CTS pots along with an orange drop. 47 

 

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For reference - JB62SS vs Fender Jazz:

(Borrowed from another site) 

 

 

 

Edited November 11, 2019 by NordicBard

[NordicBard]

Out with the 'old' :

 

 

In with the new:

 

 

Really love these GHS balanced strings for short scale - Never had such a uniform feeling all across. 

 

[sblueplanet]

Lovely. Did you import it from Japan?