Kevsy71 Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 (edited) For sale: Fender Jazz, now £600 inc. UK courier Made in Japan circa 1984-1987 going by the serial number. Lovely gloss black with red tort guard and a dark rosewood board. 38mm at nut and 8 1/2 lbs on the scales. Wearing (I think) Rotosound swing rounds. Has Fender Gen4 Noiseless pickups. Some minor dings but nothing really noticeable. Purchased recently from the mighty @walshy and a lovely player - but I've seen a 5er I'll need to move quickly on. Will be shipped in hardcase. Original sales thread here: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/376161-fender-jazz-sold/?tab=comments#comment-3904602 Payment by BACS or PayPal with fees paid. Or try it here in Tonbridge, Kent (15 mins from J5 M25) Cheers! Kev Edited January 18, 2020 by Kevsy71 Sold 2
Marc S Posted December 18, 2019 Posted December 18, 2019 I've got a fretless (de-fretted?) one very similar Fender Japan Jazz. Must say, I'm a fan of Japan Fender basses GLWTS 1
walshy Posted December 23, 2019 Posted December 23, 2019 Great bass and a snip at this price GLWTS 1 1
Kevsy71 Posted January 4, 2020 Author Posted January 4, 2020 On 23/12/2019 at 19:41, walshy said: Great bass and a snip at this price GLWTS And now even cheaper due to incoming purchase! 1
iMilanek Posted January 4, 2020 Posted January 4, 2020 Those old Japanese ones are very very good basses for their price. 1 1
Kevsy71 Posted January 15, 2020 Author Posted January 15, 2020 On 04/01/2020 at 17:17, iMilanek said: Those old Japanese ones are very very good basses for their price. Indeed! Bargain bump... 1
miles'tone Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 (edited) I concur. Over Christmas I received an '85 Fender Japan Jazz Bass Special that I had shipped over from Japan. Considering it's lived it's 35 years in a completely different climate it's remained absolutely stable. It was set up prior to shipping with new strings (I was given the measurements of the set up) and it hasn't budged at all. The build quality and materials used are just spot on. I used to own and gig a lovely custom shop '62 Precision that was stupid expensive. I actually prefer playing this MIJ Fender which was a quarter of the price. I know... I wish I'd discovered how good the 80s Fender Japan stuff is years ago. Would've saved myself a bloody fortune! Ahem.. Sorry for the ramble.. GLWTS! 👍 Edited January 18, 2020 by miles'tone 1
Kevsy71 Posted January 18, 2020 Author Posted January 18, 2020 ...and SOLD. Thanks for all the interest! 1
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