bakerster135 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 12 hours ago, Owen said: Now I am confused. My 66 dot/bound/lollipop Jazz is (from my reading of the numbers) Jan 5 1966. So "5=Precision" is now confusing me. I am open to the concept that I have misremembered this number, but I do not think I have. I guess I will have to pop the neck off. This is definitely a bit odd that your 66 Jazz stamp has a 5 at the start though, I also have a 66 dot bound lollipop jazz and this is mine. Does it still have an A at the end for an A neck? Regardless, possibly a factory error? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 I am now doubting myself. However, my wife would not be impressed if I went back downstairs to take a bass to pieces. Tomorrow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytoad Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 3 hours ago, Reggaebass said: I’m not too bad on a C neck, my AV62 P has one but I definitely find the B width more comfortable, which always gives me a dilemma when a nice 60s one comes up for sale, I think it’s because I’ve played jazzes for years Eh up Reggebass. How's the Stow? Yeah shame as it appears to be right up my street aside from the neck profile. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyR Posted Saturday at 15:44 Share Posted Saturday at 15:44 17 hours ago, Owen said: I am now doubting myself. However, my wife would not be impressed if I went back downstairs to take a bass to pieces. Tomorrow. William Hill are giving 10-1 on it’s a 7, like everyone else’s, including mine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted Saturday at 16:04 Author Share Posted Saturday at 16:04 19 minutes ago, GuyR said: William Hill are giving 10-1 on it’s a 7 I’ll up that to 20-1 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted Saturday at 17:30 Share Posted Saturday at 17:30 Yep. That shows you how much I know. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgnofski Posted Saturday at 20:10 Share Posted Saturday at 20:10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted Tuesday at 17:26 Share Posted Tuesday at 17:26 Obviously a few bits not original but is suspect this is an awesome bass: https://thebassgallery.com/collections/bass-new-arrival/products/hybrid-p 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted Tuesday at 17:30 Share Posted Tuesday at 17:30 3 minutes ago, OliverBlackman said: Obviously a few bits not original but is suspect this is an awesome bass: https://thebassgallery.com/collections/bass-new-arrival/products/hybrid-p Bet the nut width isn't 45mm as they claim. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted Tuesday at 17:38 Author Share Posted Tuesday at 17:38 Not sure I’d drop that money on it but that’s pretty cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted Tuesday at 18:07 Share Posted Tuesday at 18:07 Anyone know of a Jazz with a 66 body and a 64 neck. Asking for a friend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossyrocks Posted Tuesday at 20:35 Share Posted Tuesday at 20:35 3 hours ago, OliverBlackman said: Obviously a few bits not original but is suspect this is an awesome bass: https://thebassgallery.com/collections/bass-new-arrival/products/hybrid-p This is actually something I want to try. I have a super lightweight 70's Precision which sounds fabulous, but the neck is a bit beefy compared with my others. If I could find a 70's Jazz neck for it, it might actually become my number 1. Rob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted Tuesday at 21:02 Share Posted Tuesday at 21:02 26 minutes ago, ossyrocks said: This is actually something I want to try. I have a super lightweight 70's Precision which sounds fabulous, but the neck is a bit beefy compared with my others. If I could find a 70's Jazz neck for it, it might actually become my number 1. Rob It’ll potentially sound less fabulous with a different - especially Jazz - neck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted Tuesday at 21:09 Share Posted Tuesday at 21:09 31 minutes ago, ossyrocks said: This is actually something I want to try. I have a super lightweight 70's Precision which sounds fabulous, but the neck is a bit beefy compared with my others. If I could find a 70's Jazz neck for it, it might actually become my number 1. Rob Well I don’t think you would lose out much financially if you didn’t like it and sold it back on. You see them occasionally on eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted yesterday at 06:25 Share Posted yesterday at 06:25 9 hours ago, OliverBlackman said: Well I don’t think you would lose out much financially if you didn’t like it and sold it back on. You see them occasionally on eBay. I bought a 75 reissue jazz neck on here from Chris at a reasonable price. Finding one like this would enable you to try it and have the same aesthetic while you find a genuine 4-bolt 70s neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted yesterday at 20:04 Share Posted yesterday at 20:04 23 hours ago, ossyrocks said: This is actually something I want to try. I have a super lightweight 70's Precision which sounds fabulous, but the neck is a bit beefy compared with my others. If I could find a 70's Jazz neck for it, it might actually become my number 1. Rob Actually, that sounds like my dream bass! I love a fat neck, especially with the 70s nut widths. My old '65 was a serious bass of doom but given the choice (one day..) a narrower neck lightweight 70s P would be the one ('72 to tick the YOB thing while I'm at!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted yesterday at 20:33 Share Posted yesterday at 20:33 (edited) Mine’s a sunburst 1970 with a B width neck which feels very comfortable to me. It’s also been refretted more than once very nicely with larger fret wire than the original, and plays beautifully. Interestingly the neck code suggests it’s possibly from 1968 - in green printed ink it’s 5 16 018 B Can anyone shed any light on what that might refer to? Pots are dated 1966, like many from this era. Edited yesterday at 20:43 by bassbiscuits Edited for extra info 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted yesterday at 20:52 Author Share Posted yesterday at 20:52 (edited) 23 minutes ago, bassbiscuits said: green printed ink it’s 5 16 018 B As I understand it, Going backwards B neck width 8 - year 01 - month so January 16 is the batch or lot number 5 - precision Forgot to mention it’s a beauty bassbiscuits Edited yesterday at 20:58 by Reggaebass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted yesterday at 21:15 Share Posted yesterday at 21:15 19 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: As I understand it, Going backwards B neck width 8 - year 01 - month so January 16 is the batch or lot number 5 - precision Forgot to mention it’s a beauty bassbiscuits Thanks Reggaebass - that suggests the neck is from January 1968, which seems at odds with the big black lettering and the age of the rest of the bass (pickups dated 7170 and serial number placing it squarely in 1970 based on the others of a similar era that i’ve seen for sale. Its something of a dark art trying to work this stuff out ain’t it?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted yesterday at 23:10 Share Posted yesterday at 23:10 1 hour ago, bassbiscuits said: Thanks Reggaebass - that suggests the neck is from January 1968, which seems at odds with the big black lettering and the age of the rest of the bass (pickups dated 7170 and serial number placing it squarely in 1970 based on the others of a similar era that i’ve seen for sale. Its something of a dark art trying to work this stuff out ain’t it?! They apparently had parts lying around so guess they could have made the neck a few years earlier and stuck the decals on when they actually completed the bass. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossyrocks Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago 12 hours ago, miles'tone said: Actually, that sounds like my dream bass! I love a fat neck, especially with the 70s nut widths. My old '65 was a serious bass of doom but given the choice (one day..) a narrower neck lightweight 70s P would be the one ('72 to tick the YOB thing while I'm at!) Mine still has the 70's B width (41mm), but it's deeper than my other two, only by 1mm, but it feels like more. Quite a big round handful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted 14 hours ago Share Posted 14 hours ago 9 hours ago, OliverBlackman said: They apparently had parts lying around so guess they could have made the neck a few years earlier and stuck the decals on when they actually completed the bass. Yeah quite possibly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincbt Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago I have the opposite situation on my Precision, and I am not 100% sure how to explain it. The pots are 66 The serial number would point to 69 (264XXX) The neck is 71 I would have thought the neck plate with the serial number should be the last thing to go on together with the neck, so why would anyone put a 69 plate on a 71 neck escapes me... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago (edited) 4 hours ago, vincbt said: I have the opposite situation on my Precision, and I am not 100% sure how to explain it. The pots are 66 The serial number would point to 69 (264XXX) The neck is 71 I would have thought the neck plate with the serial number should be the last thing to go on together with the neck, so why would anyone put a 69 plate on a 71 neck escapes me... Could it be that the original 1969 neck was swapped for another and the rest of the bass remained the same? Ie they still used the original neck plate etc. Depending how long you've owned the bass might give an idea whether the neck was swapped at the time or more recently, if indeed that is what happened. The whole idea of Fenders being made from whatever parts were around means there should be plenty of models whose components span a few dates. Edited 7 hours ago by bassbiscuits 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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