soulstar89 Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 (edited) 2 hours ago, Reggaebass said: The ones I’ve had experience with and my 71P are 40mm nut and slim from front to back, I’d say probably very slightly deeper than my jazzes, very comfortable indeed cheers for the info. I always wondered what the difference was other than late 70’s mostly being ash bodies. I’ll have to give one a try some day. At the misses in east London. She plays piano and we jamming to Sweet love by Anita baker. Freddie Washington played bass which was an early 70’s fender p. Edited August 19 by soulstar89 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted August 19 Author Share Posted August 19 11 minutes ago, soulstar89 said: Freddie Washington played bass which was an early 70’s fender p. A sunburst 73 I believe, wonderful player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossyrocks Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 10 minutes ago, soulstar89 said: cheers for the info. I always wondered what the difference was other than late 70’s mostly being ash bodies. I’ll have to give one a try some day. At the misses in east London. She plays piano and we jamming to Sweet love by Anita baker. Freddie Washington played bass which was an early 70’s fender p. I currently have 3 70's P basses. They are all around 41mm nut width. My 70, and 73 are very similar profile, my ideal profile in fact, and feel just great in the hand. They are 22mm front to back at the first fret. The 78 is slightly bigger at 23mm, but it does in fact feel like more then that. It does feel bigger. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulstar89 Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 4 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: A sunburst 73 I believe, wonderful player Yes 73. His a AMAZING player. Pino, Freddie and paul Jackson are my fav players. All p bass players. I love the tone of paul and Freddie. A large part of it I presume is due to the Bartolini pickups. Love Bart pickups 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansbrew Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 6 minutes ago, ossyrocks said: I currently have 3 70's P basses. They are all around 41mm nut width. My 70, and 73 are very similar profile, my ideal profile in fact, and feel just great in the hand. They are 22mm front to back at the first fret. The 78 is slightly bigger at 23mm, but it does in fact feel like more then that. It does feel bigger. Rob You had me running for the Vernier and my 75 is 22mm and the 78 is 23mm front to back and you can feel the difference.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulstar89 Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 (edited) 14 minutes ago, ossyrocks said: I currently have 3 70's P basses. They are all around 41mm nut width. My 70, and 73 are very similar profile, my ideal profile in fact, and feel just great in the hand. They are 22mm front to back at the first fret. The 78 is slightly bigger at 23mm, but it does in fact feel like more then that. It does feel bigger. how interesting that a slight difference in depth can make a neck feel different. when I was in the phase of getting the exact bass paul Jackson used (cringe at myself) I was only looking at a late 70’s fender. I found an early 70’s but didn’t want it as it wasn’t the same specs. 🙈😩. Rather embarrassing tbh lol Edited August 19 by soulstar89 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossyrocks Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 42 minutes ago, soulstar89 said: how interesting that a slight difference in depth can make a neck feel different. when I was in the phase of getting the exact bass paul Jackson used (cringe at myself) I was only looking at a late 70’s fender. I found an early 70’s but didn’t want it as it wasn’t the same specs. 🙈😩. Rather embarrassing tbh lol It does feel more different than the dimensions would indicate. My two early 70’s feel quite slender, and the 78 feels fuller, even though it’s only 1mm different front to back. It could also be the profile, the 78 could have a bit more shoulder, although I haven’t directly compared this. The 78 is the lightest of the bunch though at only 8lbs 9oz, so it’s a delight to play. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossyrocks Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 53 minutes ago, briansbrew said: Rob You had me running for the Vernier and my 75 is 22mm and the 78 is 23mm front to back and you can feel the difference.. It’s the Princess and the Pea, in bass context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansbrew Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 Hi Folks, looking at this 73 Jazz for sale and I am looking at the rout on the bridge pickup, does it look right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 6 minutes ago, briansbrew said: Hi Folks, looking at this 73 Jazz for sale and I am looking at the rout on the bridge pickup, does it look right. No, it's rounded like some of the Jap basses of the 70's/80's. Never seen a Fender with those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 Just now, Beedster said: No, it's rounded like some of the Jap basses of the 70's/80's. Never seen a Fender with those? Might be a modified Fender body of course? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansbrew Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 1 minute ago, Beedster said: Might be a modified Fender body of course? Its the rounded bit that worries me, only ever seen that on the Jap models Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted August 25 Author Share Posted August 25 Never seen that before myself and I look at a lot of 68-73 jazzes , is the neck one the same if there’s a picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansbrew Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 8 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Never seen that before myself and I look at a lot of 68-73 jazzes , is the neck one the same if there’s a picture Ive just sent him a message about it and to see if he can send me more detailed pics, seen a lot of old Fenders myself and have never come across this before 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurroundedByManatees Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 (edited) I've actually seen it before on mid '70s Fenders... Could be a case of lazy routing. Any pictures of the neck pocket should help with the determination. Edited August 25 by SurroundedByManatees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossyrocks Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 1 hour ago, briansbrew said: Hi Folks, looking at this 73 Jazz for sale and I am looking at the rout on the bridge pickup, does it look right. Hi Brian, I have an all original '73 Jazz, the rout on mine is not rounded like that. I think you'd need a lot more detail pics of the body disassembled to determine if it was right or not. Things like this do make me twitch. I'll try to post a pic of mine. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 (edited) The sunburst on that body is all shades of wrong for a Fender of that period. They have my brighter red in them. Could have been sun bleached of course but it doesn’t look right to me. -Edit- after looking a bit more closely it looks better than I thought. May just be a very light paint job and the route there may have been an aftermarket pickup that’s now been put right again. Edited August 25 by Burns-bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansbrew Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 59 minutes ago, ossyrocks said: Hi Brian, I have an all original '73 Jazz, the rout on mine is not rounded like that. I think you'd need a lot more detail pics of the body disassembled to determine if it was right or not. Things like this do make me twitch. I'll try to post a pic of mine. Rob Thanks Rob, Hopefully he gets back with some detailed pics.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 4 minutes ago, Burns-bass said: The sunburst on that body is all shades of wrong for a Fender of that period. They have my brighter red in them. Could have been sun bleached of course but it doesn’t look right to me. Sun-bleached. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansbrew Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 The back end of it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted August 25 Author Share Posted August 25 The sunburst looks right to me front and back, lots of the red fades, the pickguard looks right too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 39 minutes ago, wateroftyne said: Sun-bleached. Yeah looks quite dried out. Not for me, but if it’s available at the right price then why not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshy Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 52 minutes ago, briansbrew said: The back end of it Looks correct to me, it's usual that the red fades/disappears especially when it's been in the sunlight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansbrew Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 1 minute ago, walshy said: Looks correct to me, it's usual that the red fades/disappears especially when it's been in the sunlight. Aye, too much sun is bad for you Paul 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshy Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 Just now, briansbrew said: Aye, too much sun is bad for you Paul 😎 Not enough is worse 🤣 Hope you're well mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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