*ON HOLD *PRICE DROP 1500 GBP* Fender Jazz Bass - 1984 Fullerton made *ON HOLD* - *SOLD* £1700 Italy

[michele]

Up for sale an all original USA 1984 Fullerton made Fender Jazz bass.

For those not familiar with Fender history this is an outstanding piece of the Dan Smith era. Read this:

 

https://reverb.com/news/interview-fender-visionary-dan-smith-on-how-to-turn-around-a-faltering-guitar-brand

 

Also the neck is a very sought after one made by Herbie Gastelum, the  neck wizard, the undisputed King of Feel who worked at Fender from 1961 until his retirement on 2017. 

Read here:

 

https://www.fender.com/articles/artists/longtime-fender-neck-guru-herbie-gastelum-retires-after-56-years

 

The feel if the neck is INCREDIBLE.

Bass is in  superb condition, all original, weight 4 kg. on my bathroom scale and comes with the original hard case.

Price includes shipping in EU and UK.

 

 

 

 

Edited April 29, 2022 by michele

[michele]

the tight, nice neck-to-body joint...

 

Edited March 21, 2022 by michele

[michele]

[michele]

chocolatey fingerboard goodness...

[michele]

[michele]

Just realized that someone possibly skip this thread because of the H. Gastelum neck reference in the thread title, thinking it is some sort of custom neck made outside Fender factory.

Again, this is an ALL ORIGINAL piece, totally made in 1984 at Fullerton. Please spend some time reading the two links in the first post regarding the Dan Smith era at Fender's Fullerton Facility and the story of Herbie Gastelum. Herbie was the trainer of Custom Shop Master Builder John Cruz, among others.

I know there's a stigma over 80's Fender but that's totally BS...these are GREAT instruments that leave in the dust most of the praised 70's pieces which go for a lot of money more.

Edited April 4, 2022 by michele

[Lowend soldier]

This is a stunning bass. Loads of mojo

[blisters on my fingers]

Had one of these with a maple neck from new.

They have seventies pickup spacing, a bi-flex trussrod and an easily accessible micro tilt mechanism built into the four bolt neck fixing.

The tuners are top quality units.

Great quality basses GLWTS