Pretty '75 sunburst/tort/rosewood Jazz

[Clarky]

Unfortunately has Schaller (I think) bridge and EMG pickups. Shame, for a second I thought it was what I had been after ....

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1975-Fender-Jazz-Bass_W0QQitemZ250562912378QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3a56b6a07a"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1975-Fender-Jazz-Bas...=item3a56b6a07a[/url]

[warwickhunt]

I see that he's letting the pictures do the talking!

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The pups are the significantly cheaper EMG 'selects'... iirc they are also passive.

Edited January 13, 2010 by warwickhunt

[Clarky]

A man of few words, the silent type

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='Clarky' post='711832' date='Jan 13 2010, 07:49 PM']Unfortunately has Schaller (I think) bridge and EMG pickups. Shame, for a second I thought it was what I had been after ....

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1975-Fender-Jazz-Bass_W0QQitemZ250562912378QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3a56b6a07a"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1975-Fender-Jazz-Bas...=item3a56b6a07a[/url][/quote]


He could really do with putting a description.

[Clarky]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='711843' date='Jan 13 2010, 07:55 PM']He could really do with putting a description.[/quote]
He did ... 1975 Fender Jazz bass

[wateroftyne]

[quote name='Clarky' post='711845' date='Jan 13 2010, 07:56 PM']He did ... 1975 Fender Jazz bass [/quote]
...and he's even wrong about that! Serial no. and tug bar suggest it's a '73.

[Musicman20]

Pretty thing indeed. Shame its not original. That bridge stands out a mile.

[warwickhunt]

[quote name='Musicman20' post='711953' date='Jan 13 2010, 09:35 PM']Pretty thing indeed. Shame its not original. That bridge stands out a mile.[/quote]

I prefer it... but then again I'm not gonna spend £2k on a 35 yr old bass!

[basshead56]

I like it, shame its not 100 per cent original, but still a lovely bass

[doctorbass]

Doesn't look a bad bass, but way overpriced.

[Ray]

Might be the light but... how much red in that sunburst???

[Clarky]

[quote name='Ray' post='712510' date='Jan 14 2010, 01:08 PM']Might be the light but... how much red in that sunburst???[/quote]
Suggests it hasn't been exposed to much sunlight as the red fades quickest

See 72P in my avatar which has a load of red in the 3TS too. Me like!

Re: overpriced, given it would cost £500 to replace bridge and p/u's with 70-s originals I agree

Edited January 14, 2010 by Clarky

[bassaussie]

[quote name='Clarky' post='712513' date='Jan 14 2010, 02:11 PM']Suggests it hasn't been exposed to much sunlight as the red fades quickest

See 72P in my avatar which has a load of red in the 3TS too. Me like!

Re: overpriced, given it would cost £500 to replace bridge and p/u's with 70-s originals I agree[/quote]

Re. overpriced - the Schaller bridge is not a direct replacement for the original Fender as the screw holes don't match up, so the body would most definitely have additional holes in it.

[tauzero]

Of course, if you were actually buying it to play it, the Schaller bridge would be a plus point, and then the only problem would be that it's overpriced because you can get much better basses than 70s Jazzes for less than 2k...

[wateroftyne]

[quote name='tauzero' post='712707' date='Jan 14 2010, 04:15 PM']Of course, if you were actually buying it to play it, the Schaller bridge would be a plus point, and then the only problem would be that it's overpriced because you can get much better basses than 70s Jazzes for less than 2k... [/quote]
Maybe, maybe not... but not many that'll be as much help to oneself in one's dotage. :-)

If we're going to talk about money, you could look at it as this...

Spend a little less now and have a few more quid in your pocket, or spend a little more and most likely reap a shedload further on down the line.

Whatever works best for ya, eh?

[alanbass1]

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='711858' date='Jan 13 2010, 08:11 PM']...and he's even wrong about that! Serial no. and tug bar suggest it's a '73.[/quote]

Serial number puts it squarely in 1975:

[url="http://home.provide.net/~cfh/fender.html#serial"]http://home.provide.net/~cfh/fender.html#serial[/url]

[The Bass Doc]

Check that again - 51.....=1973 by my reckoning.