Clarky

I need to sell this so, cutting to the chase, my [u][b]final[/b][/u] price is £1400 including delivery. Can't say fairer than that. If it doesn't sell for this I will have to store it away for a better time to sell and find the tax money elsewhere

Forgot to add - serial number is 615019 This brings up the following on the Fender serial dater project website (just to endorse the year): "Your guitar was made at the Fullerton Plant (Fender - CBS Era), USA in the Year(s): 1975"

[quote name='gary mac' post='932647' date='Aug 22 2010, 11:59 AM']It's already a stunner Clarky. I still can't afford it, but almost tempted to go into debt for it. Taking my good wife out for lunch today, with the hope that after a glass or two she might see the investment potential of a decent seventies jazz and talk me into buying it .[/quote] Good luck with that Gary - make sure its a glass or two of Carlsberg Special Brew and it might do the job

Sunday morning bump. Swapped strings for medium gauge today (it came with heavy gauge strings) and it is now super-slick. Great player and all it needs IMHO is a more celluloid-y tort guard (bass doc is your man ) or a three-ply black guard to be a stunner

[quote name='martin8708' post='932161' date='Aug 21 2010, 07:43 PM']Hi Clarky , I am interested , I like the fact it's a 4 bolter with a Maple neck . I assume all the basic's are there , ie , straight neck + pick-ups work . Do the frets have much wear ? Are you based in Central London . ( I am on the Isle of Wight ) Thanks Martin.[/quote] Hi Martin, as far as I am concerned its completely functional - pickups work, neck is straight etc and the frets have plenty of life in them still. As I mentioned earlier, one of BC's moderators (SiBob) recently played this and it was owned by Happy Jack, so you could always seek an independent view. I live near Hammersmith in Central London and work near Liverpool St Cheers Clarky

Hey BB and b5, afraid I am after cash in this instance due to nasty (Spanish) taxman who wants to take rather more (several times ) off me than £1500

Cheers Gary - there really are some fabulous basses for sale on BC right now - its a buyer's market ... which is great if you're a buyer Here's another few pics (not great, but its dark now!): [attachment=57110:Clarky_J...bass_065.JPG][attachment=57111:Clarky_J...bass_071.JPG][attachment=5711 2:Clarky_J...bass_069.JPG]

Got this in a trade on BassChat but need to raise funds so selling on. A 1975 Fender Jazz that has seen some serious work in the pubs and clubs of Ireland (I understand!) and carries some of the scars from doing so*! Reasonably lightweight (9.6 lb on my digital scales) and a great player (it has been played by BC's Happy Jack and SiBob if you wanted a third party opinion), with the preferred 4-bolt neck. Its all original apart from: replacement brass nut; replacement tort guard; bridge pickup had died and was rewound to original spec by previous owner; has an earlier (1973) and more collector-desirable Fender bridge with the elongated G screw. If I were keeping it, the only thing I would do is get The Bass Doc to make a more 70s-correct repro tort guard. No hard case I'm afraid but will be securely packed in a premium Ritter gigbag. I'm after [s]£1500 ono[/s] £1400 including delivery - final price [attachment=57088:Clarky_J...bass_070.JPG][attachment=57086:Clarky_J...bass_072.JPG] * the 'mojo'd' paintwork is clear on the pics. There is also a big ding underneath (an inch long) where it obviously bashed into a doorframe or similar - this is not visible front or back on, only when you tilt it up to look at the lower body edging. Just want the buyer to be aware of every imperfection!

If I may be of help - from a Talkbass FS ad for Fender American Standard P5: "Q. What is the width @ nut and 12th fret, and string spacing at the bridge? A. I don't have the most accurate measuring device, but here are the (close) measurements: Nut: 1 15/16 minus a hair 12th: 2 3/4 String spacing at bridge is by my measure 18.6."