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Sounds like me. Had quite a few, sold quite a few. Everything I think I need a stingray, I end up missing some warmth. They can do a great job in a band context though.

I've tried 2 jazzes in the same rehearsal space recently; one strung with rounds, and the other one with la bella flats. The one with flats did blend in significantly better than the one with rounds, when played with both vol and tone on full. As mentioned some helpfull tweaking is possible by lowering the volume knobs if needed. But the basic string choice helps a lot too.

The Jazz Bass has been a prominent instrument in the music scene for 65 years now. It's probably not that bad. Personally I like the sound of jazzes and think they can do well for most styles. I also like the way a P sounds in a band, but mostly prefer the warmer and deeper J sounds. Nowadays I prefer flats on most of my basses, with one of my jazzes being strung with La Bella's. Sounds wonderfull and has a bit more booty than rounds.

Fernandes Ricky?🙂

Another one for the discussion: Fender Precision bass 1962 - Matching Headstock Fiesta Red https://reverb.com/item/89351369?utm_source=android-app&utm_medium=android-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=89351369 The seller has a great theory about why a '65+ decal would be fitted on a '62 bass... But of course Fender didn't do such funny things. And patent numbers don't match '62 anyway. An original matching headstock on a 60s precision? I haven't seen them before, but could well exist if someone waved with a bit of money back in the day...

Agreed. It's just a matter of time before this neck (and maybe whole bass) is listed as being real.

What year is it supposed to be? The decal with the offset part on the ball of the headstock was done from 1964-1968 I think. . The combination of this type of decal with clover tuners could only be a '68 I think, if authentic. Usually of the ones with the older logo have lollipops though, and the later '68s TV logo with clover tuners. But as it's Fender, there can always be a few that we're assembled in between transition. Pickguard doesn't look authentic at first sight

It's possible to put a refin body in a time frame by marks in the neck pocket or pickup cavities, and the dowel/pin holes that should be in the right place. The dowel holes on my refin are visible through the finish and otherwise a blacklight would point them out.

Yes it's (probably) a set of '62 pickups, some hardware and half a neck. Proudly listed as a 1962 Fender. Totally ridiculous to list it like that imo.

The fact that this is still presented as a '63 Precision Bass 😂 1963 Fender Precision Bass – rebuild and refinished (Olympic White) https://reverb.com/item/88599010?utm_source=android-app&utm_medium=android-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=88599010

When people list a bass saying mint condition, I'm always looking for the smallest damages😁. Usually there are obvious small damages, even visible on low quality pictures.

Sometimes you see people listing a bass as a "65 Jazz per example, and tell how you hear 60 years of ageing back in the sound. Reading further it appears only the body and tuners are original. I understand when a seller would say "all original apart from (enter a maximum of 1 or 2 aspects)". It makes less sense when the list of changed parts is bigger than the list of original parts.

A passive stingray will still sound like a stingray, but a bit more tame. It's the pickup type+position that define a good part of the sound. It will sound nowhere near a P.

That's a cool session! That performer bass would actually look great in Daphne Blue. Surprisingly how dark your nitro finished bass shows, but from what I've read the lacquers "load" with time.

For those interested; I gave it a shot with a UV light that I had lying around for ages and that just resurfaced a few weeks ago. It still works Pictures are not very good as it's hard to take sharp pictures, but it gives an overall idea. There are darker areas visible where you can expect usual where. So I assume the Lacquer has been touched up there at one point. The grain of the alder is also visible faintly. I'll give it another try at later on, and will examine my other basses the same way. It's quite fun I think.

A CS jazz always feels like getting home and putting on your sweatpants. So comfortable.. Enjoy!

NBD: Refin '65 Jazz. It's an awesome playing and sounding instrument. It has the most beautiful tort pickguard. It still has a brazilian rosewood fretboard, but pearl dots. The pots date to week 12 of 1965. It appears to be all original, except for a refinish and the screws that hold down the pickup covers (not pictured). Added nerd pictures that show how thoroughly the finish is stripped. There is no single sign to find of the previous (sunburst probably) finish that it started with. Or it started out as a blonde finish, which seems unlikely. In one of the pictures you see the round routermark on the back, which is also present near the back strapbutton. The square marking in the neckpocket is also a sign of authenticity. It's a pretty light bass too, that was an important feature on the checklist.

Too late, we're on our way now.