SurroundedByManatees

There are a lot of options in this price range these days. As for vintage Fenders I'd say; get a good one from the early 80s (Dan Smith era). They are pretty much like '70s models, but better build quality and cheaper. There is even a jazz bass with dots and binding from that period! I think the turning point was somewhere in late '81.

As for modern reissue Fenders. It seems like even the custom shop reissues don't have the deep cutouts and rounded contours of the original 60s produced instruments.

Also I'd happily pay more for a reissue if it had a realistic tortoise pickguard. How nicely looking, reliced and aged a reissue Fender bass may look, the whole illusion of a vintage instrument gets demolished by an unrealistic looking tort pickguard.

To be honest I think Bravewood does a nicer job in making imitation vintage Fender basses than Fender does themselves.

Nice one. And super light indeed for a mid 70s.

There were some unlined fretless Fenders from the Japanese line in the '80s/'90s; at least the jazz bass special and the jazz bass standard.

An unlined fretless precision with maple fretboard as a reissue would be cool, but maybe more relevant in the Mexican or japanese range. As the originals are not that expensive usually, and probably cheaper than the reissues.

It would have been nice if the '66 jazz had the frets between the bindings like the original. 

These vintage Pro birds are just superb. Glwts

3 minutes ago, cascanicoff said:

It is your bass, of course. But the idea of separating this bass in chunks makes me pretty upset.

As mentioned in the ad; this bass has been assembled from 2 basses anyway.. no killing here.

I have this set of '65/'66 Jazz Bass tuners.

This ad concerns the tuners as pictured, including all mounting screws (one with rounded cross head).

The tuners are originals that belonged to a July '65 dated neck from an early '66 finished instrument.

The tuners work like they should.

Asking €850

I'm also willing to sell this bass in parts, if decent offers are made.

It probably used to be foam once....

Last drop to €1350

Price dropped to €6.800

Trade options added.

Okay:

In the end, most modern Squiers are probably more consistent than vintage Fenders.

In my experience these dings rarely affect playability. And if so, these could easily be filled up.

The price doesn't seem to bad for an early '70s nowadays, compared to what you see on reverb etc. As they say; it could be a nice player indeed.

€1.500

8 hours ago, SurroundedByManatees said:

On hold, sale pending.

And available again, as buyer couldn't proceed.

Now €700

On hold, sale pending.

Drop to €1.700

still available ✌️ 

For those interested; payment in (max 4)  installments is indeed negotiable.

1 hour ago, Kuba Bartczak said:

will take it if can pay in installments !

Pm sent

I think the white Eagles were Antoria labelled basses. Never seen one in real life...

2 minutes ago, lowregisterhead said:

This was the bass I lusted after as a teenager and could never afford - I still can't! 😄 I managed to snag one of the reissues they did a few years ago, but yours is in great condition and has much more mojo! GLWTS.

Those reissues are damn fine as well. And rare too.

Tnx✌️

Ibanez black eagle 1977

Rare original Ibanez black eagle from the '70s. These basses are mainly known for being used by Krist Novoselic from Nirvana.

It's truly a great take on the classic jazz bass. Not only because it's looks (which is a matter of taste of course), but soundwise it delivers a bit more mids than most jazzes do. Probably because of the mahogany body. I've used this bass live with La Bella flats fitted as an all rounder for my former pop/rock band, and used this with both pickups engaged or one of them solood, it sounds solid in all settings.

Playability is very good; low action without rattling is possible. There is some fret wear, but is doesn't affect playability.

The bass is in very good condition considering it's age. All hardware and electronics work like they should. There is a repaired little crack at the F hole (which most have, if still complete), and otherwise just a bunch of small usermarks and scratches.

It's a 5kg heavy piece of awesomeness, so might not be for everyone. I personally think it balances nicely with a decent strap, and didn't mind playing it for an hour or two.

For the sale a set of rounds will be fitted, as I'll keep the flats.

It's a reluctant sale this one, but something has to shift. There is no interest in my Ric, so I might keep that one and sell a Jazz type bass instead (I have 4).

€1.850

I am located in the Netherlands, but happy to ship at buyers risk and expense.