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Did Fender make an unlined fretless Jazz in 1974-1975..?


David Nimrod
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I put a new nut on a 73/74 which had an Ebony unmarked board a couple of years ago.

It'd had the rosewood board removed and a new board fitted, then re-bound.

It was a typical 'improved' bass probably modded in the 80's, EMG's, BAII, brass nut etc.

It was a bit of a pig to be fair, looked cool, but was dead as a door nail and the customer didn't want the old strings changing nor the super high action lowering.

I bet if I'd been allowed to improve its playability, it could have been a decent player.

There weren't factory fretless Jazz basses at that time that I know of.

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The one I worked on was sunburst, very heavily worn, through to a white primer/sealer coat.

Looked great, but like I said, I never really got to play it as I would have liked,

I'm sure people regularly duffed them up in the 80's because they wanted a wal or an alembic but couldn't get their hands on one.

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Looks similar to the one I worked on, in terms of a newer fingerboard on an older bass.

I'd hate to say if the body/neck are of the same age, or wether or not the bass is a refin without taking it apart.

It's not investment grade stuff, but may be a great player.

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The only fretless, Fender did in the 70's, is a Precision Bass. In 1970, a rosewood or Maple fingerboard PB was introduced.
Never a official fretless Jazz Bass was produced in this decade. Surprising but true.

Check in "The Fender Bass : an illustrated history" by Tony Bacon.
http://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.do?itemid=330755&subsiteid=66&

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