Simon Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 (edited) 2nd bass for sale following the Overwater to fund a Sadowsky is this rare CBS Fender bass. As talked about in the Fender Bass book (page 79). A transitional Fender Jazz, '78 neck - dot and bound fingerboard, three bolt neck joint and headstock adjust. 1978 decal and serial number on headstock 'S 8' - body most likely early 80's. The book confirms that builders CBS used parts to deplete all inventories in the factories. A rare build! When I brought the bass it had active EMG's. I've swapped them out for all passive Nordstrand NJ4SV's (very tasty pickups!). Condition is generally very good. Has knocks on the body, but nothing too bad. The top neck area has some marks on three of the frets. Appears to be in the lacquer, does not affect play, and doesn't feel bad (see pics). Comes with moulded hard case. £700. Not inc. postage. [attachment=14618:S7001858.JPG] [attachment=14619:S7001859.JPG] [attachment=14620:S7001860.JPG] [attachment=14621:S7001861.JPG] [attachment=14622:S7001862.JPG] [attachment=14623:S7001863.JPG] Added videos: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r4El5PMNWo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r4El5PMNWo[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIJy_3xwolY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIJy_3xwolY[/url] SOLD!!! Edited November 1, 2008 by Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joegarcia Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Argh! My dream Jazz. Presume theres been some routing for those EMG's then? Rough price in mind? PM me if you'd rather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin_lindsay Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Hi Simon - I am sure someone will snap the bass up very quickly. Do you still have the clips of you demoing the Nordstrand pickups in situ on this bass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted October 12, 2008 Author Share Posted October 12, 2008 Re: Joe & others by PM. I'm not sure what i'm after price-wise. I wanted to see what the offers would be to give me an idea. Hi Kev! You reminded me about those clips actually! I'm just digging them out off of an external drive and i'll upload them to youtube and post them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Drop Dead Gorgeous.......................[i]droooooool[/i]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted October 12, 2008 Author Share Posted October 12, 2008 Video demos of the pickups. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r4El5PMNWo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r4El5PMNWo[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIJy_3xwolY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIJy_3xwolY[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted October 13, 2008 Author Share Posted October 13, 2008 Bump. Had some offers...still open to others to see what i'm looking at... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Did you pick this bass up off Ebay a couple of years ago? I have the pics somewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted October 13, 2008 Author Share Posted October 13, 2008 [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='305355' date='Oct 13 2008, 11:50 AM']Did you pick this bass up off Ebay a couple of years ago? I have the pics somewhere...[/quote] Yeh, had some horrid black hardware (bridge) which I swapped out for some original Fender parts. Also worth noting that the E tuner is not original Fender, it's identical but has Schaller on the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumble Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Are you open to trades or just interested in hard cash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 Hard cash please! Unless you have a Sadowsky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebo1 Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Hi mate, I can't be bothered with offers and things, I don't mean to be rude. What's your cash price for this? I'd be looking at somewhere around £600 to £700 with the play wear and the changed pickups. Obviously depends on the condition and whether there's a case etc. Is this near your figure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 [quote name='Simon' post='305604' date='Oct 13 2008, 04:36 PM']Yeh, had some horrid black hardware (bridge) which I swapped out for some original Fender parts. Also worth noting that the E tuner is not original Fender, it's identical but has Schaller on the back.[/quote] Aaah, yes, I was watching the auction myself and thinking that the dot neck was putting a lot of people off, you did really well there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 [quote name='Jebo1' post='307343' date='Oct 15 2008, 08:18 PM']Hi mate, I can't be bothered with offers and things, I don't mean to be rude. What's your cash price for this? I'd be looking at somewhere around £600 to £700 with the play wear and the changed pickups. Obviously depends on the condition and whether there's a case etc. Is this near your figure?[/quote] Hi mate, £700 would be my bare minimum for this bass. It comes with a moulded hard case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebo1 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 And you're down in Weston too. Hmm, interesting! Ich bin ein Bristolian. Will have a think about it, cheers for the reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 [quote name='Jebo1' post='307711' date='Oct 16 2008, 10:46 AM']And you're down in Weston too. Hmm, interesting! Ich bin ein Bristolian. Will have a think about it, cheers for the reply.[/quote] Hahaha, yes mate, im in Super-Vegas! Let me know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 is niccccccccce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 [quote name='gareth' post='307992' date='Oct 16 2008, 04:39 PM']"rare CBS Fender bass" WOW![/quote] If you read the description you would see that the configuration of build is quite rare. I'm just quoting the Fender Bass book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I've only seen one other d'n'b early 80s J in the flesh, at Howard's in Newcastle. They look lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 [quote name='gareth' post='308105' date='Oct 16 2008, 07:46 PM']Begging the question: is it a collector's item or just a transitional production anomaly?[/quote] I never understood that quote either...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebo1 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 The quote is asking whether, due to the basses 'rareness' (i.e. that they only made a few in a transitional period), is it actually of any value to collectors or is it just a bass cobbled together from odd bits in the factory and therefore a bit rubbish. I'd say it's not really collectible, and not really an investment, as it looks too much like the 80s basses from Fender which sucked, but with the bound and dotted board it really stands out to me as a great bass, and for playabilities sake is worth a go. Good thing is, the seller seems to know that, and apart from living in the 'Mare, seems ok It's not too different in construction planning from the slab-bodied mid 60s Precisions that Entwistle used to use. Mind you, there were only 19 of those, and it seems they all ended up with touring bands. T-Rex, the Who etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 [quote name='Jebo1' post='308470' date='Oct 17 2008, 11:46 AM']The quote is asking whether, due to the basses 'rareness' (i.e. that they only made a few in a transitional period), is it actually of any value to collectors or is it just a bass cobbled together from odd bits in the factory and therefore a bit rubbish.[/quote] Seeing how much they've gone for on eBay in the US, I'd say they're collectors' items, albeit unintentionally...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 Bumpy, bumpy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 (edited) [quote name='joegarcia' post='304669' date='Oct 12 2008, 01:15 AM']Argh! My dream Jazz. Presume theres been some routing for those EMG's then? Rough price in mind? PM me if you'd rather.[/quote] FWIW I fitted an active EMG replacement set to a Jazz I had in the '90s and managed to squeeze the battery into the control cavity with no routing. I remember it well because for some reason I couldn't find a screwdriver that day so I used the tip of the blade on a new penknife to put the control plate back on, and of course the knife snapped shut on my index finger and I needed stitches. Edited October 20, 2008 by thisnameistaken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='310938' date='Oct 21 2008, 12:42 AM']FWIW I fitted an active EMG replacement set to a Jazz I had in the '90s and managed to squeeze the battery into the control cavity with no routing. I remember it well because for some reason I couldn't find a screwdriver that day so I used the tip of the blade on a new penknife to put the control plate back on, and of course the knife snapped shut on my index finger and I needed stitches.[/quote] Sorry, missed this question. As you can see from the backshot of the bass there is no routing for the battery. It was contained underneath the control plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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