Tradfusion Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 (edited) If anyone is looking for the tone and feel of a vintage 74 Fender Jazz bass but is not prepared to shell out a few grand for one, this bass might be just the ticket.. This is a 1974 Fernandes Burny Bass which was made in Japan as a pretty direct copy of a Fender Jazz. I bought this one from Danny Stewart at Bass Japan Direct a few months back and it is a cracking bass. As far as he could tell the bass is original apart from the addition of a battery compartment from a previous owners flurry at making it active... the bass is totally passive now however and sounds just like what you would want from a 70's Jazz bass... phat and funky!! The body is Japanese ash with a maple neck and the fingerboard is bound maple with pearl block inlays... the frets still have plenty of life left in them. The body has a brown Mocha gloss finish that has aged to look almost like walnut, its a very cool colour in the flesh. The pickguard was originally white but Danny covered it with a dark walnut veneer which really suits the vibe of the bass. Speaking of vibe this bass has tons of it, both pickups are super punchy and tonally it barks every bit as good as (if not better than) any original 70's Fender Jazz basses I've played. Weight is a very manageable 4.1kg on my luggage scales. The bass arrived from Tokyo in a cool vintage faux leather gigbag inside a cardboard shipping box with lots of packaging and I still have all of those for re-shipping if required. The bass is located in Ireland but shipping to the UK or Europe is no problem. Please PM with any questions.. Price drop now £550 Edited April 7, 2018 by Tradfusion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 (edited) It's a nice looking bass but just to be clear (as it's a particular bugbear of mine), please refrain from using 'lawsuit' or 'lawsuit era', because it's not. Ibanez were the only manufacturer subject to any litigation and that came from Gibson, not Fender. Fernandes were no more subject to a lawsuit than Aria (Precise/Primary series) or Tokai (Jazz Sound or Hard Puncher basses) Edited February 26, 2018 by NancyJohnson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tradfusion Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 16 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said: It's a nice looking bass but just to be clear (as it's a particular bugbear of mine), please refrain from using 'lawsuit' or 'lawsuit era', because it's not. Ibanez were the only manufacturer subject to any litigation and that came from Gibson, not Fender. Fernandes were no more subject to a lawsuit than Aria (Precise/Primary series) or Tokai (Jazz Sound or Hard Puncher basses) Obviously I've been misinformed... thanks for the education I will remove the offending wording Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 That's a really cool looking Jazz! ☺ GLWTS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creeper Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 (edited) 9 hours ago, NancyJohnson said: It's a nice looking bass but just to be clear (as it's a particular bugbear of mine), please refrain from using 'lawsuit' or 'lawsuit era', because it's not. I’m not entirely convinced about this, it was a Gibson / Ibáñez lawsuit which I believe was something to do with the Les Paul headstock shape, however I wasn’t aware that a lawsuit “era” guitar had to be Ibáñez, or indeed a Les Paul copy, the legal challenge stopped numerous Japanese companies making identical (and much better) copies of Fenders and Gibson’s. I feel a little googling may be required to get a definitive answer on this 😄 Edited February 27, 2018 by Creeper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Creeper said: I’m not entirely convinced about this, it was a Gibson / Ibáñez lawsuit which I believe was something to do with the Les Paul headstock shape, however I wasn’t aware that a lawsuit “era” guitar had to be Ibáñez, or indeed a Les Paul copy, the legal challenge stopped numerous Japanese companies making identical (and much better) copies of Fenders and Gibson’s. I feel a little googling may be required to get a definitive answer on this 😄 "Lawsuit era" is a rather meaningless phrase. It doesn't imply that Fernandes or anyone else was subject to a suit, merely that an instrument was made around the same time that Gibson sued. . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 If anyone is interested, here's a short article that covers everything you need to know. http://www.guitarattack.com/destroyer/lawsuit.htm There's dozens of similar pieces on the interwebs. Now, let's move things along and help the OP sell his bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creeper Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 This may be a rather more subjective topic than anticipated, the below article mentions a number of lawsuits taken out against different companies for different copyright issues at the time and does not limit lawsuit guitars to Ibanez only. Sorry Tradfusion for going on, If it didn’t have the additional routing I may well of had this, I promise not to mention “lawsuit” again. http://www.jazzguitar.be/lawsuit_guitars.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tradfusion Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 1 minute ago, Creeper said: This may be a rather more subjective topic than anticipated, the below article mentions a number of lawsuits taken out against different companies for different copyright issues at the time and does not limit lawsuit guitars to Ibanez only. Sorry Tradfusion for going on, If it didn’t have the additional routing I may well of had this, I promise not to mention “lawsuit” again. http://www.jazzguitar.be/lawsuit_guitars.html No worries mate, its all interesting history anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creeper Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 A little more interesting info, http://www.ebay.co.uk/gds/Dont-believe-its-a-lawsuit-guitar-/10000000003975324/g.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creeper Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Whoops, did I say I wouldn’t mention it again 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Creeper said: A little more interesting info, http://www.ebay.co.uk/gds/Dont-believe-its-a-lawsuit-guitar-/10000000003975324/g.html Man alive, that was hard going. Inaccuracies, poor to bad grammar, greengrocer apostrophes and more inverted commas than I care to mention. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterling_76 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 When was the bass manufactured? Or is it really from the 70s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tradfusion Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 5 minutes ago, sterling_76 said: When was the bass manufactured? Or is it really from the 70s? Yes it was manufactured in Japan in1974 so it is 44 years old, sorry if some of the previous comments are a bit confusing, during the mid 70's the Japanese manufactured a variety of 'copy' basses mostly based on Fender or Gibson type designs and legal action ensued eventually which is why that period is often referred to as the 'law suit' era... opinions vary on this subject which led to some of the previous comments... the bass is in lovely condition, has all the tone and feel of a good 70's Fender Jazz and it has aged beautifully.. I hope that clears it up a bit.. if you have any other questions feel free to ask... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tradfusion Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 Bump for price reduction... now £550 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterling_76 Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 is it possible to hear a sound sample please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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