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Sold 1983 US Standard Fender Jazz, Fullerton, Ivory, Maple & White
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Last one of these I can find (sold ) on here was Jan 2016, @ £1000  SO YOU WON'T GET MANY CHANCES AT ONE OF THESE.

Couple of hairline paint cracks where screws have been overtightened after neck removal. They won't photo, not exactly unusual on any Fender, especially a 35 year old one. 

A few little dints, knocks, scrapes, but it's in very good nick for it's age.

Spec courtesy of @petergales  .

A case is included but I don't think it's original. Weight is 9lb  9oz.

Model Name: Standard Jazz Bass
Model Number: 019-2300-(Color #) and 019-2302-(Color #)
Series: Standard Series
Body: Alder
Neck: Maple (Biflex Truss Rod with Micro Tilt-Adjust)
Fingerboard: Maple Fretboard (019-2302), 7.25” Radius/184 mm)
No. of Frets: 20
Scale Length: 34” (864 mm)
Width @ Nut: 1.50"
Hardware: Chrome
Machine Heads: New Die-Cast
Bridge: Standard 4-Saddle Jazz Bass®
Pickguard: 1-Piece 1-Ply White Pickguard (No Chrome Control Plate)
Pickups: 2 Jazz Bass Pickups (Neck & Bridge)
Pickup Switching: N/A
Controls: Volume (Neck Pickup),
Volume (Bridge Pickup),
Master Tone
Colors: (549) Ivory
Unique Features: White Pickup Covers,
Solid 1-Piece 1-Ply White Pickguard,
No Chrome Control Plate,
Biflex Truss Rod with Tilt-Adjust,
White Plastic Skirted Control Knobs
Source: U.S.
INTRODUCED: 7/1983

 

Happy to meet up, if you live in London, meet somewhere around Brum.

If you live in Glasgow, meet at Carlisle.

SORRY, I can't courier, unless you want to pay my lost wages for the day 

No trades whatsoever on this one, & i have another bass up for sale elsewhere (not allowed on here), need one of them to sell sadly.

Feedback below, many thanks for looking,

cheers,

Karl.

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Bought my first Fender Jazz new in '73 (copies up until then due to cost: the Fender was £276.50, my Antoria had been  £106 earned £2.36 a week!!!); had one of these in this finish in the early 90's... all the solid feel, reliable/consistent build and tone that went to hell in a handbag (my '73 (bought new) was fine, '76's were here and there and most 78's I've had had issues/weight etc) all came back together when Dan Smith was put in place... these are great!

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On 02/04/2018 at 17:50, karlfer said:

Happy to meet up, if you live in London, meet somewhere around Brum.

If you live in Glasgow, meet at Carlisle.

SORRY, I can't courier, unless you want to pay my lost wages for the day 

Thanks for all the positive comments from guys who have had one of this model. Much appreciated.

@Raspatue , really sorry, but as stated in original post I am no longer in a position to sit in & wait for a courier.

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11 minutes ago, karlfer said:

 

@Raspatue , really sorry, but as stated om original post I am no longer in a position to sit in & wait for a courier.

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Karl, you know with Parcelforce you can do a drop off at you local post office at your convenience? :)

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51 minutes ago, karlfer said:

Sadly they won't take anything over 125 cms (and that's even before the fraud they call insurance).

But thanks for trying to help Lee, appreciated :)

Your absolutely right mate, just tried booking a drop off & delivery and encountered this 'large parcel' nightmare. They must have changed the ruling :dash1:...scuppered my morning pre-work drop off routine that I've been using for the last 12 months.

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12 hours ago, petergales said:

Great basses and very under-rated. Rare to find one with the original one-piece pickguard/control piece. Good luck with the sale. 

Totally agree with the above. Great looking bass Karl and a very good price too.

 

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On 04/04/2018 at 05:53, Zemak said:

For this price, this is the MUST BUY !!! I bought mine two months ago for 1600€

OK, European friends. If you desperately want this;

Pay me the required amount of GBP by bank transfer

Buy yourselves the cheapest return flight to Manchester airport this weekend & I will meet you at the airport, with the bass :biggrin:

Cheers,

Karl.

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On 04/04/2018 at 09:32, SurroundedByManatees said:

Love the looks of this one. Should go really well with a too short blue jeans, white sport socks, white sneakers and a moustache^_^. Actually im just describing any random man from 80s family pictures..

I like the sienna burst version as well.

 

 

 

That's a rather disturbing memory brought back to life :$

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I'd forgotten about the Dan Smith stuff, although if this was one of the AVRI's from that year I know some have gone for twice this price.

All PM's now replied thanks, sorry, but I need a sale (unless you're going to chuck a custom shop at me) ;)

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On 03/04/2018 at 14:57, Zemak said:

This model of jazz bass was the most expensive fender in history !

Really?  I bought mine brand new and I recall paying +/- £400, maybe a little more cos I got a Fender case with it too.

I'm mightily pleased to see how much it's worth, not that I'm selling mine!

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FENDER JAZZ BASS (1983-1984) reviewed by Michael K. Smith

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Average: 5 (1 vote)
During the Mid 1970's Fender had gotten into trouble because CBS had been more concerned with increasing production numbers than with the quality of their product. By 1980 it was clear Fender was on the wrong track and a change had to be made or there would be no more Fender. That change came with a shake up in management and bringing Dan Smith in to work on designs and improving quality. The Fender Jazz bass had gotten a very poor reputation by this time for having problems with the 3 bolt necks and other quality issues. Fender went back and studied the earlier and better built basses and by the end of 1982 Jazz Bass production had been brought to a halt. Employees were completely retrained and each bass was inspected closely until the quality was up to early production Fenders. When the 1983 Fender Jazz Bass, with the one piece pick guard, came down the production line it was built to what would now be considered Custom Shop quality. Due to Fender also being in the process of being sold to the employees and private investors along with a new plant needing to be built, few of the new design 1983 Fender Jazz Basses were produced that year . Overall, total production was about the same number as the 1960 Jazz bass with stacked knobs. This makes a 1983 Fender American Jazz bass very rare and also the last Jazz produced at the Fullerton Plant. It came in 4 colors, 3 Tone Burst, Black, Ivory, also called Cream by the uninformed and Sienna Burst. Most 1983 Fender Jazz basses are found in 3 Tone Burst or Black. The models in Ivory are much rarer with a Sienna Burst being the hardest to find. Also, the 1983 model Jazz Basses with serial numbers of E 8 plus 4 digits are of extra importance because they were hand built one at a time to insure quality and were suppose to go out to Musical Artist sign with Fender as Demo Models for them to use in recordings and at concerts. Due to an error in shipping some were distributed to music stores and sold to individuals by mistake. If you find one of these basses you have a piece of true Fender history in your hand and somewhat of a Goldmine. The 1983 Fender Jazz Basses also have the rear pickup placed closer to the bridge which gives them more growl like the mid-70's bass. As far as how they play, well, they play great because they are the very point at which Fender got its groove back! As far as rumors go that Fender guitars from 1983 until Fender was sold are cost cutting design guitars, is far from the truth! Fender spent big money and took major production losses to bring the 1983 model Jazz Bass and other guitars and basses to market. Due to limit production of the 1983 Jazz Bass model it could be the most expensive bass Fender ever produced cost wise to the company. But, the proof is in the pudding and playing a 1983 Fender Jazz will settle the issue. There is much more interesting information about the 1983 model bass and those built in 1983 but had 1970 design parts and serial numbers but that is information for another time!
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On 03/04/2018 at 14:57, Zemak said:

This model of jazz bass was the most expensive fender in history ! Dan Smith era, wonderful instruments, here is mine :) good luck with sale ! Would buy for me if this was rosewood finger ;)

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Snap (almost) mine has Bartolini pickups :)

 

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That's fabulous info @Zemak  thank you.:i-m_so_happy:

I always thought these rarely came up because they didn't sell very many, your research shows a very different reason.

It also sheds light on why they aren't more popular, clearly most folk aren't aware of how good they are. Or how few are about.

Perhaps I need to re-think whether to sell this, or one of my others.

Thanks again,

cheers,

Karl.

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