Fender American Elite Jazz Bass V Rosewood 3 Tone Sunburst (5 string) - with John East J Retro Deluxe preamp - *SOLD* £1200 Rochester

[richardcoughlan]

Fender American Elite Jazz Bass V Rosewood 3 Tone Sunburst (5 string) - with John East J Retro Deluxe preamp

 

I bought this bass in 2017 to use in a production of Dreamgirls in the West End and it served me nicely for a few years. Haven’t been using it lately so looking to move it on. 

Plays and sounds great. Has a fair amount of wear considering it’s been played in for 6 years now. Most noticeably a ding on the rear belly contour and a scuffed area where a pick was stored on the upper horn under the pickguard (as pictured). Crucially there are no dings on the back of the neck effecting the playability. 

I had an upgraded preamp installed in the last few years - John East J Retro Deluxe with Fender style knobs, worth £215

 

Equivalent model now is American Ultra V which is £2,135 new

 

Last few posted/sold on basschat

- Natural, very good condition £1450

- Champagne, excellent £1700

- 3TS, excellent £1500

 

Asking for £1200. 

 

Collection preferred from Rochester, Kent or Central London (case isn’t included)

If not possible for £50 I’ll include a Fender molded hard case (well used - as pictured) and post it to anywhere in UK. 
 

A couple of videos ripped from Instagram playing this bass:

Any questions please ask, I’ll try and get a better video demo together soon. Cheers

 

Spec from Fender website;

Body: Alder

Neck: Maple

Neck Shape: Modern "C" to "D"

Scale Length: 34"

Fingerboard: Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius: 9.5"-14" Compound Radius

Frets: 21 Medium Jumbo

Inlays: White Pearloid Block

Nut: Bone

Nut Width: 1.5"

Truss Rod Nut: Heel-Mounted Spoke Wheel Adjustment

Neck Plate: 5-Bolt Asymmetrical

Bridge Pickup: New 4th Generation Noiseless

Middle Pickup: New 4th Generation Noiseless

Bridge: 5-Saddle HiMass Vintage (String-Through-Body or Topload)

Tuning Machines: Fender "F" Light-Weight Vintage-Paddle Keys with Tapered Shafts

Pickguard: 3-Ply Black/White/Black

Control Knobs: Vintage Style Black Plastic Jazz Bass

Finish: 3-Tone Sunburst

Edited January 5 by richardcoughlan
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