NBD. Very Cheap Vintera 70's Jazz

[Bassman1974]

So,

 

Bought this on a well known selling platform a few days ago. It was a warehouse find, and was reasonably priced. Received a call from the seller after order placement to tell me the neck was unserviceable. Just happens that I've a spare Fender 70s neck here, so I gave an offer for everything, thinking I'd fit my own neck. Well, it's arrived in 1/2 hour ago with the original neck.

 

It's fine. Like, it plays lovely. The electrics are pretty crackily, but I'll fit solderless controls / pots that I have lying around. So I really don't know what the craic is with the supposed knackered neck, but I've scored this for a very, very good price. 

 

Feeling lucky today, as I've always been after a Fender with block inlays.

 

Cheers

Edited 23 hours ago by Bassman1974
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[Lozz196]

Looks great, a classic look

[PaulThePlug]

Bound 'n Blocks and No Tort... Result!

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[Bassman1974]

8 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said:

Bound 'n Blocks and No Tort... Result!

Oh, it's got to be a black guard on a Sunburst Jazz. Just like my Olympic Jazz must keep its tort guard !

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[HeadlessBassist]

Congrats BM74  Those first gen Vinteras with the Pao Ferro fingerboard play and sound really nice. I came very close to buying the 60s one in Firemist Gold. Excellent basses for the money. Sounds like you scored a brilliant deal there. 

[Bassman1974]

16 hours ago, HeadlessBassist said:

Congrats BM74  Those first gen Vinteras with the Pao Ferro fingerboard play and sound really nice. I came very close to buying the 60s one in Firemist Gold. Excellent basses for the money. Sounds like you scored a brilliant deal there. 

Definitely a deal there for sure. That's the solderless controls in, flats on, and the action brought down a good bit. The pickups are sitting a little too low, but it sounds good? Think I'll leave it as is..

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[Geek99]

9 minutes ago, Bassman1974 said:

Definitely a deal there for sure. Thats the solderless controls in, flats on, and the action brought down a good bit. The pickups are sitting a little too low, but it sounds good? Think I'll leave it as is..

Not broke? Don’t fix it 

[Geek99]

17 hours ago, PaulThePlug said:

Bound 'n Blocks and No Tort... not a Result!

FTFY 

however Two out of three ain’t bad, as meatloaf pointed out 

 

there’s a mistake in the bible. Loaves, fishes and sheets of tortoiseshell. Maybe they ran out of ink or forgot to write it in. Tortoiseshell is plainly the stuff of miracles. 

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