Stacker Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/STUNNING-1965-custom-colour-Fender-Jazz-Bass-CAR-No-Res_W0QQitemZ110487771874QQcategoryZ33039QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BIEW%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D9%26ps%3D63"]'65 Jazz[/url] 8 days to go. Might have a pop if it doesn't get too silly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bh2 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Superb! There's some mojo there. It will get silly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huw Foster Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Obviously it is a thing of absolute beauty, but... rusty pickups? Sure, changing them will decrease the collector's value, but won't they sound a bit rubbish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Gorgeous, neck looks great and the action looks very low. I predict £4,681 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 The pickups look fine, but those frets look too good to be true for a 45 year old "played a lot" bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 [quote name='chris_b' post='730651' date='Jan 31 2010, 02:52 PM']The pickups look fine, but those frets look too good to be true for a 45 year old "played a lot" bass![/quote] Yeah those frets do look new. Everything else looks good though. Lovely bass. Not sure why it's desirable because it's unbound... They don't make '65 reissues with bound necks for nowt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basshead56 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I want. :wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I reckon it'll go for more than £5000... A [url="http://kenji-cij.blogspot.com/2008/11/jb65b-us-ocr-jazz-bass.html"]MIJ 65 ressisue[/url] Would cost the best part of grand or so to import. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_B Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I'm a bit sceptical about some of the wear and tear on the body. As for pickups being a little rusty, it doesn't tend to affect the sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bh2 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 My 62 had rusty pups when I got it... sounded great... why oh why did I swap them for DiMarzios?... cry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jensenmann Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 The frets would make me suspicious. It might be possible that this instrument doesn´t sound good. Otherwise it would have been played more in the last dekades. This would have lead to much more wear on the frets. My 62 Jazzbass has max 1mm of frets left due to being played much. Another option is that the neck is defective. A friend of mine is collector and he told me that a lot of these matched headstock Jazzbasses got new necks (esp in the 80s when graphite was hip) since the originals were bent. Before spending so much money I´d definitely want to play it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huw Foster Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 [quote name='Jerry_B' post='730713' date='Jan 31 2010, 04:05 PM']I'm a bit sceptical about some of the wear and tear on the body. As for pickups being a little rusty, it doesn't tend to affect the sound.[/quote] Yeah, maybe it's me, but some of the wear on the finish looks a bit 'fresh'. Those frets are definitely either new, or as it's been suggested, barely been played (which, if true, is more than a bit worrying). Thanks for clearing that up about rusty pickups. I guess it barely makes a difference, if at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Those wear patterns look really odd. The thumb wear pattern on the body is too far above the strings for starters...why? On the back of the neck, there are wear marks right up at the dusty end...why? There's also a gold undercoat under the body finish which appears to be on top of a silver basecoat but there's just a silver basecoat under the headstock. Is this correct for the year? I know Fender buggered about with custom finishes but I'd imagine they'd at least have the same undercoat for CAR if the instrument is chronologically correct. The scratch plate is also remarkably flat. For a bass of that age I'd expect to see some warping. The tuners also look very clean for a bass that has been so well used. I'd expect to see them more pitted considering the condition of the headstock. I'm thinking the bass might have a reliced refin and replacement bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 [quote name='bigjohn' post='730662' date='Jan 31 2010, 03:13 PM']Yeah those frets do look new. Everything else looks good though. Lovely bass. Not sure why it's desirable because it's unbound... They don't make '65 reissues with bound necks for nowt.[/quote] I've got a non--export Jap Jazz that's dot and bound! Don't think Fender USA do them. On an entirely disparate note, I love your avatar, Bigjohn. Seriously cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='730826' date='Jan 31 2010, 05:31 PM']The scratch plate is also remarkably flat. For a bass of that age I'd expect to see some warping.[/quote] And would a '65 scratchplate have the little cut out for the truss rod? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3V17C Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='730826' date='Jan 31 2010, 05:31 PM']Those wear patterns look really odd.[/quote] agreed... the bit that stood out to me was how worn the neck joint/heel is... the bottom of the heel is seriously chipped worn and thats not a place that naturally would pick up alot of dings. aside from that (and the new frets) it does look pretty tasty though! incidently, my reliced jazz has uber rusty pickups and they work fine and dandy!! peace c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jensenmann Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 [quote name='3V17C' post='731071' date='Jan 31 2010, 09:54 PM']agreed... the bit that stood out to me was how worn the neck joint/heel is... the bottom of the heel is seriously chipped worn and thats not a place that naturally would pick up alot of dings. aside from that (and the new frets) it does look pretty tasty though! incidently, my reliced jazz has uber rusty pickups and they work fine and dandy!! peace c[/quote] That looks ok to me. My bass has a lot of the same dongs as this one - even many more. Personally I´d only care for the sound and playability. If that´s great I would not care about any collector standards. But that´s me. Instruments need to get played a lot to sound good, that´s why these frets make me suspicious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebeat Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Control plate looks awful shiny too....would have thought it would have been at least as tarnished as the tuners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Very very nice! But yeah, that's gonna get on for £8000 at least I reckon! The pickups......did early Jazzes not have staggered pole-pieces? Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bass Doc Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 [quote name='Sibob' post='731570' date='Feb 1 2010, 12:28 PM']The pickups......did early Jazzes not have staggered pole-pieces? Si[/quote] Nope, my '62 doesn't. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BossHog Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 [quote name='Sibob' post='731570' date='Feb 1 2010, 12:28 PM']The pickups......did early Jazzes not have staggered pole-pieces? Si[/quote] No, not on my 1966.... [attachment=41632:DSCN0939.JPG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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