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"88 Fender J @ GC - $375
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Author:  collicsws6z28 [ August 27th, 2014, 7:04 pm ]
Post subject:  "88 Fender J @ GC - $375
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Fender-Used ... 3906688.gc
Author:  bobjones2260 [ August 28th, 2014, 4:29 am ]
Post subject:  Re: "88 Fender J @ GC - $375
If you are not aware of Fender Japan they make some very good basses, this one is at a very good price. Also remember for guitar center in most cases they will trans ship to a store in your area if you purchase on line.
Author:  crescenze [ August 28th, 2014, 8:03 am ]
Post subject:  Re: "88 Fender J @ GC - $375
Right! I just traded one in on a wholesale deal in that range. It was mint, but this seems to be a very good retail price.
Author:  tallboybass [ August 28th, 2014, 1:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: "88 Fender J @ GC - $375
Aaaaaand....it's headed to Oklahoma!! Thanks for posting this, collicsws6z28, I've been looking for a sunburst Jazz for a While!
Author:  bhunt1 [ August 28th, 2014, 2:01 pm ]
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Congrats that's a great buy!
Author:  AzWhoFan [ August 28th, 2014, 4:41 pm ]
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glad it's staying in the family!!!
Author:  Frenchy-Lefty [ August 28th, 2014, 8:08 pm ]
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tallboybass wrote:
Aaaaaand....it's headed to Oklahoma!! Thanks for posting this, collicsws6z28, I've been looking for a sunburst Jazz for a While!


Man! You are on a roll!
Author:  tallboybass [ September 4th, 2014, 10:00 am ]
Post subject:  Re: "88 Fender J @ GC - $375
As a followup...that bass is a real dog, maxed out truss rod, bad front PU, scratched and scuffed all over, even smells funny! Aw well...going back. :roll:
Author:  crescenze [ September 4th, 2014, 12:30 pm ]
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Wow! Explains the price I guess. Not a very good disclosure however.
Author:  rdavidson [ September 4th, 2014, 3:18 pm ]
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Yeah, push to get your shipping costs refunded since they didn't list all those issues in the description! GC is usually pretty good about refunding under those circumstances.
Author:  collicsws6z28 [ September 4th, 2014, 7:28 pm ]
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Sorry man!
Author:  tallboybass [ September 4th, 2014, 10:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: "88 Fender J @ GC - $375
Thanks guys, I was surprised just how bad it was! This poor thing needs Dr. Kevorkian. My friend, who buys through GC Used quite often, said their policy is full refund if there are problems that aren't disclosed....should be a shoo-in!
Author:  jersey bluesdude [ September 5th, 2014, 6:59 am ]
Post subject:  Re: "88 Fender J @ GC - $375
You could also drop it off at your local GC rather than ship it to the store you purchased from. I did that with an amp and they credited me for the tax and shipping as well .
Author:  tallboybass [ September 8th, 2014, 2:08 am ]
Post subject:  Re: "88 Fender J @ GC - $375
Yup, gonna drop it off at the local GC tomorrow!
Author:  Frenchy-Lefty [ September 8th, 2014, 8:49 am ]
Post subject:  Re: "88 Fender J @ GC - $375
One of the only lemon guitar I bought during the past 15 yrs was from GC. It was an electric acoustic guitar on which the piezo did not work under the high strings. Unfortunately I played the guitar without plugging it for a month and it was too late to return it when I realized the problem. Now having the option to return the item to a local store is really great.
Author:  tallboybass [ September 11th, 2014, 8:08 am ]
Post subject:  Re: "88 Fender J @ GC - $375
The return was easy at my local GC, got a full refund!
Author:  crescenze [ September 11th, 2014, 8:15 am ]
Post subject:  Re: "88 Fender J @ GC - $375
Glad to hear and good to know!
Author:  NoXX [ October 17th, 2014, 2:06 pm ]
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Dodgy bass location update.... it's now in Oregon at GC :D I ordered it when it popped up again, forgetting about this thread until after I'd placed the order. I do buy/sell a lot of stuff via the GC site/store, and I agree that this bass is an unusual horror-show. The local GC guys could not believe someone had bought this in to the GC stock (And tagged it as "good")- they would have rejected it.

The only good thing is that it seems to have lost whatever bad smell it had earlier. I agree with everything tallboybass said earlier, and then some. When it got to me, the PU's were both functional, but the tone pot seemed to do very little, oddly (maybe a very wacky cap choice?). The truss rod is still in need of dire medical attention as it's maxed out and looks like it was attacked by a maniac with a screwdriver, the d string was dead somehow, and as much as I love mojo, someone had clearly used this bass in a bar-fight, or else tried to smash it on the stage a-la the clash, as it had a massive stress-induced crack in the finish, and bits of wood and finish were actually falling off the bass as we unwrapped it in the store.

I owned it for a full 45 minutes before I gave it back and walked off into the sunset.....
Author:  tallboybass [ October 18th, 2014, 12:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: "88 Fender J @ GC - $375
Wow, that thing is making the rounds! Sorry you lost 45 minutes of your life with it...I wonder who will own it next?! (surprised the front pu was working!)
Author:  NoXX [ October 18th, 2014, 3:09 pm ]
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tallboybass wrote:
Wow, that thing is making the rounds! Sorry you lost 45 minutes of your life with it...I wonder who will own it next?! (surprised the front pu was working!)


:D it's like a game of pass the parcel (as we'd call it back in the uk). I too was surprised that both PU's were working. Sadly the local GC folks took the easy option and relisted it with the old description, so some other poor soul will end up with it like we did..
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