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68-69 Jazz 3 Tone with Rosewood bound/ Dot markers neck
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Author:  crescenze [ June 18th, 2015, 8:38 am ]
Post subject:  68-69 Jazz 3 Tone with Rosewood bound/ Dot markers neck
In Japan. Hard to read the serial #. It's my understanding that there were not many of this type of neck produced. If so a lefty would be pretty rare, but I'n no expert! Not the best condition , but not the worse. Can't read the date on the pots or the end of the neck and there is a crack in the binding above the truss rod adjustment. Truss rod is adjust a bit deap. A better shot of the neck pocket and the back of the heal of the neck would be nice. Price seems a bit high. I'm sure I've missed other issues. Thought it was worth a look http://www.ebay.com/itm/161737067776?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT
Author:  Matt R. [ June 18th, 2015, 8:46 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 68-69 Jazz 3 Tone with Rosewood bound/ Dot markers neck
Look closely, the dots are on top of something that's obscuring the block inlays. This bass looks like an $8000+ abused hunk of shit.
Author:  crescenze [ June 18th, 2015, 8:59 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 68-69 Jazz 3 Tone with Rosewood bound/ Dot markers neck
Wow good catch! I knew I probably missed something, That's a really odd modification/ repair or ? Strange!
Author:  Matt R. [ June 18th, 2015, 9:00 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 68-69 Jazz 3 Tone with Rosewood bound/ Dot markers neck
This is an early 70s Jazz
Author:  Matt R. [ June 18th, 2015, 9:02 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 68-69 Jazz 3 Tone with Rosewood bound/ Dot markers neck
Or a late 60s. I can't remember off the top of my head which year the block/binding combo started.
Author:  gravesbass [ June 18th, 2015, 1:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 68-69 Jazz 3 Tone with Rosewood bound/ Dot markers neck
A number of cosmetic changes were made to the instrument when CBS purchased the Fender companies in 1965. During 1965/66 the Jazz Bass received bound rosewood fingerboards with pearloid dot position inlays (which replaced the older "clay"-style of the early 1960s) and oval-shaped tuning machines. Block-shaped fingerboard inlays and an optional maple fingerboard were introduced after 1966/67. At first necks with rosewood fretboards received pearloid blocks/binding and maple fretboard necks received black.
Author:  Carmine [ June 18th, 2015, 1:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 68-69 Jazz 3 Tone with Rosewood bound/ Dot markers neck
Matt R. wrote:
Look closely, the dots are on top of something that's obscuring the block inlays.

Are you sure Matt? I'm looking at it on a small screen, but it looks to me like it could be the opposite way- like at some point there were block inlay decals covering up the dots, and now you can see the discoloration from where they've been removed?
Author:  Matt R. [ June 18th, 2015, 2:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 68-69 Jazz 3 Tone with Rosewood bound/ Dot markers neck
Carmine wrote:
Matt R. wrote:
Look closely, the dots are on top of something that's obscuring the block inlays.

Are you sure Matt? I'm looking at it on a small screen, but it looks to me like it could be the opposite way- like at some point there were block inlay decals covering up the dots, and now you can see the discoloration from where they've been removed?



I don't know. I guess it's possible too, but it screams early 70s to me.
Author:  Matt R. [ June 18th, 2015, 2:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 68-69 Jazz 3 Tone with Rosewood bound/ Dot markers neck
Serial # puts it at 1969-1970, so blocks would've been the factory inlay.
Author:  Carmine [ June 18th, 2015, 2:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 68-69 Jazz 3 Tone with Rosewood bound/ Dot markers neck
gravesbass wrote:
A number of cosmetic changes were made to the instrument when CBS purchased the Fender companies in 1965. During 1965/66 the Jazz Bass received bound rosewood fingerboards with pearloid dot position inlays (which replaced the older "clay"-style of the early 1960s) and oval-shaped tuning machines. Block-shaped fingerboard inlays and an optional maple fingerboard were introduced after 1966/67. At first necks with rosewood fretboards received pearloid blocks/binding and maple fretboard necks received black.


This poster on my wall is of a 1966 with bound neck and pearloid dots (and oval-shaped tuning machines):
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The neckplate serial number on the listed bass (277982) would date it to 1969. So who knows what's up with it... but I'd sure as hell have a better answer if I was asking $8000 for it...
Author:  Carmine [ June 18th, 2015, 2:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 68-69 Jazz 3 Tone with Rosewood bound/ Dot markers neck
P.S. More weirdness- notice that unlike the bass in the poster, there's no double dot markers at the 12th fret? Matt, I think that supports your theory that the blocks were swapped out.
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Author:  Matt R. [ June 18th, 2015, 2:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 68-69 Jazz 3 Tone with Rosewood bound/ Dot markers neck
Also, that truss rod has been to the depths. This bass is a bad idea at that price.
Author:  danomite64 [ June 18th, 2015, 4:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 68-69 Jazz 3 Tone with Rosewood bound/ Dot markers neck
Why is there a dot at the 1st fret?
Author:  Matt R. [ June 18th, 2015, 4:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 68-69 Jazz 3 Tone with Rosewood bound/ Dot markers neck
danomite64 wrote:
Why is there a dot at the 1st fret?



The dots aren't stock
Author:  paulo [ June 18th, 2015, 5:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 68-69 Jazz 3 Tone with Rosewood bound/ Dot markers neck
It says at the description: Replace the dot position mark
Author:  crescenze [ June 18th, 2015, 11:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 68-69 Jazz 3 Tone with Rosewood bound/ Dot markers neck
Also if you look real close the last dot is partly outside the block area, so a sticker wouldn't have completely covered it.
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