Beautiful but expensive Fender MIJ '75 Jazz RI

Jeroen · **Posted:** January 11th, 2012, 6:43 am

Clicky-clicky!
Very pretty bass. But I'm sure you can get a brand new one at that price!

LefThanDed · **Joined:** May 12th, 2008, 5:55 pm **Posts:** 254

It's Black!

Matt R. · **Posted:** January 11th, 2012, 8:40 am

Saw this one yesterday and almost posted it. Waaaay overpriced.

pjmuck · **Posted:** January 11th, 2012, 8:45 am

I used to own an original '77 J that looked exactly like that one, including the rosewood fretboard. Sharp looking bass and sounded great, but it was over 11lbs! Sold it a few years ago:

https://picasaweb.google.com/pjmuck/197 ... zzBassSOLD

You can get a new one from Japan for about $1168 + $125 shipping + whatever 3rd party fee would be ($75?) = $1370 - $1400?):

http://shop.taniguchi-gakki.jp/products ... ct_id=1346

markcv · **Posted:** January 11th, 2012, 9:01 am

Did anybody check out the over-the-top shielding and grounding that went into this bass?

http://www.greygarden.org/ShieldingAndS ... enWay.html

Seems worthy of some interest.

Lefty007 · **Joined:** March 12th, 2008, 5:13 pm **Posts:** 770

Nice description and photos of the bass, but that's a $1000-bass on a good day.

Customs Shop Japan? Is there such a thing? I would guess there is a custom shop for Japanese artist and what-not, but this is just a top-of-the-line CIJ, not custom in any shape of form. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

LefThanDed · **Joined:** May 12th, 2008, 5:55 pm **Posts:** 254

Lefty007 wrote:

Nice description and photos of the bass, but that's a $1000-bass on a good day.
Customs Shop Japan? Is there such a thing? I would guess there is a custom shop for Japanese artist and what-not, but this is just a top-of-the-line CIJ, not custom in any shape of form. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

It's like, how much more black could this be? and the answer is none. None more black.

belinmad · **Posted:** January 11th, 2012, 12:22 pm

LefThanDed wrote:

It's like, how much more black could this be? and the answer is none. None more black.

Well, he could always try to take the black all the way up to eleven...

Matt R. · **Posted:** January 11th, 2012, 12:41 pm

Pssh. If he thinks I'd pay that price, he can lick my love pump. :evil:

gravesbass · **Posted:** January 12th, 2012, 4:32 am

pjmuck wrote:

You can get a new one from Japan for about $1168 + $125 shipping + whatever 3rd party fee would be ($75?) = $1370 - $1400?):

http://shop.taniguchi-gakki.jp/products ... ct_id=1346

If you look at the pics closely, the taniguchi bass appears to have the true 70's spacing and the one on ebay does not. I have never seen a MIJ CIJ with true 70's spacing.

pjmuck · **Posted:** January 12th, 2012, 9:53 am

gravesbass wrote:

pjmuck wrote:

You can get a new one from Japan for about $1168 + $125 shipping + whatever 3rd party fee would be ($75?) = $1370 - $1400?):

http://shop.taniguchi-gakki.jp/products ... ct_id=1346

If you look at the pics closely, the taniguchi bass appears to have the true 70's spacing and the one on ebay does not. I have never seen a MIJ CIJ with true 70's spacing.

"Spacing" in terms of what?

Matt R. · **Posted:** January 12th, 2012, 10:18 am

Spacing in terms of the bridge pickup being closer to the bridge on the 70s basses than on the 60s ones.

pjmuck · **Posted:** January 12th, 2012, 10:41 am

Gotcha.

Jeroen · **Posted:** January 13th, 2012, 9:55 am

gravesbass wrote:

pjmuck wrote:

You can get a new one from Japan for about $1168 + $125 shipping + whatever 3rd party fee would be ($75?) = $1370 - $1400?):

http://shop.taniguchi-gakki.jp/products ... ct_id=1346

If you look at the pics closely, the taniguchi bass appears to have the true 70's spacing and the one on ebay does not. I have never seen a MIJ CIJ with true 70's spacing.

Hey, you're right! Neither have I, on a regular '75 RI. Cool!

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