Fender American Deluxe Jazz Bass

jayceofbass · **Posted:** January 15th, 2012, 5:17 pm

Hmmmmmmmm...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fender-American-Deluxe-Left-Handed-Jazz-Bass-/150735974095?pt=Guitar&hash=item2318906ecf#ht_500wt_1287

danomite64 · **Posted:** January 15th, 2012, 6:48 pm

I think putting a bridge cover on that bass was a costly mistake.

belinmad · **Posted:** January 15th, 2012, 8:08 pm

danomite64 wrote:

I think putting a bridge cover on that bass was a costly mistake.

I'm curious, why?

Frenchy-Lefty · **Posted:** January 16th, 2012, 1:08 am

Aside from that they are great sounding basses.

velalv · **Posted:** January 16th, 2012, 7:49 am

Danomite, I am curious as to why would the cover kill the value? Would it kill the structural integrity of the wood? I thought of doing it to mine, but haven't bothered taking it in to the shop to get it done. Thought of doing it next time i got to the store to get new strings.

I agree with Frenchy, I think the bass sounds great, especially with a pick. I have gotten a few people make offers to me for the bass. Of course, I am not selling.

AzWhoFan · **Joined:** March 14th, 2008, 10:57 am **Posts:** 2866

velalv wrote:

Danomite, I am curious as to why would the cover kill the value? Would it kill the structural integrity of the wood? I thought of doing it to mine, but haven't bothered taking it in to the shop to get it done. Thought of doing it next time i got to the store to get new strings.

I agree with Frenchy, I think the bass sounds great, especially with a pick. I have gotten a few people make offers to me for the bass. Of course, I am not selling.

I think it just has to do with the fact that extra, non-OEM, holes get drilled into that luverly bass body

Carmine · **Joined:** October 5th, 2008, 9:45 am **Posts:** 788

... and the ambiguous "Electronics have recently been replaced" comment doesn't help boost resale value either...

Matt R. · **Posted:** January 16th, 2012, 2:57 pm

Carmine wrote:

... and the ambiguous "Electronics have recently been replaced" comment doesn't help boost resale value either...

I was thinking the same thing.

danomite64 · **Posted:** January 16th, 2012, 3:51 pm

belinmad wrote:

danomite64 wrote:

I think putting a bridge cover on that bass was a costly mistake.

I'm curious, why?

Why do I think? Because someone shoved a brain in my head, and that's what it does. :mrgreen:

belinmad · **Posted:** January 16th, 2012, 5:34 pm

danomite64 wrote:

belinmad wrote:

danomite64 wrote:

I think putting a bridge cover on that bass was a costly mistake.

I'm curious, why?

Why do I think? Because someone shoved a brain in my head, and that's what it does. :mrgreen:

not a trick question, I'm honestly asking why it's bad to put a bridge cover!

Frenchy-Lefty · **Posted:** January 16th, 2012, 6:01 pm

Aside from the added holes i personally don't see a problem, now, anyone interested in the bass would possibly ask for pictures without the cover in case it would be hiding some ugly little secrets. The 2008 preamp was excellent I wonder why it was replaced and by what.

danomite64 · **Posted:** January 16th, 2012, 8:10 pm

belinmad wrote:

not a trick question, I'm honestly asking why it's bad to put a bridge cover!

I'd prefer it to be a trick question. Then we'd find out if I knew any trick answers! Anyway, the bass is up past $400 already, so maybe the seller will do okay.

Stingray5 · **Joined:** April 5th, 2008, 4:52 pm **Posts:** 366

Frenchy-Lefty wrote:

The 2008 preamp was excellent I wonder why it was replaced and by what.

This is what I was thinking.

The bridge cover doesn't bother me - it's where the ad says:

"Electronics have recently been replaced"

Exactly Frenchy, Why? And with what?

Agent00Soul · **Posted:** January 17th, 2012, 9:45 am

I think it looks better with the bridge cover. If anything, it would make the bass more attractive to me if I was in the market.

belinmad · **Posted:** January 17th, 2012, 10:08 am

Stingray5 wrote:

The bridge cover doesn't bother me - it's where the ad says:

"Electronics have recently been replaced"

Exactly Frenchy, Why? And with what?

I asked him, this is what he had to say: "The pots were bad so I had to get those fixed."

Stingray5 · **Joined:** April 5th, 2008, 4:52 pm **Posts:** 366

belinmad wrote:

I asked him, this is what he had to say: "The pots were bad so I had to get those fixed."

Hmmm.. Ad says it was toured with, but kept in 'best conditions'. Wonder what could have destroyed the pots??

Regardless it closed at $755 - someone got a nice deal

Agent00Soul · **Posted:** January 17th, 2012, 2:14 pm

Stingray5 wrote:

Hmmm.. Ad says it was toured with, but kept in 'best conditions'. Wonder what could have destroyed the pots??

Pots are strange. As I wrote here once, my Fender CS bass lost both volume pots at random times in the same year and had to be replaced. Nothing but normal weekly gigging use.

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