75 Fender Jazz (made by Forrest Gump)

thumbslam · **Posted:** September 30th, 2014, 3:00 am

https://reverb.com/item/490-fender-jazz ... 7Aod91YAsg

Awesome string neck bridge alignment and an equally awesome price is what comes to my mind. I'll leave it at that... :roll:

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

Yikes

this looks familiar. Have we seen this one here before?

fivebass52 · **Posted:** September 30th, 2014, 8:57 pm

35% price drop from $7500... oh boy, where's my checkbook! :lol:

tomdbass · **Posted:** October 2nd, 2014, 1:10 pm

I just don't get that price for a 75. Even reduced it's still way overpriced!!!

bigevilrobot · **Joined:** March 29th, 2011, 11:00 am **Posts:** 447

This hurts my brain.

This is literally why I can't get my head around why people are so fanatical about Fender products.

Matt R. · **Posted:** October 6th, 2014, 8:24 am

bigevilrobot wrote:

This hurts my brain.

This is literally why I can't get my head around why people are so fanatical about Fender products.

This isn't representative of all Fender stuff. Trust me I've owned a ton of them.

bigevilrobot · **Joined:** March 29th, 2011, 11:00 am **Posts:** 447

As have I.

What I should have said is that I don't see the value of Fender instruments from the mid-70s to to the late 90s as being any greater than the instruments that they are producing today, which I have found to be far more consistent and better intended and built.

markcv · **Posted:** October 9th, 2014, 11:16 am

@bigevilrobot: I agree, I've never understood, the pricing of Fenders such as this. I could see the value being up there in a collector like a 1960 stack knob, but, case in point, I'm much happier spending that kind of money on a new F Bass that is a known, high quality instrument, than an old Fender with questionable mojo. But hey, that's me, and you, and tomdbass... and a few others it seems.

jersey bluesdude · **Posted:** October 9th, 2014, 11:22 am

markcv wrote:

@bigevilrobot: I agree, I've never understood, the pricing of Fenders such as this. I could see the value being up there in a collector like a 1960 stack knob, but, case in point, I'm much happier spending that kind of money on a new F Bass that is a known, high quality instrument, than an old Fender with questionable mojo. But hey, that's me, and you, and tomdbass... and a few others it seems.

A 1960 lefty stack knob Jazz, if you could find one, would be in the $25-30k range. My 1960 lefty P bass which I sold in 1994, is currently valued at $15-20k. These are pretty much out of the reach of the average working musician and are usually bought today by top pros and wealthy collectors.

markcv · **Posted:** October 9th, 2014, 11:48 am

jersey bluesdude wrote:

markcv wrote:

@bigevilrobot: I agree, I've never understood, the pricing of Fenders such as this. I could see the value being up there in a collector like a 1960 stack knob, but, case in point, I'm much happier spending that kind of money on a new F Bass that is a known, high quality instrument, than an old Fender with questionable mojo. But hey, that's me, and you, and tomdbass... and a few others it seems.

A 1960 lefty stack knob Jazz, if you could find one, would be in the $25-30k range. My 1960 lefty P bass which I sold in 1994, is currently valued at $15-20k. These are pretty much out of the reach of the average working musician and are usually bought today by top pros and wealthy collectors.

Agreed, I was referring primarily to the bass at the top of the thread and others like it, like bigevilrobot mentioned. Just don't see the "value".

jersey bluesdude · **Posted:** October 9th, 2014, 11:50 am

Yeah it's WAY overpriced. But hey, it's Chicago Music Exchange.

markcv · **Posted:** October 9th, 2014, 1:23 pm

@thumbslam: it looks like the neck plate is crooked. Might have something to do with that alignment (or the lack thereof) you mentioned.

gravesbass · **Posted:** October 9th, 2014, 1:35 pm

There is much more going on here then just a neck misalignment. It looks to me like a bridge misalignment. I don't believe loosening the neck, shifting and retightening is going to fix this one.

...but what the hell.. I got 5k sitting around....... SCORE!!!!!!! :lol:

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