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1964 Fender Jazz Bass
Posted: April 15th, 2013, 12:01 pm
by Yves Carbonne
I'm decided to sell my personal 1964 Fender Jazz Bass.
Sunburst finish, clay dot unbound neck, 100% orig. factory "Lefty".
And yes, this the one which was for sell for $12500 at the Guitar broker in 2009.
Today I'm asking for 12000€.
The bass is in very good condition (great setup and polish). Christian Noguera did some professional fret job on it.
The strings are La Bella flatwound .045 - .105, but I can put a set of La bella roundwounds on request. The bridge pick-up cover has the foam.
I can give with it either a nice leather gig bag or a small hardshell case.
A video of myself playing this instrument:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr0XasHcdXI
Re: 1964 Fender Jazz Bass
Posted: April 15th, 2013, 4:33 pm
by KingOfAmps
Is this the same one that has been "auctioned" on ebay 27 times this year?
Re: 1964 Fender Jazz Bass
Posted: April 15th, 2013, 7:08 pm
by Yves Carbonne
No. The one from ebay your are talking about was bought by a friend who did send it to me. So I have 2 '64

Re: 1964 Fender Jazz Bass
Posted: April 16th, 2013, 7:58 am
by Yves Carbonne
Re: 1964 Fender Jazz Bass
Posted: April 17th, 2013, 8:29 am
by Addison
Since October 7th is my birthday, you should just let me have it.

Re: 1964 Fender Jazz Bass
Posted: April 17th, 2013, 12:14 pm
by KingOfAmps
Addison wrote:Since October 7th is my birthday, you should just let me have it.

So is mine! What a coincidence.....good thing he has TWO of 'em!
Re: 1964 Fender Jazz Bass
Posted: April 17th, 2013, 12:15 pm
by KingOfAmps
What makes a Jazz neck an "A" neck?
Re: 1964 Fender Jazz Bass
Posted: April 17th, 2013, 12:17 pm
by Matt R.
Well to clear up any scuffle regarding who gets this bass on the same birthday, I'll submit mine, which is August 22. I win.

Re: 1964 Fender Jazz Bass
Posted: April 17th, 2013, 12:33 pm
by belinmad
August 16th

Re: 1964 Fender Jazz Bass
Posted: April 17th, 2013, 3:32 pm
by markcv
January 16th!

Re: 1964 Fender Jazz Bass
Posted: April 17th, 2013, 8:14 pm
by pjmuck
October 27th. But my mother didn't know I'd be a bass player so I got a rattle instead.
Re: 1964 Fender Jazz Bass
Posted: April 18th, 2013, 6:07 am
by slybass3000
August 26!
This bass will be perfect with her big sister '62

Re: 1964 Fender Jazz Bass
Posted: April 19th, 2013, 4:14 pm
by Sec-Def
since we're giving away yves's guitars for free, I want the 11 string behemoth.
Re: 1964 Fender Jazz Bass
Posted: April 20th, 2013, 2:36 am
by Yves Carbonne
Sorry guys, I'm not Santa Claus.
Re: 1964 Fender Jazz Bass
Posted: April 20th, 2013, 5:02 am
by Matt R.
Dammit.
Re: 1964 Fender Jazz Bass
Posted: April 20th, 2013, 7:05 am
by Sec-Def
Yves Carbonne wrote:Sorry guys, I'm not Santa Claus.
well that's just fine cuz' I'm jewish.
Re: 1964 Fender Jazz Bass
Posted: April 20th, 2013, 7:20 am
by belinmad
Pere Noel?
Re: 1964 Fender Jazz Bass
Posted: April 20th, 2013, 10:48 am
by pjmuck
Maybe someone with a little more knowledge than me can answer this, but I've noticed that Fender's sunburst application can be all over the map, not only throughout the years but even within the same period, year, etc. Case in point: Yves J bass displays a pretty distinct hard banding of the 3 tones with little tonal gradation from black/red/yellow (vs some SBs where the blend is smoother). Is this a crapshoot and does it all come down to whomever happened to be spraying the instrument at the time? Is it a deliberate conscious effort? Does the vintage market have a preference and/or does it effect market value? Personally, I prefer a smoother transition of colors, but I wouldn't throw this beauty out of bed for eating crackers either.

Re: 1964 Fender Jazz Bass
Posted: April 20th, 2013, 2:46 pm
by slybass3000
Yep you are right. My 62 is more red then yellow with a wider black contour.
Re: 1964 Fender Jazz Bass
Posted: April 20th, 2013, 5:23 pm
by pjmuck
I've posted this before but it serves to illustrate my point. Here's my two '72 Js. Serial number/heel markings date the one on the right slightly older by 2 months. Note the harder edge tonal gradation and brighter banding of the red on the J on the right vs. the one on the left.
