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1973 Vintage Fender Jazz bass, excellent condition, all original with OHSC
Estimated price for orientation: 3 295 $
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Description Brand: Fender Country/Region of Manufacture: United States Exact Year: 1973
A sweet vintage 1973 Fender Jazz bass, natural finish, all original in excellent cosmetic condition with no functional issues. Plays beautifully with a sweet neck, exceptional resonance. This is a transition year bass when Fender went to the mother of pearl inlays. All three pots date to 1973, it has the four-bolt neck , and the 1973 pickguard style, with the thumb rest below the pickups. I’m calling it a 1973. Weight is 10 lbs even. Picked this up two years ago from original owner who bought it in 1973 and it has not left my home. There is no date marking on the neck heel (typical for those years,) but neck and pocket have same Fender inspection stamps and the neck is stamped Armenta, for Xavier Armenta, who was a final sander at Fender until the early 1970s. See photos.The neck is straight, truss rod turns easily both directions and it is set up with nice low action. Neck, grey bobbin pickups, two covers, everything is original, including the case. The original bridge pickup was rewound by Lindy Fralin to original specs. Both pups are powerful and sound incredible. Case is in very good condition. Everything works well. Only issue is part of the Fender badge is missing. Check the photos. The finish is exceptional, with barely any marks. There is moderate wear on the lower frets but still plenty of life and there is a little finish wear on the maple neck fretboard along two frets. No effect on playability. Pics include all the internals -- pots, pickups (including rewound bobbin), neck and pocket.Just a great -looking and sounding bass.
Description
| Brand: | Fender | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
| Exact Year: | 1973 |
A sweet vintage 1973 Fender Jazz bass, natural finish, all original in excellent cosmetic condition with no functional issues. Plays beautifully with a sweet neck, exceptional resonance. This is a transition year bass when Fender went to the mother of pearl inlays. All three pots date to 1973, it has the four-bolt neck , and the 1973 pickguard style, with the thumb rest below the pickups. I’m calling it a 1973. Weight is 10 lbs even. Picked this up two years ago from original owner who bought it in 1973 and it has not left my home. There is no date marking on the neck heel (typical for those years,) but neck and pocket have same Fender inspection stamps and the neck is stamped Armenta, for Xavier Armenta, who was a final sander at Fender until the early 1970s. See photos.The neck is straight, truss rod turns easily both directions and it is set up with nice low action. Neck, grey bobbin pickups, two covers, everything is original, including the case. The original bridge pickup was rewound by Lindy Fralin to original specs. Both pups are powerful and sound incredible. Case is in very good condition. Everything works well. Only issue is part of the Fender badge is missing. Check the photos. The finish is exceptional, with barely any marks. There is moderate wear on the lower frets but still plenty of life and there is a little finish wear on the maple neck fretboard along two frets. No effect on playability. Pics include all the internals -- pots, pickups (including rewound bobbin), neck and pocket.Just a great -looking and sounding bass.