1976 Fender Jazz Bass; I Could Look At This Forever
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This is my first attempt at a short film/movie. Many thanks to the Bass Hang crew, Howard Ulyate, Nick Galaura, and Doug Koeppen.
This is a great example of a vintage 1976 Jazz Bass.
This is meant to be a longer type of review/short film.
All audio/studio examples were recorded with a REDDI DI, Logic Audio, and an M-Audio Fast Track Pro interface. Live music recorded with a Canon Vixia HF S-20, Sennheiser MKE 400, Demeter VTBP 201 preamp, QSC Powerlight 1.8, and an Aguilar GS-112.
I started playing guitar about 1974 and then, when my older brother staRted a band, I bought a cheap no name brand and became the bass player. In 1976, because I stuck with it, my dad bought me a new Fender Jazz bass. Exactly like in this video. It is extremely heavy and the neck is a little longer, I think, than most Jazz basses. Still have it. Put a lot of wear & tear on it. Paint is worn off at top where your right arm lays over and there's almost a hole right above the strings from where my thumb rested. A lot of playing and enjoyment!
Well done, they are meant to be played. I have a 78 which is a beast. I love it.
Mrmikey0909---Thanks!
I bet in 1976 people weren't as excited about this bass...Funny how with time things become more valued!
It's so much fun to see that there are people around that might be even crazier about bass guitars than I am. Love to see your videos and (haha) dig the sound of your external mic. Keep up the good work!
The 3-Bolt neck with micro tilt was a Forrest White innovation designed specifically to improve the efficiency of the final assembly of the instruments. It was not intended for people to be tweaking constantly as the neck to body angle is a stable factor once routed and finished. With the 3-Bolt, instead of shimming with wood or picks, any adjustment needed in final setup could be done by the workers with a couple of screwdrivers in a fraction of the time it took to remove the neck, fit a shim, and reassemble ... especially since most times it required more than one attempt per instrument. Forrest was just as much a genius as Leo was, and when he jumped ship to join forces with Mr. Fender at Music Man, they gave birth to yet another classic bass design: The Music Man StingRay. Also, by the way, with the 3-Bolt neck joint.
But only the Jazz & Strat ??
Thanks guys and yes all the recordings were that bass.
wow, great video. as a jazz bass owner, really appreciate this.
@Fsmomma Thanks for checking out the video. I believe all the J basses were strung with DR's, but not too sure if they were all the same type or how old the strings were. I will tell you this, the strings on the '76 were definitely not new and had a lot of wear, but you couldn't tell, the bass made them sound soooo good and they actually sounded as if they were relatively new.
Best Fender I have ever heard!! Love that bass! I wish it was mine!!
this bass sounds like a 76.. the production from 76 to 79 was particularly amazing, or at least thats how i feel. i've tried three 1977 fenders.. 2 jazz basses and 1 pbass.. they all perform consistently and the built is amazing.. whilst when i tried older models they didnt feel that great.. still good but it was like something wasnt right.. it could be also for the fact that they have been on the road for much longer and simply not taken care of.
76 to 79 is for sure a great option at least..
So you guys are telling me the fabulous tone I hear around the eighth minute is that Jazz Bass? I didn't know it could sound so warm and round!
Wow!! U guys rock..! I love this kind of stuff.please can u guys do a 60 or 70s. P bass? You guys should do a 3 hour dvd. This is also very comforting ..therapeutic.. and very informative. Thanks guys.
That 65 blows me away though.
very interesting video - "Bass Hang" sounds great to me
wish you guys more of these vids
Lovely bass. Good video. Some great playing.
That bass sounds amazing!!!
Very Informational video! Thanks For Sharing The Beautiful History of these Well Preserved Basses!
Great video Steve,I want to hang at the Bass Hang
Thanks guys!! Appreciate all the comments!!
Steve, all Fender vintage basses are great. I see your a fan of the great Schroeder Cabinets! Great cabinets I have an older 2009 4-10 Neo cabinet and I love it. Takes the power and has great bottom, detail and warmth.
Wow Man. Just WOW!!!
-Joel951 of Talkbass
My friend has a 67 that is all original, bought by him brand new. It has a maple board, with pearl block inlays. It also has the three bolt neck plate.
+30yrpro Well, that's not a 67... 76 probably, typo?
i love this channel.
i have a 3 bolt from 74 and its factory.i own many 3 bolts,they are hands down my favorite plus you can get the action lower than a 4 bolt without shimming.fender did
it with the early g&l also.you only need 3 bolts and they proved to be just as strong
Great video. Thanks for showing it taken apart. That was really interesting. Peace
Really love the vids,this one in particular,I found out that my beloved '68 jazz is really my beloved '73 jazz! Good to know but I have a question,the neck plate has 4 screws and what appears to be a black gasket under it.I've never seen this on other jazz basses,any ideas? thank you!
I could play that all day.
Great post, freakin loved it man!
Yeah the Bartolini preamp that Roger Sadowsky put in Marcus' 77 just boosts the lows, and highs, and boost the overall output. Not a very expensive mod anyone can do. The new Active Jazzes are REALLY sounding great! too bad they NEVER make 24 frets!
WOW I want a bass like this !!!!!
original ,possibly inexpensive ...
in Italy not find them in this condition .
The strings were either DR Low Riders or Daddario Pro Steels, I use both brands and they both sound killer!!
@ikeweezy Yes it does!! Pretty amazing!!
@fabibass Thanks very much!!!!
@RJRKM "All audio/studio examples were recorded with a REDDI DI, Logic Audio, and an M-Audio Fast Track Pro interface. Live music recorded with a Canon Vixia HF S-20, Sennheiser MKE 400, Demeter VTBP 201 preamp, QSC Powerlight 1.8, and an Aguilar GS-112."
Amazing video! Many thanks to you, guys!
I had a '75 Jazz I bought down in San Diego in 1981. Bought it used for $500. I bought a brand new '88 Ernie Ball MM that replaced the Jazz. Sold the Jazz in '91 but never should have. Kick myself for that move but I needed rent money at the time.
72 sounds very possi9ble for the changeover to maple, though I'm fairly sure that rosewood was still available. Fender made made a lot of changes that year, for example the Tele bass got changed from the single-coil 51-ish RI to the Seth Lover 'bucker, it got the 3-screw micro-tilt neck plate like that '76 Jazz there, the logo decal was changed, it got a bullet truss rod nut, among other things. So it's not a stretch to present that they may have made the rosewood->maple change then, too.
@Saxement It's just a quick tune/riff I came up with.
70's jazz basses have much more punch and personality to the tone if you ask me. Probably the 70's spacing.
I don't believe Fender "switched over" to a maple neck in the 1970s, as these guys claim. Then as now, maple was always an option. I think.
Instablaster...
Classic...
I would marry it
Thanks all or the positive comments!! The stirin
I have a 76 JB with the serial on the head piece. Just pulling it out after a lot of years, and thrilled by all the great stuff on line. At the end of this video you mentioned the pickups being out of phase. I thought I read somewhere they did this on purpose to reduce hum. Comments anyone? My bridge pickup is REALLY low volume. wonder if changing the phase would help.
So ,I just picked up a 78 P-bass and there are markings on the neck ,but hard to read .So check the pots next. All of the screws are identical ,but I cant make out the inspection date on the neck,but it does have a name thanks
@runninonempiy The other pickups were not mine and I'm pretty sure they are not for sale. Thanks for the comments!! Much appreciated!!!
@benjaflea Thanks!! I always have my Mark Bass head flat with the filters off, or all the way down.
Enjoyed the exploration of this bass. It pretty much had that feel like kids in a candy store.
Would have helped if you'd done your research over this model & year prior to filming. Keep the camera rolling and thanks!
Love it!!
I have a '72 with a rosewood board/block inlays, so the change to maple must have been later than that .
@racefaceec90 I highly recommend the Squire basses!! They're killer!! The Affinity is great and so is the vintage modified. I think you'll be happy with either. Thanks again!!
I own 3 Squier's all Bass guitars..... killers Dude, killers!!!!
I also own a squier VM jazz bass....good value for money!
would that be like comparing walmart tools to snap on, im just wondering? i dont know much
lukefenderrhodes
squier is fender's less expensive brother in mid price range. the fact that theyre cheaper in price does not mean immediately that they're cheaper in sound and quality...
are you lucky enough to own one
@RJRKM Thanks for watching the video and for the critique. I must clear a couple of things up, I didn't use a cheap camera and I always use an external mic. Also, when does HD=grungy video? Just wondering....thanks!!!
Its got that Marcus tone without a onboard preamp...
Got exactly the same but with black block inlays...maybe but for sale in the future but won't be cheap! :-))
Have the same bass but with black block inlays!
at 9:00, I'd say it's a basecoat,...
Rosewood with the pearl lnlays came around from mid 1966 to 1974, in 1975 fender did away with the rosewood fingerboard as an option and only produced maple fingerboards and introduced the black inlays on the jazz basses, the rosewood and pearl inlay options wouldn't return until late 1978 going in the the 1980s.
my '76 has rosewood board
David Gerrard mine too!
Black block inlays were introduced as early as 1972.These are featured on the original bass that the Geddy Lee signature bass is modeled after.
I've actually got that model, the measurement from the very rear of the bridge to the center of the bridge pickup is about 3.8 inches, but I'm not sure what the measurement should be for a 70's style since i can't find any actual number on the web, everyone just says "closer to the bridge" and leaves it at that.
the green names on the neck might be the name and first name initial of the person who assemble the neck to the body!....just a thought!
The bass is amazing. Great demo of the bass ASWELL.!!! Just curious on the price ?
@knifesabove I believe they did but i don't believe that the pick up spacing it "true" 70's spacing.
The original bullet truss rod nut was standard,The new reissues are metric..Very nice bass,That is THE jazz bass if you ask me...Hey!!!!...DO you want to sell those extra 76 pick ups you have there????
Wondering why you didn't take the bridge off. There should have been a ground wire under it.
Crap I just watched a little farther into the video the center spacing is 3.6 inches on my squire so it looks like you are correct about that spacing.
what sort of strings do you have on there? I had a '77 Left Hand Jazz Bass with a rare sunburst (more yellow than red). So sorry I sold it. Love your slapping ...took me only 4 years to be a good player ... but 10 to slap like you.
The setting on the Mark Bass is flat with the filters off.
hi mate would you know how to recognise original fender jazz bass fretless pick ups....i got one from ebay and it seems to be not just right...any tip please....cheers from Melbourne
I just picked up a 1977 Fender p-bass .I have quite a few basses but not a vintage . Would you use flatwounds and should I take it to a shop yo see if everything original.
just out of interest what would you recommend as a good first bass for a bad guitarist ;-) would like to attempt a variety of stuff on it not just rock/blues e.t.c am thinking between a squier jass bass,yamaha trbx 305 atm with the affinity just edging it in burgundy mist (after seeing someone's pics of their new bass on fretboard forum).
hello. I was given a fender jazz bass neck and preamp. I wonder what year it is but I have no serial number .. the neck has only one number ... could you help me? pat.2, 573, 254, 2, 960, 900 2, 968, 204 3, 143, 028 (offset contour body patent)
I owned one of those jazz bass's at the time only thing that came close to beating it was my Gibson eb2 ,changing the pickups on the jazz bass is a waste of time,,they have a lovely edgy tone ,,i never found a better neck than the maple fingerboard model ,,keeping the pickup guards on produces a deeper tone ,,check archive film of soul bassists from the sixtys,,,forget active mods get a good external graphic or even better a decent valve amp
when did they use polyester in the 70s? I think they did it for a year
Hey, do you guys know the Jimmy Earl´s Jazz bass? It has maple neck and he said that is a 66 JB. Cheers , Loved the Bass Hang!
Looks like a '72 or better with the black block inlays.He's got that Pre pup installed between the 2 single coils as well for a mod.The body could be a '66.
i use to tighten the neck screws of my guitars really tight. how bad is it ?
I want a 75 fender jazz one day they are like 4000 I have a 70s series good bass but nothing like the original
With those glasses you kind of look like Robert Downey Jr. Pretty badass.
Hey man, amazing bass u got, its gorgeous and sounds great. How much do they cost in average in US?
Cheers.
I have this bass with a white pick guard missing the ashtray and pickup cover. I would say it is road worn condition. Does anyone have any clue what it is worth these days im considering selling it but i'm not sure if its worth my time?
I have a 1977 Jazz Bass which had a Bad Ass Bridge installed on it in 1978. Unfortunately I lost the original Fender bridge --- Will this affect the value of the Bass at all ?? Thx
Kenneth Kelly depends the buyer. But usually yes
i have one fender jazz bass american standard..and ive did a lots of repair on my own..(repaints,intonation,tone and rotary switch replaced,jack input replaced)..but the arm is already weak so i planned to replace it..it has a deep action in the middle so it is hard for me to slap.so im begging you guys if you have a bass arm please send it to me..i want an original one to replace..tnx guys..more power to FENDER bassist!!
i said it in a different post but i have 66 basses all fender and g&l.fender made the best basses
my basses are impeccable.i have a great playing collection.i have toured the world,signed with roadrunner etc.when i said they are the dest that was meant my favorite.furthermore i have played basses costing several thousands of dollars,big deal.my basses are normally set up for me.fret work,etc i think in my history of playing which is over 30 yrs i had one fender with a dead spot and a quick fret file it was fixed quickly.i only use american and a couple japan fenders and a couple lakland 44*60s.im a fender guy,they are my favorite hands down,
chris storrier
The problem with these types of reviews is the way it was recorded. Cheap video camera with the sound recorded from the built in mic. Way to much top end eq on the amp do every bass sounds pretty much the same when you slap. Grungy video so you can't see any detail. Still a fun video out in the garage
If I'm not mistaken, this bass' birthday is January 23.
What's the song in the intro? pls
This is like watching this old house or two guys talk about cars... WE ARE MEN!!!
Huh... pretty rare to have 3 bolt neck plate with the serial number on it.
I'm Not Sure If You Or Me Understood Wrongly! But That's Not A Vintage Bass! Those Are Just Remakes Of The 76'! (I Repeat! Not Sure If I Understood Wrong The Way You Explained) That Bass Is The Hell New! That One Is A 2010 One I Think! Just Look At The Neckplate! The Finish! Everything Is New!
It IS a real 1976 Fender Jazz bass NOT a re-issue.
David Barrera Not sure if you're THERE or NOT. Frankly, I'm convinced the further you are away from reality the more you'll know. Such "knowledge" is of no use to anyone.
+David Barrera There never were reissues in this color combination, you melt.
i think 70s uses only polyester
made more*
I wonder if the guy who originaly did the mods has seen this vid hahaha
Doug's J-bass? >>>>
sexy!
the black one soud better
meh never liked Jazz basses weak pickups. I would have to dump them and put in dual coils
systematic riffs thousands of dollars and no music
Late 70s Fenders and Gibson's were crap. buy with caution!
If you can get an early 80s Squire buy that instead,a much better instrument!
+ruscoe lee lol
You're talking rubbish. Late 70's jazz basses are held in high regard (antiguas for instance).
For whatever it's worth, I have a '76 Jazz exactly like this and repair guy in N'ville looked it up and its value is around $2500. If it were crap, it would not be worth that much, would it?
As I said buy with care as the build quality can be a bit bad. 1979 Strats are crap.
Some of these vile guitars are now being called "new vintage"
They are vintage though? Also explain why 79 strats in particular are crap? Fenders are some of the most consistent guitars on the market. All models from a certain year can't be duds, there will have been bum guitars coming from fullerton in the 50's and 60's aswell. 70's fenders are beauties, especially the jazz basses. Geddy lee's #1 is a 72 jazz.
faux guitar experts........ooooohhhhhh yeah !!!
t2 tools!!!!!
squier vintage mod 70 better sound and than all of those man
Crack is whack....
sq vint mod is great series man simple is that!
Matteo Salafrica okay, tiger...
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strap ons... hahahaha