1978 Fender Jazz Bass | Guitar of the Day

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I really want a 78 jazz bass it means a lot to me one day I will own on when I can save the money

Too flat sounding. Has no punch

Rocking the Blur! Love it!

Thanks for showing us a great instrument every day!

Best Bass riff ever

would never ever have thought id hear blur on this channel, nice one mark

a bit of blur

Every day I wait to see what kind a new instrument you have, you took a day off?? It really screwed my day up good to see you back.✌️😎

Hurray for all us LOW END Lovers. Thank You Mark. that was awesome...
Cheers.

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Great stuff Mark!

hi guys
love the guitar of the day - great idea
few suggestions
1. history of guitar - everyone loves a story (where, when, how, why and who)
2. Take the extra 5 mins and do some good close ups (sorry im a filmmaker)
3. Price it up - most of us are saving - good to know a ball park figure
4. Tell us when choosing an amp - why - sounds matched, era specific etc
5. Year specific notes - jazz bass like this was made from - 67-73 or whatever it is..
6. Show a bit of the case if its original (cause this is also an ad)
7. Who used the guitar - famous players
thanks and keep on rocking

Ash or alder body? If it's alder it's really rare for that period...

Groovy.

There's often a good reason why some Fender basses spend their lives in a case. All the good ones get played. The bad ones get shoved in a case, only to be produced decades later and sold for an exorbitant price to the average undiscerning player who's too enamoured with the romance of so-called 'vintage' basses to notice the drawbacks. I used a '78 jazz for 20 years. It was a DOG; dull and lifeless, AND it weighed 13 lbs. I kept it so long because it was the only bass I could afford at the time. The thing with Fender basses - especially post 1975 jazz basses- is that they're very hit and miss. A few are great; some are good; a lot are average; many are terrible. P.s. beware the painted ones. They're usually made of wood offcuts laminated together and are often very heavy and dull-sounding

Nice bass I'd like to have it, First thing I'd do is lose the pickup covers. I own 5 Jazz basses and two of them had their original covers, most people take them off, they just get in the way and aren't really necessary and limit the sound you can get from it by limiting where you can pluck or pick the strings.

Have you checked the stamping in the neck pocket? On my bass which has a 78 serial number there is a stamp of 82.