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Sunday, October 25, 2020

Fender Classic Series '70s Jazz Bass

According to The Guitar Dater Project, this three-color sunburst Jazz Bass was made at Fender's Ensenada Plant in "2012 or 2013." Based on my own observations as well as information sourced from Buffalo Music and Reverb; let's take a look at a few specifications.

Body
Alder
Three-color sunburst

Neck
Maple
Skunk stripe
1970s “C” profile
“Bullet” truss rod system.

Fretboard
Bound rosewood
7.25” radius
20 vintage-style frets
Pearloid block inlays
Side dot markers
Binding extends over the fret ends (fret nibs).

Electronics
Vintage-style Alnico Jazz Bass single-coil pickups (neck/bridge)
Neck Volume/Bridge Volume/Master Tone
CTS 250K pots (audio taper/solid shaft)
0.05uF tone capacitor
Shielded control cavity (conductive shielding paint)

Hardware
Chrome
Vintage-style four-saddle bridge
Four-bolt neck plate
"Fender" stamped open-gear tuning machines
Jazz Bass knobs with set screws
Three-ply B/W/B pickguard