1985 Fender Boxer Series Jazz Bass Special PJ-535 Medium Scale Black, Japan MIJ Fujigen
$1,249.99
$1,249.99
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Up for sale, a 1985 Fender Jazz Bass Special medium scale PJ bass model PJ-535 in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. An evolution of the bass known simply as the "P-J" in Fender Japan's earliest catalogs, the Jazz Bass Special is part of the Boxer line, produced at the venerable Fujigen factory in Japan.
Finished in gloss Black, this is the fairly rare Fender Japan bass model, similar in features and tone to the one that Duff McKagan would make famous with Guns N’ Roses, yet with a distinctly angled pickup pair. The Jazz bridge pickup has grind and a slightly aggressive midrange character, and the Precision pickup has lots of width and thump, while retaining top end growl, accentuated by a set of roundwound 45-100 strings. Both pickups have oversized pole pieces and are wound hotter than Fender Japan's vintage series pickups, truly delivering a sound worthy of the instrument's slick '80s looks. This bass weighs 7lbs 11oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with easy-playing action and spot-on intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Medium U, measuring .840” 1st fret, .985” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood slab, 7 1/4" vintage-spec radius
-Frets: Medium jumbo, virtually no wear
-Scale Length: 32”
-Nut: 1 9/16”, bone
-Tuners: Clover button
-Serialization: “Made in Japan,” E-prefix serial, 60 sticker on back of headstock denotes 60,000 yen original sale price
Body Specs:
-Pickups: Precision, Jazz
-Harness: Untouched solder, full-size Japanese pots date to July, 1985
-Controls: Volume x2, TBX Tone (center detent), Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Bridge with black-plated brass saddles
-Plastics: F-capped knobs x3
The gloss Black finish exhibits a few minor dings and scuffs on the body as a whole, and the neck profile retains its smooth gloss.
The original form-fix faux leather gigbag is included.
Finished in gloss Black, this is the fairly rare Fender Japan bass model, similar in features and tone to the one that Duff McKagan would make famous with Guns N’ Roses, yet with a distinctly angled pickup pair. The Jazz bridge pickup has grind and a slightly aggressive midrange character, and the Precision pickup has lots of width and thump, while retaining top end growl, accentuated by a set of roundwound 45-100 strings. Both pickups have oversized pole pieces and are wound hotter than Fender Japan's vintage series pickups, truly delivering a sound worthy of the instrument's slick '80s looks. This bass weighs 7lbs 11oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with easy-playing action and spot-on intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Medium U, measuring .840” 1st fret, .985” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood slab, 7 1/4" vintage-spec radius
-Frets: Medium jumbo, virtually no wear
-Scale Length: 32”
-Nut: 1 9/16”, bone
-Tuners: Clover button
-Serialization: “Made in Japan,” E-prefix serial, 60 sticker on back of headstock denotes 60,000 yen original sale price
Body Specs:
-Pickups: Precision, Jazz
-Harness: Untouched solder, full-size Japanese pots date to July, 1985
-Controls: Volume x2, TBX Tone (center detent), Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Bridge with black-plated brass saddles
-Plastics: F-capped knobs x3
The gloss Black finish exhibits a few minor dings and scuffs on the body as a whole, and the neck profile retains its smooth gloss.
The original form-fix faux leather gigbag is included.
