Up for sale a 1985 Fender Jazz Bass ‘62 vintage reissue model JB62-60 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. This early “Made in Japan” Jazz Bass was crafted at the Fujigen factory during the third year of Fender Japan production, uncommon outside of its country of origin.
Tonewoods include a basswood body, maple neck, and slab rosewood fretboard, and this JB62-60 has a lively, balanced natural acoustic quality, weighing 9lbs 7oz. The pair of JB-Vintage single coil pickups deliver plenty of growl, burp, and cut, getting throaty and punchy with the Tone rolled off and the neck pickup favored. This JB62-60 has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 45-100 roundwound strings, easy-playing action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Slender U at nut, more heft in upper registers, measuring .795” 1st fret, .950” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood slab, 7 1/4” vintage-spec radius
-Frets: Slender, virtually no wear
-Scale Length: 34”
-Nut: 1 1/2”, bone
-Tuners: Clover button, large baseplates
-Serialization: “Made in Japan,” E-prefix, small blue “60” sticker on back of peghead indicates original model tier and price (¥60,000)
-Factory Markings: Neck heel pencil dated 9-21-85
Body Specs:
-Wood: Basswood
-Pickups: JB-Vintage single coil x2
-Harness: CTS pots and tone cap (upgraded)
-Controls: Volume x2, Tone
-Hardware: Bridge with steel barrel saddles, control plate
-Plastics: Four-ply brown tortoise pickguard, pointer knobs
The gloss Sunburst finish exhibits checking on top between the pickguard and on the bridge (with sparser checking on the rest of the body) and highlights curly figuring in the wood on the back. Cosmetic wear is limited to a couple minor dings along the lower bout perimeter and just a handful of faint finish scratches on the body as a whole. The neck profile retains its smooth ambered gloss, highlighting subtle curly figuring in the maple at the lower registers, with a few marks along the profile length.
A black tolex hardshell case is included.