Very clean '72 Jazz

[ilan]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/234061305346

$5K seems right.

[BTL]

That's very nice!

[Pilgrim]

Very clean indeed. I don't feel that the old guitar market makes any sense, but that's a nice one.  I hope whoever buys it at 5x what he could pay for a newer comparable one enjoys it. 

[doombass]

Yes, very good condition. However I would'nt pay 5k for that string allignment (look at the e- and g-string over the fretboard). It does'nt seem to be wiggle room in the neck pocket to straighten the neck?

[ilan]

However I would'nt pay 5k for that string allignment (look at the e- and g-string over the fretboard). It does'nt seem to be wiggle room in the neck pocket to straighten the neck?

I've seen this kind of misalignment in Fenders about a hundred times and I've always been able to correct it in one quick move. That's a 2-second fix, no tools needed.

[gearHed289]

I've seen this kind of misalignment in Fenders about a hundred times and I've always been able to correct it in one quick move. That's a 2-second fix, no tools needed.

"Crack!" Perfect! I do it on my Fenderbird fairly often. Like a chiropractic adjustment. 

[Bargeon]

I've seen this kind of misalignment in Fenders about a hundred times and I've always been able to correct it in one quick move. That's a 2-second fix, no tools needed.

Enlighten us. What's the problem and what's the fix?

[BTL]

Ron Thorn demonstrates at 2:10:

[Dave W]

There's no misalignment, that's just the slight camera angle. The second photo in the listing is taken pretty much straight overhead and the alignment is fine.

[ilan]

Ron Thorn demonstrates at 2:10:

Just like that. BTW I have a guitarist friend who deliberately pulls the neck slightly upwards so that the high E is further away from the edge.

[ilan]

There's no misalignment, that's just the slight camera angle. The second photo in the listing is taken pretty much straight overhead and the alignment is fine.

I disagree, Dave. here you can clearly see there's a misalignment, it's not just camera angle. 3-bolt 70s J's and Strats are of course more prone to this, and owners should know how to correct it. OTOH 6-bolt StingRay necks never move.

[Bargeon]

Ron Thorn demonstrates at 2:10:

Yikes. My arching back

Thanks.

[Alanko]

A bass that clean means that nobody ever enjoyed playing it enough to put any visible wear on it. This suggests its just another shitbox '70s Fender; heavy, tonally dead, made by dudes that didn't care.

I do think the string alignment is off, but being a '70s Fender there is probably a nice gap down each side of the neck heel in the pocket, so plenty of room to yank the neck over into.

[Dave W]

A bass that clean means that nobody ever enjoyed playing it enough to put any visible wear on it. This suggests its just another shitbox '70s Fender; heavy, tonally dead, made by dudes that didn't care.

I do think the string alignment is off, but being a '70s Fender there is probably a nice gap down each side of the neck heel in the pocket, so plenty of room to yank the neck over into.

but...but...but don't you know they're vintage now? Their faults are now magically cured. 

Seriously, there were always good examples in the 70s. They weren't all dogs, not by a long shot.

[Alanko]

Seriously, there were always good examples in the 70s. They weren't all dogs, not by a long shot.

The good ones look like this!