Fender Jazz Bass 1978 - Olympic White Refinish

Fender Jazz Bass 1978 – Olympic White Refinish – Original Electronics – Restored 3-Bolt Neck – 5.0 kg

A beautifully resonant and great-playing late-70s Fender Jazz Bass with the unmistakable punch, growl, and authority these Northern Ash instruments are known for.

This bass started life in 1978 and retains all the important sonic ingredients:
original pickups, original electronics, original tuners, original ashtray bridge cover, and the classic ash/maple-era construction that defines the late ‘70s Fender sound.

The bass has been professionally restored and carefully optimized for playability while respecting the original character and specifications.

Specifications

• Year: 1978
• Body: Northern Ash
• Neck: Maple with Rosewood fretboard
• Pearloid block inlays
• White neck binding
• Weight: 5.0 kg
• Original pickups
• Original potentiometers and capacitor
• Original tuners
• Hipshot Drop-D tuner installed
• Original bridge pickup ashtray cover
• Original control plate and knobs

Restoration & Professional Work

• Professionally refinished in white
• Neck and neck pocket restored from 4-bolt conversion back to original 3-bolt Micro-Tilt configuration
• New vintage-style low frets installed
• Extremely comfortable low action with excellent playability
• Fretboard polished
• Electronics rewired to original 1978 wiring layout
• Copper shielding added to control cavity and pickup routes
• Pickup pole pieces additionally grounded from the back
• D and A pickup poles raised by Lindy Fralin for optimal balance with the original 7.25" fretboard radius
• Professionally adjusted by luthier

Condition

The bass has some marks, dings, and signs of use on both the neck and body consistent with age, but overall presents very well and has a fantastic vintage look.

Sound & Feel

This is a very lively and acoustically resonant Jazz Bass with the classic aggressive late-70s Fender character:
tight lows, punchy low mids, articulate highs, and excellent note definition.

The refret and setup make it surprisingly easy and fast to play for a heavy ash Jazz Bass from this era.

Included

• Beautiful vintage-style black/blue hardcase (non-original, non-Fender)
• Truss rod adjustment tool
• Micro-Tilt adjustment key