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Post subject: 1972 Jazz Bass??
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:02 pm
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Hi everyone. I have a delima. My father has what we belived to be a 1972 Jazz Bass that he purchased in the early 1980's. It's serial number is 363625, according to guitardaterproject it is a 1972 produced at the fullerton plant. However, people say that it can not be a 1972 because it has the 3 bolt neck and pearloid markers so it has to be at least a 1974. So what the heck is it? I have no experience removing a neck and the local music shop wants $100 and it'll take them upto 5 days, so I do not want to do that. Is it possible that it is a 1972 since that is honestly what the serial number says?


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Post subject: Re: 1972 Jazz Bass??
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:39 am
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Hi everyone. I have a delima. My father has what we belived to be a 1972 Jazz Bass that he purchased in the early 1980's. It's serial number is 363625, according to guitardaterproject it is a 1972 produced at the fullerton plant. However, people say that it can not be a 1972 because it has the 3 bolt neck and pearloid markers so it has to be at least a 1974. So what the heck is it? I have no experience removing a neck and the local music shop wants $100 and it'll take them upto 5 days, so I do not want to do that. Is it possible that it is a 1972 since that is honestly what the serial number says?


Welcome.

Actually, mid to late 1975 is when Jazz Basses went to the three bolt system. 1983, they went back to four bolt system. There is a code on the neck which is your best identifier for year of origin more so than the neckplate's serial number. Unfortunately, to view this neck code, the neck has to be removed.

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