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Post subject: when did Fender stop putting ground strip on the Jaco bass
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:41 am
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anyone know what year Fender stopped putting the ground bridge metal strip on the Fender Jaco Pastorius fretless J bass signature version(not the Custom Shop one)? I have one that I bought used and it doesn't have the metal ground strip as I've seen on others like it.

Any help would be appreciated.

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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:55 pm
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I would bet since it is used.....the previous owner removed it. If you look in the product section of the Fender web site, the photos still show the strip.

I have heard of people removing them not realizing what it is used for...then they end up with a bad ground problem!


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I don't have any problems with hum etc... and I just saw a new 2006 or 2007 Jaco bass in a store and it doesn't have the ground strip either so it seems to be coming direct from Fender like this now. The store is one of Fender's select Master Dealer's so they aren't some dumb shmos. In fact they have a really impressive Custom Shop collection of guitars/basses.

Wish one of the Fender product specialist would chime in on this.


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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:41 pm
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I have two Custom Shop '64 Jazz basses. The one made in 1996 has a an outside ground and my newer one doesn't.
I think what might have happened was,that too many people wanted the ground hiden...so that's the way they make them now....I'm guessing.


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