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Post subject: Fender Jazz Sienna Sunburst
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 5:43 pm
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In the early 1980's I had a 1978 Fender Jazz in sienna sunburst. It had a maple fretboard with block inlays, white pickguard and white pickups. I have been looking for a similar bass for several years but haven't been able to find one. I constantly check ebay and Craigslist but haven't had any luck finding one with the neck and fretboard I want. I would prefer a 70's or early 80's model and it must be American made. If anyone knows where I can find one, please let me know.

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Post subject: Re: Fender Jazz Sienna Sunburst
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 3:41 am
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Fender Jazz Bass pickups with white covers didn't came into surface until 1983.

I think the pickups were DiMarzios.


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Post subject: Re: Fender Jazz Sienna Sunburst
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 9:26 am
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In the early 1980's I had a 1978 Fender Jazz in sienna sunburst. It had a maple fretboard with block inlays, white pickguard and white pickups. I have been looking for a similar bass for several years but haven't been able to find one. I constantly check ebay and Craigslist but haven't had any luck finding one with the neck and fretboard I want. I would prefer a 70's or early 80's model and it must be American made. If anyone knows where I can find one, please let me know.

Thank you

I'm presuming you bought this bass used? I remember the white cover Dimarzio pickups being all the rage in the late 70's early/mid 80's, during this time many bassist would swap out their stock Fender pickups in favor of the Dimarzio white covered pickups as they thought they were better pickups. the White covered split P pickups are still available but white covered J bass pickups are not http://www.dimarzio.com/pickups/bass
it sounds like you had a nice Jazz bass, ..... we all suffer regret from let go of basses that we once coveted. I'm a fan of the maple neck, fretboard with white pearl block markers, have you contacted Fender Customshop to see if you could get a replica made or get the parts & have someone local put it together for you, not sure what you could do with regard to obtaining a Sienna burst body ....you should source ebay for used white cover Dimarzio pickups .....just a thought....


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Post subject: Re: Fender Jazz Sienna Sunburst
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 3:47 pm
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I bought the bass used. I left it at my drummer's house while I was moving and when I went to get it, he said it had been stolen along with my 1970 SVT Head and Cab. He later admitted that he traded them for an Alembic bass.

I have seen a lot of 1970's era jazz basses with white pickup covers but very few in Sienna sunburst.


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Post subject: Re: Fender Jazz Sienna Sunburst
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 4:53 pm
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I remember you mentioning this about a year ago......what happened to the drummer? did you beat him with a bat??


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Post subject: Re: Fender Jazz Sienna Sunburst
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 10:55 pm
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James Coderre wrote:
I remember you mentioning this about a year ago......what happened to the drummer? did you beat him with a bat??


I remember that too-- inquiring minds want to know- did you beat him with the bat?


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Post subject: Re: Fender Jazz Sienna Sunburst
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 5:29 am
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Did it looked like this one (except for the pickup covers):

http://www.marktplaats.nl/a/muziek-en-instrumenten/snaarinstrumenten-gitaren-bas/m635054710-fender-jazz-bass-78.html?c=be2da871b0d84f75c3056cc6db858f31&previousPage=lr


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Post subject: Re: Fender Jazz Sienna Sunburst
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:33 am
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TonH wrote:
Did it looked like this one (except for the pickup covers):

http://www.marktplaats.nl/a/muziek-en-i ... ousPage=lr


Are you the drummer ??... :lol:


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Post subject: Re: Fender Jazz Sienna Sunburst
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 12:51 pm
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James Coderre wrote:
TonH wrote:
Did it looked like this one (except for the pickup covers):

http://www.marktplaats.nl/a/muziek-en-i ... ousPage=lr


Are you the drummer ??... :lol:



Oeps! :lol:


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Post subject: Re: Fender Jazz Sienna Sunburst
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:29 pm
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stroker vance wrote:
James Coderre wrote:
I remember you mentioning this about a year ago......what happened to the drummer? did you beat him with a bat??


I remember that too-- inquiring minds want to know- did you beat him with the bat?


No I didn't beat him but he had the nerve to ask me to play with him again a few years later. I said no.


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Post subject: Re: Fender Jazz Sienna Sunburst
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:30 pm
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TonH wrote:


That's what it looked like but it had white pickup covers. That has always been my favorite color for a jazz bass.


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Post subject: Re: Fender Jazz Sienna Sunburst
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 12:30 am
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White covers=DiMarzios.


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