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Post subject: Re: Were there Fender JB 5 string in 1973 or 1974?
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 6:28 am
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brotherdave wrote:
The earliest one I remember was the 1995 Fender American Standard Jazz Bass V.


Not true.

The very first official 5-string Fender bass was the Jazz Bass Plus V of 1990, regarded by many as the precursor to the American Deluxes from the 1995-2009 period.

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Post subject: Re: Were there Fender JB 5 string in 1973 or 1974?
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 7:12 am
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Great ! I saw JB Plus V on ebay sometimes ago I think.
I assume they were passive basses were they?


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Post subject: Re: Were there Fender JB 5 string in 1973 or 1974?
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:40 am
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These basses were active/passive.


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Post subject: Re: Were there Fender JB 5 string in 1973 or 1974?
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 11:37 am
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chromeface wrote:
brotherdave wrote:
The earliest one I remember was the 1995 Fender American Standard Jazz Bass V.


Not true.

The very first official 5-string Fender bass was the Jazz Bass Plus V of 1990, regarded by many as the precursor to the American Deluxes from the 1995-2009 period.

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Chromeface, thanks! I said I didn't remember one prior to that. I didn't say there wasn't one prior to that. Frankly thought there might have been one, but couldn't remember one. I am not familiar with that 90 model at all. Therefore my statement was true. I didn't remember one previous to the 1995 one. Therefore my statement was and remains TRUE! LMAO. Thanks for the info!


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Post subject: Re: Were there Fender JB 5 string in 1973 or 1974?
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:45 pm
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FYI the J-Bass Plus V was the first 5-string bass to sport a pau ferro fretboard.

Pau ferro was subsequently used as a fretboard material on many 5-string basses until 2005. Fender switched to the more conventional rosewood in 2006.


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Post subject: Re: Were there Fender JB 5 string in 1973 or 1974?
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 10:46 am
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So the Jazz Bass V plus was the first Fender 5!
That's some pretty good detective work but I think that Music Man may have used Pao Ferro on their Stingray 5 fingerboards in 1987. I'm not 100% sure but I think that's true.


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Post subject: Re: Were there Fender JB 5 string in 1973 or 1974?
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 1:30 pm
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Thank you guys!
Now I am looking forward trying (and potentially acquiring) a 5 string JB +!
There is one in France, where I live:
http://www.vinstagemusic.fr/Fender-Jazz ... e#forum890
but the pick-ups are EMG so I guess they are not original. The finish seems also odd to me...
If you are aware of a JB+ V for sell in Europe, just let me know.

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