How do I identify a Fender Jazz Bass?
The Jazz Bass lettering is almost straight. In most other models I’ve seen it takes a more pronounced curve along the curve of the headstock. Maybe that graphic was redesigned recently. Behind the headstock, you can see the serial number, which as far as I know just confirms it was made in 2006.
How do you date a jazz bass?
The general rule of thumb is that a bass guitar is as old as its newest part. Or, at least its most recently dated part. So, if you have a Fender with a neck date of 1964 and the pots are dated 1965, then you have a 1965 Fender bass guitar.
How is a jazz bass different?
Precision Bass and Jazz Bass Differences A Jazz bass is an offset instrument, much like a Fender Jaguar or Jazzmaster but with a long lower horn cutaway. It’s defined by its bridge and middle single-coil pickups. The P bass has a double cutaway like a Strat but larger and chunkier.
How do you date a Mexican Fender bass?
California Series electric guitars and basses from 1997 and 1998 use an “AMXN” prefix and share U.S./Mexico origin….DATING YOUR MEXICAN-MADE FENDER INSTRUMENT.
| SERIAL NUMBERS | PRODUCTION DATES |
|---|---|
| MN6 + 5 or 6 digits | 1996-1997 |
| MN7 + 5 or 6 digits | 1997-1998 |
| MN8 + 5 or 6 digits | 1998-1999 |
| MN9 + 5 or 6 digits | 1999-2000 |
How do I check my Fender bass serial number?
Where to Find the Serial Number on Your Fender Guitar?
- At the top of the neck plate.
- On the front or at the back of the headstock.
- On the cover plate of the vibrato (on Stratocasters)
- On the back of the vibrato cover plate (on early ’50s Stratocasters)
- At the end of the heel of the neck.
How do you find out when my Fender was made?
The only way to definitively date U.S. instruments with “V”-prefix serial numbers is to remove the neck and check the butt end of the neck heel for a production date, which may be stamped or written there. CBS sold Fender in March 1985.