{"product_id":"1965-fender-jazz-bass-566","title":"1965 Fender Jazz Bass","description":"Serial # 100379;  Neck date of October 1965, pots coded 42nd week of 1965.  The dot neck Fender Jazz Bass is regarded by many as the be all and end all in electric bass design and evolution.  Introduced in 1960, the Jazz Bass was the instrument of choice for many of the most influential bassists the world has ever seen.  Jaco Pastorius, John Paul Jones, John Entwistle, and Adam Clayton are all associated with the model.  With its two single coil pickups, slender neck, and stylish looks, the Jazz was the right bass at the right time and has remained a mainstay of Fender's bass line to this date.  This 1965 example is mostly a one owner instrument, and has the playwear to prove it.  There is a spot of deep thumbwear by the top of the pickguard, and some heavy belt-rash on the back.  The sunburst top coat is worn clean through in a few areas around the body contours, and the requisite cigarette burn proudly announces itself on the bass's headstock.  There are a few localized spots along the body's edges where the finish appears lightly oversprayed,  but we're fairly convinced that what we're actually seeing is either a chemical wearing of the original finish from a strap, sweat, or deodorant; or the worn and feathered edge of the sunburst top coats over the black undercoat.  Black-lighting these areas is inconclusive, which suggests that the finish is in fact completely original.   Apart from missing its neck pickup cover and the addition of a very functional A-string eyelet on the headstock there are no changed parts, repairs, or issues to speak of.  The bass's original frets are recently dressed, and the nut looks like it's never been removed.  Original pickguard is in good shape and not badly shrunk, and all screws are factory stock.  It's got the mojo it needs, and it sounds perfect.\u003cbr\u003eWith 1970's Fender case.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"sold\"\u003eSOLD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"FENDER","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53610338713966,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/3660\/5550\/files\/jazz__0508.jpg?v=1790963769","url":"https:\/\/folkwaymusic.com\/products\/1965-fender-jazz-bass-566","provider":"Folkway Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}