Woody's 2012 Fender American Deluxe
V
5-string Jazz
bass
page
Equipped with a Roland GK3b synthesizer
pickup
The serial number and neck information both show that this is a 2012 US-made
Fender
American Deluxe Five-String Jazz Bass
that is dressed out after a Fender Custom Shop
Time Machine Series American
Vintage 1962 Fender Jazz Bass.
Although they didn't actually make a 5-string
JBass in 1962, I liked the look.
Fender
American Deluxe Jazz Bass V
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ABOVE:
21 March, 2016 GREG at Fender Customer Service (+1.800.856.9801 Option 3) stated records show the guitar was first shipped to a dealer during December, 2012 |
BELOW:
The Fender Part Number for the pre-amp board is 0078815000 and may be available from a dealer such as http://darrenriley.com/ or https://www.allparts.com/ |
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DATING MY FENDER JAZZ BASS
The serial number (US12.....) indicates that
this is a 2012 bass.
In my case, the neck serial number and the actual date stamp both confirm the
unit was constructed during 2012.
On the base
of the neck it reads the date of November 29, 2012.
On the body in the neck cavity, a green-ink "Nov" is visible (rest of
date is illegible)
It's interesting that the neck is boldly stamped 2010.
I wonder if it was carved in 2010 and waited two years for the wood to settle
before being actually used?
Fender also buys assorted piece parts (volume, tone controls, wire, etc) in
bulk.
I have been unable to determine any valid dating from the volume controls (POT
CODES) as we could do on older instruments.
STRINGING
THE 5-string FENDER JAZZ BASS
For years I had used GHS Precision Flatwound M3050 strings on my 4-string PBass.
In 2011, I tried a set of Thomastik-Infeld (TI) Vienna JF345 strings
really expensive at us$80 from JustStrings.com
and, while these were okay,
I did replace them and went back to the
GHS 5-string Precision Flatwound M3050-5 strings us$37
off eBay.
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03/21/16
Replacement pre-amp boards are available at: http://darrenriley.com/store/fender-american-deluxe-bass-2010-pcb-assy-0078815000/ |
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With state-of-the-art design and powerful sound, N3 Noiseless pickups supercharge sound by delivering the pure dynamic range and response of vintage Fender single-coil pickups with virtually no hum. |
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AESTHETICS
I prefer the string and bridge covers as I
believe they enhance appearance while reducing skin-scrapes when playing.
It adds diversity to the playing-style, as well, by allowing occasional use of a pick
for some music styles
while bracing the playing hand on the center string cover.
The 4-string bridge plate was not wide enough to fully cover the wider
5-string bridge pickup
so I had to offset the cover slightly towards the bottom of the guitar.
This requires the bridge pickup to be slightly visible.
When the Roland GK3b synthesizer pickup was added I used a saber saw to trim out
notches.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Fender Manual - Deluxe Jazz Bass 5-string
Fender Manual - Deluxe Jazz Bass 4-string
US12_206880 2012 GC 02/23/16 950
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