NBD (well... OBD to be precise) Fender CAR Jazz Bass 1971

[johnson79]

Is that the original finish? Please take more pictures!

 

[Jason Hollar]

A very good year!

How’s the weight on that thing?

 

[NKBassman]

What's that fancy looking gizmo sitting on top of the Koch amp?

 

[Tom Howland]

One sweet Bass. I'm a big fan of the 1971 Jazz. The CAR with the rosewood fingerboard look great.

 

[two fingers]

Yeah that one dark pic is just a tease, man.

Cool bass!

 

[Coolhandjjl]

Now there’s an ashtray!

 

[Bunk McNulty]

It's a very pretty bass, and I'm all in favor of Mojo! Being the geezer that I am, I can't help remembering all the bad stuff that was said about the '71s, during the time when CBS owned Fender. For example: "A series of major design changes came in 1971 including a switch from a three bolt neck-plate replaced the earlier four bolt design. Also in 1971, Fender changed many of its bridges and saddles to cheaper, heavier designs, and introduced the bullet truss rod system. All of these changes were implemented to reduce production costs."

More here.

Speaking for myself, the proof is always in the playing, not in the specs. Rock on!

 

[BassoSaku]

What's that fancy looking gizmo sitting on top of the Koch amp?

A good question! In fact it is a 1w amp I had made for me into an old Crypton battery tester I found lying on the lot where my design studio used to be. The innards were gutted and retrofitted with a one tube 1w (8 Ohm) amp. the center rotary dial was turned into a volume. It has actually very punchy and quite loud sound (no tone controls eating up the signal). Haven't used that for a long while, but I guess I have to see how it works (if it still works).

EDIT: It was done by Verde Audio located in Tampere, Finland.

 

[BassoSaku]

Is that the original finish? Please take more pictures!

I believe it's a refin. There are traces of sunburst in the neck pocket.

 

[markjazzbassist]

beautiful congrats! when i got my 69 i sold the rest of my basses, she's the only one for me!

 

[BassoSaku]

A very good year!

How’s the weight on that thing?

Slightly lighter than my Geddy Lee Jazz. I haven't weighed it yet.

 

[Coolhandjjl]

It's a very pretty bass, and I'm all in favor of Mojo! Being the geezer that I am, I can't help remembering all the bad stuff that was said about the '71s, during the time when CBS owned Fender. For example: "A series of major design changes came in 1971 including a switch from a three bolt neck-plate replaced the earlier four bolt design. Also in 1971, Fender changed many of its bridges and saddles to cheaper, heavier designs, and introduced the bullet truss rod system. All of these changes were implemented to reduce production costs."

More here.

Speaking for myself, the proof is always in the playing, not in the specs. Rock on!

Nice article linked. Back in those days, a million dollars was really something special. Col. Sanders sold his restaurants on the early 1960’s for a million dollars.