1999 Fender USA Fretless Jazz Bass Electric Bass Guitar

Hey -- it's a nice, American-made, cream and white, good-looking Jazz Bass. Enough said! Except... that it's got a lined fretless neck. Except that... it plays a treat! Except that... it has that sound!

A local customer brought this in for consignment and it's been taken care-of nicely. It's surprising to see a bass that was (at one point) a regular gigging machine have so few marks and bruises.

Repairs included: a minor board plane/leveling job around the fingerboard extension,  cleaning, and setup work.

Weight: 9 lbs 11 oz

Scale length: 34"

Nut width: 1 1/2"

Neck shape: slim-medium C

Board radius: 9 1/2"

Body width: 13 3/4"

Body depth: 1 3/4"

Body wood: probably alder

Bridge: standard Fender-style 4-saddle

Fretboard: rosewood

Neck wood: maple

Pickups: 2x single coil vintage-style J pickups

Action height at 12th fret: 3/32" to hair-over 1/16" bass-to-treble (fast, spot-on)
String gauges: likely 100w-45w or close to it

Truss rod: adjustable

Neck relief: straight

Fret style: fretless

Condition notes: it's clean and all-original save the tiniest scratch or scuff here and there that has escaped my attention. The fingerboard extension (over the heel) had a little ramp-up that Ancel leveled-off. Under tension it still ramps slightly but does not have an effect on the setup. It plays smooth and clean. If you were to jack the action down to super-de-duper low, though, you will get a little buzz up past "frets" 14-16.

It comes with: a molded hard case.

Consignor tag: LCL