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Fender Jazz Bass 1970 - 1974

Name: Fender Jazz Bass 1970 - 1974
Brand: Fender

Fender · Jazz Bass 1970 -1974

Price: 183 EUR – 9.900 EUR

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A window of the CBS-era Jazz Bass just before the 1974 switch to a 3-bolt neck plate, spanning the transition from the original stacked-knob concentric controls to the more familiar 3-knob layout around 1972.

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About the Fender Jazz Bass 1970 - 1974

Jazz Basses from this period still use the original 4-bolt neck plate design, distinguishing them from the 3-bolt necks with the 'bullet' truss rod adjustment that Fender introduced from 1974 onward. Within this window, Fender also phased out the original stacked concentric volume/tone knobs used since the Jazz Bass's 1960 introduction, replacing them around 1972 with the simpler 3-knob layout (separate neck volume, bridge volume, and a shared tone control) that became the long-term standard. Bodies remained alder with block fingerboard inlays and bound necks, continuing the look established in the mid-1960s.

Because this era falls under CBS-era Fender ownership, instruments from these years are sometimes viewed less favorably by buyers focused strictly on pre-CBS (pre-1965) originals, but the pickups, wood choices and construction remained largely consistent with earlier Jazz Basses; the control layout change is the most functionally relevant difference collectors and players should note when comparing examples from just before and after 1972.

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Reverb 1973 Vintage Fender Jazz Bass F-Logo BRIDGE COVER Chrome JBass Guitar Original 1970's 1971 1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 183 EUR Best price View details
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Reverb 1974 Fender Jazz Bass Natural w/HSC 3.714 EUR View details
Reverb 1973 Fender Jazz Bass Natural w/ Vintage Hard Case 3.714 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass with Rosewood Fretboard 1971 Sunburst 3.722 EUR View details
Reverb Pre Owned Fender 1973 Jazz Bass - Sunburst Inc. Case 4.343 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass with Maple Fretboard 1970 - 1974 - Black 4.350 EUR View details
Reverb Vintage 1972 Fender Jazz Bass Black Binding & Blocks 4.486 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass 1973 - Black over Mocca 4.500 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass with Maple Fretboard 1974 - Natural 4.598 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass with Maple Fretboard 1974 - Natural 4.598 EUR View details
Reverb 1972 Fender Jazz Bass natural black block inlays lightweight 4.600 EUR View details
Reverb 1973 Fender Jazz Bass - Black 4.602 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass 1974 - Sunburst original vintage USA 4.638 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass 1972 - Natural original vintage USA black block inlay maple neck bartolini 4.638 EUR View details
Reverb 1975 Fender Jazz Bass with Maple Fretboard black original vintage USA bartolini 4.644 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz bass 1973 Lake placid blue refin rosewood fingerboard 4.648 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz bass 1973 Lake placid blue refin rosewood fingerboard 4.648 EUR View details
Reverb Fender 1974 Jazz Bass - Mocha - [4.08kg] 4.693 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass 1973 - Candy Apple Red 4.900 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass 1974 Natural, black block inl. 4.950 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass Sunburst Black Block Maple Fretboard 1972 5.000 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass 1971 - Sunburst 5.000 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass 1973 5.100 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass 1970 - 1974 Blue-Navy Blue w/ Decopage' design 5.137 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass 1970 - Sunburst 5.253 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass with Rosewood Fretboard 1972 - Sunburst 5.468 EUR View details
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Reverb Fender Jazz Bass 1971 5.574 EUR View details
Reverb 1973 Fender Jazz Bass Natural finish & hard shell case 5.592 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass with Rosewood Fretboard 1970 - 1974 - Sunburst 5.685 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass 1974 Sunburst Rosewood fingerboard 5.800 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass with Rosewood Fretboard 1972 - Sunburst 5.847 EUR View details
Reverb 1973 Fender Jazz Bass - Rosewood Fretboard - Sunburst - OHSC 5.900 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass – 1973 – Vintage Original – 3-Color Sunburst – Maple Fretboard w/ Black Block Inlays – 100% Original – w/ OHSC & Ashtrays – Very Good Vintage Condition 5.950 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass 1974 Vintage - Black 5.997 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass 1974 Sunburst 4 screws Plate Rosewood fingerboard 6.000 EUR View details
Reverb 1973 Fender Jazz Bass - Sunburst - OHSC 6.027 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass 1973 - Stunning last of the great 4-Bolt necks a Museum Quality example ! 6.039 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass 3-color Sunburst 1972 Original 6.330 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass - 1971 - Sunburst OHSC 6.350 EUR View details
Reverb 1970 Fender Jazz Bass Vintage Electric Bass Sunburst w/ Case 6.508 EUR View details
Reverb 1971 Fender Jazz Bass - Sunburst 6.580 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass 1971 - Olympic White original vintage USA 7.424 EUR View details
Reverb 1970 Fender Jazz Bass - Sunburst - OHSC 7.450 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass Lefty 1973 7.500 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass Lefty 1974 7.500 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass Lefty 1974 Sunburst Rosewood Fingerboard 7.500 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass 1970 - Sunburst - Rosewood Fingerboard 7.700 EUR View details
Reverb 1972 Fender Jazz Bass Sunburst 8.366 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass with Maple Fretboard 1974 - Sunburst 8.775 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass Lefty 1971 - Sunburst 8.900 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass LEFTY 1970 - Sunburst Maple Fingerboard 8.900 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass Lefty 1972 Sunburst Maple Neck Black Block RARE !!! 8.900 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass 1970 8.900 EUR View details
Reverb Fender Jazz Bass LEFTY 1970 - Sunburst Rosewood fingerboard 9.900 EUR View details

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Sound character of the Fender Jazz Bass 1970 - 1974

This vintage Jazz Bass predates the 3-bolt neck joint introduced in 1974, using the original 4-bolt design; its staggered-pole single-coil J pickups and alder body produce the classic scooped-mid, bright vintage Jazz Bass voice prized for its vintage snap.

Vintage-voiced Scooped mids Bright

Technical data for the Fender Jazz Bass 1970 - 1974

Neck joint	4-bolt
Controls	Stacked concentric (early years) / 3-knob (from ~1972)
Body	Alder, bound neck, block inlays
Era	1970-1974, CBS ownership

Price history for the Fender Jazz Bass 1970 - 1974

Cheapest seen: 183 EUR · Most expensive seen: 9.900 EUR

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The history of the Fender Jazz Bass 1970 - 1974

This Jazz Bass window covers the last years of the 4-bolt neck before Fender's 1974 switch to a 3-bolt design, and includes the roughly 1972 changeover from stacked-knob to 3-knob controls.