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Fender JB-62 Jazz Bass Reissue (MIJ)

Name: Fender JB-62 Jazz Bass Reissue (MIJ)
Brand: Fender

Fender · JB-62 Jazz Bass Reissue MIJ

Price: 600 EUR – 1.734 EUR

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Availability: 9/10 (Common)

A Japanese-built reissue of the 1962 Jazz Bass: basswood or alder body depending on tier, a C-shaped maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, and vintage-style dual single-coil pickups through a vintage-style bridge.

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About the Fender JB-62 Jazz Bass Reissue (MIJ)

The JB-62 belongs to Fender Japan's long-running reissue lineup, recreating the 1962-era Jazz Bass specification: a C-shaped maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard at the standard 34-inch scale and a comparatively narrow 39mm nut width typical of vintage-spec Jazz Basses. Body wood varied by specific production tier - Fender Japan commonly ran the same model designation at several price points simultaneously, with entry tiers using basswood and higher tiers using alder, so materials differ meaningfully between individual examples carrying the same JB-62 designation.

Electronics are two vintage-voiced single-coil J-bass pickups wired to the classic two-volume, one-tone Jazz Bass control layout, and hardware is a vintage-style 4-saddle bridge with vintage-style tuners. Finish was commonly three-tone sunburst, in keeping with the guitar's 1962-inspired styling, and typical weight sits close to 3.9kg depending on the specific body wood used.

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Sound character of the Fender JB-62 Jazz Bass Reissue (MIJ)

Built to 1962 specifications with closely spaced single-coil J pickups and vintage-style wiring, this Japan-made reissue reproduces the era's scooped-mid, bright, slightly nasal Jazz Bass tone rather than the hotter voicing of modern J-Bass pickups.

Vintage-voiced Scooped mids Bright

Technical data for the Fender JB-62 Jazz Bass Reissue (MIJ)

Body	Basswood or alder (by production tier)
Neck	Maple, C shape, bolt-on
Fretboard	Rosewood
Scale length	34"
Nut width	39mm
Pickups	2x vintage-voiced single coil
Bridge	Vintage-style, 4-saddle
Weight	~3.9 kg

Price history for the Fender JB-62 Jazz Bass Reissue (MIJ)

Cheapest seen: 600 EUR · Most expensive seen: 1.734 EUR

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The history of the Fender JB-62 Jazz Bass Reissue (MIJ)

Fender Japan began producing reissue-spec Jazz Basses and Stratocasters/Telecasters in 1982, contracting Japanese manufacturers to build historically accurate instruments in response to inconsistent build quality at the CBS-owned Fullerton factory at the time. JB-62 reissues were produced across several distinct eras and factories (commonly abbreviated MIJ or CIJ depending on production period), making exact specification comparison between individual examples dependent on their specific year and serial number.