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Fender Jazz Bass 1970 - 1974

Name: Fender Jazz Bass 1970 - 1974
Brand: Fender

Fender · Jazz Bass 1970 -1974

Price: 28 EUR – 8.744 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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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: 28 EUR · Most expensive seen: 8.744 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.