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Fender Custom Shop Jaco Pastorius Tribute Fretless Jazz Bass, 3-Color Sunburst

Fender Custom Shop Jaco Pastorius Tribute Fretless Jazz Bass

Pre-orderFender Custom Shop part 9235001332

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$8,250 CAD

Finish: 3-Color Sunburst

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It can be anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. Want an estimate before you order?

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  • Ordered in for you
  • Set up free
  • Shipped insured from Ottawa
  • Free shipping over $200

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Why Lauzon Music

Guitar people since 1945

Set up your way

Free with online orders

Every instrument crosses Ian Vance's bench before it ships. You choose the strings and the action when you order.

Shipped insured

Free insured shipping in Canada on orders over $200.

Three generations

In the family since 1945, with a player answering your questions before and after you order.

Authorized dealer

Full manufacturer warranty on every new instrument.

Financing

Pay in full and you can spread the cost with PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments, with the exact terms shown at checkout. Financing never changes the price of the guitar. How financing works

Our take

Who this one is for

Jaco Pastorius played a fretless Jazz Bass with a sunburst finish worn deep into the wood, and this tribute recreates it, down to the wear pattern of his original. It was researched in cooperation with his technician.

The select alder body wears a distressed 3-Color Sunburst in nitrocellulose lacquer, with no pickguard. The slab rosewood board is coated in epoxy, which protects the wood from wear by roundwound strings, as on his original. Side dots mark the positions. Two Custom '60s single-coil Jazz Bass pickups run through two volumes and a master tone, and knurled chrome knobs replace the usual Jazz Bass knobs, as on his bass.

A player new to fretless should know there are no lines on the face of the board. For a fretted Jazz Bass of the same early '60s pattern, compare the 1961 Jazz Bass Heavy Relic.

The photos show one example. Wood grain and aging vary from bass to bass, so the one built for you will differ in the details.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Body Material: Select Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Jazz Bass
Pickguard: None
Aging: Relic

NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: "C" Shape
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Epoxy Coated, Slab Rosewood
Position Inlays: Side Dot
Number of Frets: Fretless
Fret Size: Vintage-Style
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.5" (38.1 mm)
Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)

ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom '60s Single-Coil Jazz Bass
Neck Pickup: Custom '60s Single-Coil Jazz Bass
Pickup Configuration: SS
Controls: Volume 1. (Middle Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone
Switching: None

HARDWARE
Bridge: 4-Saddle American Vintage Bass
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: American Vintage Reverse Open-Gear Bass
Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
Strings: Fender USA 7250ML Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.100 Gauges), PN 0737250405

CASE
Case: Deluxe Black Hardshell (Orange Interior)

Free with online orders

Set up your way

What a setup can cover

Whatever your guitar needs, it gets. None of it is an upcharge.

  • Frets polished
  • Fretboard conditioned
  • Hardware tightened
  • Fresh strings, your choice
  • Truss rod adjusted
  • Action set at the bridge
  • Nut slots detailed
  • Saddles radiused, where they are individual
  • Vibrato springs adjusted
  • Intonation set
  • Pickup height set
  • Electronics checked

Set up by our expert tech

The setup menu you get with your order confirmation

Anything else How you play, a problem you have had with past setups, a request the list does not cover.

Pre-orders

Questions we get

How much do I pay today?

Your choice: the full price, or a 25% deposit. On a deposit, the balance is due when the guitar reaches the shop, before it ships to you.

When will it arrive?

It varies by product, anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. If it changes, we let you know, and you can cancel.

Want an estimate for this model before you order? Ask us in the chat.

Can I cancel?

Yes, any time before the supplier invoices it and ships it to us. We refund what you paid less 3% to cover the card processing fee.

Once it has shipped to us it is a special order and final sale. If it arrives with something wrong, we put that right.

What if the price goes up before it arrives?

You pay the price you ordered at. Once your order is placed we hold that price, even if the supplier raises it before the guitar arrives.

Is the free setup included?

Yes. A pre-order is an online order, so it gets the same free setup: it crosses Ian Vance's bench before it ships, set up the way you choose. The setup menu above shows what that covers.

Do I pay duty or brokerage on a US order?

No. Duty, taxes, brokerage and customs on a US order are handled at our end before the instrument leaves Ottawa. It arrives at your door with nothing to pay.

Orders going anywhere outside Canada and the United States work differently. The shipping and returns policy sets out which is which.

Can I finance it?

Yes, if you are in Canada and paying in full. Pick PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments as your payment method at checkout. The plan, the rate and the approval sit with the provider, and you see the terms before you agree to anything. You pay a deposit by card or PayPal.

More on Financing.