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Fender Jaco Pastorius Jazz Bass, 3-Color Sunburst

Fender Jaco Pastorius Jazz Bass

Pre-orderFender part 0196208800

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$3,449.99 CAD

Finish: 3-Color Sunburst

How would you like to pay?

Time of arrival for special orders varies by product.
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?

Deposit orders: the balance is due when it arrives. Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay can't take a deposit. Pre-order FAQ

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

Got a question about this one?

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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 changed what the bass could do, and he did it on a sunburst fretless Jazz Bass. This recreation keeps that recipe: an alder body with no pickguard, a "C" shape maple neck and a slab pau ferro fingerboard with no frets, finished with a urethane coating.

Instead of dots on the face, the board has inlaid lines where the frets would be, and the side dots sit centred on those lines, so you have a visual guide with nothing raised under the fingers. A 1.5" nut keeps the neck slim at the first position. Two American Vintage single-coil Jazz Bass pickups each get their own volume, with a master tone, and the reverse open-gear tuners and vintage bridge keep the look period.

It comes strung with stainless flatwounds, in 3-Color Sunburst. For a different take on the fretless idea, the Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass is the one to compare, and if you want the same body with frets, look at the American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Body Material: Select Alder
Body Finish: Gloss Lacquer
Body Shape: Jazz Bass

NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: "C" Shape
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Pau Ferro
Position Inlays: Side Dot
Number of Frets: Fretless
Fret Size: Fretless
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.5" (38.1 mm)
Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)

ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: American Vintage Single-Coil Jazz Bass
Neck Pickup: American Vintage 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
Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
Strings: Fender USA 9050M Stainless Steel Flatwound (.055-.105 Gauges), PN 0739050406

CASE
Case: Deluxe Brown Hardshell (Gold 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.