FENDER 1985 POWER Jazz Bass Special | Vintage Artifacts

In my "Vintage Artifacts" playlist, we take a look at basses and guitars that are no longer made, but have a neat story to tell. The Fender Power Jazz Bass Special was the bass that inspired the Duff McKagan Signature Bass, and in the 80's, this bass was quite cutting-edge for Fender. More info...
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[@pjc758]

I have one of these with the red finish. I absolutely love the way it plays.

[@User-jk8wq]

That reverse P pickup really takes this bass into Spector NS2 territory!

[@jaimegwarrior7325]

I have a white Jazz Bass Special pasive bought used back in '92. Great instrument, my main bass forever!!

[@kevh5487]

I've owned a Pearl White Power Jazz Special since the late 80's which i bought second-hand for and always played thru a valve amp or a Marshal Valve State (it kinda does the job) amp and there are not too many styles that you cannot play with this bass having passive and active pick-ups without using pedals. It's (for me) simply the best all-round bass guitar and I find that playing thru a valve amp (1960's Goldentone Bassmaster) gives me the greatest pleasure!

[@peterandrews1117]

I had an '87 Fender Power Jazz Bass Special in Pearl White and I owned it for 25 years ........wish I had never sold it . I fitted a Leo Quan Badass Bass Bridge which made a lot of difference to sustain and intonation . I was interested to read one of the comments which talked about a yellowish tinge to the Pearl White colour , my bass changed colour over time to a Bird's Custard Yellow which was interesting. The best bass I ever had , really great to play and that TBX tone control could give you any tone that you could wish for . A superb bass , if I could find another , or even buy my original one back I would do it in a heartbeat .......They really are that Good !!

[@1smartjosh]

Fender jazz special was released in 1985 (played by Duff Mckagan). The power version came out in 87 with several changes including active pickups.

[@Nugmania1]

I’d like to see that, I’ll bet you it was active preamp because you can play this bass without the preamp, hence passive pickups, but show me yours I’ll show you mine an 89 in white no faded to yellow

[@Massachamp08]

I have an original 1984-1987 Jazz Bass Special in Candy Apple Red, I got it for $600 last year and I dont regret it at all, it is an incredible bass, if you can find an original one especially at the price I got mine at, pull the trigger on one

[@MartzMimic]

I had the Fender Jazz Bass Special - the actual Duff bass - that I loved. I still kick myself for selling it. It had the tradition PJ arrangement.

[@grandvianna8551]

Just snagged an 84' fretless version of this in black off ebay as a scond choice for a fretless *pedulla buzz being the 1st but missed my chance*. Beyond excited for it to arrive. It sounds great. Love the channel 🤙🤙🤙

[@davygarcia591]

This evening i m buying one. Thnx to your video i'm convinced

[@RumblinMan]

Awesome! Enjoy!

[@davygarcia591]

And it plays wonderfull. The neck is pure gold, very comfy.

[@RumblinMan]

@@davygarcia591 Nice!!!

[@ChefZak]

Sounds sick. I'm keeping an eye out for one!

[@SteveBlancoMusicianWarrior]

Fender Japan stuff is so nice.🥂

[@danevans292]

I had one of these but I don’t think it was active, but I put EMGs in it…..I regret selling it to this day, it played awesome!

[@TheBeardofDOOM]

Im not a big fender fan, but wow! That green with black stock and hardware and a PJ setup. Yeah! I dig it!

[@solo624]

I have this same model, they made several variants of the same model. Great sounding Bass

[@EricRShelton]

I just bought a passive MIJ Boxer re-issue of the Jazz Special and had to double check when you pointed out the reverse-stack P pickup! The new ones have the conventional stack with the lower string pickup closer to the neck, but that's such a cool detail on the originals! (It doesn't even seem to be consistent on the '80s models. This is blowing my mind!)

[@mrosilvR7]

I've played one of these and owned a Fender Prophecy (which inspired the successor to this bass- The Precision Bass Lyte). I find it interesting that this is shaped more like a Precision than the Precision Bass Lyte.

[@matthewlunsford4351]

Interesting, did not know this existed! Sounds good. Thanks for the history.

[@RumblinMan]

Matthew Lunsford thank you!

[@93greenstrat]

Visual, it reminds me of the Jazz Bass Plus from the 90's (which also included their first 5-string bass with modern BEADG tuning).

[@JasonVoorhees1946_]

Top video

[@RumblinMan]

Thank you!

[@ChrisDavis1975]

I like the P pickup positioned the “other” way. Seems like it would give the D & G strings a bit more low end.

[@jasonleespyder1706]

Nice playing!

[@RumblinMan]

Thanks so much.

[@Nugmania1]

I have one it’s an 89 that was originally white, maybe? It definitely has a yellow tinge, these are hard to find, I think the carbon fibre laminate on the headstock cost a 100 bones at that time, a friend of mine at FMIC mentioned that to me in passing at a party one evening

[@bryanbecker8188]

I bought one these, MIJ 1984-87, two months ago and I was really surprised by the different tone that the reverse p's produce. I also had a MIM Duff and it was a nice bass, but not near as nice as the original 80's Japanese basses. If you are interested in Japanese Fenders, check out the Fender CIJ Boxers. They showed up here in Canada about 6 months ago, they are not that expensive and are a great example of the best of Fender Japan.

[@jrbass62]

The new Fender Boxer is a good replacement

[@cameronstilliens7163]

Love that bass man! That takes me back to my childhood lol 😂 don’t know about you, but always think of Duff Mckagan from Guns-N-Roses. One of my bass heroes 👍

[@RumblinMan]

Cameron Stilliens absolutely! He played this bass for years.

[@DetroitLionsDynasty]

Are you guys sure he played the model with the inverted pickups? I can’t find any confirmation of that

[@Len37]

i own one,,,,a great bass!!

[@RumblinMan]

Nice!!

[@floydlay9189]

Howdy Rumbin Man,,That bass,wow great color scheme!,,,would love you to do a review on Haze bass guitars,,they are a budget guitar,,but I think great for the money,,I have no connection with them,,but I own three basses ,,bang for buck,,another great vid,,and great playing!

[@RumblinMan]

floyd Lay thanks my friend!!!

[@catzdollz9810]

I think I have one of these basses. It's red.

[@mowhoudin]

How comfortable is the neck?

[@cristianjimenez4079]

Yo tengo uno igual a ese 👍

[@perrysar5954]

I was there in the middle 80s and Kramer,Charvel,Jackson were RULING,my buddy was working at a music store and they couldn't keep up the demand,Fender was suffering.....how the tables have turned today

[@RumblinMan]

Wow!

[@yuyuyuyu4210]

May i ask you what the correct name of the green color in the Fender palette is? Im looking for that kind of green! Ty!

[@RumblinMan]

Sadly I’m not sure the name of it!

[@dinovugic7701]

Would you recomend this bass over the Player jazz bass made today?

[@RumblinMan]

Nah, I’d go with the Player.

[@TexasEdition]

Where did you find the knobs? I;m having a hard time finding suitable replacements.

[@RumblinMan]

Actually someone else found them so I don’t know!!

[@theinfinatewisdom]

Yah, I had one of those also! It was a great bass! It was stolen.

[@RumblinMan]

That is sad, man!!

[@allengarcia8274]

Tengo uno exactamente igual del año 1987, solo que con el puente en color negro

[@RumblinMan]

Bueno!!

[@GODenWord]

Are you going to review pipe organs?

[@RumblinMan]

ⰔⰀⰞⰀ maybe if this were the 1940’s.

[@facedowngaming]

It’s says Jazz bass but it sounds like a P bass 🤔