Fender CS Relic Vs The REAL thing (and I’m giving BOTH away)

Have you ever wondered what the pro’s and cons are of buying a real vintage Fender Jazz Bass vs a Custom Shop Relic?
If you have, then you're in the right place.
In this video I put a real 1969 Jazz Bass up against a Custom Shop 1964 relic for the ultimate battle…
Here’s just some of the things we’re investigating:
- Pricing (there's a twist to this!)
- Consistency
- Availability
- The “X” Factor
- And way more…
Oh… and if that’s not cool enough, I’m also giving these basses away along with $20,000 worth of bass gear that you could win.
As always, see you in the shed…
Scott :)
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[@devinebass]

Hey guys, looks like the link had an error... fixed it now... here's the correct link, good luck! :) gleam.io/JqMQw/sbl-2019-ultimate-jazz-bass-giveaway

[@ak1969]

Scott's Bass Lessons it would be a nice birthday precent to me. I was born in June 1969 and my car was made in same year. That would fit right in between😬

[@aspyr5681]

Thanks Scott! I'd love to win this because I know a person who is a diehard vintage/relic fan, of course, I'm talking about my brother, he will appreciate this bass more than anyone! So fingers crossed!!! Yes!!!

[@aspyr5681]

Oh my goodness I just saw you're giving away Sire too, that's definitely more my style, so if I don't win one of the priceless ones for my bro, I'll cross my fingers for a Sire, because I really need an upgrade, can't afford to fix my 15 year old bass :< Time took a toll on it

[@tragicmarker3693]

Play a djent solo

[@_ajax_4115]

great video scott 💪👍

[@padureancalin8096]

Honestly, this is literally the SICKEST, BADDEST, MONSTROUS giveaway ever!!! Either way, any price is superb!

[@brianlewis4415]

Being an old plodder who doesn't really do much playing these days I'll stick with my equally old 82 Squire JV seriesJazz bass. Based on the 62? model. Looks and feels..preloved and still sounds and feels great. Bloody love it

[@user-tm7vl4hf6v]

Please feature Joe Dart someday ..🙏🙏

[@atakanabac5876]

Now i will gonna cry. Don't give your personal bass dude. :(

[@bsidehyacinthus]

efsane ya custom shop olan ben olsam vermezdim

[@honestbrute9216]

Yeah I really don’t know why he would do that...

[@bassimprovjams3772]

I know man

[@Jedmanuel91]

Best of luck to everyone! As always, thank you Scott and the Scott’s Bass Lesson Team!

[@braydensilliman6413]

That vintage Jazz looks amazing! Really hard to find those below $5000. Good luck to all the contestants!

[@VoituresIngénierie]

I personnaly buy or build new basses and wait for them to become "vintage". And they do!

[@CountryLongboarding]

When you find out that you and Scott share the same Bass-y Birthday🤙🏼 Happy birthday tomorrow man!!

[@jakewestenberger6981]

404 error on trying to open the link

[@paulwagorn6200]

WOW... really nice giveaway, and thanks for giving back to the community. I'm sure I won't win, but I still think this is fantastic. Thanks for everything you've given to the bass community. I'm a much better bass player thanks to all your videos over the years.

[@kmrumedy]

Once these are gone, PLEASE bring back your Overwater jazz bass! It's still the best sounding bass out of all of your collection.

[@maggiehebert5661]

Giving away your personal bass.... noooooooo!!! Haha, but seriously, that’s super rad of you. Love this video and I’m grateful for this channel. I’ve learned so much. Keep on keeping on!! 👍🏼

[@YYLegend]

I had to perform about 2-3 years ago, and i didn't have a bass. So i walked into a shop and rented a black American Jazz bass with white pickguards. Certainly no vintage or a relic, but man was it hard to take it back to the shop. It was hands down the best bass i've ever played.

[@exister4959]

I’ve joined literally every contest for the last 2 years! I will never win 😭

[@honestbrute9216]

You sure won’t...it’s rigged..

[@aarondavis4341]

Looking at my whole bass collection,I have fenders, Squiers,ibanezs and other name brands,as well as cheap basses my whole collection of 8 bass I got like maybe 2000$ ,Scott has what like 10thousand dollars worth of gear in just those 2 basses,not even getting into the 5 or 6 sitting behind him. I'd give my left leg for an hour with either one of those j bass beauty's

[@bigbaby6112]

I've had my '64 Jazz since 1978 and my '62 P since 1999 (bought on eBay!) There's def some inconsistencies - try D on the A string Vs. D on the E string - but with a good setup it's well worth it. p.s. living in a cardboard box with only these 2 basses as my last possessions. They'll be buried with me.

[@honestbrute9216]

Owned a ‘65 P with massive neck problems...lost a little money trading out of it..owned a ‘73 Jazz...slight but annoying neck pocket problems..lost money selling that..bought Fender CS Basses since..top notch construction and comparable tone...absolutely no regrets....I’d still shell out the cash for the right vintage Jazz...

[@caseysaunders3016]

Roger Wills (Alan Jackson's bass player) is from around my hometown of Ada, OK. Many years ago he sold his '64 Jazz Bass to a mutual friend, Jeff Lowe: a move he deeply regrets from what Jeff says and I believe him. I ran into Jeff at a club he was playing and got to play around with the '64 J. Man, it had the greatest action and smoothest tone of any bass I have ever played. I have a '72 Jazz, which in no way compares to Jeff's '64. Despite my many pleadings, crying, and gnashing of teeth, Jeff would not, of course, trade me mine for his. It's a rare day when I don't think of Jeff's '64 Jazz Bass -- it is a phenomenal instrument.

[@GooseDave]

I have just taken delivery of a CS P-Bass reissue 1960 Heavy Relic. Couldn't be happier. Defo has mojo in spades.

[@robertmusilli5198]

Keep in mind that collectibles have dubious invest value. For example I bought a 1971 Hofner bass in 1986 for $375. In today's dollars that's $881. A 71 Hofner would probably go today for $2000. I will have made money for sure. But if I had invested that same $375 in an index fund it would be worth about $8,000 today. So if you love that 1966 bass, buy it, play it and let it bring you happiness but don't confuse it with a financial investment by any means.

[@danielsong6899]

Such beauties.... Today’s my birthday, and just winning one of these basses would just be the absolute best present ever. Also happy birthday Scott 💛 Keep up the amazing work my good sir!

[@charlesclark5029]

Yeah, I’ve fallen into the trap of buying a vintage bass online. It was a 79’ Fender Precision Bass. Lovely. Put most of my project car fund into it. Spoke to the owner, seemed legit, then I stupidly paid for it, then I never saw the bass or word from the owner. Lesson learnt there really. Looking for an old bass again. I just prefer the old guitars, I have a bunch of old guitars and they’re just wonderful. Sadly I never got my bass in the end, or my money back. It’s a hard lesson learnt there.

[@looniethemoonie5353]

I remember seeing a 1969 jazz bass in a gc vintage section in south Houston. It was candy apple red with a matching headstock and it was the most beautiful jazz bass I have ever seen in person. Only bad thing is it was $10,000...

[@duncan-rmi]

I had a nicely battered 1971 jazzer, bought it in stockholm. after a few years I took it to the bass gallery to be refretted, & when I went to pick it up, spotted a 2006 CS 1966 reissue (mark kendrick masterbuilt, one of a hundred, gold, matching headstock...). straight swap. no regrets.

[@Skiptracer1981]

You should try to get Chris Wood from Medeski, Martin and Wood on the show. He is an incredible bass player who is proficient on upright and electric. He plays a Jazz Bass as his electric bass.

[@honestbrute9216]

I’m hesitant about. Using vintage Basses online too....it would have to be through a store that gave an approval period where I could try it out and inspect it for a few days and if I didn’t like it, I could send it back...without that, no deal...

[@ShrimpsTonic]

The bass I ordered last year was pretty much stolen by the customs (new rosewood laws) and I haven't had the money to buy another one since. Wish me luck!

[@nicolasito80]

Hi Scott! 404 error! But no problem! Your vídeos are great and all the courses as well. I've Been a member last year and it's awesome! Waiting for the link! Thank you

[@thomasirwin4099]

Scott, I'm a little late to this, but something I wanted to toss on the discussion pile- one of the other magic questions to ask is, what are you intending to do with it? If you want to play it live and out, to my way of thinking, it makes very little sense to buy a vintage instrument. If it gets damaged, stolen, or what have you, your investment instrument is toast. Also, I'd be very reluctant to modify a true vintage instrument. You're not going to put a de-tuner on or rip the pickups out of a true ''62 Jazz or Precision if it's essentially a museum piece. The reissues tend to be working musicians' basses. Conversely, my two vintage instruments (early 70s P-Basses) are studio queens that I never let out of my sight. For the artists I've worked with, as soon as they see those basses, I don't need to pull anything else out unless I need a 5-string. My two vintage pieces were well-used by the time I got them, so they're not going to have that museum-level appearance. Anyway, just my two cents' worth- thanks for doing this and hope you're well!

[@benbrown5124]

Scott's Bass still contains a little excess magic from being played by him This will be transferred to the lucky recipient Good luck everyone! And happy birthday Scott!

[@davidkucera2625]

Dear Scott, I believe that must be a CS reissue of a 60-62 Jazz bass, as those are the years with the concentric knobs. Not that it really matters! All the best on your wonderful KZbin page.

[@jacksonwrightmusic6805]

Wow! Great opportunity you're providing us, Scott! Thanks! Also, are you CRAZY??? Haha jk

[@sssxxxttt]

My generous neighbor lent me his 2009 Fender jazz bass while away for a year. I would so like to have one, but as a noob amateur I have to make do with less expensive instruments, unless luck strikes... I'll definitly enter :)

[@Spritsailor]

It's not quite a classic yet, but I bought an untouched American Special P bass for $650 with the vintage style case. The guy said it was a gift and it was too big for him to play so it sat in a corner. It had not even been intoned yet.

[@andycuz1]

I had a 62 Japanese reissue jazz brand new and a 73 American p sold the jazz the year before they stopped importing them. I recently looked for one and can no longer afford one. Still got the p and will never give it up. Ya like there a couple and need to be togeather. It has a soul it treats me well and is the best bass I’ve ever had but I really need a jazz in my life. I

[@MapleWorld]

Wishin' you a funktastic birthday SD.

[@petejackson9285]

Most interesting, however the reason I watched this is because the question I think is the most important is what is the sound difference? If you want vintage, you want original pickup, you want aged timber and finishes, you want the 'vintage sound'. How does the new bass compare? That question wasn't delt with.

[@ToeKneeAre]

I had wanted to say previously that if I had won the Fodera if I could trade you for one of your Fenders. Thanks for the opportunity! The Fodera is super cool, but it's more Bass than I am Man... 😁

[@tyrinkeith5566]

My 99 PJ fender bass. I found it in the guitar closet at school and it had no strings. It has dead spots in the fret board and the paint was chipping and the tuner for the E string was weak. The pick guard is chipped at the bottom. think of Larry Graham's white bass. I traded an Ibanez 5 for it and it is the best trade ever

[@jessesuddeth63]

It would be a dream come true to have that 1969 jazz bass.

[@valk27]

I can’t believe you’re giving away your J bass! amazing prizes! Sat here with two other bassists, in Holland!!!

[@mrosilvR7]

The X-Factor is real. I scouted an American Standard Precision for my church that was pretty much perfect. It blew the doors off the brand new Professionals and Elites. Though, it wasn't quite vintage, the newer isn't always better.

[@iandickeson3510]

That custom shop bass is literally EVERYTHING thing I want.

[@bogdan2469-j5h]

Hey scott, the link is not working, it says error 404.

[@taniarodriguez1319]

Link already fixed. Must clarify that participants MUST BUY in order to participate?

[@Oompa-dn9jm]

Great video. Gleam link has been down since at least yesterday evening, though.

[@Antondunaev]

Happy birthday!!! Best wishes! And thank you for your contribution to music culture! You’re the best.

[@KiraPlaysGuitar]

Holy hell do I regret subscribing to your email list. You absolutely flood my inbox.

[@KiraPlaysGuitar]

@The Ultimate Bass Factory m8

[@edoardolaspada]

Ending up the free trial is not easy at all. There is no dedicated button and you have to contact customer service and if they don't reply in time you will be billed. Beware

[@Lindy77ful]

Such a sublime sound from that ‘69 Jazz bass...

[@BogoEN]

You finally got me, after a few years of watching gratis on here. Nice hook, it worked 😎🎸

[@GUASY86]

Im in love of tha blue bass since the fierst video Scott made unboxing and compare whit a sire.

[@TheVince]

IMAGINE GETTING A BASS FROM SCOTT. WOW!!!!!

[@Doxologyboy]

Well I’m totally stoked! Good luck ya’ll!

[@franklehouillier8865]

Scott, you should ask the developer of the emails to change the maximum entries that people can enter to 30 rather than 50 because it is upsetting to new members who think that the "secret code" might be available to them when it is not and confusing to existing members who can't sign up for the 14-day free trial because they are already members. It should just be a matter of changing a variable in the automatic e-mail program from 50 to 30.

[@wesm4412]

Hi Scott! Excellent video and giveaway! Both are awesome sounding but it's you that makes them sound incredible! Keep up the amazing work, and have an awesome day!

[@BobWadeGuitar]

Scott, thanks for this vid! I own a 65 pre CBS Jazz - black with black headstock. It has the X factor in spades. Thing is, it's so valuable I don't really want to take it to some gigs anymore. Thing is, I'm spoiled and can't seem to find anything else that satisfies. Didn't really want to spend $3000 on a backup bass, but it seems to come down to that I guess.

[@MapleWorld]

Ok Scott, you finally twisted my arm. I'm in! :)

[@bassimprovjams3772]

I would give both nuts to win one of them jazzes

[@MikeTrifixion]

That Relic is just gorgeous

[@MichaelVernonDavis]

Still 404! NOOOOOOOOO!!!

[@jamesryan1939]

Missing looks and tone on the list. For me Vintage all the way if money is no object, but for people like me, a normal gigging musician, the custom shops are 80% as good in every way without the insane costs and gamble buying a bad one. Plus even know they are still expensive, I carry insurance, so they are easily replaced if it would get stolen or damaged on the road.

[@BingKemp]

Happy funky birthday, Scottie, from Mexico Ciudad!

[@lanimask4314]

I don’t think the link works! It says “404 uh oh”

[@NeoBalkanacMan]

Seems like Scott is having secopnd thoughts about giving away his favourite bass, can't blame him. LOL

[@lanimask4314]

Thomas Moore haha! I would too...

[@gabehankins3087]

It's not working man, as people have said error 404 comes up when you click on the link :/

[@philippemelkonian6485]

Happy birthday Scott . July 14th is French national day too so fireworks will be shared for you !

[@Azajndo]

i always buy basses to play, not for investment. that’s why i have a cs jazz in seafoam green (also i have an original 74 jazz what isn’t that great). however my favorite bass of all is my fgn neo p with 77 pickups and flats. it slaughters any bass i played before. i have a friend who owned a 82 stingray, and trust me it was the worst stingray of all time. also, another friend owned a 79 p, it was good, for paper weight or firewood, but not for an instrument.

[@_ajax_4115]

404 error scott

[@bogdan2469-j5h]

Omg so cool, im at least going to try getting one.

[@TheAriGreenwald]

Thx Scott Have I mentioned that you ROCK!!! ? You do own that brother. Cheers, Arieh

[@maxipop1000]

Woahhhh thx Scott ! :) good luck everyone !

[@BigSunn0]

WHY?! Why is the plastic thumb rest above the E string on some basses, and below the G string on others???

[@julesvox]

Above the E string is a thumb rest. The one below G is a finger rest, back when players mostly played the strings with their thumb, they'd rest their index and middle fingers on the plastic. That's why so many vintage basses have that rest below.

[@leoc507]

The vintage one... 😍

[@kzim229]

Happy Birthday!

[@mikelyon5916]

I found the most amazing 65 p bass when I was in want a Monica once. Supposedly belonged to Darryl jones. Nearly bought it but talked myself out of it

[@ndawson5954]

This is unbelievable! Entries sorted, gimme dat bass!

[@SnyderBarry]

Scott, mate, learned so much from your vids! That vintage bass would be sweet!

[@offbeatbassgear]

Is that the intro from the Bass Lessons video by Jaco Pastorius from DCI? I think I recognize that riff.

[@Dre617904]

I bought a 61P in 2001. it was refined, missing a tone nob, 1 pot replaced, and a bridge screw replaced. Anyone plays it for 30 seconds asks if I wanna sell it. All about that mojo

[@cyberwin60]

Crazy cool basses Bro...I would choice a Fender JB above one of my Pedulla basses 9 times out of 10 iff I owned a JB 🤪🤙

[@soopahsoopah]

Speaking of X-Factor basses, the Kubicki Ex-Factor is where it's at.

[@jordangarrison2134]

Can’t wait to win them BOTH!!! 😬

[@honestbrute9216]

Sounds as good as any Fodera 4...FCS is the bomb..

[@johnnymartini5434]

Happy birthday Scott :)

[@leeuwrutger]

Happy birthday!

[@richliddle2025]

Entered! I’ll be happy with one those kick ass straps to be honest

[@VinceAnity]

I bought a Fernandes FPB60 pbass 1975, made in japan for 550€ and it is killer...

[@tararichards1433]

I got lucky. Bought a '75 P bass on eBay because of the color. It'd had the body restored / relicked and the neck is Original. I felt its power right away and love it very much. Paid $1500. Had it in the shop recently and had to wipe off the drool....

[@casgian3272]

Tbh when I casually picked up a Flea signature jazz bass from Mexico, I was amazed and had to buy it (bargain diamond)

[@chaosopher23]

When I go shopping for an instrument of any kind (except electronic keyboards), there's a few things I look for. While price is a huge factor, putting it aside, it comes down to: 1. Sound. Here's where it counts most. I can't buy a beautiful instrument that sounds like shit. 2. Feel. It has to be fun to play, easy to play, and consistently good at both. It has to be balanced, and I don't do extra work to play it. 3. Appearance. This is just a bit of vanity for me. There should be a uniqueness to it. I like wood tones (my Washburn G. W. Lyon is, unfortunately, yuppie house white: boring!) better than plain paint jobs. I like a beat-up look over a pristine finish. I don't care about the back of the neck or the back of the instrument. I would pick an instrument made from unfinished house construction lumber if it had the best sound and feel, though!

[@TheSmooshster]

Breathing intensifies in the intro lol

[@TallSomeone]

Buy it to play it and tone is all that matters.

[@jcsk8]

This time I´ll put my hands on a nice jazz bass!

[@sergiocolmenares9482]

Happy birthday Scott :D

[@valendis]

I feel really sad for you giving away your '64 custom shop! what were you thinking?! Anyway thanks a lot for this chance to win those great basses!

[@D9ruizD9]

Noooo nobody except Scott's personal bass wth!

[@McOuroborosBurger]

I prefer a 504 over a 404.

[@Below-Average_Joe]

All Fender go up in value after they are thirty years old. If you are young enough to keep your Custom Shop Fender thirty years, you will see it fo up in value.

[@Haik86]

Watching these giveaway introductions, cant help my self from hearing RHCP - Give it away verse. Am I going to die?