1. Five String Bass Guitar
2. Carvin V 59k Fretless Five String Bass 126025 Serial Number List
3. Carvin V 59k Fretless Five String Bass 126025 Serial Numbers

The serial number infers this is a 2000 US-made Fender American Deluxe Five-String Jazz Bass that is dressed out after a Fender Custom Shop Time Machine Series American Vintage 1962 Fender Jazz Bass. Although they didn't actually make a 5-string JBass in 1962, I liked the look. Fender American Deluxe Jazz Bass V. This Kay Bass Ser# 7435 was manufactured in 1940, according to the serial number and Roger Stowers, the Kay bass guru. It is a 5 string S-51, which was one of their highest quality models. The CB105C Thunderchief 5-string Acoustic-Electric Bass features a large body cutaway design with Sitka spruce top, mahogany back and sides, mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. Includes such standard Tacoma refinements as a specially shaped bridge and triangular bracing on both top and bottom assuring maximum resonance and tone.

Woody's Fender American Deluxe V
5-string Jazz bass page
(with a Roland GK3b synthesizer pickup)

The serial number infers this is a 2000 US-made
Fender American Deluxe Five-String Jazz Bass
that is dressed out after a Fender Custom Shop
Time Machine SeriesAmerican Vintage 1962 Fender Jazz Bass.
Although they didn't actually make a 5-string JBass in 1962, I liked the look.
Fender American Deluxe Jazz Bass V

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DATING MY FENDER JAZZ BASS
While the serial number (DZ0.....) indicates a 2000 bass,
according to Scott (Fender Customer Service, 03/28/2011)
all the parts didn't come together to be a finished guitar until July 2001.
Right after production, it was originally shipped from the Fender factory in California to the Larry Morgan Music Company (Garland, TX, closed 2008).
In my case, the neck serial number dates to 2000 but the actual date stamp on the base of the neck shows April 12, 2001
On the body in the neck cavity, a black-ink 'Feb' is visible (rest of date is illegible)
Also in this same area a red-ink 'Mar 28' is visible (rest of date is illegible)
Also seen is what appears to be perhaps N9685. Does anyone know what that might mean?
Fender records show that it actually 'became a guitar' in July 2001.
Fender also buys assorted piece parts (volume, tone controls, wire, etc) in bulk.
The POT (potentiometer) code on my original volume control was R1379605.
This says that the POT was produced by CTS early in 1996 during the fifth week, a full half-a-decade before the guitar was built.
The take-a-way here is that Fender apparently produces great numbers of piece parts (necks and bodies)
and apparently stockpiles them, sometimes for long periods of time.
In this regard, the guitar's serial number and POT codes can be assumed to be only rough estimate of when the guitar was actually produced.
In my case:
* The serial number dates to 2000,
* The neck indicates it was made April 12, 2001,
*The POT dates to 1996
but
* Fender records conclude it all became a guitar in July 2001.
In my humble opinion, that's going to make it pretty tough on historians someday.
It is true that I am more than a little disappointed about this finding and
reaffirms my appreciation for such quality instruments as those made by Heritage and Martin
(who, unfortunately, do not make electric bass guitars).
At this point, if I was ever to replace this guitar,
I might consider a more personalized product.
Dates on my 1995 Fender Precision Bass are not at all as distressed as the Jazz Bass.
It almost appears that Fender's quality control and/or construction technologies were challenged in 2000/2001.
In the end this guitar was apparently nothing more than a mass produced factory product.
It does play and sound great and for that I remain grateful.
STRINGING THE 5-string FENDER JAZZ BASS
For years I have used GHS Precision Flatwound M3050 strings on my 4-string PBass.
In 2011, I tried a set of Thomastik-Infeld (TI) Vienna JF345 strings
really expensive at us$80 from JustStrings.com and, while these were okay,
I did replace them and again now always restring with the
GHS 5-string Precision Flatwound M3050-5 strings us$37 off eBay.

AESTHETICS
I prefer the string and bridge covers as I believe they enhance appearance while reducing skin-scrapes when playing.
It adds diversity to the playing-style, as well, by allowing occasional use of a pick for some music styles
while bracing the playing hand on the center string cover.
The neck pickup cover (made for a 4-string bass) did not actually fit over the five strings
so I raised it slightly by inserting shims between the pick guard and the metal cover.
The 4-string bridge plate is also not wide enough to fully cover the wider 5-string bridge pickup
so I had to offset the cover slightly towards the bottom of the guitar.
This requires the bridge pickup to be slightly visible.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

DZ0263493 2000/2001 eB 08/11 1200

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Since 26 March 2011:

Offered for sale;

Used c2005 Carvin LB75 Electric Bass serial number 66642. This bass is in very good condition, neck and frets are fine. Cosmetically in nice shape.

This LB75 features a 1-piece hard rock maple neck through body design for increased sustain, ebony fingerboard with 24 frets, 3 x 2 headstock, active pre-amp with a pickup blend and three-band EQ. The combination of single coil and humbucker with coil tap provides a broad tonal range.

These Carvin basses are built to a high standard of quality with many features and attractive pricing.

Great playing and sounding bass at an excellent price!

Original hard shell case included.

Bass Specs:

Serial number: 66642

Body: Ash

Finish: Natural

Neck: Hard rock maple 1 piece

Fingerboard: Ebony

Number of Frets: 24 medium-jumbo

Bridge: Fully adjustable string through body

Tuners: Carvin premium 20:1

Pickups: J99A neck, HB2 Alnico 5 bridge

Controls: Volume with push/pull active-passive, blend, treble, mid, bass and mini toggle coil tap for bridge pickup

Scale Length: 34”

Neck Width at Nut: 1.75”

Five String Bass Guitar

Radius: 14”

Body Width at Lower Bout: 12.5”

Body Depth: 1 5/8”

Weight: 9.4lbs

Carvin V 59k Fretless Five String Bass 126025 Serial Number List

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Carvin V 59k Fretless Five String Bass 126025 Serial Numbers

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