Museum & Original Owners

Original Owner, Original Bass: A ’73 Jazz Bass Meets the Vintera III

Jim’s parents bought him a brand-new 1973 Fender Jazz Bass for Christmas: sunburst, maple board, black blocks. Fifty years later, we put it head-to-head with Fender’s brand-new Vintera III Early ’70s Jazz Bass. Here’s how the reissue stacks up against the real thing.