Fender Custom Shop 1964 Jazz Bass Relic (2006) — Custom Shop example

A Custom Shop labelled 1964 Jazz Bass (stated 1964, Custom Shop series) offered at £2,986.01; Jazz Basses vary widely with series and origin.

Why we selected it today

Selected as Good Value because the asking price of £2,986.01 sits below a historical like‑for‑like asking‑price benchmark. The historical benchmark figure used by AG is £3,211.06 — the listing is about 7% below that level. Note the present live like‑for‑like pool is thinner than normal, so the benchmark is drawn from historical like‑for‑like days; all figures are observed asking prices, not confirmed sales. The pricing evidence helped too: AG currently rates the asking price as Good Value against its like-for-like comparison set.

The model’s pedigree

Model family: Fender Jazz Bass. The Jazz Bass uses two single‑coil pickups, an offset body and a narrower nut than the Precision; country of manufacture, series and age drive wide price variation.

How we matched this guitar

Detected identity: Fender Jazz Bass · Custom Shop with a stated year of 1964. The series detection is from the listing; the stated year is claimed by the seller and not independently verified by AnotherGuitar.

Key features

Custom Shop designation and ‘1964’ reference suggest a period‑inspired specification — differences in country of manufacture, originality and dating materially affect value.

How the asking price compares

At £2,986.01, this sits against a current median asking price of £3,601.19 across 1 other closely matched listing. Allowing for the like-for-like asking-price history we have collected, the AG benchmark is £3,211.06. The featured guitar is about 7% below that level. That earns AG’s Good Value rating: it looks attractively positioned without relying on an unrealistic outlier price. These are observed eBay asking prices, not confirmed sold prices.

What a buyer should check

Check neck relief, truss‑rod operation, pickup balance, fret wear and electronics. Older instruments warrant careful verification of neck, body, hardware and date codes.