That’s a great price, just check the truss rod. everything else can be easily replaced for relatively cheap.
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I’m not certain but I think that’s around what I paid for my 2000 MiM Jazz new at the time. So with inflation, that’s probably a solid price.
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Did some quick market comparisons with an AI tool, taking into account asking prices for similar listings. So, take it for what it is worth, but this seems to confirm it being a pretty good deal! Here’s the summary.
Adjusted Estimate for Europe (Private Seller)
Given the data above and factoring in condition, year (2019), and rarity (fretless), a fair range might be:
- Good condition: ~ €650 to €800
- Very good to excellent condition (minimal wear, rare finish, includes case/papers): up to ~ €900–€1,000
- Average condition / noticeable wear (especially on fretless fingerboard): perhaps ~ €550 to €650
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Is that Rosewood or Pau Ferro. It doesn’t really matter much on Fretted version but on a Fretless the fingerboard is important. Not necessarily one is better than the other but it’s what you are after.
Pau Ferro will be warmer than Rosewood which warmer than Maple.
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Thanks for your valuable advice @fennario @JustTim @devilcrayon @Al1885
I was also thinking by myself that it sounds like quite a good deal but I was very unsure. Even if I have never played a fretless, I’m so much fascinated of the sound (I’m basically thinking of buying a fretless all day…) that I want one. But being still a noob, I don’t wanna spend too much money on it as I totally don’t know whether I can handle it (even though I believe it must be somehow doable with enough time and practice).
My thought is, that instead of buying a cheapo new one, I’d be probably better off buying a quality used one, and if I really was unable to handle it after some time, I still might sell it later on (without losing too much money).
Thanks again. That was very helpful. 
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TBH, I don’t know. But thanks for pointing this out since I wouldn’t have known that there’s a considerable difference when it comes to tone. I will have to ask the guy since the ad itself doesn’t give much information, it only says:
“Fender Jazz-Bass fretless, Mexiko 2019, strings La Bella Deep Talkin’, Fender Infinitive Straplocks in chrome”.
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You’d be surprised how incredibly
Easy it is to play.
small habit change in fretting and off you go sounding like Pino.
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That looks just like mine, and mine is pau ferro. While it could be a trick of the picture, isn’t rosewood much darker than pau?
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Rosewood can range in color quite a bit, plus Brazilian (rare and import-restricted now) is very different looking from Patagonian and Indian.
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The other day I was browsing basses at Sweetwater (I was not doing this instead of practicing, I was doing it when I was supposed to be working). Found one that really spoke to me.
Two things keeping me from buying it:
- $1600 is almost triple what my last bass cost. Am I really three times as good now?
- 16" radius. I’ve only got experience with 9.5". Not sure I want to buy a different radius without getting my hands on something similar first.
The second one is relatively easily dealt with by going to one of the music shops in town and seeing if they have (and trying) something with a 16" radius. The first point…not so much.
Just look at this thing.
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Ooh.
So, I greatly prefer flatter radii on necks so I would love a 16”, but you should try and see.
$1600 doesn’t scare me for a nice instrument. It’s made in Korea so will be high quality. 8.6lbs is not bad for a neck-through either.
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The cool thing about spending your hard-earned cash to purchase something that will bring you joy is that there is no skills test to go along with it. If it’s calling to you and you’re willing and able to part with the cash to do so, more power to you! Play what makes you happy!
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This is the last thing that I actually had expected. 
I was preparing myself for an incredibly tough journey already. But that’s good to hear. Thanks.
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I just got a reply from the guy who’s selling the bass and he said it’s a Fender Player Jazz Bass FL PF 3TS, which means that it’s Pau Ferro.
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That’s one of my dreams. 
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I have two,stealth 4 and a stiletto studio 5, Schecter makes a great bass. You will like it. What Fennario said👍
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So the next post will be NBD and a picture, right? 
. Sounds like a really good deal. I’m wanting a quality fretless as well.
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Yeah, well, you shouldn’t really believe more than 50% of what those SoCal people say… they are dreamers and hippies, and in the case of @Al1885 , they are also extremely talented
I find playing fretless is hard. Instead of relying on the “dots”, you need to “fret” right on the fretlines (if you have any), and this always throws me off when trying to navigate the fingerboard. Generally, getting your intonation right is really hard also…
That all said, it’s a lot of fun too 
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- That’s not how this works.
- I agree with @howard, flatter is nicer and I prefer as well. Not to say rounder is “harder”, just seems to feel better.
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Hey @Vader , I’d say if it’s in your budget go for it. For #1, I would not use that reasoning. If it motivates you to pick it up and play even more that is all the reaon you need. Like @Howard and @John_E , I too prefer flatter radii. I have two Basses each with 12"-16" compound radius, two with 9.5" and one with 10". I did the opposite order and went the other way to a rounder radius, initially I did not like it but after a short while adjusted. It is not an issue now. It’s easy to get used to or at least was for me.
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