What's the history on maple necks with pearloid blocks+binding?

[N0_Camping4U]

I feel like I've asked this before, or someone else has - but what's the history on maple necks with pearloid blocks and white binding? Didn't Fender make these briefly in the 70's? What years? What models?

Thinking of doing a cool bass build and kind of want to do this....

[ldp54002]

Early 1970s, if I can recall correctly. I have the 1970 catalog and it still has maple and black B&B as an option, while a 1974 dealer sheet I have lists a Jazz Bass with maple neck and pearloid blocks. So my guess would be '72 or '73.

Edit: this site implies 1974 was the first appearance. Wikipedia says "mid-to-late 1973".

[ldp54002]

As for models, I don't think I've ever seen maple and pearloid blocks on anything but Jazz basses, though I'm by no means an authority. All the six stringers were just maple and black blocks, from what I've experienced.

I don't think I've ever even seen a vintage P Bass with it--though I'd love to!

[Embenny]

1968 is the earliest Jazz Bass with black blocks that I've seen, and 1974-1975 was the transition period to pearl blocks on maple. There is the occasional pearl block neck dated as '74 and a whole bunch of black blocks still dated as '75.

[Bango_Rilla]

Those maple w/black blocks look super cool - although I wasn't originally enthused, I really dig them now.

[N0_Camping4U]

I've become super into maple with pearloid blocks and binding lately...

Do we know if maple dots and binding exist?

[MayTheFuzzBeWithYou]

Before the Allparts Jazzmaster necks I posted about last week or so - I‘ve only once seen them in real life - on a Jazz Bass - could have been a Marcus Miller signature Bass but definitely a Fender.

[MrFingers]

Do we know if maple dots and binding exist?

Briefly in 1982 for the Jazz Bass

https://reverb.com/item/56243702-rare-v ... 970s-1980s

[N0_Camping4U]

Before the Allparts Jazzmaster necks I posted about last week or so - I‘ve only once seen them in real life - on a Jazz Bass - could have been a Marcus Miller signature Bass but definitely a Fender.

Only seen one what? with black B and B? white B and B? or D and B?

[N0_Camping4U]

Do we know if maple dots and binding exist?

Briefly in 1982 for the Jazz Bass

https://reverb.com/item/56243702-rare-v ... 970s-1980s

so sick. does anyone know if white dots/pearl dots with white binding existed ever?

[MayTheFuzzBeWithYou]

Before the Allparts Jazzmaster necks I posted about last week or so - I‘ve only once seen them in real life - on a Jazz Bass - could have been a Marcus Miller signature Bass but definitely a Fender.

Only seen one what? with black B and B? white B and B? or D and B?

Maple neck with Pearloid Blocks…that was your original question, wasn‘t it?

[N0_Camping4U]

Before the Allparts Jazzmaster necks I posted about last week or so - I‘ve only once seen them in real life - on a Jazz Bass - could have been a Marcus Miller signature Bass but definitely a Fender.

Only seen one what? with black B and B? white B and B? or D and B?

Maple neck with Pearloid Blocks…that was your original question, wasn‘t it?

Yeah, I just immediately asked another question and didn't know if you were replying to that question. S'what happens when I ask too many questions in the same thread!