Editing Jaco Pastorius (section)

===Bass of Doom===
[[File:Bass of Doom replica.jpg|thumb|A replica of Pastorius' "Bass of Doom"]]
Pastorius played a number of [[Fender Jazz Bass|Fender Jazz Basses]] over the years, but the most famous was a 1962 Jazz Bass that he called the Bass of Doom. When he was 21, Pastorius acquired the bass, which was modified by [[Fretless bass|removing the frets]]. It is unclear when the frets were removed, as his recollections varied over the years. One story is that he used a common [[butter knife]] to remove the frets, and sealed the fretboard with epoxy resin.<ref name="life">{{cite web|title=The Life of Jaco |url=http://jacopastorius.com/life/|website=jacopastorius.com|access-date=20 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="Duffy">{{cite web|last1=Duffy|first1=Mike|title=Metallica's Trujillo Rescues Jaco Pastorius' Bass of Doom|url=http://www2.fender.com/experience/artists/metallicas-trujillo-rescues-jaco-pastorius-bass-of-doom/|website=Fender News|access-date=20 June 2017|date=21 June 2010|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612083006/http://www2.fender.com/experience/artists/metallicas-trujillo-rescues-jaco-pastorius-bass-of-doom/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1986, the bass was repaired by luthiers Kevin Kaufman and Jim Hamilton, after it had been broken into many pieces.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://reverb.com/au/news/remembering-jaco-pastorius-a-tribute-to-his-favorite-gear|title=Remembering Jaco Pastorius: A Tribute to His Favorite Gear|website=reverb.com|date=September 21, 2017|access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref> After the repair Pastorius recorded a session with [[Mike Stern]], then the bass was stolen from a park bench in Manhattan in 1986. It was found in a guitar shop in 2006, but the shop owner refused to give it up. The Pastorius family enlisted lawyers to help but nearly went bankrupt in 2010. [[Robert Trujillo]], bassist for [[Metallica]], considers Pastorius to be one of his heroes, and he felt that the family ought to have the bass. Trujillo helped pay to have it returned to them. He has used the instrument to record and perform and is its legal custodian.<ref name="Johnson">{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Kevin|title=Robert Trujillo Helps Pastorius Family Reclaim Jaco's "Bass of Doom"|url=http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2010/05/31/robert-trujillo-helps-pastorius-family-reclaim-jacos-bass-of-doom/ | website = No Treble|access-date=11 June 2017|date=31 May 2010}}</ref><ref name="Bradman">{{cite web|last1=Bradman|first1=E.E.|title=Jaco! The Story Behind Robert Trujillo's Intense New Documentary | url= http://www.bassplayer.com/artists/1171/jaco-the-story-behind-robert-trujillos-intense-new-documentary/56024| website= BassPlayer.com |access-date=11 June 2017|date=15 January 2016}}</ref>

Fender began offering a fretless version of its standard Jazz Bass in the mid-1980s, and in 1999 began offering the "Fender Jaco Pastorius Jazz Bass" in its Artist series, and Custom Shop series. These instruments were modelled on the Bass of Doom, with the Custom Shop version featuring a fretboard sealed with epoxy resin.<ref>Bacon, Tony; Moorhouse, Barry. (2008). ''The bass book: a complete illustrated history of bass guitars''. Hal Leonard Corporation, second edition. p. 101-103. {{ISBN|0-87930-924-5}}</ref> In the 2000s Fender's budget brand [[Squier]] offered the "Squier Vintage Modified Fretless Jazz Bass" which was also reminiscent of Jaco's instrument.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zzounds.com/productreview--SQU326608|title=Squier Vintage Modified Fretless Jazz User Reviews &#124; zZounds|website=Zzounds.com|access-date=October 4, 2019}}</ref>

Since the 1980s, other companies have offered fretless basses similar to, or modelled on, the Bass of Doom, such as [[Tōkai Gakki|Tokai]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brochures.yokochou.com/guitar-and-amp/tokai/1981/en_04.html|title=The World of Musical Instruments Brochures - Tokai guitar catalog 1981|website=Brochures.yokochou.com|access-date=July 31, 2021}}</ref> and Edwards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://reverb.com/au/item/30352616-2007-edwards-by-esp-jaco-pastorius-fretless-jazz-bass-guitar-made-in-japan|title=2007 Edwards (by ESP) Jaco Pastorius Fretless Jazz Bass Guitar (Made in Japan) &#124; Mojo Stompboxes &#124; Reverb|website=Reverb.com|access-date=July 31, 2021}}</ref>