Description
The Fender® American Vintage II series presents a remarkably accurate take on the revolutionary designs that altered the course of musical history. Built with period-accurate bodies, necks and hardware, premium finishes and meticulously voiced, year-specific pickups, each instrument captures the essence of authentic Fender craftsmanship and tone.
When Don Randall at Fender Sales requested a more sophisticated, high-end bass model, the now iconic Jazz Bass® was the result. The neck was narrower at the nut, providing a faster and more effortless feel and the sleek new body style mirrored the offset contoured style of the Jazzmaster®. By 1966, the evolution of the instrument reached new heights with striking new features.
The American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass features a comfortable “U” shape hard rock maple neck, and it plays like a dream with a 7.25” radius round-lam rosewood fingerboard and vintage tall frets. Characteristic of production in 1966, this J-Bass® is offered with white neck binding, pearl dots, two volume controls with the master tone, matching painted headstock and a 4-ply tortoiseshell pickguard. The 4-saddle bridge with threaded saddles, vintage-style “lollipop” tuners and Pure Vintage ‘66 Jazz Bass pickups deliver classic thump and style.
The instruments in the American Vintage II series are direct descendants of the original Fenders: designed for players with a fine appreciation for vintage Fender tone and feel and built with unmatched quality, down to the last screw. These are Fender electrics in their purest form: Fender American Vintage II, the stuff of legends.
Specifications
| Body Shape |
Jazz Bass® |
| Body Material |
Alder |
| Body Finish |
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Profile |
1966 "U" |
| Fretboard Material |
Bound Round-Laminated Rosewood |
| Fretboard Radius |
7.25" (184.1 mm) |
| Scale Length |
34" (86.36 cm) |
| No. of Frets |
20 Vintage Tall Frets |
| Fretboard Inlays |
White Pearloid Dot - 7 mm |
| Pickups |
Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazz Bass® (Bridge), Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazz Bass® (Middle) |
| Bridge |
Pure Vintage 4-Saddle with Threaded Steel Saddles |
| Pickguard |
4-Ply Tortoiseshell |
| Strings |
Fender® USA 7250M Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges), PN 0737250406 |
| Tuning Machines |
Pure Vintage ‘Lollipop’ |
| Hardware Finish |
Nickel/Chrome |
| Case |
Vintage-Style Black (Orange Interior) |
