Fender American Vintage II '66 Jazz Bass - 3-Color Sunburst

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, 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 master tone, matching painted headstock and 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.

FEATURES

• Alder Body
• Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
• Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazz Bass® Pickups
• "U"-Shaped Neck Profile
• Bound Round-Lam Rosewood Fretboard with Paint Matched Headstock
• Pure Vintage 'Lollipop' Tuners

General

SERIES - American Vintage II

ORIENTATION - Right-Hand

COLOR - 3-Color Sunburst

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN - US

Neck

HEADSTOCK - Jazz Bass®

NECK MATERIAL - Maple

NECK FINISH - Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

NECK SHAPE - 1966 "U"

NECK CONSTRUCTION - 4-Bolt

FINGERBOARD RADIUS - 7.25" (184.1 mm)

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL - Bound Round-Laminated Rosewood

POSITION INLAYS - White Pearloid Dot - 7mm

SIDE DOTS - Black

NUMBER OF FRETS - 20

TRUSS ROD - Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

TRUSS ROD NUT - Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

STRING NUT - Bone

NUT WIDTH - 1.5" (38.1 mm)

NUT MATERIAL - Bone

Body

BODY - Alder

BODY FINISH - Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

BODY SHAPE - Jazz Bass®

BODY MATERIAL - Alder

Hardware

BRIDGE - Pure Vintage 4-Saddle with Threaded Steel Saddles

BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE - Includes Chrome Bridge Cover

BRIDGE MOUNTING - 5-Screw Vintage-Style

PICKGUARD - 4-Ply Tortoiseshell

PICKUP COVERS - Black

CONTROL KNOBS - Vintage-Style Black Plastic Jazz Bass®

HARDWARE FINISH - Nickel/Chrome

TUNING MACHINES - Pure Vintage ‘Lollipop’

STRING TREES - Vintage-Style Disc

STRINGS - Fender® USA 7250M Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges), PN 0737250406

NECK PLATE - 4-Bolt with "F" Logo, Serialized

STRAP BUTTONS - Vintage-Style

Electronics

BRIDGE PICKUP - Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazz Bass®

MIDDLE PICKUP - Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazz Bass®

PICKUP CONFIGURATION - SS

CONTROLS - Volume 1. (Middle Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone

SWITCHING - None

Measurements

DIMENSIONS - 6.50x17.40x43.70 IN

SHIPPING WEIGHT - 22.90 LB

FRET SIZE - Vintage Tall

SCALE LENGTH - 34" (86.36 cm)

SHIPPING LENGTH - 43.70 IN

SHIPPING HEIGHT - 6.50 IN

SHIPPING WIDTH - 17.40 IN

Accessories

RECOMMENED GIG BAG - FB1225 Electric Bass Gig Bag, P/N 0991622406 (Not Included)

Miscellaneous

COMMODITY CODE 9207901000

STYLE - 2 Single-Coil