Fender American Vintage II '66 Jazzmaster - 3-Color Sunburst

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.

The Jazzmaster® was originally advertised as a guitar that contained “all the well-known Fender developments,” where “every convenience is provided.” Intended to provide a luxury playing experience and tempt jazz guitarists into playing solidbody electric guitars, this futuristic and comfort-contoured offset is about as far from a boxy archtop as can be imagined. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the guitar failed to catch on with the jazz crowd, but instead gained early acceptance with ‘60s surf, and later, indie-rock, alternative, and even country players.

The American Vintage II 1966 Jazzmaster features a comfortable “C” shape maple neck that plays like a dream with a 7.25” radius round-lam rosewood fingerboard and vintage tall frets. Characteristic of production in 1966, this guitar is offered with white neck binding, pearl blocks, single-line “Fender Deluxe” tuners and matching painted headstock (on custom colors only). The patented “floating” tremolo, adjustable bridge with threaded saddles and Pure Vintage ‘66 Jazzmaster pickups, wired to the signature rhythm and lead circuits, deliver classic tone and authentic Fender feel.

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 Jazzmaster® Pickups
• “C”-Shaped Neck Profile
• Bound Round-Laminated Rosewood Fingerboard with Pearloid Blocks and Paint Matched Headstock
• Pure Vintage Single-Line “Fender Deluxe” Tuners

Product Specs

General

SERIES - American Vintage II

ORIENTATION - Right-Hand

COLOR - 3-Color Sunburst

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN - US

Neck

HEADSTOCK - Jazzmaster®

NECK MATERIAL - Maple

NECK FINISH - Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

NECK SHAPE - 1966 "C"

NECK CONSTRUCTION - 4-Bolt

FINGERBOARD RADIUS - 7.25" (184.1 mm)

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL - Bound Round-Laminated Rosewood

POSITION INLAYS - Pearloid Block

SIDE DOTS - Black

NUMBER OF FRETS - 21

TRUSS ROD - Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

TRUSS ROD NUT - Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

STRING NUT - Bone

NUT WIDTH - 1.650" (42 mm)

NUT MATERIAL - Bone

Body

BODY - Alder

BODY FINISH - Nitrocellulose Lacquer

BODY SHAPE - Jazzmaster®

BODY MATERIAL - Alder

Hardware

BRIDGE - Pure Vintage Jazzmaster® with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles

BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE - Pure Vintage Floating Tremolo with Tremolo Lock Button and Push-In Tremolo Arm

BRIDGE MOUNTING - Floating

PICKGUARD - 4-Ply Tortoiseshell

PICKUP COVERS - Aged White

CONTROL KNOBS - White "Witch Hat"

SWITCH TIP - Aged White

HARDWARE FINISH - Nickel/Chrome

TUNING MACHINES - Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"

STRING TREES - Butterfly

STRINGS - Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406

TREMOLO ARM - Pop-In Vintage-Style Jazzmaster®

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

STRAP BUTTONS - Vintage-Style

Electronics

BRIDGE PICKUP - Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazzmaster®

NECK PICKUP - Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazzmaster®

PICKUP CONFIGURATION - SS

CONTROLS - Lead Circuit Controls (Slide Switch Down): Master Volume, Master Tone; Rhythm Circuit Controls (Slide Switch Up): Two Thumbwheel Controls for Neck Pickup Volume and Tone

SWITCHING - 3-Position Toggle (Lead Circuit)

AUXILIARY SWITCHING - 2-Position On/Off Slide Switch for Switching Between "Lead" and "Rhythm" Circuits

Measurements

DIMENSIONS - 6.40x17.30x43.80 IN

SHIPPING WEIGHT - 22.05 LB

FRET SIZE - Vintage Tall

SCALE LENGTH - 25.5" (64.77 cm)

SHIPPING LENGTH - 43.80 IN

SHIPPING HEIGHT - 6.40 IN

SHIPPING WIDTH - 17.30 IN

Accessories

RECOMMENED GIG BAGFEJ610 Jaguar®/Jazzmaster®/Starcaster® Gig Bag, P/N 0991412506 (Not Included)

Miscellaneous

COMMODITY CODE 9207901000

STYLE - 2 Single-Coil