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 w/ Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish
- Maple 1966 "U" neck w/ 34" (86.36 cm) scale & Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish
- Bound Round-Laminated Rosewood fretboard w/ 7.25" (184.1 mm) radius & White Pearloid Dot - 7mm inlays
- 20 Vintage Tall frets
- 1.5" (38.1 mm) Bone nut
- Pure Vintage ‘Lollipop’ tuning machines
- 4-Saddle American Vintage Bass with Threaded Steel "Barrel" Saddles bridge
- Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazz Bass® bridge and middle pickups w/ Black pickup covers
- Volume 1. (Middle Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone controls
- Includes Vintage-Style Black Case (Orange Interior)