Fender American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass – Olympic White

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

*Includes Fender hard shell case

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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.

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SPECIFICATIONS

BODY

• Body Type: Double cutaway
• Body wood: Alder
• Body finish: Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer

NECK

• Shape: U
• Wood: Hard rock maple
• Neck joint: Bolt-on
• Scale length: 34″
• Truss rod: Vintage-style butt adjust
• Finish: Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer

PICKUPS

• Pickup configuration: SS
• Neck: Proprietary single coil
• Bridge: Proprietary single coil
• Control layout: Master tone, Volume 1, Volume 2

FRETBOARD

• Material: Bound round-laminated rosewood
• Radius: 7.25″
• Fret size: Vintage tall
• Number of frets: 20
• Inlays: White pearloid dot
• Nut material/width: Bone 1.5″ (38.1 mm)

HARDWARE

• Bridge/Tailpiece: 4-saddle American Vintage Bass with threaded steel “barrel” saddles
• Tuning machines: Vintage-style “lollipop”
• Color: Nickel/chrome

*Includes Fender hard shell case

Model# 190170805