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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/SPECS
- Body: Alder
- Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Body Shape: Jazz Bass®
- Bridge: Pure Vintage 4-Saddle with Threaded Steel Saddles
- Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
- Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazz Bass®
- Color: 3-Color Sunburst
- Control Knobs: Vintage-Style Black Plastic Jazz Bass®
- Controls: Volume 1. (Middle Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone
- Country Of Origin: US
- Dimensions: 6.50x17.40x43.70 IN
- Fingerboard: Bound Round-Laminated Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
- Fret Size: Vintage Tall
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Headstock: Jazz Bass®
- Middle Pickup: Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazz Bass®
- Model Name: American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass®, Rosewood Fingerboard, 3-Color Sunburst
- Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
- Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
- Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Shape: 1966 "U"
- Number of Frets: 20
- Nut Material: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.5” (38.1 mm)
- Orientation: Right-Hand
- Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoiseshell
- Pickup Configuration:SS
- Pickup Switching: None
- Position Inlays: White Pearloid Dot - 7mm
- Refinement Neck Material: Maple
- Refinement Neck Shape: U Shape
- Refinement Pickups: Pure Vintage
- Scale Length: 34" (86.36 cm)
- Series: American Vintage II
- Strings: Fender® USA 7250M Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges), PN 0737250406
- Truss Rods: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
- Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage ‘Lollipop’
