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Fender American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass Left-Hand in Olympic White


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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.

Specs

Type

Solid Body

Colour

Olympic White

Orientation

Left Handed

Number of Strings

4

Body Shape

Jazz Bass®

Body Material

Alder

Body Finish

Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck Material

Maple

Neck Shape

1966 "U"

Neck Finish

Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Fretboard Material

Bound Round-Laminated Rosewood

Number of Frets

20

Fretboard Inlays

7mm White Pearloid Dot with Black Side Dots

Fret Size

Vintage Tall

Fretboard Radius

7.25" (184.1 mm)

Nut Material

Bone

Nut Width

1.5" (38.1 mm)

Middle Pickup

Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazz Bass®

Bridge Pickup

Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazz Bass®

Controls

1 X Volume (Middle Pickup), 1 X Volume (Bridge Pickup), 1 X Master Tone

Pickguard

4-Ply Tortoiseshell

Bridge

4-Saddle American Vintage Bass with Threaded Steel "Barrel" Saddles (Includes Chrome Bridge Cover)

Tuners

Vintage-Style "Lollipop"

Strings

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

Case/ Bag

Vintage-Style Brown (Orange Interior)



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