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    Fender American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass in 3-Color Sunburst

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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

    3-Colour Sunburst

    Orientation

    Right 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

    White Pearloid Dot - 7mm

    Fret Size

    Vintage Tall

    Fretboard Radius

    7.25" (184.1 mm)

    Nut Material

    Bone

    Nut Width

    1.5" (38.1 mm)

    Middle Pickups

    Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazz Bass®

    Bridge Pickups

    Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazz Bass®

    Controls

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

    Bridge

    4-Saddle Vintage-Style with Threaded Steel Saddles

    Tuners

    Pure Vintage 4-Saddle with Threaded Steel Saddles

    Strings

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

    Case/ Bag

    Vintage-Style Hardshell