Guitars
  • DRUM SHOP
  • PIANO & Orchestral
  • By brand
  • Pro Audio & recording
  • 0110340854

    Fender American Vintage II 1966 Jazzmaster®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Dakota Red

    Price Match - Found a Better Price?

    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.

    The Jazzmaster® was originally advertised as a guitar that contained “all the well-known Fender developments,” where “every convenience is provided.” Intended to provide a luxury playing experience and tempt jazz guitarists into playing solidbody electric guitars, this futuristic and comfort-contoured offset is about as far from a boxy archtop as can be imagined. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the guitar failed to catch on with the jazz crowd, but instead gained early acceptance with ‘60s surf, and later, indie-rock, alternative, and even country players.

    The American Vintage II 1966 Jazzmaster features a comfortable “C” shape maple neck that plays like a dream with a 7.25” radius round-lam rosewood fingerboard and vintage tall frets. Characteristic of production in 1966, this guitar is offered with white neck binding, pearl blocks, single-line “Fender Deluxe” tuners and matching painted headstock (on custom colors only). The patented “floating” tremolo, adjustable bridge with threaded saddles and Pure Vintage ‘66 Jazzmaster pickups, wired to the signature rhythm and lead circuits, deliver classic tone and authentic Fender feel.

    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

    Dakota Red

    Orientation

    Right Handed

    Number of Strings

    6

    Body Shape

    Jazzmaster®

    Body Material

    Alder

    Body Finish

    Nitrocellulose Lacquer

    Neck Material

    Maple

    Neck Shape

    1966 "C"

    Neck Finish

    Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

    Fretboard Material

    Bound Round-Laminated Rosewood

    Number of Frets

    21

    Fretboard Inlays

    Pearloid Block with Black Side Dots

    Fret Size

    Vintage Tall

    Fretboard Radius

    7.25" (184.1 mm)

    Nut Material

    Bone

    Nut Width

    1.650" (42 mm)

    Neck Pickup

    Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazzmaster®

    Bridge Pickup

    Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazzmaster®

    Controls

    Lead Circuit Controls (Slide Switch Down): Master Volume, Master Tone;

    Rhythm Circuit Controls (Slide Switch Up): Two Thumbwheel Controls for Neck Pickup Volume and Tone

    3-Position Toggle (Lead Circuit), 2-Position On/Off Slide Switch for Switching Between "Lead" and "Rhythm" Circuits

    Pickguard

    4-Ply Tortoiseshell

    Bridge

    Pure Vintage Jazzmaster® with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles

    Tailpiece

    Pure Vintage Floating Tremolo with Tremolo Lock Button and Push-In Tremolo Arm

    Tuners

    Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"

    Strings

    Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406

    Case/ Bag

    Vintage-Style Black (Orange Interior)