Description
Description
Featuring a neck that's narrower at the nut for a faster and more effortless feel, plus sleek new body style that mirrored the offset contoured style of the Jazzmaster, the first Jazz Bass models were developed after Fender Salesman Don Randall requested a more sophisticated, high-end bass model. By 1966, the evolution of the instrument reached new heights with striking new features.
The American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass features a comfortable 'U-shaped hard rock maple neck and 7.25-radius round-lam rosewood fingerboard with vintage tall frets, accented by the white neck binding and pearloid dots characteristic of production in 1966.
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Fender American Vintage II |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Serial Number: | V2603745 |
| Product Color: | Lake Placid Blue Antigua |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | E Standard Bass (E-A-D-G) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Jazz Bass |
| Body Material: | Alder |
| Body Finish: | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Maple |
| Neck Finish: | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Shape: | 1966 "U" |
| Fingerboard Material: | Bound Round-Laminated Rosewood |
| Nut Material: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.5" (38.1mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 7.25" (184.1mm) |
| Scale Length: | 34" (864mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 20 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | 4-Bolt |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | White Pearloid Dot - 7 mm |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
| Side Marker Inlay: | Black |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazz Bass |
| Neck Pickup: | Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazz Bass |
| Controls and Switching: | Volume 1. (Middle Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone |
| Electronics Notes: | None |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Nickel/Chrome |
| Bridge: | Pure Vintage 4-Saddle with Threaded Steel Saddles |
| Tuning Machines: | Pure Vintage ‘Lollipop’ |
| Fret Wire: | Vintage Tall |
| Saddle: | Steel |
| Pickguard: | 3-Ply Aged White |
| Knobs: | Black Plastic |