Description

OVERVIEW

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.

General

SERIES – American Vintage II

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – US

Neck

HEADSTOCK – Jazz Bass®

NECK MATERIAL – Maple

NECK FINISH – Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

NECK SHAPE – 1966 “U”

NECK CONSTRUCTION – 4-Bolt

FINGERBOARD RADIUS – 7.25″ (184.1 mm)

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL – Bound Round-Laminated Rosewood

POSITION INLAYS – White Pearloid Dot – 7mm

SIDE DOTS – Black

NUMBER OF FRETS – 20

TRUSS ROD – Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

TRUSS ROD NUT – Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

STRING NUT – Bone

NUT WIDTH – 1.5″ (38.1 mm)

NUT MATERIAL – Bone

Body

BODY – Alder

BODY FINISH – Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

BODY SHAPE – Jazz Bass®

BODY MATERIAL – Alder

Hardware

BRIDGE – Pure Vintage 4-Saddle with Threaded Steel Saddles

BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE – Includes Chrome Bridge Cover

BRIDGE MOUNTING – 5-Screw Vintage-Style

PICKGUARD – 4-Ply Tortoiseshell

PICKUP COVERS – Black

CONTROL KNOBS – Vintage-Style Black Plastic Jazz Bass®

HARDWARE FINISH – Nickel/Chrome

TUNING MACHINES – Pure Vintage ‘Lollipop’

STRING TREES – Vintage-Style Disc

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

NECK PLATE – 4-Bolt Serialized with “F” Logo

STRAP BUTTONS – Vintage-Style

Electronics

BRIDGE PICKUP – Pure Vintage ’66 Single-Coil Jazz Bass®

MIDDLE PICKUP – Pure Vintage ’66 Single-Coil Jazz Bass®

PICKUP CONFIGURATION – SS

CONTROLS – Volume 1. (Middle Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone

SWITCHING – None