Fender American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass Sea Foam Green

Fender American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass Sea Foam Green
Serial Number: V2214846
Weight: 9.1 lbs.

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.

Body
Type: Soldibody
Shape: Jazz Bass
Body Material: Alder
Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Color: Sea Foam Green

Neck
Material: Maple
Shape: 1966 "U"
Dimensions: .790" at the 1st fret, .990" at the 12th fret
Joint: Bolt-On
Fretboard Material: Rosewood
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Headstock: Jazz Bass, Sea Foam Green
Inlay: 20, Vintage Tall
Radius: 7.25"
Frets: 20, Vintage Tall
Scale Length: 34"
Nut Width: 1.5"
Nut Material: Bone
Fretboard Binding: Single-ply White

Hardware
Bridge/Tailpiece: Pure Vintage 4-Saddle with Threaded Steel Saddles
Tuners: Pure Vintage ‘Lollipop’
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 4-ply Tortoiseshell

Electronics
Middle Pickup: Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazz Bass®
Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazz Bass®
Controls: Volume 1. (Middle Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone

Other
Case/Gigbag: Hardshell case