Fender American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass - Olympic White

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.

Other specifications include:

• Model # 0190170805
• Body Material Alder
• Body Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body Shape Jazz Bass®
• Bridge Pickup Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazz Bass®
• Middle Pickup Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazz Bass®
• Controls Volume 1. (Middle Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone
• Configuration SS
• Bridge Pure Vintage 4-Saddle with Threaded Steel Saddles
• Hardware Finish Nickel/Chrome
• Tuning Machines Pure Vintage ‘Lollipop’
• Pickguard 4-Ply Tortoiseshell
• Control Knobs Black Plastic
• Neck Plate 4-Bolt Serialized with "F" Logo
• Strings Fender® USA 7250M Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges), PN 0737250406
• Neck Material Maple
• Neck Construction 4-Bolt
• Neck Binding 1-Ply White
• Neck Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Shape 1966 "U"
• Scale Length 34" (86.36 cm)
• Fingerboard Material Bound Round-Laminated Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius 7.25" (184.1 mm)
• Number of Frets 20
• Fret Size Vintage Tall
• Nut Material Bone
• Nut Width 1.5" (38.1 mm)
• Position Inlays White Pearloid Dot - 7mm
• Side Dots Black
• Truss Rod Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
• Truss Rod Nut Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
• Case/Gig Bag Vintage-Style Black (Orange Interior)
• 8 lbs 12 oz
• V2206358

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