Fender American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass - Rosewood Fingerboard - 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.

Product Specs

• SERIES : American Vintage II
• ORIENTATION : Right-Hand
• COLOR : Olympic White
• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN : US
• 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 : Alder
• BODY FINISH : Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• BODY SHAPE : Jazz Bass®
• BODY MATERIAL : Alder
• 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 : Black Plastic
• 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 with "F" Logo, Serialized
• STRAP BUTTONS : Vintage-Style
• 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
• FRET SIZE : Vintage Tall
• SCALE LENGTH : 34" (86.36 cm)