About This Listing

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.

Body: Alder
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Jazz Bass
Control Knobs: Vintage-Style Black Plastic Jazz Bass
Fingerboard: Bound Round-Laminated Rosewood
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoiseshell
Position Inlays: White Pearloid Dot - 7mm
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
Side Dots: Black
Headstock: Jazz Bass
Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
String Nut: Bone
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
Pickup Switching: None
Pickup Configuration: SS
Bridge: Pure Vintage 4-Saddle with Threaded Steel Saddles
Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage ‘Lollipop’
Case/Gig Bag: Vintage-Style Black (Orange Interior)
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Fret Size: Vintage Tall
Neck Material: Maple
Refinement Neck Material: Maple
Number of Frets: 20
Nut Width: 1.5" (38.1 mm)
Scale Length: 34" (86.36 cm)
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

Condition
Brand
Model
  • American Vintage II '66 Jazz Bass Left-Handed
Finish
  • 3-Color Sunburst
Categories
Year
  • 1966
Made In
  • United States
Fretboard Material
  • Rosewood
Color Family
  • Brown
Model Family
  • Fender Jazz Bass
Active / Passive Pickups
  • Passive
Neck Material
  • Maple
Offset Body
  • No
Wood Top Style
  • Plain
Finish Pattern
  • Sunburst
Body Shape
  • J-Style
Active Preamp
  • No
Finish Style
  • Gloss
Right / Left Handed
  • Left Handed
Body Material
  • Alder
Series
Number of Strings
  • 4-String
Pickup Configuration
  • SS
Fretboard Radius
  • 7.25"
Number of Frets
  • 20

About the Seller

Chicago Music Exchange

Chicago, IL, United States
(313,095)
Joined Reverb:2012
Items Sold:478,167
Product Overview
Part of the relaunched 2022 American Vintage II Series, this '66 Jazz Bass is as close to true early-CBS vintage as you can get today. C-shape neck, slab rosewood fingerboard with clay dots, and threaded barrel saddles.
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