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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.

SPECIFICATIONS 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 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

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

FENDER AMERICAN VINTAGE II

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Built to original specs, American Vintage II recreates Fender's iconic electric guitar and bass models from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s – legendary classics that have transcended genre and generation to inspire the greatest artists of all time.