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.

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• Alder Body
• Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
• Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazz Bass® Pickups
• "U"-Shaped Neck Profile
• Bound Round-Lam Rosewood Fretboard with Paint Matched Headstock
• Pure Vintage 'Lollipop' Tuners

General     Series American Vintage II Orientation Right-Hand Color Olympic White Country Of Origin US     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