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Olympic White
Fender
American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass Left-Hand
Jazz · American Vintage II · 4-string
Manufacturer
About this model
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.
Core specs
- Brand
- Fender
- Model
- American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass Left-Hand
- Family
- Jazz
- Series
- American Vintage II
- Strings
- 4
- Body style
- Jazz Bass
- Body material
- Alder
- Top
- N/A (no separate top listed)
- Neck material
- Hard Rock Maple
- Neck profile
- "U"-shaped
- Neck joint
- bolt-on
- Fingerboard
- Rosewood
- Scale length
- 34"
- Nut width
- Unknown
- Fingerboard radius
- 7.25"
- Frets
- 20
- Fret size
- Vintage Tall
- Bridge
- 4-saddle threaded
- Tuners
- Pure Vintage "Lollipop"
- Pickup config
- JJ
- Pickups
- Pure Vintage '66 Jazz Bass single-coil
- Controls
- 2x volume, master tone
- Electronics
- passive
Extended specsShow
- Switching / taps
- n/a
- Battery
- n/a
- Nut material
- Bone
- Hardware finish
- Nickel/Chrome
- Inlays
- Pearl Dot
- Pickguard
- 4-ply tortoiseshell
- Factory strings
- Unknown
- Case / gig bag
- Unknown
- Country of origin
- USA
- MSRP (USD)
- 2499.99
- LH finishes offered
- Olympic White
- Body finish type
- Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Multi-scale
- false
- String spacing
- Unknown
- Preamp
- n/a
- Orientation note
- OEM LH page exists; image harvest blocked.
Where to buy
| Retailer | Link | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| Sweetwater | Visit Sweetwater | Unknown |
| Reverb | Visit Reverb | Unknown |
| zZounds | Visit zZounds | Unknown |
| Guitar Center / Musician's Friend | Visit Guitar Center / Musician's Friend | Unknown |
| Amazon | Visit Amazon | Unknown |