Fender American Vintage II '66 Jazz Bass 2026 - Present - Lake Placid Blue

Description

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.

Features

• 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 - Lake Placid Blue

Country Of Origin - USA

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 - 7 mm

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

Fret Size - Vintage Tall

Scale Length - 34" (864 mm)

Body

Body - Alder

Body Finish - Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Shape - Jazz Bass®

Body Style - Solid Body

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 - 3-Ply Parchment

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

Measurements

Shipping Dimensions - 6.10x19.10x53.50 IN

Shipping Weight - 23.30 LB

Shipping Length - 53.50 IN

Shipping Height - 6.10 IN

Shipping Width - 19.10 IN

Miscellaneous

Commodity Code - 9207.90.0040

Style - 2 Single-Coil