Fender American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass LH 3-Color Sunburst

The Fender American Vintage II series offers an impressively accurate take on the groundbreaking designs that changed the course of music history. Built with period-accurate bodies, necks, and hardware, premium finishes, and meticulously voiced pickups specific to each year, every instrument captures the essence of authentic Fender craftsmanship and tone.

The American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass features a comfortable maple "U"-shaped neck and plays like a dream with a 7.25" radius round rosewood fingerboard and vintage tall frets. Characteristic of the 1966 production, this J-Bass comes with a white neck binding, pearloid dot inlays, two volume controls with master tone, color-matched painted headstock, and a 4-ply tortoise-shell pickguard. It also includes a 4-saddle bridge with threaded saddles, vintage-style "lollipop" tuners, and Pure Vintage '66 Jazz pickups. The bass pickups deliver classic style and punch.

• Left-handed model
• Body type: Jazz Bass
• Body: Alder
• Neck: Maple
• Neck shape: 1966 "C" shape
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Inlays: White pearloid dots
• Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
• Scale length: 34" (863.6 mm)
• Number of frets: 20
• Fret type: Vintage tall
• Nut: Bone
• Nut width: 1.5" (38.10 mm)
• Pickup configuration: SS
• Middle pickup: Pure Vintage '66 single-coil Jazz Bass
• Bridge pickup: Pure Vintage '66 single-coil Jazz Bass
• Controls: Volume 1 (middle pickup), volume 2 (bridge pickup), and master tone
• Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
• Tuners: Pure Vintage "Lollipop"
• Bridge: Pure Vintage 4-saddle
• Pickguard: 4-ply tortoise-shell
• Strings: Fender USA 7250M Nickel Plated Steel. Gauge: .045 - .105
• Case: Vintage-style black case with orange interior

About the American Vintage II Series

The American Vintage series has always been the most sought-after by lovers of authentic Fender classic tone. The American Vintage II series brings us reissues of iconic models like the ’57 and ’61 Stratocasters. For Telecasters, it includes models such as the classic ’51 Tele, as well as the ’63 Tele, Tele Custom, Tele Deluxe, and Thinline. Jazzmaster, Precision Bass, and Jazz Bass round out this list of Fender 'Re-Issue' instruments from the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s.

Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finishes

These vintage finishes not only allow the body to breathe with its true tonal character but also age in a distinctly personal way.

Vintage-Style Neck Profiles

The maple necks in "C," "V," and "U" shapes match those found on the original models, providing a completely authentic feel.

Fender ‘Pure Vintage’ Pickups

All American Vintage II pickups are specially designed to sound as clear and expressive as they did decades ago.

About Fender

"FMIC," Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, is the world’s leading manufacturer of musical instruments and amplifiers, and its name is synonymous with rock'n'roll. Its founder, Leo Fender, understood what the most creative artists of the time needed and helped spark the rock revolution in the ’50s. Talking about Fender is talking directly about legends like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, John Mayer, John Frusciante, Eddie Van Halen, The Edge...