FENDER American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass® Olympic White

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.

• Body Material
  Alder
• Body Finish
  Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body Shape
  Jazz Bass®

• Neck Material
  Maple
• Neck Construction
  4-Bolt
• Neck Binding
  1-Ply White
• Neck Finish
  Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Shape
  1966 "U"
• Scale Length
  34" (86.36 cm)
• Fingerboard Material
  Bound Round-Laminated Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius
  7.25" (184.1 mm)
• Number of Frets
  20
• Fret Size
  Vintage Tall
• Nut Material
  Bone
• Nut Width
  1.5" (38.1 mm)
• Position Inlays
  White Pearloid Dot - 7mm
• Side Dots
  Black
• Truss Rod
  Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
• Truss Rod Nut
  Vintage-Style Butt Adjus

  • Bridge Pickup
    Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazz Bass®
  • Middle Pickup
    Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazz Bass®
  • Controls
    Volume 1. (Middle Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone
  • Switching
    None
  • Configuration
    SS

  • Bridge
    Pure Vintage 4-Saddle with Threaded Steel Saddles
  • Hardware Finish
    Nickel/Chrome
  • Tuning Machines
    Pure Vintage ‘Lollipop’
  • Pickguard
    4-Ply Tortoiseshell
  • Control Knobs
    Vintage-Style Black Plastic Jazz Bass®
  • Neck Plate
    4-Bolt Serialized with "F" Logo