Bass Guitar
Fender American Vintage II '66 Jazz Bass
Price: 119 EUR – 2.657 EUR
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Targets the mid-1960s Jazz Bass specifically: still carrying the original small headstock, but with the bound, block-inlaid fingerboard Fender introduced that year.
About the Fender American Vintage II '66 Jazz Bass
1966 sits between two visually distinct Jazz Bass eras: it retains the smaller headstock used since the model's 1960 introduction, which Fender would not enlarge until 1976, while introducing the bound fingerboard with pearloid block inlays that replaced the earlier dot markers. By this point the control layout had also settled into the familiar two-volume-plus-tone arrangement that replaced the original's stacked concentric knobs from 1960-62.
The American Vintage II '66 Jazz Bass reproduces that specific combination rather than either the earlier small-headstock/dot-inlay look or the later large-headstock/block-inlay combination of the '70s reissues, giving players a period-correct middle point in the Jazz Bass's visual evolution alongside Fender's vintage-accurate alder body and nitrocellulose finish.
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Sound character of the Fender American Vintage II '66 Jazz Bass
This 1966-spec reissue keeps the pre-1976 small headstock and adds the bound block-inlay fingerboard of that era, but tonally it is defined by its dual single-coil J-Bass pickups and nitrocellulose-finished alder body, giving the bright, articulate, slightly scooped voice typical of vintage Jazz Basses.
Technical data for the Fender American Vintage II '66 Jazz Bass
| Body | Alder |
|---|---|
| Neck | Maple, bound rosewood fingerboard with block inlays |
| Headstock | Small, pre-1976 style |
| Pickups | 2x Single-coil J |
| Finish | Nitrocellulose lacquer |
Price history for the Fender American Vintage II '66 Jazz Bass
Cheapest seen: 119 EUR · Most expensive seen: 2.657 EUR
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The history of the Fender American Vintage II '66 Jazz Bass
1966 introduced bound, block-inlaid fingerboards to the Jazz Bass while the small original headstock remained in place until 1976, making it a distinct visual midpoint the American Vintage II series specifically targets.
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