| Article number: | 0110340800 |
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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.
The Jazzmaster® was originally advertised as a guitar that contained “all the well-known Fender developments,” where “every convenience is provided.” Intended to provide a luxury playing experience and tempt jazz guitarists into playing solidbody electric guitars, this futuristic and comfort-contoured offset is about as far from a boxy archtop as can be imagined. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the guitar failed to catch on with the jazz crowd, but instead gained early acceptance with ‘60s surf, and later, indie-rock, alternative, and even country players.
The American Vintage II 1966 Jazzmaster features a comfortable “C” shape maple neck that plays like a dream with a 7.25” radius round-lam rosewood fingerboard and vintage tall frets. Characteristic of production in 1966, this guitar is offered with white neck binding, pearl blocks, single-line “Fender Deluxe” tuners and matching painted headstock (on custom colors only). The patented “floating” tremolo, adjustable bridge with threaded saddles and Pure Vintage ‘66 Jazzmaster pickups, wired to the signature rhythm and lead circuits, deliver classic tone and authentic Fender feel.
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.
CASE/GIG BAG: Vintage-Style Black (Orange Interior)
HEADSTOCKJazzmaster®
NECK MATERIALMaple
NECK FINISHGloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE1966 "C"
NECK CONSTRUCTION4-Bolt
FINGERBOARD RADIUS7.25" (184.1 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIALBound Round-Laminated Rosewood
POSITION INLAYSPearloid Block
SIDE DOTSBlack
NUMBER OF FRETS21
TRUSS RODVintage-Style Butt Adjust
TRUSS ROD NUTVintage-Style Butt Adjust
STRING NUTBone
NUT WIDTH1.650" (42 mm)
NUT MATERIALBone
BODYAlder
BODY FINISHNitrocellulose Lacquer
BODY SHAPEJazzmaster®
BODY MATERIALAlder
BRIDGEPure Vintage Jazzmaster® with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles
BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECEPure Vintage Floating Tremolo with Tremolo Lock Button and Push-In Tremolo Arm
BRIDGE MOUNTINGFloating
PICKGUARD3-Ply Parchment
PICKUP COVERSAged White
CONTROL KNOBSWhite "Witch Hat"
SWITCH TIPAged White
HARDWARE FINISHNickel/Chrome
TUNING MACHINESPure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
STRING TREESButterfly
STRINGSFender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
TREMOLO ARMPop-In Vintage-Style Jazzmaster®
NECK PLATE4-Bolt Serialized with "F" Logo
STRAP BUTTONS
BRIDGE PICKUP
Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazzmaster®
NECK PICKUP
Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazzmaster®
PICKUP CONFIGURATION
SS
CONTROLS
Lead Circuit Controls (Slide Switch Down): Master Volume, Master Tone; Rhythm Circuit Controls (Slide Switch Up): Two Thumbwheel Controls for Neck Pickup Volume and Tone
SWITCHING
3-Position Toggle (Lead Circuit)
AUXILIARY SWITCHING
2-Position On/Off Slide Switch for Switching Between "Lead" and "Rhythm" Circuits
