Fender American Vintage II 1966 Jazzmaster, Lake Placid Blue

Designed from the ground up to emulate and provide the authentic 60's playing experience so sought after by collectors and players from all walks of life. This Fender American Vintage II 1966 Jazzmaster Lake Placid Blue has traditional DNA pumping through every fibre of its body. Check out the comfy 1966 "C" neck with 7.25" Vintage radius fingerboard and set of superb Pure Vintage '66 pickups. This Fender Vintage II 1966 Jazzmaster in Lake Placid Blue has Pure Vintage bridge with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles and comes with a Nitrocellulose finish. Other features include 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 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 solid body 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 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.

Fender American Vintage II 1966 Jazzmaster, Rosewood Fingerboard, Lake Placid Blue
MODEL 0110340802
NECK MATERIAL Maple
NECK FINISH Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE 1966 "C"
FINGERBOARD RADIUS 7.25" (184.1 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL Bound Round-Laminated Rosewood
POSITION INLAYS Pearloid Block
SIDE DOTS Black
NUMBER OF FRETS 21
TRUSS ROD Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
NUT MATERIAL Bone
BODY Alder
BODY FINISH Nitrocellulose Lacquer
BRIDGE Pure Vintage Jazzmaster with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles
BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE Pure Vintage Floating Tremolo with Tremolo Lock Button and Push-In Tremolo Arm
BRIDGE MOUNTING Floating
PICKGUARD 3-Ply Parchment
PICKUP COVERS Aged White
CONTROL KNOBS White "Witch Hat"
HARDWARE FINISH Nickel/Chrome
TUNING MACHINES Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
STRINGS Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
TREMOLO ARM Pop-In Vintage-Style Jazzmaster®
NECK PLATE 4-Bolt Serialized with "F" Logo
PICKUP SET 2 x Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazzmaster
CONTROL SLead 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
INCLUDES Hard Case