Fender American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass Rosewood Fingerboard (Lake Placid Blue)

The Fender American Vintage II series delivers a meticulously accurate take on the designs that reshaped electric bass history. Built with period-correct bodies, necks and hardware, premium finishes, and carefully voiced, year-specific pickups, each model captures the sound, feel and detail that define authentic Fender craftsmanship.

Originally developed at the request of Fender Sales head Don Randall, the Jazz Bass introduced a more refined, player-focused design, with a slimmer neck and offset body that echoed the Jazzmaster. By 1966, the model had evolved into one of Fender's most elegant and distinctive basses. The American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass faithfully recreates this era, featuring a hard rock maple neck with a comfortable ;U-shaped profile, paired with a 7.25 radius round-lam rosewood fingerboard and vintage tall frets for an authentic mid-'60s feel.

True to 1966 specifications, this Jazz Bass includes white neck binding with pearl dot inlays, a matching painted headstock, and a 4-ply tortoiseshell pickguard. Dual volume controls with a master tone shape the output of the Pure Vintage '66 Jazz Bass single-coil pickups, delivering classic low-end punch and clarity. Vintage-style tuners and a threaded-saddle 4-saddle bridge complete the period-correct hardware. Supplied in a vintage-style black case with orange interior, this instrument stands as a faithful tribute to one of Fender's most iconic bass designs.