Fender American Vintage II 1966 Jazzmaster Rosewood Fingerboard Sherwood Green Metallic V2451080

Weight: 8 lbs 8 oz
Neck Depth 1st fret: .88"
Neck Depth 12th fret: .98"

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.

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Features

Alder Body

Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish

Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazzmaster® Pickups

"C"-Shaped Neck Profile

Bound Round-Laminated Rosewood Fingerboard with Pearloid Blocks and Paint Matched Headstock

Pure Vintage Single-Line "Fender Deluxe" Tuners

Series

American Vintage II

Orientation

Right-Hand

Color

Sherwood Green Metallic

Country Of Origin

US

Headstock

Jazzmaster®

Neck Material

Maple

Neck Finish

Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck Shape

1966 "C"

Neck Construction

4-Bolt

Fingerboard Radius

7.25" (184.1 mm)

Fingerboard Material

Bound Round-Laminated Rosewood

Position Inlays

Pearloid Block

Side Dots

Black

Number of Frets

21

Fret Size

Vintage Tall

Scale Length

25.5" (64.77 cm)

Truss Rod

Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

Truss Rod Nut

Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

String Nut

Bone

Nut Width

1.650" (42 mm)

Nut Material

Bone

Body

Alder

Body Finish

Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Shape

Jazzmaster®

Body Material

Alder

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"

Switch Tip

Aged White

Hardware Finish

Nickel/Chrome

Tuning Machines

Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"

String Trees

Butterfly

Strings

Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406

Tremolo Arm

Pop-In Vintage-Style Jazzmaster®

Neck Plate

4-Bolt with "F" Logo, Serialized

Strap Buttons

Vintage-Style

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