1966 FENDER JAZZ BASS

1966 Fender Jazz Bass

Serial # 131892

Condition: Very Good

Upgrades / modifications:

• Two little screw holes from another bridge installed long ago, back to original, its almost not visible
• Nothing else

Cosmetic condition:

• Used but not abused, there are some normal signs of playing and performing, on one low end side the finish is a bit used up on a small area, looks like it comes from standing on a guitar stand again and again, but no big deal, please check all pics for details.

Loved by countless top artists including Jaco Pastorious, Marcus Miller, Geddy Lee, and more.

• The Jazz Bass was released as a higher-end model of the Precision Bass

This model is a Fender Jazz Bass made in early 1966, w/ no binding & dot neck, the fretboard is made of the rare Paduak wood

Technical Description:

Early 1966 Fender Jazz Bass featuring a dot-position-marked, unbound neck with a distinctive padauk (paduak) fingerboard. The neck retains the earlier visual characteristics associated with the transition period of the mid-1960s, including dot position markers rather than the later pearl-block inlays and the absence of binding along the fingerboard edges.

The Paduak fingerboard is constructed from a highly figured, naturally reddish-orange/brown hardwood with a pronounced grain pattern. The contrasting color and grain give the neck a distinctive appearance compared with the more commonly encountered rosewood fingerboards of the period.

The neck carries the characteristic Jazz Bass profile and 34-inch (864 mm) Fender scale length, with the traditional four-string configuration. The fingerboard is fitted with the standard Fender fret layout and dot markers, without the rectangular block inlays that became characteristic of later Jazz Bass necks.

Specifications:

Body:

• Solid alder body in factory original Sunburst nitro-cellulose finish

Neck: 

• 1-piece bolt-on maple neck
• Fender Jazz Bass headstock with era-appropriate decal
• Transition Fender JB tuning-machines
• Paduak fingerboard (Pterocarpus spp.)
• Pearloid dot position markers
• 20 frets
• Original frets
• Radius 7.25-inch
• Neck depth is 88″ at 1st fret / 92″ at 12th fret
• Nut width is 1.5 inches (38.1 mm)
• 34-inch scale (864 mm)

Electronics:

• Original dual Jazz Bass single-coil pickup configuration read ….. = ….. of ….
• Original potentiometers – volume=CTS – tone=Centralab (see pics)
• Original eck/middle Jazz Bass pickup
• Original bridge Jazz Bass pickup
• Pickup Measurements = ….

Hardware & plastics:

• Original pickguard
• Original F-logo neck plate
• Original pickup covers
• Original volume and tone knobs
• Original 6x original Fender “F” tuner
• Original Fender four-string bridge
• Original strap buttons

Miscellaneous:

• Weight is 4.2 kg (9.3 lb)
• Original black Fender case with orange plush interior (see pics)

All guitars are professionally inspected and set up, ensuring optimal playability and performance.

* Manufacturing date codes and interior pics are available per request: e-mail