Originally released in 1960, the Jazz Bass was a robust-sounding, smooth-playing successor to the P Bass®. The 1961 Jazz Bass Heavy Relic is an homage to this iconic instrument, complete with vintage-style concentric knobs, and for the purists—felt mute tips in the case candy. The two-piece alder body is crafted from tone wood selected for its light weight and attractive grain, and wears a Heavy Relic lacquer finish, giving it the look and feel of a well-played vintage model with a long service life. The fast-playing, tinted quartersawn maple neck sports a “’60 J Bass U”-shaped profile, along with a modern 9.5”-radius fingerboard and 20 medium-jumbo frets that grant it a familiar feel. Packed with authentic Jazz Bass tone, the pair of Hand-Wound Vintage Jazz Bass pickups growl with pure power.
Other features include 4-ply Tortoiseshell pickguard, vintage-style J Bass bridge with threaded steel saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and round string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
Specs:
- Weight: 4.322 kg / 9.528 lbs
- Body Material: Alder 2-piece
- Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Body Style: 64 Jazz-bass
- Color: Aged Olympic White
- Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood AAA 9mm
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.50”
- Nut Width: 1.500″
- Nut Material: Bone
- Side Dots: Vintage Clay
- Inlays: Micarta White Dots
- Decal: Vintage Jazz-bass
- Neck Shape: 60 Jazz-bass “U”
- Neck Thickness at 1st Fret: .790” (Measured: 0.760″)
- Neck Thickness at 12th Fret: .990” (Measured: 0.997″)
- Scale Length: 34″
- Neck Finish: Medium Lacquer
- Number of Frets: 20
- Fret Wire: Medium Jumbo
- Tuning Keys: Vintage Bass Nickel Relic
- Neck Pickup: Hand-wound Vintage Jazz-bass Rhythm Relic
- Bridge Pickup: Hand-wound Vintage Jazz-bass Lead Relic
- Pickguard: 64 Jazz-bass 4-ply Tortoiseshell Relic
- Case: Fender Custom Shop Jazz-bass Black + COA
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