Fender American Vintage II 1966 Jazzmaster, Lake Placid Blue
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.
Overview:
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 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.
Specification:
- Body: Alder
- Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck: Maple
- Neck Shape: 1966 "C"
- Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Fingerboard: Bound Round-Laminated Rosewood
- Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
- Frets: 21, Vintage Tall
- Position Inlays: Pearloid Block
- Pickup Configuration: SS
- Pickups: 2x Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazzmaster
- Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1, Tone 2, Two Thumbwheel Controls for Neck Pickup Volume and Tone
- Switching: 3-Position Toggle
- Auxillary Switching: 2-Position On/Off Slide
- Bridge: Pure Vintage Jazzmaster Floating Tremolo with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles
- Control Knobs: White "Witch Hat"
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"