Fender Made In Japan Heritage 60s Jazz Bass

Made in Japan Heritage is a series that pursues the ultimate playing experience that vintage musical instruments can provide players. It is packed with specs that will appeal to vintage fans, and was adopted under the supervision of Mark Kendrick, who is famous as a master builder at the Fender Custom Shop and has a deep knowledge of vintage musical instruments. All models in the Heritage series are designed based on profiling data for USA products, and the body shape and neck shape are also adapted to suit the age. It inherits the authentic Fender lineage down to the smallest detail, including the cross-wire pickup, pickup settings and tone, and the reproducibility of the body color.

Made in Japan Heritage 60s Jazz Bass® has an alder body with a lacquer finish, and the color deepens with age. It features a 7.25-inch radius ʻ60s “C”-shaped maple neck with 20 vintage-style frets, a vintage-style bridge with four threaded steel saddles, and pickups selected specifically for the Heritage series. All specifications have been carefully selected to achieve classic playability and sweet vintage tones.

With the Heritage series, you can experience Fender's one-of-a-kind playability and delicious tone that has captivated many great musicians.

Features

• Designed using USA product profiling data
• Supervised by Mark Kendrick, who has a deep knowledge of vintage instruments.
• alder body
• 20 vintage style frets
• '60s “C” shape maple neck with 7.25” radius fingerboard
• Vintage style bridge with 4 threaded steel saddles

SPECS

BODY

• Body Material: Alder
• Body Finish: Gloss Lacquer
• Body Shape: Jazz Bass®
  
  

NECK

• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer Over Urethane Finish
• Neck Shape: '60s "C"
• Scale Length: 34" (86.36 cm)
• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
• Number of Frets: 20
• Fret Size: Vintage
• Nut Material: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.5" (38.1 mm)
• Position Inlays: Clay Dot
  
  

ELECTRONICS

• Bridge Pickup: Premium Vintage-Style 60s Single-Coil Jazz Bass®
• Middle Pickup: Premium Vintage-Style 60s Single-Coil Jazz Bass®
• Controls: Volume 1. (Middle Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone
• Switching: None
• Configuration: SS
  
  

HARDWARE

• Bridge: 4-Saddle Vintage-Style with Threaded Steel Saddles
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Reverse Open-Gear
• Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoiseshell
• Control Knobs: Black Plastic
• Neck plate: 4-Bolt
  
  

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