2023 Fender American Vintage 1966 Jazzmaster (1966 reissue) 3-Tone Sunburst

Fender is knocking it out of the park with their American Vintage II series guitars. They are arguably the best non-Custom Shop reissues that Fender has ever offered. Great build quality. Accurate year-specific specs. These American Vintage II guitars look, play, and sound as close to the originals as you could possibly want. All this at a price point significantly less than a Custom Shop model.

Freshly set up in-house by our skilled Guitar Tech, this guitar is totally dialed in and ready to join you on the main stage tonight. Comes with original deluxe hard shell case. We ship all over the world, and we'd be happy to send this beautiful guitar to you wherever you may live.

FROM FENDER:

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.

SPECS:

Vintage-Style Nickel Tuners

1 11/16" Bone Nut

Maple Neck with 25.5" Scale Length

Neck Depth .84" at First Fret and .935" at Twelfth Fret

21 Vintage-Size Frets

Bound Indian Rosewood with 7.25" Radius

2 Pure Vintage Jazzmaster Single Coil Pickups

Jazzmaster Bridge and Vibrato Tailpiece

Alder Body with 3-Tone Sunburst Finish

Weight 8 lb 2 oz

Original Black Tolex Hard Shell Case with Orange Interior

Serial Number V2210356