Custom Shop Jazz Bass with handwound pickups and Relic finish, including case and certificate
Custom Shop Jazz Bass
Serial number CZ566308
Two-piece alder body
Bolted Quarter Sawn Maple neck
'60s Jazz Bass 'U' neck profile
Flat-Lam rosewood fingerboard
20 Medium Jumbo Frets
Two Custom Shop Hand-Wound Vintage Jazz Bass single coils
Concentric potentiometers for Volume and Tone
4-saddle Vintage-Style bridge
Vintage style tuners
Aged chrome/nickel hardware
3-Color Sunburst Relic finish
Case and certificate included
The Fender '62 J Bass Relic RW 3-Color Sunburst #CZ566308 at a glance.
The Fender '62 J Bass Relic RW 3-Color Sunburst #CZ566308 represents classic jazz Bass in its most coveted 1962 finish. This vintage classic of the low-frequency faction relies on classic wood selection for resonant base construction, while hand-wound pickup and traditional hardware appointments give the Custom Shop E-Bass its incomparable voice and unique feel. Here, the nitrocellulose finish with Relic treatment provides the authentic look of a well-rehearsed original. including case and certificate!
The Fender '62 J Bass Relic RW 3-Color Sunburst #CZ566308 represents arguably the most popular vintage of the iconic Jazz Bass.
The wood selection of the Fender '62 J Bass Relic RW 3-Color Sunburst #CZ566308 is composed of two pieces of alder for the body, high-quality Quarter Sawn Maple for the neck and a rosewood fingerboard in Flat-Lam construction.
Two-piece alder body & quartersawn maple neck.
Crafted from two pieces of hand-selected, resonant alder, the elegantly curved body design of the '62 Jazz Bass follows the classic construction of the early sixties and provides the tonal foundation for the iconic bass model's gritty sound. The neck, on the other hand, is made of high-quality Quarter Sawn Maple with standing annual rings and features high stability, while the rosewood fingerboard in Flat-Lam construction is equipped with 20 Medium Jumbo frets and historically correct Vintage Clay Dots.
Two hand-wound Custom Shop Hand-Wound Vintage Jazz Bass Single Coils in neck and bridge position provide classic J-Bass sounds.
Handwound Jazz Bass Single Coils
The two classic Fender '62 J Bass Relic RW 3-Color Sunburst single coils were hand-wound at the FenderCustom store in Corona, California, using historically accurate materials and techniques. Thus, both Custom Shop Hand-Wound Vintage Jazz Bass single coils are responsible for the distinctive sound of the Jazz Bass with powerful low end, while both pickup have concentric potentiometers to control the volume and an additional pitch shutter.
An iconic Fender "F" logo adorns the ashtray cover of the Fender '62 J Bass Relic RW 3-Color Sunburst.
Classic Hardware including Ashtray Cover
Of course, the hardware appointments of the Fender '62 J Bass Relic RW 3-Color Sunburst are also true to the targeted vintage and present themselves historically correct with a 4-saddle Vintage-Style bridge and corresponding vintage-style tuners with Clover pianos . Also not missing is the classic 'ashtray' bridge cover of the classic Jazz Bass and the additional screwable cover over the neck pickup, while the thumb rest makes playing with the thumb more comfortable.
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