The Fender American Original '60s Jazz Bass RW Candy Apple Red is an authentic interpretation of the legendary, versatile electric bass from the 1960s, offering historically correct construction and striking vintage sounds. The four-string has an alder body and a screwed maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, whose slim profile is the perfect basis for finger-ready electric bass. Two Fender Pure Vintage '64 Jazz Bass Single Coil Pickups together with the classic passive circuitry provide striking sounds in the wide spectrum between funk, blues and rock. A classic Fender 4-Saddle Vintage Style bridge and Pure Vintage Open Gear tuners complete the Fender American Original '60s Jazz Bass.
The construction of the Fender American Original '60s Jazz Bass follows the historical guidelines of the golden era of guitar making. Accordingly, the body is made of alder with the traditional offset proportions, while the screwed maple neck carries a "Round Laminated" rosewood fretboard. The "60s C" profile with its slim 38 mm saddle width lies extremely comfortably in the hand, so that even complex bass lines can be handled with ease.
The Fender American Original '60s Jazz Bass RW Candy Apple Red uses two Fender Pure Vintage '64 Jazz Bass Single Coil Pickups made with traditional materials. The single coilers have bobbins made of vulcanized fiber, enamelled copper wire and Alnico V rod magnets. At the amplifier they deliver versatile and fat vintage sounds, ranging from the dry assertiveness of the bridge pickup to the deep bass foundation of the mid-range pickup. Pickups are managed using the classic passive electronics, which includes two volume controls and a height control.
Last but not least, the Fender American Original '60s Jazz Bass offers traditional hardware equipment with authentic style and unshakable reliability. The body is fitted with the proven Fender 4-Saddle Vintage Bass Bridge, which guarantees precise intonation and a comfortable string position with four individually adjustable string riders. At the same time, the fluted surfaces of the "barrels" allow a certain adjustability of the string spacing. The headstock also features a bone saddle that guides the strings to the precise Fender Pure Vintage Reverse Open Gear tuners.