Fender Custom Shop 1961 Jazz Bass Heavy Relic, Rosewood Fingerboard, Aged Olympic White

Manufacturer's Description

Only a year after its debut, the Jazz Bass received a new control configuration in 1961 that featured a volume knob for each pickup and a master tone knob—a classic control arrangement that endures to this day. The 1961 Jazz Bass Heavy Relic is a faithful recreation of the time-honored original, with a few custom features prized by players worldwide. The two-piece alder body, hand selected for weight and grain, wears a Heavy Relic lacquer finish. The quartersawn maple neck features a ’60-style Jazz Bass “U” profile, topped by a 9.5”-radius flat-lam rosewood fingerboard with 20 medium jumbo frets for comfort and perfect action along the entire length of the neck.

As with the now-familiar control arrangement that first appeared in mid 1961, the hand-wound vintage Jazz bass pickups each have their own volume control, with a master tone knob. Other features include a four-ply brown shell pickguard, vintage-style bass bridge with threaded steel saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and disk string tree. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap, string mutes and certificate of authenticity.

Fender®, Squier®, Stratocaster®, Telecaster®, Precision Bass®, Jazz Bass® and the distinctive headstock designs commonly found on the Strat®, Tele® & P Bass® guitars are registered trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation

Specifications

General

• Model Name: 1961 Jazz Bass® Heavy Relic®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Aged Olympic White
• Model Number: 9231012907
• Series: Time Machine
• Color: Aged Olympic White

Body

• Body Shape: Jazz Bass®
• Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck

• Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
• Neck Shape: 1960 Jazz Bass® "U"
• Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
• Number of Frets: 20
• Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
• String Nut: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.5" (38.1 mm)
• Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Slotted
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Fingerboard: Flat-Laminated AAA Rosewood
• Position Inlays: Micarta White Dot

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Single-Coil Jazz Bass®
• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Single-Coil Jazz Bass®
• Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone
• Pickup Switching: N/A
• Pickup Configuration: SS

Hardware

• Bridge: 4-Saddle Vintage Style with Threaded Steel Saddles
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
• Orientation: Right-Hand
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoiseshell
• Control Knobs: Black "Witch Hat"

Miscellaneous

• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges)
• Instrument Weight: 9.5lbs
  
• Serial #: CZ557737

Overall Condition

Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for Fender. This 1961 Jazz Heavy Relic is 100% brand new and is being sold with a full manufacturer's warranty. Photos are of the exact bass you'll receive.

Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.