Fender Custom Shop 1966 Bass VI Journeyman Relic 6-String Bass, Gold Hardware, Faded Aged Sonic Blue

Manufacturer's Description

More about 1966 Bass VI Journeyman Relic® with Gold Closet Classic Hardware

Take a journey back to the mid-'60s with the Fender Custom Shop 1966 Bass VI Journeyman Relic®. This expertly crafted electric bass guitar authentically evokes Fender's iconic Bass VI model of the 1960s.

The sleek offset select 2-Piece alder body wears a Journeyman Relic nitrocellulose lacquer finish imparting the look of a well-loved instrument. The quartersawn maple neck has a comfortable '60s "oval “C"-shaped profile topped with a 3A rosewood fingerboard outfitted with 21 medium jumbo frets.

Three Custom Shop Hand-Wound Jaguar pickups provide classic Bass VI tones. The pickup switching system includes three on/off slide switches, one for each pickup. Volume and tone controls offer flexible sound shaping.

Plug in, dial up that unmistakable Bass VI sound, and take a journey back to the 60s with the Fender Custom Shop '66 Bass VI Journeyman Relic®. Other premium features include 7.25" (184.1 mm) Radius, Vintage Bass VI Wiring, 3-Ply Mint Green Pickguard, RSD Jaguar®/Jazzmaster®, Vintage-Style Tuning Machines with Fender® Logo, Bone Nut, American Vintage '65 String Tree, Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, 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: 1966 Bass VI Journeyman Relic® with Gold Closet Classic Hardware, Rosewood Fingerboard, Faded Aged Sonic Blue
• Model Number: 9235700055
• Series: Time Machine™
• Color: Faded Aged Sonic Blue

Body

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

Neck

• Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
• Neck Shape: '60s Oval "C"
• Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
• Number of Frets: 21
• Fret Size: Medium Jumbo (6150)
• String Nut: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.555" (39.5mm)
• Headstock: Jaguar®
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo, Serialized
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Fingerboard: 3A Rosewood
• Position Inlays: Vintage Clay Dot

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Jaguar®
• Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Jaguar®
• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Jaguar®
• Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
• Pickup Switching: 3-On/Off Slide Switches (One for Each Pickup)
• Pickup Configuration: SSS

Hardware

• Bridge: RSD Jaguar®/Jazzmaster®
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
• Orientation: Right-Hand
• Hardware Finish: Gold
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
• Control Knobs: Black Plastic

Miscellaneous

• Strings: Fender® Bass VI 5350/6 Stainless Steel .025-.095
• Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.

Overall Condition

Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for Fender. This Custom Shop 1966 is 100% brand new and is being sold with a full manufacturer's warranty.

note: The photos above may not be of the exact bass you'll receive. The serial number may differ but specs will all be the same. Please feel free to get in touch with us for an in-hand description.

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.