The Jazzmaster was meant to win over jazz players and found its people in surf, then indie and alternative rock. This 1966 version has the mid '60s look: a bound round-laminated rosewood board with pearloid blocks, a matching painted headstock on the custom colours, and an alder body under nitrocellulose lacquer.
Two Pure Vintage '66 Jazzmaster single-coils run through the original dual circuits. In lead mode you get the 3-way toggle with master volume and tone. Flip the slide switch to rhythm and the neck pickup runs on its own thumbwheel volume and tone, so you can set a separate rhythm sound and switch to it. The floating tremolo pairs with a vintage Jazzmaster bridge with threaded barrel saddles. The 1966 "C" neck has a 7.25" radius and vintage tall frets.
The Limited Edition American Vintage II 1966 Jazzmaster is a variation on the same guitar, and the American Professional Classic Jazzmaster is the modern take. Offered in 3-Color Sunburst, Lake Placid Blue and Sherwood Green Metallic.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Jazzmaster
Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoiseshell or 3-Ply Parchment (by finish)
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1966 "C"
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Bound Round-Laminated Rosewood
Position Inlays: Pearloid Block
Side Dots: Black
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Tall
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazzmaster
Neck Pickup: Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazzmaster
Pickup Configuration: SS
Controls: Lead Circuit Controls (Slide Switch Down): Master Volume, Master Tone; Rhythm Circuit Controls (Slide Switch Up): Two Thumbwheel Controls for Neck Pickup Volume and Tone
Switching: 3-Position Toggle (Lead Circuit)
Auxiliary Switching: 2-Position On/Off Slide Switch for Switching Between "Lead" and "Rhythm" Circuits
HARDWARE
Bridge: Pure Vintage Jazzmaster with Threaded Steel Barrel Saddles
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Single Line "Fender Deluxe"
Tremolo Arm: Pop-In Vintage-Style Jazzmaster
Pickup Covers: Aged White
Control Knobs: White "Witch Hat"
Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
Strings: Fender USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
CASE
Case: Included: Vintage-Style Black (Orange Interior)