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Fender Custom Shop 1961 Jazz Bass Heavy Relic, Faded Aged Daphne Blue

Fender Custom Shop 1961 Jazz Bass Heavy Relic

Pre-orderFender Custom Shop part 9236091120

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$6,850 CAD

Finish: Faded Aged Daphne Blue

How would you like to pay?

Time of arrival for special orders varies by product.
It can be anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. Want an estimate before you order?

Deposit orders: the balance is due when it arrives. Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay can't take a deposit. Pre-order FAQ

  • Ordered in for you
  • Set up free
  • Shipped insured from Ottawa
  • Free shipping over $200

Got a question about this one?

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Why Lauzon Music

Guitar people since 1945

Set up your way

Free with online orders

Every instrument crosses Ian Vance's bench before it ships. You choose the strings and the action when you order.

Shipped insured

Free insured shipping in Canada on orders over $200.

Three generations

In the family since 1945, with a player answering your questions before and after you order.

Authorized dealer

Full manufacturer warranty on every new instrument.

Financing

Pay in full and you can spread the cost with PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments, with the exact terms shown at checkout. Financing never changes the price of the guitar. How financing works

Our take

Who this one is for

An early '60s Jazz Bass under Heavy Relic aging: deep dings, checking and discoloured hardware. The body is 2-piece select alder or ash depending on finish, the neck is quartersawn maple with a 1960 Jazz Bass "U" back and a flat-laminated 3A Rosewood board, and the Shell Pink and Daphne Blue versions get a matching painted headstock as the originals did.

Two Custom Shop Hand-Wound Vintage Jazz Bass pickups sit under a 4-ply brown shell pickguard. The 1.5" nut is the narrow J Bass width, and the 7.25" radius feels rounder under the hand than most modern basses. Jescar Medium Vintage frets give a touch more height than the narrowest vintage wire.

The 1960 Journeyman Relic Jazz Bass is the year before with lighter wear and a flatter 9.5" radius. For a mid '60s J, look at the 1965 Jazz Bass Journeyman Relic or the 1966 Jazz Bass Journeyman Relic.

Three finishes: Faded Aged Daphne Blue, 3-Color Sunburst and Super Faded Aged Shell Pink.

The photos show one example. Wood grain and aging vary from bass to bass, so the one built for you will differ in the details.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder or 2-Piece Select Ash (by finish)
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Jazz Bass
Pickguard: 4-Ply Brown Shell
Aging: Heavy Relic

NECK
Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1960 Jazz Bass "U"
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Fingerboard Material: 3A Rosewood
Position Inlays: Vintage Clay Dot
Number of Frets: 20
Fret Size: Jescar Medium Vintage (47095)
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.5" (38.1 mm)
Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)

ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Vintage Jazz Bass
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Vintage Jazz Bass
Pickup Configuration: SS
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Switching: None

HARDWARE
Bridge: 4-Saddle Vintage-Style
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome/Black Concentric
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges)

CASE
Case: Deluxe Hardshell

Free with online orders

Set up your way

What a setup can cover

Whatever your guitar needs, it gets. None of it is an upcharge.

  • Frets polished
  • Fretboard conditioned
  • Hardware tightened
  • Fresh strings, your choice
  • Truss rod adjusted
  • Action set at the bridge
  • Nut slots detailed
  • Saddles radiused, where they are individual
  • Vibrato springs adjusted
  • Intonation set
  • Pickup height set
  • Electronics checked

Set up by our expert tech

The setup menu you get with your order confirmation

Anything else How you play, a problem you have had with past setups, a request the list does not cover.

Pre-orders

Questions we get

How much do I pay today?

Your choice: the full price, or a 25% deposit. On a deposit, the balance is due when the guitar reaches the shop, before it ships to you.

When will it arrive?

It varies by product, anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. If it changes, we let you know, and you can cancel.

Want an estimate for this model before you order? Ask us in the chat.

Can I cancel?

Yes, any time before the supplier invoices it and ships it to us. We refund what you paid less 3% to cover the card processing fee.

Once it has shipped to us it is a special order and final sale. If it arrives with something wrong, we put that right.

What if the price goes up before it arrives?

You pay the price you ordered at. Once your order is placed we hold that price, even if the supplier raises it before the guitar arrives.

Is the free setup included?

Yes. A pre-order is an online order, so it gets the same free setup: it crosses Ian Vance's bench before it ships, set up the way you choose. The setup menu above shows what that covers.

Do I pay duty or brokerage on a US order?

No. Duty, taxes, brokerage and customs on a US order are handled at our end before the instrument leaves Ottawa. It arrives at your door with nothing to pay.

Orders going anywhere outside Canada and the United States work differently. The shipping and returns policy sets out which is which.

Can I finance it?

Yes, if you are in Canada and paying in full. Pick PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments as your payment method at checkout. The plan, the rate and the approval sit with the provider, and you see the terms before you agree to anything. You pay a deposit by card or PayPal.

More on Financing.