Fender American Vintage II 1966 Jazzmaster Dakota Red

The Fender American Vintage II 1966 Jazzmaster is here presented in Dakota Red with body-matching headstock and round-laminated Rosewoood fretboard. This guitar is designed to accurately reflect the feel, spec and sound of the 1966 model Jazzmaster. It comes with a gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish, Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazzmaster Pickups, Bound Round-Laminated Rosewood Fingerboard with Pearloid Blocks and Pure Vintage Single-Line “Fender Deluxe” Tuners. It comes complete with a Vintage-Style Black Hard Case with Orange Interior.

The Fender American Vintage II 1966 Jazzmaster in Dakota Red is now available from Merchant City Music, Glasgow’s longest-established guitar specialist. Visit us in our store, where a member of staff will be happy to talk you through its features. Alternatively, buy online for fast delivery to the UK, Europe and Worldwide. Every instrument we sell undergoes a rigorous check over and full professional setup before dispatch, ensuring you receive the best possible example.

Fender American Vintage II 1966 Jazzmaster in Dakota Red

The Fender American Vintage II series presents a remarkably accurate take on the revolutionary designs that altered the course of musical history. Built with period-accurate bodies, necks and hardware, premium finishes and meticulously voiced, year-specific pickups, each instrument captures the essence of authentic Fender craftsmanship and tone.

The Jazzmaster was originally advertised as a guitar that contained “all the well-known Fender developments,” where “every convenience is provided.” Intended to provide a luxury playing experience and tempt jazz guitarists into playing solidbody electric guitars, this futuristic and comfort-contoured offset is about as far from a boxy archtop as can be imagined. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the guitar failed to catch on with the jazz crowd, but instead gained early acceptance with ‘60s surf, and later, indie-rock, alternative, and even country players.

The American Vintage II 1966 Jazzmaster features a comfortable “C” shape maple neck that plays like a dream with a 7.25” radius round-lam rosewood fingerboard and vintage tall frets. Characteristic of production in 1966, this guitar is offered with white neck binding, pearl blocks, single-line “Fender Deluxe” tuners and matching painted headstock. The patented “floating” tremolo, adjustable bridge with threaded saddles and Pure Vintage ‘66 Jazzmaster pickups, wired to the signature rhythm and lead circuits, deliver classic tone and authentic Fender feel.

The instruments in the American Vintage II series are direct descendants of the original Fenders: designed for players with a fine appreciation for vintage Fender tone and feel and built with unmatched quality, down to the last screw. These are Fender electrics in their purest form: Fender American Vintage II, the stuff of legends.

Features

• Alder Body
• Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
• Pure Vintage '66 Single-Coil Jazzmaster Pickups
• “C”-Shaped Neck Profile
• Bound Round-Laminated Rosewood Fingerboard with Pearloid Blocks and Paint Matched Headstock
• Pure Vintage Single-Line “Fender Deluxe” Tuners
• Vintage-Style Black Case (Orange Interior)