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.
Model Name: | 1966 Bass VI Journeyman Relic® with Gold Closet Classic Hardware, Rosewood Fingerboard, Aged Black |
Model Number: | 9235700054 |
Series: | Time Machine™ |
Color: | Aged Black |
Body Shape: | Bass VI |
Body Material: | 2-Piece Select Alder |
Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Strings: | Fender® Bass VI 5350/6 Stainless Steel .025-.095 |
Included Accessories: | Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity. |
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We've taken the concept of reissue instruments even further by crafting meticulous replicas using the same techniques and tooling as the originals.
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