Fender Vintera III Early '70s Jazz Electric Bass Guitar, Rosewood Fingerboard - Candy Apple Red

Channel Funky Groove and Vintage Snap - The Fender Vintera III Early '70s Jazz Electric Bass Guitar with a Rosewood Fingerboard in Candy Apple Red

The Fender® Vintera III series delivers meticulously crafted vintage recreations that capture the authentic look, feel, and tone of iconic Fender guitars from the '50s, '60s, and '70s.

The Vintera® III Early '70s Jazz Bass® features an alder body and maple neck with maple or rosewood fingerboard for classic Fender tone that's full of punch and clarity. The early '70s "C"-shape maple neck sports binding and block inlays with 7.25" radius maple or rosewood fingerboard and vintage-tall frets. At its heart, you'll find a pair of vintage-style early '70s single-coil pickups that deliver all the punchy and articulate, warm and woody tone that made Fender® famous. Other features include a vintage-style 4-saddle bridge for rock-solid intonation and sustain and vintage-style tuning machines for enhanced tuning stability.

Embrace the authentic vintage spirit and legendary sound of Vintera® III – where every detail tells the story.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

• Body Material: Alder
• Body Shape: Jazz Bass®
• Body Style: Solid Body
• Body Finish: Gloss Polyester

Neck

• Headstock: Jazz Bass®
• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
• Neck Shape: Early '70s "C"
• Neck Construction: 4-Bolt Standard
• Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)
• Fingerboard: Round-Laminated Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
• Frets: 20 (Vintage Tall)
• Nut: Bone, 1.5" (38.1 mm)
• Position Inlays: Vintage White Pearloid Blocks
• Side Dots: Black
• Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

Electronics

• Pickup Configuration: SS
• Middle Pickup: Vintage-Style Early '70s Single-Coil Jazz Bass®
• Bridge Pickup: Vintage-Style Early '70s Single-Coil Jazz Bass®
• Controls: Volume 1 (Middle), Volume 2 (Bridge), Tone
• Switching: None

Hardware

• Bridge: 4-Saddle Vintage Style with Single-Groove Steel "Barrel" Saddles
• Bridge Mounting: 5-Screw Vintage-Style
• Tuners: Vintage-Style Open-Back
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
• Control Knobs: Black Plastic
• Pickup Covers: Black
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with "F" Logo
• String Trees: Vintage-Style Disc
• Strings: Fender® USA 7250M Nickel Plated Steel (.045–.105)
• Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style

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