Fender Custom Shop 1961 Heavy Relic Jazz Bass - 3 Color Sunburst

Only a year after its debut, the Jazz Bass received a new control configuration in 1961 that featured a volume knob for each pickup and a master tone knob—a classic control arrangement that endures to this day. The 1961 Jazz Bass Heavy Relic is a faithful recreation of the time-honored original, with a few custom features prized by players worldwide. The two-piece alder body, hand selected for weight and grain, wears a Heavy Relic lacquer finish. The quartersawn maple neck features a ’60-style Jazz Bass “U” profile, topped by a 9.5”-radius flat-lam rosewood fingerboard with 20 medium jumbo frets for comfort and perfect action along the entire length of the neck.

As with the now-familiar control arrangement that first appeared in mid 1961, the hand-wound vintage Jazz bass pickups each have their own volume control, with a master tone knob. Other features include a four-ply brown shell pickguard, vintage-style bass bridge with threaded steel saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and disk string tree. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap, string mutes and certificate of authenticity.

• Serial Number: CZ565529
• Weight: 9.2lbs
• Model #:  9231012906

Product Specs

General

• Color: 3-Color Sunburst
• Country Of Origin: US
• Orientation: Right-Hand
• Platform: Custom Shop
• Series: Time Machine™

Neck

• Fingerboard Material: Flat-Laminated AAA Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
• Neck Butt Width: 2.500"
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
• Neck Shape: 1960 Jazz Bass® "U"
• Neck Thickness: .790"
• Neck Thickness 12th Fret: .990"
• Number of Frets: 20
• Nut Material: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.5" (38.1 mm)
• Position Inlays: Micarta White Dot
• Side Dots: White
• String Nut: Bone
• Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
• Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Slotted

Body

• Body: 2-Piece Select Alder
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
• Body Shape: Jazz Bass®

Hardware

• Bridge: 4-Saddle Vintage Style with Threaded Steel Saddles
• Control Knobs: Black "Witch Hat"
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo
• Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoiseshell
• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges)
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Single-Coil Jazz Bass®
• Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone
• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Single-Coil Jazz Bass®
• Pickup Configuration: SS
• Switching: N/A

Accessories

• Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.

Measurements

• Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
• Headstock Thickness: 0.580"
• Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)