Description
This is the bass that grew up alongside disco and funk, when players started slapping strings and demanding more growl out of their J-Basses. Fender’s American Original series recreates that era faithfully, but smooths out the playing feel with a modern 9.5″ fingerboard radius so your hand isn’t fighting the neck while you’re chasing that vintage bark.
The heart of the tone is the pair of Pure Vintage ’75 single-coil pickups, wound with enamel-coated wire and wrapped in cloth-covered leads, sitting on fiber bobbins with alnico 5 magnets – the same recipe Fender used decades ago. Paired with an ash body and a maple neck carved in the ’70s U shape, you get that classic midrange growl with just enough treble edge to cut through a mix, whether you’re fingerstyle or digging in with your thumb.
Details that matter to gigging players: vintage-tall frets for easier bending and slides, a bone nut, vintage-style tuning machines and a four-saddle bridge with single-groove saddles for solid intonation, and a 3-ply white/black/white pickguard that nails the look. It ships in a vintage-style hardshell case, ready for the van.
- Body: Ash, gloss urethane finish
- Neck: Maple, ’75 "U" shape, gloss urethane
- Fingerboard: Maple, 9.5" radius, 20 vintage-tall frets
- Scale: 34" (864mm), 1.475" bone nut
- Pickups: Pure Vintage ’75 Single-Coil Jazz Bass (bridge & middle)
- Controls: Volume (middle), Volume (bridge), Master Tone
- Bridge: 4-saddle Pure Vintage ’70s, single-groove saddles
- Hardware: Nickel/chrome, Pure Vintage ’70s tuners
- Strings: Fender USA Bass 7250M NPS (.045-.105)
- Includes vintage-style hardshell case
- Weight: 29.95 lb
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