The Jazz Bass debuted in 1960 as Fender's deluxe bass guitar model and quickly became an indispensible instrument for bassists who prized its slim, fast neck, sleek offset-waist design and full dual-pickup sound. The Custom Shop 1961 Jazz Bass pays tribute to the second-year release Jazz Bass and was crafted by Custom Shop's John Cruz.Features include an alder body, quater-sawn maple neck with a '54 "U" shape, dark Indian rosewood fingerboard with compound radius and vintage frets, handwound vintage Jazz Bass pickups, stacked concentric control knobs, tortoiseshell pickquard and vintage hardware. Case included.
- Neck
- Shape: 54 U
- Wood: Quartersawn maple
- Neck joint: Bolt-on
- Scale length: 34"
- Truss rod: Standard
- Finish: Lacquer
- Pickups
- Active or passive pickups: Passive
- Pickup configuration: SS
- Neck: Handwound Vintage
- Middle: Not applicable
- Bridge: Handwound Vintage
- Brand: Fender Custom
- Series or parallel: Series
- Active preamp: Not applicable
- Special electronics: Stacked Concentric Knobs
- Fretboard
- Material: Dark Indian rosewood
- Radius: 7.25" - 9.5"
- Fret size: Vintage Stew Mac
- Number of frets: 20
- Inlays: Block
- Nut material: Bone
- Nut width: Not specified
- Body
- Cutaway: Double cutaway
- Construction: Solidbody
- Body wood: Alder
- Top wood: Not applicable
- Body finish: Closet Classic Lacquer
- Orientation: Right handed
- Controls
- Control layout: Master volume, tone
- Pickup switch: Not applicable
- Coil tap or split: Not applicable
- Tone switching: No
- Special switching: Not applicable
- Hardware
- Bridge type: Fixed
- Bridge design: Vintage
- Tailpiece: Not applicable
- Tuning machines: Vintage-style
- Color: Chrome
- Other
- Number of strings: 4
- Pickguard: Yes
- Special features: Masterbuilt
- Case: Hardshell case
- Accessories: Certificate of authenticity
- Country of origin: USA