Fender American Vintage '74 Jazz Bass®
Significant changes were afoot in 1974 for the Jazz Bass®. The bridge pickup had been moved about half an inch closer to the bridge only the year before, and 1974 saw the last of the four-bolt necks for quite a while. Further, the slim C-shaped maple neck was re-sculpted with a meatier U-shaped profile (and acquired a walnut "skunk" stripe), white fingerboard binding and pearl block inlays made their first appearance, headstock "bullet" truss rod nuts were first adopted, and black pickguards replaced their longstanding tortoiseshell predecessors.
The American Vintage '74 Jazz Bass encompasses many of the above features and is the sole member of the new American Vintage bass lineup to offer a choice of maple and round-laminated rosewood fingerboards, each with white binding, pearl block inlays and 20 vintage-style frets. Other authentic features include a urethane-finished alder body (ash on Natural-finish model), three-ply black/white/black pickguard (three-ply white/black/white on Black model), new American Vintage '74 Jazz Bass single-coil pickups, upper-mounted thumb rest, vintage-style bridge with single-groove steel "barrel" saddles, '70s-style "Fender"-stamped open-gear tuners, four-bolt "F"-stamped neck plate, chrome pickup and "F"-stamped bridge covers with vintage-accurate positioning, and more. Available in Three-color Sunburst, Olympic White, Black and Natural.
The American Vintage '74 Jazz Bass encompasses many of the above features and is the sole member of the new American Vintage bass lineup to offer a choice of maple and round-laminated rosewood fingerboards, each with white binding, pearl block inlays and 20 vintage-style frets. Other authentic features include a urethane-finished alder body (ash on Natural-finish model), three-ply black/white/black pickguard (three-ply white/black/white on Black model), new American Vintage '74 Jazz Bass single-coil pickups, upper-mounted thumb rest, vintage-style bridge with single-groove steel "barrel" saddles, '70s-style "Fender"-stamped open-gear tuners, four-bolt "F"-stamped neck plate, chrome pickup and "F"-stamped bridge covers with vintage-accurate positioning, and more. Available in Three-color Sunburst, Olympic White, Black and Natural.
Specification:
General
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Model Name:
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American Vintage '74 Jazz Bass®, Bound Round-Laminated
Rosewood Fingerboard, 3-Color Sunburst
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Model Number:
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0191030800
3-Color Sunburst
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0191030805
Olympic White
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0191030806
Black
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0191030821
Natural
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0191032805
Olympic White
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0191032821
Natural
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Series:
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American Vintage
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MSRP:
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$2999.99
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Color:
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3-Color Sunburst
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Body
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Body Material:
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Alder
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Body Finish:
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Urethane
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Body Shape:
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Jazz Bass®
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Neck
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Neck Material:
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Maple
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Neck Finish:
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Urethane
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Neck Shape:
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"U" Shape
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Scale Length:
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34" (864 mm)
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Fingerboard:
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Bound Round-Laminated Rosewood
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Fingerboard Radius:
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7.25" (184.1 mm)
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Number of Frets:
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20
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Fret Size:
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Vintage-Style
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String Nut:
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Bone
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Nut Width:
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1.475" (37.46 mm)
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Position Inlays:
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Pearloid Block
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Truss Rods:
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Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
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Head Stock Binding:
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White
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Neck Plate:
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4-Bolt Serialized
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Electronics
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Bridge Pickup:
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American Vintage '74 Jazz Bass® Single-Coil
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Neck Pickup:
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American Vintage '74 Single-Coil Jazz Bass®
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Controls:
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Volume 1. (Middle Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master
Tone
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Pickup Configuration:
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SS
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Hardware
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Bridge:
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4-Saddle American Vintage Bass with Single-Groove Steel
"Barrel" Saddles
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Hardware Finish:
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Nickel/Chrome
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Tuning Machines:
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Fender® '70s Vintage-Style Stamped Open-Gear
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Pickguard:
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3-Ply Black
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Control Knobs:
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Black Plastic
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Miscellaneous
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Strings:
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Fender®
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Unique Features:
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Mounted Chrome Pickup and "F" Bridge Cover with
Vintage- Accurate Positioning, Upper-Mounted Thumb Rest, Four-Bolt
"F" Neck Plate, Walnut "Skunk" Stripe, White Neck Binding
with White Pearloid Block Position Inlays
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