Made in Japan Heritage is a series that pursues the supreme playing experience that vintage instruments give players. Famous as a master builder at Fender Custom Shop, it is packed with specs that attract vintage fans, adopted under the supervision of Mark Kendrick, who boasts a deep knowledge of vintage instruments. All models in the Heritage series are designed based on USA product profiling data, and body shapes and neck shapes are also adopted according to the age. It inherits Fender's orthodox genealogy in every detail, such as cross-wire pickups, pickup settings and tones, and body colour reproducibility.
Made in Japan Heritage 60s Jazz Bass® has a lacquer finish on the alder body, which adds depth to the shade over time. The product includes a 7.25 inch radius ʻ60s “C” shaped maple neck with 20 vintage style frets, a vintage style bridge with four threaded steel saddles, and a pickup specially selected for the Heritage series. All specifications are carefully crafted for classic playability and sweet vintage tones.
Experience Fender's unique playability and tasty tones that have captivated many great musicians in the Heritage series.
Specifications:
- Body Shape: Jazz Bass®
- Body Material: Alder
- Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer Over Urethane Finish
- Neck Profile: Early '60s "C"
- Fretboard Material: Rosewood
- Fretboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
- Scale Length: 34" (86.36 cm)
- No. of Frets: 20 Vintage
- Fretboard Inlays: Clay Dot
- Pickup: Premium Vintage-Style 60s Single-Coil Jazz Bass® (Bridge), Premium Vintage-Style 60s Single-Coil Jazz Bass® (Middle)
- Bridge: 4-Saddle Vintage Style with Threaded Steel Saddles
- Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoiseshell
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges)
- Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Reverse Open-gear
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chome
- Case: Deluxe Gig Bag
