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.
Model Name: | 1961 Jazz Bass® Heavy Relic®, Rosewood Fingerboard, 3-Color Sunburst |
Model Number: | 9231012906 |
Series: | Time Machine |
Color: | 3-Color Sunburst |
Body Shape: | Jazz Bass® |
Body Material: | 2-Piece Select Alder |
Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck Material: | Quartersawn Maple |
Neck Shape: | 1960 Jazz Bass® "U" |
Scale Length: | 34" (864 mm) |
Fingerboard Radius: | 9.5" (241 mm) |
Number of Frets: | 20 |
Fret Size: | Medium Jumbo |
String Nut: | Bone |
Nut Width: | 1.5" (38.1 mm) |
Truss Rod Nut: | Vintage-Style Slotted |
Neck Plate: | 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo |
Neck Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Fingerboard: | Flat-Laminated AAA Rosewood |
Position Inlays: | Micarta White Dot |
Bridge Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound Single-Coil Jazz Bass® |
Neck Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound Single-Coil Jazz Bass® |
Controls: | Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone |
Pickup Switching: | N/A |
Pickup Configuration: | SS |
Bridge: | 4-Saddle Vintage Style with Threaded Steel Saddles |
Tuning Machines: | Vintage-Style |
Orientation: | Right-Hand |
Hardware Finish: | Nickel/Chrome |
Pickguard: | 4-Ply Tortoiseshell |
Control Knobs: | Black "Witch Hat" |
Strings: | Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges) |
We've taken the concept of reissue instruments even further by crafting meticulous replicas using the same techniques and tooling as the originals.
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