1961 Jazz Bass® Heavy Relic®, Rosewood Fingerboard, 3-Color Sunburst
1961 Jazz Bass® Heavy Relic®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Aged Olympic White
1961 Jazz Bass® Heavy Relic®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Aged Shoreline Gold
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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.
Specs
| 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) |