A rare find for this year, the ’68 Jazz Bass® Journeyman Relic® has some stunning features that made this bass a favorite for players and pros. Of particular interest and importance is a rarely found design combination from that year: a maple fingerboard with black block inlays. The two-piece select alder body has a comfortably worn Journeyman Relic lacquer finish, and the quartersawn maple neck features a ’60s-style “Jazz Bass U” profile, vintage 7.25”-radius quartersawn maple fingerboard and 20 medium jumbo (6150) frets.
Custom Shop hand-wound vintage Jazz Bass pickups yield compelling and dynamic tones with the classic three-knob Jazz Bass control configuration (middle pickup volume, bridge pickup volume, master tone). Other features include a four-ply brown shell pickguard, four-saddle vintage-style bridge, vintage-style tuning machines and a bone nut. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
Model Name: | '68 J Bass® Journeyman Relic®, Maple Fingerboard, Aged Candy Apple Red |
Model Number: | 9235001593 |
Series: | Time Machine |
Color: | Aged Candy Apple Red |
Body Shape: | Jazz Bass® |
Body Material: | 2-Piece Select Alder |
Body Finish: | Lacquer |
Neck Material: | Quartersawn Maple |
Neck Shape: | 1960 Jazz Bass® "U" |
Scale Length: | 34" (86.36 cm) |
Fingerboard Radius: | 7.25" (184.1 mm) |
Number of Frets: | 20 |
Fret Size: | Medium Jumbo |
String Nut: | Bone |
Nut Width: | 1.500" (38.1 mm) |
Neck Finish: | Polyurethane |
Fingerboard: | Round-Lam Maple |
Position Inlays: | Black Block |
Bridge Pickup: | Custom Shop Vintage-Style Jazz Bass® |
Neck Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound Vintage Jazz Bass® |
Controls: | Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone |
Pickup Switching: | N/A |
Pickup Configuration: | SS |
Bridge: | 4-Saddle Vintage-Style |
Tuning Machines: | Vintage-Style |
Orientation: | Right-Hand |
Hardware Finish: | Nickel/Chrome |
Pickguard: | 4-Ply Brown Shell |
Control Knobs: | Black Vintage-Style |
Strings: | Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges) |
Included Accessories: | Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity. |
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