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Vintage J-bass Style and Sound!

Do you want that old-school feel and vibe of a vintage J-Bass? Then you'll love the Fender Custom Shop 1961 Closet Classic Jazz Bass. This bass has been meticulously made to vintage specs to give you a true 1961 Jazz Bass experience. From the '60s U neck shape to the 7.5" fingerboard radius to the stacked concentric pots, this bass will please even the most discriminating vintage bass enthusiast. You get all the classic thump and growl associated with the J-bass from a pair of Custom Shop pickups. Grab a piece of the past with the Fender Custom Shop 1961 Closet Classic Jazz Bass.



Fender Custom Shop 1961 Closet Classic Jazz Bass at a Glance:

• Lightweight, "offset waist" alder body
  
• Quartersawn neck for stability
  
• Dual, single-coil Jazz Bass pickups in a shielded body cavity

Lightweight, "offset waist" alder body
Bass guitars are big and that can mean heavy, too. So the Fender Custom Shop 1961 Closet Classic Jazz Bass comes with the distinctive "offset waist" body design, but made from alder, which is resonant, but relatively light, which you'll appreciate after two or three hours up on stage.

Quartersawn neck for stability
The neck is one of the most important aspects of any instrument, and the Fender Custom Shop 1961 Closet Classic Jazz Bass features a quartersawn maple neck. Besides looking good, the straight grain of quartersawn necks is about 50% more stable than plain-sawn necks, and less likely to warp, twist or shrink. You'll love the playability and feel of the 1961 Closet Classic Jazz Bass's rosewood fretboard with a vintage 7.5" radius and a vintage "U" neck shape.

Dual, single-coil Jazz Bass pickups in a shielded body cavity
Fender's early electric basses had just one pickup. So naturally, if one was good, two was even better. The Fender Custom Shop 1961 Closet Classic Jazz Bass gives you two vintage-style single-coil Jazz Bass pickups in a shielded body cavity for quieter operation, both on stage and in the studio. You'll get all the low-end thump and growl you expect from a 1961 Jazz Bass. Vintage-style stacked concentric control knobs give you control over volume and tone for each pickup.

Fender Custom Shop 1961 Closet Classic Jazz Bass Features:

• Precise reissue of an iconic American bass
  
• Quartersawn maple neck for stability and long life
  
• Vintage stacked concentric control knobs
  
• 1960's U shape neck with 7.5" fretboard radius

Bring a piece of history to your bass collection with the Fender Custom Shop 1961 Closet Classic Jazz Bass!
NOTE: This product is available in the United States only - no international sales.

Specification Detail Body Type Jazz Bass Left-/Right-handed Right-handed Number of Strings 4 Color Black Body Material Alder Body Finish Nitrocellulose Scale Length 34" Number of Frets 21 Fingerboard Material Rosewood Fingerboard Inlay Dots Neck Material Maple, Bolt-on Neck Shape U, 7.25" Radius Nut Width 1.5" Bridge/Tailpiece American Vintage Bridge Tuners Gotoh Vintage-style Machine Heads Number of Pickups 2 Neck Pickup Vintage Jazz Bass Single-coil Middle Pickup No Middle Pickup Bridge Pickup Vintage Jazz Bass Single-coil Controls 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone Case Included Hardshell Case Included Manufacturer Part Number 1502110806