Fender Custom Shop Jaco Pastorius Tribute Jazz Bass #R91162

Full Description

Artist Signature Series by Fender

The world's greatest artists have come to Fender Custom Shop for decades in search of their perfect instruments. Artfully crafting meticulous replicas using the same techniques and toolings used to create the originals, Fender offers the same artist instruments to you, built in the same shop by the same skilled craftsmen.

Premium Features of the Fender Custom Shop Jaco Pastorius Tribute

The Custom Shop Jaco Pastorius Tribute Jazz Bass is equipped with two Custom '60s single-coil jazz bass pickups that help produce era-specific authenticity along with modern versatility and reliability. Other premium features include worn hardware and vintage styling that replicates the worn-in feel of Jaco's famous ''distressed'' guitar, a fretless epoxy coated fingerboard, knurled chrome P-Bass control knobs, side dot position markers and a 4-bolt serialized neck plate.

This signature model comes complete with a three-colour sunburst and nitrocellulose lacquer finish, plus a range of Custom Shop accessories and a Custom Shop certificate of authenticity.

Unrivaled Quality and Craftsmanship

Since 1987, the skilled craftsmen in Fender's Corona, California ''dream factory'' have been producing guitars that are known worldwide for their artistry and unrivaled quality. Ranging from the fine to the fantastic, whether it's building a new custom instrument from the ground up or modifying an existing one, their best is the best. These wonderful instruments have been crafted for and with the input of the world's finest guitarists such as Clapton, Springsteen, Cray, Gilmour, Townshend, Wilko Johnson and Stevie Ray Vaughan, to name just a few.

The History of the Jazz Bass

Introduced in 1960, Fender welcomed a new decade by debuting a deluxe bass guitar, the Jazz Bass. Sleek and supercharged with dual pickups, a slim neck and a curvaceous offset waist, the Jazz Bass has ruled the world of electric bass ever since Fender first introduced it. The versatile and unmistakable tone, effortless feel and performance make the Jazz Bass the number-one choice for professional bassists worldwide.

Specifications

• Model Name: Jaco Pastorius Tribute Jazz Bass®, Rosewood Fingerboard, 3-Colour Sunburst
• Model Number: 0196108800
• Series: Artist
• Colour: 3-Colour Sunburst

Body & Bridge

• Body Material: Select Alder
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body Shape: Jazz Bass®
• Bridge: 4-Saddle American Vintage Bass

Neck & Fingerboard

• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Shape: ''C''
• Scale Length: 34'' (864mm)
• Fingerboard: Epoxy Coated, Slab Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25'' (184.1mm)
• Number of Frets: Fretless
• String Nut: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.5'' (38.1mm)
• Position Inlays: Side Dot w/Fret Markers
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Serialized

Hardware & Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Custom '60s Single-Coil Jazz Bass
• Neck Pickup: Custom '60s Single-Coil Jazz Bass
• Controls:
  • Volume 1: Neck Pickup
  • Volume 2: Bridge Pickup
  • Master Tone
• Pickup Switching: None
• Pickup Configuration: SS
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Tuning Machines: American Vintage Reverse Open-Gear Bass
• Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
• Pickguard: None

Included Accessories

• Deluxe Case
• Cable
• Strap
• Polishing Cloth
• 4-Pack of Picks
• Certificate of Authenticity