Fender 2019 Custom Shop 1961 Heavy Relic Jazz Bass, 3-Color Sunburst, Rosewood Fingerboard

Player's Perspective

I'll be the first to admit that we are spoiled here at Music Store Live. We get to play with some of the nicest instruments built. So much so that it's easy to set the bar extremely high for what it takes to impress us. Well, Fender Custom Shop, come on down, you're our next contestant!

This '61 Jazz bass is absolutely amazing! It feels stunningly accurate and the playability is simply off the charts. It arrived to us already with very low action and it's simply effortless to do anything you want to on this. The tone is absolutely magnificent and is probably the closest thing to a real deal 1961 Jazz bass I've ever come across. Having had the privilege of playing an actual vintage '61 before, this bass felt instantly familiar. This really is one of those instruments that will slap a smile on your face and you won't want to put it down. The heavy relic is tastefully done and leaves the body and, most importantly perhaps, the neck feeling incredible!

It's not an exaggeration to say this may be one of the finest basses to roll out of Fender's Custom Shop in a long time.

Manufacturer's Description

Originally released in 1960, the Jazz Bass was a robust-sounding, smooth-playing successor to the P Bass®. The 1961 Jazz Bass Heavy Relic is an homage to this iconic instrument, complete with vintage-style concentric knobs, and for the purists—felt mute tips in the case candy. The two-piece alder body is crafted from tone wood selected for its light weight and attractive grain, and wears a Heavy Relic lacquer finish, giving it the look and feel of a well-played vintage model with a long service life. The fast-playing, tinted quartersawn maple neck sports a “ ’60 J Bass U”-shaped profile, along with a modern 9.5”-radius fingerboard and 20 medium-jumbo frets that grant it a familiar feel. Packed with authentic Jazz Bass tone, the pair of Hand-Wound Vintage Jazz Bass pickups growl with pure power.

Other features include 4-ply Tortoiseshell pickguard, vintage-style J Bass bridge with threaded steel saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and round string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.

Fender®, Squier®, Stratocaster®, Telecaster®, Precision Bass®, Jazz Bass® and the distinctive headstock designs commonly found on the Strat®, Tele® & P Bass® guitars are registered trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation

Specifications

Body

• Model Name: 1961 Jazz Bass® Heavy Relic®, Rosewood Fingerboard, 3-Color Sunburst
• Model #: 9235000856
• Series: Time Machine
• Country Of Origin: US
• Color: 3-Color Sunburst
• Body: Alder
• Body Finish: Lacquer
• Body Shape: Jazz Bass®
• Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoiseshell

Neck

• Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
• Neck Finish: Tinted Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Shape: 1960 Jazz Bass® "U"
• Scale Length: 34" (86.36 cm)
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
• Number of Frets: 20
• Frets Size: Medium Jumbo
• String Nu: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.5" (38.1 mm)
• Position Inlays: Vintage Clay Dot
• Truss Rods: Vintage-Style

Electronics

• 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), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
• Pickup Switching: None
• Pickup Configuration: SS

Hardware

• Bridge: 4-Saddle Vintage-Style
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style

Miscellaneous

• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges)
• Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity
• Instrument Weight: 9.4 lbs.

Overall Condition

Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for Fender. This Custom Shop 1961 Jazz is 100% brand new and is being sold with a full manufacturer's warranty. Photos are of the exact bass you'll receive.

Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.