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  • Introducing the New American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass in 3-Color Sunburst. Introduced in the 60s, the growl and punch of the Jazz Bass revolutionized pop, rock and funk. Built to original specs, the American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass features a “U”-shaped maple neck with bound rosewood fingerboard for smooth, high-speed playing. Elegant touches like white pearloid dot position inlays and lollipop tuners add a distinctive touch, while the Pure Vintage ‘66 Jazz Bass pickups deliver authentic Fender tone. Learn more: www.fender.com...
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  • @mojito6629
    @mojito6629 Рік тому +13

    Although playing a Jazz, but Sean's sounds Precision

  • @TheDownbeatruler
    @TheDownbeatruler Рік тому +16

    I want the Olympic white model!!! I just like the way it ages.

    • @bassman108
      @bassman108 Рік тому +1

      I would get the white one too. I told my wife this is what I want for my retirement present. ;-)

  • @studiodsr
    @studiodsr 8 місяців тому +2

    Fender, the mixing on your guitar and bass demos is not good. The instruments sound thin and weak. Drop me a line and I’d be happy to help you out

  • @Romain_Chafore
    @Romain_Chafore Рік тому +5

    Thanks it's not the usual 2 tone orange-ish annoying sunburst we've had everywhere for the past 20 to 30 years. This sunburst looks like a modern interpretation of the vintage 3 colors burst. HOWEVER, this is still far from the saturated and contrasted sunburst with a bright yellow and a broad red you used back in the 60s. When will you ever do that color again ..

  • @Snibborwocky
    @Snibborwocky 2 роки тому +37

    Imagine reissuing the iconic '66 Jazz but not in candy apple red... OUCH. smh.

    • @asharpbflat7179
      @asharpbflat7179 Рік тому +3

      CAR is one of the most boring colors of all time. It suits a Jaguar guitar if anything,
      but the J ? - Never!! The most beautiful body shape ever (of any instrument) deserves more delicate options 😉😋

    • @mikelabelle1145
      @mikelabelle1145 Рік тому +2

      Intentional, they have reissued the candy apple matching headstock about 3-4x over the years. Seafoam on the other hand not so much.

  • @TheHermit72
    @TheHermit72 Рік тому +9

    Just imagine the sound of it with a set quality flatwound strings...

    • @Mat_Gomez23
      @Mat_Gomez23 Місяць тому

      I believe fender flatwounds would be perfect for this bass

  • @profile2047
    @profile2047 Рік тому +10

    So much fun finding out how bad fender is. My first jazz bass I ordered had a completely dead pickup. Next one had a hump in the neck. 3rd one had a huge gash in the neck pocket from routing. I took every one to a fender authorized luthier to see if something could be done. Each time they said it wasn’t worth it. Now I watch these videos just for comedy reasons.
    This all happened within weeks of each other, and very recently.

  • @RBruceStewart
    @RBruceStewart Рік тому +1

    I can’t believe how cheesy the background music is for this bass. It makes me want to exclude the bass from consideration.

  • @robertoantonio2330
    @robertoantonio2330 Місяць тому +1

    This jazz bass Fender is american or mexican?

  • @paulipetas
    @paulipetas 2 роки тому +7

    Great looking and sounding bass! Interesting combination with the bound neck with dot inlays.

  • @budsticky
    @budsticky Рік тому +2

    Mike Gordon shilling for Fender? 😀

  • @ferdinandhadiwirawan3456
    @ferdinandhadiwirawan3456 Рік тому +2

    Please make the 1975/1977 reissue with bullet trussrod and maple fretboard

  • @ヤーマン-j4s
    @ヤーマン-j4s Рік тому +2

    先日このベースを買いました。表情豊かで、とてもレンジが広く、多ジャンルに行ける気がします。俺の持ってるベースで1番使い勝手の良いベース。

    • @MC-zy6cd
      @MC-zy6cd 5 місяців тому +1

      日本語だ!

  • @yestoES355
    @yestoES355 Рік тому +3

    Undercoat is still poly 😔 really wish we got all nitro like the custom shop models get.

  • @SuperDeadRooster
    @SuperDeadRooster 29 днів тому

    An instrument company having auto-closed-captions is friggin outrageous 😅😅😅

  • @alzate_3d
    @alzate_3d 22 дні тому

    Give me a like if you want the America Vintaje 1962 Jazz Bass series to return

  • @mpefaur
    @mpefaur 2 роки тому +4

    What song is played in the intro?

    • @BrickwallStudios0
      @BrickwallStudios0 Рік тому +2

      From a jam here: ua-cam.com/video/6ptuXHMdJ-w/v-deo.html

  • @franciscoa.barrales7199
    @franciscoa.barrales7199 Рік тому +5

    We miss a lot when Fender REALLY innovated with models, different configurations back in the early 90's and mid 2000's... Now they only release models with very minimal "technical" differences, different names and nice colors... Whether it is a Jazz Bass or P Bass, no matter how many names or variants they have, they will continue to sound the same, except for their sale price...it is called programmed obsolescence.

    • @cliffords2315
      @cliffords2315 6 місяців тому +1

      They invented the Bass. It's a winner and you are still a whiner

  • @cocobass
    @cocobass Рік тому +1

    The headstock is NOT period correct on this bass.

  • @isuck-u1v
    @isuck-u1v Рік тому +1

    Great Bass! But i love Jazz Bass V!😢😂

  • @jcesare1
    @jcesare1 2 роки тому +1

    Fender "sails" LOL Closed Captioning is a nice touch, but get someone with a knowledge of guitars. It's BASS, not baseball equipment! Love the round "lamb" fingerboard too.

    • @RoadKing-ky2bs
      @RoadKing-ky2bs Рік тому

      Lol

    • @DeskLamp129
      @DeskLamp129 Рік тому

      It’s the auto captions that the UA-cam AI picks up. Nobody’s fault at the company

  • @robertkerr9738
    @robertkerr9738 Рік тому +4

    I would love to see these videos with more traditional bass playing. All these guys are playing chords and way up the neck. Let's here some grooves, some arpeggios, and the money notes on frets 1 - 5! Show us what the bass is meant to do!

    • @danielb8697
      @danielb8697 11 місяців тому +2

      Yeah it’s so annoying

  • @addiKdude
    @addiKdude Рік тому +9

    I love the fact that this one does not have that silly contoured neck heel thing. Fender is finally doing things right

    • @shitstain001
      @shitstain001 9 місяців тому +2

      yeah? this is vintage spec'd and the contoured heels are a modern thing. you know there are multiple lines to cover all the bases, right?

  • @drewlewis9412
    @drewlewis9412 Рік тому +1

    Jon and Sean, the dream team.

  • @derekuhm
    @derekuhm Рік тому +1

    C L E A N

  • @edjefferson9175
    @edjefferson9175 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for not drilling holes for the bridge cover

    • @entropybentwhistle
      @entropybentwhistle 6 місяців тому

      Mine had holes, but just in the pick guard, not the bass body.

  • @mojito6629
    @mojito6629 Рік тому +1

    Rosewood.. nice.. but would it be easy to be imported?

  • @alanshewitt
    @alanshewitt Рік тому +1

    LOLLIPOPS!

  • @troytroy3066
    @troytroy3066 Рік тому +35

    Fender is getting out of hand with all the different bass guitar models. It's all a scam. Making people believe that each bass is better than the previously. All of the bass are $1500 dollars and up, but they all sound the same. Fender is just like Harley Davidson. It's a cult. Tons of great songs we're played on regular Fender pbass or jbass. Now you have soooop many variation. They are just trying to brainwash people into buying their product. It's not the bass guitar, uts the player. Tons of people are buying these guitars, just to play on UA-cam. And 90 percent can't even play. Use one bass and spend your time, money and effort on practice instead of trying to purchase products to make Fender rich.

    • @Sicolirics
      @Sicolirics Рік тому +2

      I totally agree with you it seems that Fender no longer strives in designs but in rehashing the above
      I would like to ask you something, recently we are setting up a musical group and I was looking for a good bass, do you know of any good one from your experience that does not have to sell a kidney like the ones from Fender do? xd

    • @troytroy3066
      @troytroy3066 Рік тому +1

      @Transient Scale sorry for the delay. Honestly you have to do it the old fashion way, opposed to ordering online. Buying a instrument, is like buying a car. You have to go inside of a music store and try different bass guitars. There are tons of great bass guitars. Just depends on what feels best to you.

    • @jomamma1750
      @jomamma1750 Рік тому +9

      Finally, a Jazz Bass built according to the original prints. Alder Body, Rosewood(Not Brazillian sob!) board, proper neck profile and heel adjust like it's supposed to have. Throw in the correct steel bridge, correct weight tuners, a bone nut and a nitro paint job so the body actually resonates. The right frets and a good set of vintage pups complete the package. Too bad it took them 50 years to figure it out, but at least they finally got there. Price is fair too, and in line with the original cost. Needless to say I beg to differ with your childish whining.

    • @troytroy3066
      @troytroy3066 Рік тому +1

      @jo mamma we will to just agree to disagree. By the way I am not a child nor do whin. I'm just voicing my opion as are sir or ma'am.

    • @jomamma1750
      @jomamma1750 Рік тому

      @@troytroy3066 I'm not agreeing to anything, child. I'm patently disagreeing with your little tantrum. Now go wander back to the sandbox, where your maturity level belongs.

  • @acrystalyric
    @acrystalyric Рік тому

    Is it two piece body? To my eyes, it looks at least three body though. . .

  • @deweybarbaree8153
    @deweybarbaree8153 2 роки тому +2

    Sounds awesome!

  • @phunkybasstard
    @phunkybasstard Рік тому +2

    Gotta make the American Vintage 75 Jazz bass without that ridiculous tinted headstock natural color. With Ash that dosent weigh like a truck, and all the wonderful 70s features (pearl block inlays, bullet truss rod, 3-bolt neck, etc...) WITH ROSEWOOOD FRETBOARD (NOT ROUND LAM) PPL LIKE ME WOULD KILL TO GET OUR HANDS ON THEM!!!

  • @cliffords2315
    @cliffords2315 6 місяців тому

    I had one of these back in the late 60s it had Block Inlays not dots

  • @soonercub66g
    @soonercub66g 2 роки тому +1

    Oh. My. God.

  • @xhw751124
    @xhw751124 Рік тому

    Whether the professional bass player only use custom shop bass for stage and studio performance?

  • @Basslightning666
    @Basslightning666 Рік тому +3

    Excellent Bass! As with all USA Fenders, they will always hold their value, and gain in value, unlike the import knock offs.

  • @victortoweet
    @victortoweet 8 місяців тому

    Wyld Antelope!!

  • @thefunkybassistnl
    @thefunkybassistnl Рік тому +3

    Are these Pure Vintage 1966 pickups the same as the 1964 ones in the American Original series or is there a slight tone difference?

    • @MrFacio85
      @MrFacio85 Рік тому +1

      Same ones, sounds the same. I bought some true 66 pickups and put them on. A bit of difference, not it’s not that noticeable or a “wow” shocking difference

    • @thefunkybassistnl
      @thefunkybassistnl Рік тому

      @@MrFacio85 thanks for your response.
      I did get hold of the '62 reissue pickups and those are the ones I was looking for. Those definitely sound more alive than the '64 after replacing them in an AO 60s jazz bass.

  • @JimHawkins808
    @JimHawkins808 2 роки тому

    This doesn’t help my GAS! Nooooo!!

  • @gillucas5305
    @gillucas5305 Рік тому

    o melhor som do mundo fender quatro cordas. fantástico 👏.

  • @MrWilson-WithaPbass
    @MrWilson-WithaPbass Рік тому

    ....on the list.

  • @craigharris9453
    @craigharris9453 Рік тому

    What song is that?

  • @ummagumma7826
    @ummagumma7826 Рік тому

    Noice playing

  • @marcionobrega5117
    @marcionobrega5117 2 роки тому

    👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @VintageGuitarClubSP
    @VintageGuitarClubSP 2 роки тому

    Tasteful.

  • @vassilisvassilis6159
    @vassilisvassilis6159 2 роки тому

    finally , at last !!!!!!!!!

  • @reubenkinsey2947
    @reubenkinsey2947 2 роки тому

    I WANT!!!!!!✌️🎸🙂

  • @jinobass
    @jinobass 2 роки тому

    So happy!

  • @alexmiranda2652
    @alexmiranda2652 2 роки тому +2

    These jazz basses would’ve looked cooler with a more “clown-y” 3 tone sunburst

    • @squidito2534
      @squidito2534 Рік тому +6

      They never seem to do that old school style sunburst anymore, with the really bright yellow and thicker red. Shame.

    • @jameswood3977
      @jameswood3977 Рік тому +3

      Also they’ve never get the tort scratch plate right either

  • @tazsnuts99
    @tazsnuts99 Рік тому +1

    Why not do one in gold hardware

  • @TheBassfresh
    @TheBassfresh 2 роки тому +3

    Fender, please quit using the damn vintage tall frets and calling it vintage, nothing about those is vintage. You ruined a good bass. Nice playing btw.

    • @jameswood3977
      @jameswood3977 Рік тому +1

      Totally agree, at least my 2003 Am Vintage RI and 2009 Custom Shop both have original style thin frets

    • @adriancho1
      @adriancho1 Рік тому +3

      the great Sean Hurley!

    • @brianw289
      @brianw289 Рік тому

      I have one of these (bought new) and the frets aren't overly high - around .045" I'd say.

  • @TheDownbeatruler
    @TheDownbeatruler Рік тому +1

    I'm about to drop the cash on one should I buy directly from fender or should I buy from guitar center or musician's Friends is there any advantages disadvantages

    • @TheDownbeatruler
      @TheDownbeatruler Рік тому

      I pulled the trigger on the Olympic White directly from fender.

  • @McDoinky
    @McDoinky Рік тому +1

    Sunburst again?

    • @jameswood3977
      @jameswood3977 Рік тому

      There’s also Olympic white again too……oh but there is Surf Green with matching headstock….although I never cared much for the Lollypop tuning pegs from this short lived period

    • @McDoinky
      @McDoinky Рік тому

      @@jameswood3977
      I wish they did new colors again
      Like AM PRO II
      That would make for a better selling point

  • @julimf42
    @julimf42 Рік тому +2

    Why does it sound weird? I mean, there is like a phaser effect in the sound. I guess the mic technic is not the best... I would like to hear it as clean as possible through a DI...

    • @DeskLamp129
      @DeskLamp129 Рік тому +1

      They’re playing multiple different examples. So you can hear it in a mix, with effects, and dry. The only examples that aren’t clean are the first and last ones. It’s similar in their other videos

  • @trenken
    @trenken 2 роки тому

    K now add a badass bridge and block inlays and i will buy one. Too plain jane right now at $2200 for me.

    • @marysanchez4789
      @marysanchez4789 Рік тому +4

      Yes, a badass bridge like they did in 66 lol

    • @trenken
      @trenken Рік тому

      @@marysanchez4789 aware it wasnt on it back then. Im just saying if they are gonna charge 2.3k for a bass, it better have the best stuff on it. This doesnt. This bass is absolutely not worth what they are charging for it.

    • @marysanchez4789
      @marysanchez4789 Рік тому +4

      @@trenkenI understand but reading It Is like ... so you are saying what Fender did in the 60's was not worth It as It didnt feature the Best bridge that didnt exist at the time? Doesnt make sense at all... It Is just that you dont like vintage bases and find other options better for you and yoyr taste, which Is fine but Is another different matter

    • @trenken
      @trenken Рік тому

      @@marysanchez4789 OF COURSE there are aspects of fender basses that are better now than they were 50 years ago. If youre gonna make a throwback bass, and not include some of the modern improvements, then sell it for cheaper. This bass is not even close to as good as the ultras, which are the same price! This bass uses the cheapest of woods you can build a bass with, and a garbage bridge, and a baseball bat neck.
      Im very aware that actual 1966 jazz’s are often very expensive. Geddy Lee recently bought one for $45,000. This isnt that. Its a remake of that, for a premium price. Thats absurd.

    • @marysanchez4789
      @marysanchez4789 Рік тому +3

      Making a 66 jazz bass with modern specs/hardware makes no sense... Just Buy a modern bass. And why do you know these are the cheapest woods? Why assuming that when they are barely in stock? I have played many real vintage basses and ultras are light years away from being that good and tasteful. Of you think ultras are better you should keep playing more and you will see... There's no even need to compare them

  • @TheTrollMastah
    @TheTrollMastah Рік тому +2

    I got the Foam Green one, might change the pickguard to white as it’s my favorite color and color combo but I really don’t feel like taking it apart lol

    • @ghoulcaster
      @ghoulcaster Рік тому +2

      on a jazz bass you don’t have to take anything apart, just unscrew the guard and screw on the new one

    • @ghoulcaster
      @ghoulcaster Рік тому

      if i had a green one i’d definitely ditch the tort!

    • @TheTrollMastah
      @TheTrollMastah Рік тому

      I just can’t find a white 11-hole guard that will fit. I don’t think the Japan ones fit the US ones

    • @Romain_Chafore
      @Romain_Chafore Рік тому

      @@TheTrollMastah It won't

    • @TheTrollMastah
      @TheTrollMastah Рік тому +1

      @@Romain_Chafore I managed to find one that fit 😎
      But I also have to upgrade the pots, they’re absolute garbage

  • @walterkramp-holzwarth862
    @walterkramp-holzwarth862 Рік тому

    02:42: Stammen die "decals" auf der Kopfplatte von einem billigen bubble gum-Automaten aus der Bronx?

  • @walterkramp-holzwarth862
    @walterkramp-holzwarth862 Рік тому

    00:56: Achtung! Der Bridge-Tonabnehmer sitzt in einer zu großen Ausfräsung..."poor quality" würde ein Ami sagen!
    Dass THOMANN mit seiner Hausmarke HARLEY BENTON bessere Jazz-Bässe zu einem viel günstigeren Preis anbietet, ist auch für Euch Amis klar geworden. Hasta la vista, baby...🤣😇