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Significant changes were afoot in 1974 for the Jazz Bass®. The bridge pickup
had been moved about half an inch closer to the bridge only the year before,
and 1974 saw the last of the four-bolt necks for quite a while. Further, the slim
C-shaped maple neck was re-sculpted with a meatier U-shaped profile (and
acquired a walnut "skunk" stripe), white fingerboard binding and pearl block
inlays made their first appearance, headstock "bullet" truss rod nuts were
first adopted, and black pickguards replaced their longstanding tortoiseshell
predecessors.
The American Vintage '74 Jazz Bass encompasses all of the above and is the
sole member of the new American Vintage bass lineup to offer a choice of
maple and round-laminated rosewood fingerboards, each with white binding,
pearl block inlays and 20 vintage-style frets. Other authentic features include
a urethane-finished alder body (ash on Natural-finish model), three-ply black/
white/black pickguard (three-ply white/black/white on Black model), new
American Vintage '74 Jazz Bass single-coil pickups, upper-mounted thumb
rest, vintage-style bridge with single-groove steel "barrel" saddles, '70s-style
"Fender"-stamped open-gear tuners, four-bolt "F"-stamped neck plate, chrome
pickup and "F"-stamped bridge covers with vintage-accurate positioning, and
more. Available in 3-color Sunburst, Olympic White, Black and Natural.
PART #
DESCRIPTION
0191030800
0191030805
0191030806
0191030821
0191032805
American Vintage '74 Jazz Bass®, Bound Round-Laminated
Rosewood Fingerboard, 3-Color Sunburst
American Vintage '74 Jazz Bass®, Bound Round-Laminated
Rosewood Fingerboard, Olympic White
American Vintage '74 Jazz Bass®, Bound Round-Laminated
Rosewood, Black
American Vintage '74 Jazz Bass®, Bound Round-Laminated
Rosewood, Natural
American Vintage '74 Jazz Bass®, Maple Fingerboard, Olympic
White
American Vintage '74 Jazz Bass®, Maple Fingerboard, Natural
Shown: American Vintage '74 Jazz Bass® in Natural on page 61
Colors and specifications subject to change without notice. For more information go to fender.com
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American Vintage '74 Jazz Bass®