Fender Custom Shop '68 Jazz Bass Journeyman Relic, Maple Fingerboard, Aged Candy Apple Red
A rare find for this year, the '68 Jazz Bass® Journeyman Relic® has some stunning features that made this bass a favorite for players and pros. Of particular interest and importance is a rarely found design combination from that year: a maple fingerboard with black block inlays. The two-piece select alder body has a comfortably worn Journeyman Relic lacquer finish, and the quartersawn maple neck features a '60s-style "Jazz Bass U" profile, vintage 7.25"-radius quartersawn maple fingerboard and 20 medium jumbo (6150) frets.
Custom Shop hand-wound vintage Jazz Bass pickups yield compelling and dynamic tones with the classic three-knob Jazz Bass control configuration (middle pickup volume, bridge pickup volume, master tone). Other features include a four-ply brown shell pickguard, four-saddle vintage-style bridge, vintage-style tuning machines and a bone nut. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
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General
- Model Name: '68 Jazz Bass Journeyman Relic
- Series: Time Machine
- Model Number: 9235001593
- Color: Aged Candy Apple Red
Body
- Body Shape: Jazz Bass®
- Body Material: Select Alder
- Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck
- Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
- Neck Shape: '60 J-Bass "U"
- Scale Length: 34" (86.36 cm)
- Fingerboard Radius: 7.25"
- Number of Frets: 20
- Fret Size: 6150 Medium Jumbo
- String Nut: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.5" (38.1 mm)
- Neck Plate: V Logo Serialized
- Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Decal Under Finish, Light Checking
- Fingerboard: Quartersawn Maple
Position Inlays: Side Dot
Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Vintage Jazz Bass®
- Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Vintage Jazz Bass®
- Controls: Volume 1. (Middle Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone
- Pickup Configuration: SS
Hardware
- Bridge: P/J Bass Relic
- Tuning Machines: American Vintage Bass Nickel Relic
- Orientation: Right-Hand
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Pickguard: '64 Jazz Bass 4-Ply Tortoise Relic
- Control Knobs: Large Skirted Black Relic
Miscellaneous
- Strings: Fender® USA Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges)
- Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity
- Instrument Weight: 9.3 lbs
| Condition | New |
|---|---|
| SKU | FEN-9235001593 |
| UPC | 717669710835 |