Fender Custom American Vintage II '66 Jazzmaster Olympic White UPGRADES USA

Description: This is a 2023 Fender American Vintage II 1966 bound Jazzmaster neck with the revised period correct large headstock (from a 3-Color Sunburst model) with bar inlays on a 2018 Fender American Original 60's body in Olympic White. Since Fender really didn't change anything with the bodies when it went from the American Original 60's Jazzmaster series to the current American Vintage II 1966 models, including the angled neck pockets, this is about as seamless a match you could do and basically as if it was actually offered from the factory like this.Condition wise, most noticeable would be a light finish chip above the neck plate on the back as well as some light scratches and nicks in the finish here and there on the body. Conservatively I'll say this guitar is in very good condition but it's easily excellent by most people's standard. The neck is essentially mint.Please read further to see the list of upgrades as well as how the guitar was setup:- Weight is nice and balanced around 8.1 lbs.- The original serial number neck plate from the body was retained as opposed to the neck plate from the neck. The '66 AV II neck hang tag with the original serial is also in the case compartment.- WD Music 3-ply Parchment pickguard. Following the cue of the American Vintage II Dakota Red and Lake Placid Blue models with their 3-ply parchment pickguards, I replaced the stock 4-ply Tortoise Shell pickguard with this custom made one from WD Music, which I had them trace a genuine Fender one to to ensure a perfect fit. The subtle contrast with the slightly darker Vintage White pickguard covers and knobs is a great touch and just looks so good on Olympic White. Much better than the Tortoise in my opinion. The original pickguard shield was also retained.- The stock '65 Pure Vintage Jazzmaster pickups have been retained. This may come as a shock (or not), but the American Vintage II 1966 pickups are (gasp!) the same as the Pure Vintage '65 pickups from the American Original 60s model. They're great vintage correct Jazzmaster style pickups with 1/8" height coils, It has Alnico 5 magnets, fiber bobbins, vintage cloth push back lead wire, plain enamel magnet wire with output around their expected range of 6.7-7k each. Having owned both, I can assure you the specs are identical.Also note that the wiring harnesses between these models are also identical, so this was also retained on the body.- CTS 500K solid shaft audio volume and tone pots. These are what really took these pickups to another level. The stock 1meg pots can sound a little shrill, so I bumped them down to 500K which make that top end a lot smoother but still plenty of highs on tap. I also switched to solid shaft to accommodate the new knobs.- Revised 2018 Johnny Marr Jaguar modern narrow spacing 7.25" radius bridge with Mustang style saddles. This is the current updated version of the American Professional bridge that has the modern 2-1/16" (52mm) string spacing that brings the strings further away from the fretboard edge and a lot more comfortable to play. The original version of the Johnny Marr bridge (and most stock vintage style Jazzmaster bridges) have the vintage 2-3/16” (56mm) spacing and are almost unplayable in my opinion. Fender quietly made this update a few years back and essentially makes this a lot more like a Staytrem bridge (same spacing as the Mastery bridge too). Like the original Marr bridge, it still has the Mustang style saddles and tighter threading screw posts so it doesn't sink down overtime when you play, which is also a major upgrade over the stock threaded saddles.- Treble bleed circuit (.001uf cap and 1/4w 150k resistor in parallel) to allow the highs to remain when you turn the volume pot down and not get muddy.- Orange Drop tone caps, .033uf on lead circuit tone pot and .022uf for the rhythm circuit tone cap. These are the traditional '62 Jazzmaster tone cap value and an upgrade over the stock .01uf in my opinion.- Lock washer added to the 3-way toggle and also turned the switch 45 degrees so it's at an angle and easier to switch than side to side.- Additional pickup and control cavity shielding. While the American Original series improved with things like the angled neck pocket, the shielding actually got worse because they stopped shielding the walls of the pickup and control cavity (which the American Vintage II series also continued) so the guitar still had more noise than I would have wanted. I went ahead and applied additional shielding to the walls in addition to the existing plates which gave it a much more thorough shielding job like in the older original American Vintage series. A definite improvement over stock with even less noise.- Fender/Schaller strap locks and buttons (locks inside case compartment).- Has older rounder style tremolo lock button. Sometime last year, I'm assuming due to supply chain issues with Fender, but the lock button on these American Tremolos (across all their lines) got more flat and sharper around the edges and just doesn't look as good to me. On an American Vintage II '66 model I recently sold I changed the button out with the older nicer rounder and smooth button just like it has been on literally all of the modern American models dating back to the actual vintage models from the late 50s, 60s, 70s, etc. Luckily I didn't have to on this one since the body is older but I wanted to point this out that this is also a plus over the ones on a new AV II model. I know this is minor, but it's not minor to me haha.- Kluson Supreme 18:1 Staggered tuners ($60 upgrade). These are the best vintage style Kluson replacement tuners out right now and still retain that same classic look, but with a much finer tuning adjustment over the stock 14:1 tuners and also a better break angle over the nut on the D and G strings for better sustain. Not to mention these are genuine Klusons while the stock ones are not.- Swapped the original stock Brown Fender G&G Deluxe Jazzmaster hard case with that of the American Vintage II in black tolex with black leather ends/handle and orange plush interior. An undeniably classic look. Also included is the original case candy pouch and matching neck hang tag, care manual, etc.On top of these upgrades, it has also been cleaned, polished, oiled and conditioned the rosewood fretboard and fully setup with brand new D'Addario EXL110 (10-46) strings with enough relief in the neck balanced for both lead and rhythm and a light touch (5/64" string height on the low E and 4/64" on the high E strings). The saddles have been perfectly intonated and the bridge already has the 7.25" fretboard radius. The nut slots have been cleaned and filed for optimal contact and take off points for better sustain. The neck and bridge pickup heights are adjusted to 5/64" on the bass side and 4/64" on the treble side.Below are the original stock specs for the AV II '66:Tech SpecsGENERALNumber of Strings 6Left-/Right-handed Right-handedBODYBody Type SolidbodyBody Shape JazzmasterBody Material AlderBody Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose LacquerColor 3-Color SunburstNECKNeck Material MapleNeck Shape 1966 CNeck Joint Bolt-onRadius 7.25"Fingerboard Material RosewoodFingerboard Inlay Pearloid BlocksNumber of Frets 21, Vintage TallScale Length 25.5"Nut Width 1.650"Nut Material BoneHARDWAREBridge/Tailpiece Pure Vintage Jazzmaster with Threaded Steel Barrel SaddlesTuners Fender Deluxe Pure VintageELECTRONICSNeck Pickup Pure Vintage '66 Single-coil JazzmasterBridge Pickup Pure Vintage '66 Single-coil JazzmasterControls 1 x volume, 1 x tone, 2 x thumbwheel (neck volume/tone)Switching 3-way toggle pickup switch, 2-way switch (lead/rhythm circuit)MISCELLANEOUSStrings Fender NPS, .010-.046Case/Gig Bag Hardshell CaseManufacturer Part Number 0110340800

Price: 2999 USD

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

End Time: 2025-02-11T16:40:54.000Z

Shipping Cost: 75 USD