Fender Custom Shop Jazz '66 NOS

Matt R. · **Posted:** July 14th, 2022, 7:55 pm

I've been waiting almost 2 years for this beast and here it is. It's basically 1966 specs but it has a 9.5 radius and 70s pickups. It's absolutely perfect. The neck is otherworldly. In my opinion it's also somewhat easy on the eye.

fivebass52 · **Posted:** July 14th, 2022, 11:51 pm

Matt - it is Absolutely Gorgeous! I have to ask though... do you prefer a J over a P?

Matt R. · **Posted:** July 15th, 2022, 9:31 am

Jazz over a P any day. But I absolutely love PBasses too

tim · **Posted:** July 15th, 2022, 9:32 am

Goddamngorgeous!!

Matt R. · **Posted:** July 15th, 2022, 10:03 am

Thanks guys! It really is a stunner. When we opened the case at the store I picked it up from, even the store owner was like “It…glows!” 8-)

ch willie · **Joined:** February 22nd, 2017, 5:58 pm **Posts:** 413

Congrats! That’s got to be the most beautiful JB I’ve ever seen.

Jeroen · **Posted:** July 15th, 2022, 4:07 pm

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That is absolutely stunning :shock:

fivebass52 · **Posted:** July 15th, 2022, 5:38 pm

Matt R. wrote:

Jazz over a P any day. But I absolutely love PBasses too

Guess I'm going to have to pull my Japanese '62 J-bass reissue out, and get into learning more about the tone of a J...

paulo · **Posted:** July 16th, 2022, 7:30 am

Looks great, congrats Matt!

Agent00Soul · **Posted:** July 19th, 2022, 4:05 am

Jaw-dropping beautiful!

Matt, what is the difference between 60s and 70s pickups on a Jazz?

Frits · **Joined:** February 19th, 2013, 3:20 am **Posts:** 73

Congratulations, Matt, well worth the waiting time ;-)

Just curious: why only the (early '66) binding, so without the blocks?

Matt R. · **Posted:** July 19th, 2022, 8:36 am

Frits wrote:

Congratulations, Matt, well worth the waiting time ;-)

Just curious: why only the (early '66) binding, so without the blocks?

I just always loved the look of that binding/dot combination. Besides, I have several that have the binding and blocks

Matt R. · **Posted:** July 19th, 2022, 8:42 am

Agent00Soul wrote:

Jaw-dropping beautiful!

Matt, what is the difference between 60s and 70s pickups on a Jazz?

Well I only have experience with actual 70s pickups, but not actual 60s ones so I probably can’t answer this fully. But on a previous CS Jazz I had, there were hand wound pickups that were supposed to be period correct. Those sounded beautiful, but I hated the output.
The 70s pickups to my ear (both real and reissue) sound angrier to me and with higher output. I had Fender put 70s style pickups in this one. That along with the 9.5 radius are the only specs on this bass that are non-60s

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