Fender Custom Shop 1968 Jazz Bass Journeyman Relic - Aged Black

Discover the Classic Charm of the ’68 Jazz Bass Longing for an authentic vintage J Bass experience? Step into the Fender Custom Shop time machine and immerse yourself in the exquisite musicality of the 1968 Jazz Bass. This electric bass embodies all the hallmarks of a ’60s-era model, starting with a contoured alder body finished with a journeyman relic’d nitro coating for a lightly seasoned look that’s sure to impress. The 1968 J Bass features a quarter-sawn maple neck with a chunky, ’60s-inspired U-shaped profile and a round-laminated maple fingerboard that plays like a dream. Classic tones abound, thanks to a hand-wound set of Custom Shop Jazz Bass single-coil pickups, voiced for that iconic midrange growl and overwound for extra output. Additionally, the 1968 J Bass boasts vintage-style hardware, including a 4-saddle bridge, tuning machines, ashtray covers, plastic knobs, and a 4-ply pickguard. Crafted using the same techniques and tooling