Up for sale, a 1967 Fender Jazz Bass in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. This Jazz Bass was produced in the second quarter of ‘67, with original winds on the gray bobbin pickups, cloth-covered pickup leads, untouched solder and “lollipop” tuners. This bass also hails from the last full year where Fender used nitro lacquer for their bodies/necks before the transition to poly finishes in '68.

Weighing 9lbs 5oz with an alder body, maple neck and an extremely dark, tight-grained rosewood fretboard, the bass has a very smooth, balanced and deep-sounding natural acoustic tone channeled faithfully through the pickup pair. The gray bobbin pickups deliver a round, articulate sound: the bass has plenty of upper midrange presence and burp, with a more woody, round sound with the neck pickup favored, and thicker thump with the Tone control rolled back. This Jazz Bass is strung with fresh 45-100 roundwound strings, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with easy-playing action and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

• Wood: Maple
• Shape: Medium U, measuring .840” 1st fret, .945” 12th fret
• Fretboard: Rosewood (bound), 7 ¼” radius, block inlay
• Frets: Medium, faint wear beneath A and D strings on frets 1-3
• Length: 34”
• Nut: 1 1/2”
• Tuners: Lollipop buttons
• Serialization: Six-digit stamp (“F” neck plate)
• Factory Markings: December, ‘66 stamp on neck heel

Body Specs:

• Wood: Alder
• Pickups: Gray bobbin single coil x2 (bobbins pencil dated 6-6-67 and 6-18-67)
• Controls: Volume x2, Tone
• Harness: Untouched solder, Stackpole pots date to the 31st week of ‘66
• Hardware: Bridge with threaded saddles, “ashtray” bridge/pickup covers, control plate
• Plastics: Four-ply “meatball” tortoise pickguard, finger rest, pointer knobs

The gloss Sunburst finish is 100% original with no touch-up or overspray, showing various small dings across the back, some scuffing along the back lower bout body edge, and a few additional minor finish scratches. The ambered gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean

The original black tolex hardshell case is included; all three latches are functional and the original handle is present, with the full “Fender” logo intact on the lid.