Fender Musical Instruments

The new, Fender American Special basses bring you the latest in U.S.-built quality and value. The American Special Jazz Bass guitar features a slim neck profile, a high-gloss finish and the Fender Greasebucket tone circuit, which rolls off highs while maintaining low-end definition.

Features include an alder body and C-shaped maple neck, maple fretboard (Black, Candy Apple Red models) or rosewood fretboard (Olympic White, Three-color Sunburst models) with medium jumbo frets, single-coil, alnico, Jazz Bass pickups, vintage-style black plastic Jazz Bass knobs, three-ply pickguard (black-white black on Candy Apple Red and Olympic White models; parchment on Black and Three-color Sunburst models), vintage-style bridge and strap buttons and deluxe gig bag.

Neck

Neck Shape: Slim "C" Shape
Number of Frets: 20
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Fretboard Radius: 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Fretboard: Rosewood or Maple
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Satin Urethane Finish
Nut Width: 1.5" (38.1 mm)
Scale Length: 34" (86.36 cm)
Truss Rod Nut: 3/16" Adjustable Hex Nut

Electronics

Bridge Pickup: Standard Vintage, Alnico Magnet Jazz Bass, Single-Coil Bridge Pickup
Neck Pickup: Standard Vintage, Alnico Magnet Jazz Bass, Single-Coil Neck Pickup
Special Electronics: Master Greasebucket Tone Circuit (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass)
Controls: Volume 1.(Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Greasebucket Tone Circuit (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass)

Hardware

Color: Chrome
Bridge: Standard Vintage 4 Saddle Bass
Tuning Machines: Standard
String Nut: Synthetic Bone
Tools

Truss Rod Wrench: 3/16", "T-Style", Ball-End Hex (Allen) Wrench