New for 2024, the Fender Custom Shop introduces the 1961 Jazz Bass Heavy Relic. Over six decades after itsinitialrelease, this bass is loaded with appointments and a vibe that transports players back to the early-‘60s.
The elegantly contoured two-piece select alder body wears a Heavy Relic lacquer finish in Super Faded Aged Shell Pink. This expertly aged treatment is designed to evoke decades of the most punishing play and touring—from serious dings and tents to discoloured hardware, these Heavy Relic basses look like true, battle-tested workhorses.
The quartersawn maple neck has a ’60-style “U” back-shape, flat-laminated rosewood fingerboard and period-correct matching painted headstocks for iconic golden era looks and feel.
Other premium features include a 7.25' radius, 20 medium vintage (47095) frets, Custom Shop hand-wound vintage Jazz Bass pickups, vintage wiring with concentric volume and tone controls, 4-ply brown shell pickguard, vintage-style 4-saddle bridge with threaded steel saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut, disc string tree, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
Specifications:
- Body Shape: Jazz Bass
- Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
- Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck Profile: 1960 Jazz Bass 'U'
- Fretboard Material: 3A Rosewood
- Fretboard Radius: 7.25' (184.1 mm)
- Scale Length: 34' (86.36 cm)
- No. of Frets: 20 Jescar Medium Vintage (47095)
- Fretboard Inlays: Vintage Clay Dot Inlays
- Pickups: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Vintage Jazz Bass (Bridge), Custom Shop Hand-Wound Vintage Jazz Bass (Neck)
- Bridge: 4-Saddle Vintage-Style
- Pickguard: 4-Ply Brown Shell
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges)
- Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Case: Deluxe Hardshell Case
- Included Accessories: Strap, Certificate of Authenticity
