A rare find for this year, the ’68 Jazz Bass® Journeyman Relic® has some stunning features that made this bass a favorite for players and pros. Of particular interest and importance is a rarely found design combination from that year: a maple fingerboard with black block inlays. The two-piece select alder body has a comfortably worn Journeyman Relic lacquer finish, and the quartersawn maple neck features a ’60s-style “Jazz Bass U” profile, vintage 7.25”-radius quartersawn maple fingerboard and 20 medium jumbo (6150) frets.
Custom Shop hand-wound vintage Jazz Bass pickups yield compelling and dynamic tones with the classic three-knob Jazz Bass control configuration (middle pickup volume, bridge pickup volume, master tone). Other features include a four-ply brown shell pickguard, four-saddle vintage-style bridge, vintage-style tuning machines and a bone nut. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
SPECS
General
| Model Name: |
'68 J Bass® Journeyman Relic®, Maple Fingerboard, Aged Black |
| Model Number: |
9235001595 |
| Series: |
Time Machine |
| Color: |
Aged Black |
| Body Shape: |
Jazz Bass® |
| Body Material: |
2-Piece Select Alder |
| Body Finish: |
Lacquer |
| Neck Material: |
Quartersawn Maple |
| Neck Shape: |
1960 Jazz Bass® "U" |
| Scale Length: |
34" (86.36 cm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: |
7.25" (184.1 mm) |
| Number of Frets: |
20 |
| Fret Size: |
Medium Jumbo |
| String Nut: |
Bone |
| Nut Width: |
1.500" (38.1 mm) |
| Neck Finish: |
Polyurethane |
| Fingerboard: |
Round-Lam Maple |
| Position Inlays: |
Black Block |
| Bridge Pickup: |
Custom Shop Vintage-Style Jazz Bass® |
| Neck Pickup: |
Custom Shop Hand-Wound Vintage Jazz Bass® |
| Controls: |
Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone |
| Pickup Switching: |
N/A |
| Pickup Configuration: |
SS |
| Bridge: |
4-Saddle Vintage-Style |
| Tuning Machines: |
Vintage-Style |
| Orientation: |
Right-Hand |
| Hardware Finish: |
Nickel/Chrome |
| Pickguard: |
4-Ply Brown Shell |
| Control Knobs: |
Black Vintage-Style |
| Strings: |
Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges) |
| Included Accessories: |
Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity. |
