Fender Custom Shop '68 Jazz Bass Journeyman Relic Aged Black (282)

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.


Body: 2-Piece Select Alder
Body Finish: Lacquer
Body Shape: Jazz Bass
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish: Polyurethane
Neck Shape: 1960 Jazz Bass® "U"
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Round-Lam Maple
Position Inlays: Black Block
Side Dots: White
Number of Frets: 20
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.500"
Nut Material: Bone
Bridge: 4-Saddle Vintage-Style
Pickguard: 4-Ply Brown Shell
Control Knobs: Black Vintage-Style
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Vintage-Style Jazz Bass®
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Vintage Jazz Bass®
Pickup Configuration: SS
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone