Unsupported Browser
The web browser that you are currently using is no longer supported, and as such features of this website may not work as expected. We advise you to update to a currently supported browser (such as Chrome, Edge, or Firefox) to improve your security, speed, and overall experience.
Key Features
The Fender Custom Shop '62 Jazz Bass Relic is a hugely sought after, premium grade bass that is full to the brim with custom shop features that set it apart from any other Fender product. Featuring a 2-piece select alder body that delivers tight lows alongside a dynamic, resonant response - you'll be able to achieve a range of natural bass tones. This guitar's exceptional sonic capacity is enhanced further by the two custom shop hand-wound vintage pickups, which deliver a powerful, growling sound that is bursting with those old-school Fender characteristics.
The maple neck adds brightness to the mix and is complete with a lacquer finish and rosewood fingerboard, providing a supremely comfortable playing experience at home, on stage or in the studio. All of these fantastic features come complete with a charming, road-worn aesthetic, a '60s style neck profile and four stacked concentric control knobs for the ultimate tonal control. If you're looking for an out-and-out vintage Fender performance that will surprise you every time you pick it up, supplying a classic sound with all the perks of modern technology - then look no further.
Product Ref: 235781
The '62 Jazz Bass comes equipped with a duo of hand-wound vintage pickups to produce a voicing quite unlike any other. They are powerful and responsive, over-wound for a punchy mid-range and red-hot output. An even response and enhanced focus are guaranteed by the flush-mount and alnico 5 magnets. The magnet wire delivers a bright and lively overtone to the mix, making for an incredibly versatile tonal experience.
The addition of a range of controls allows you to shape your sound and balance out the tone of the pickups to find the sweet spot. Discover your own unique voice that will evolve with your playing. Each of the electronics has its own control system. A volume and tone are equipped for each electronic to ensure the sonic capabilities are endless. The Custom Shop Jazz Bass pickups deliver an unmistakable voice that is based on the vintage bass sounds from the 1960s.
Alder has been used to produce this Custom Shop, providing balanced responses with tight lows, clear mids, and bright highs that are complemented perfectly by the quartersawn maple neck. Thanks to this, your jazz bass is infused with bright and transparent tones, perfect for fast attack performances. The addition of the rosewood fingerboard balances this out with its resonant, rich, and warm tonality.
The timber build of this guitar offers a vintage, warm and natural feel to the tonal palette, bringing a rich sound that is full of character and can be moulded to fit your taste. What's more, these Custom Shop offerings are built so that they as the tonewoods mature over time, so you will be rewarded with tonal development the more you play.
This Jazz Bass is at the pinnacle of the guitar envy scale - and as basses go, it doesn't get much better than this. Discover a premium playability thanks to a selection of features that will re-define your performance.
Designed with a '60s style "J Bass U" profile and finished with a nitrocellulose lacquer, the Custom Shop's neck offers the perfect base for gliding across the flat-laminated rosewood fingerboard with complete ease. What's more, its 20 medium jumbo frets allow you to find the right note at the right time, every time. Completing this luxurious experience is an alder body, which is both resonant and lightweight. So, rock on right through the night without the dreaded shoulder strain.