Fender Adds Lake Placid Blue to the American Vintage II ’66 Jazz Bass
Fender has slightly updated its American Vintage II series with a set of new colors for 2026, including one for the American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass. The model now comes in Lake Placid Blue in addition to its previous colorways: Sea Foam Green, 3-Color Sunburst, and Olympic White.
Fender began using Lake Placid Blue in late 1959 after adapting it from GM’s automotive paint catalog. It became a standardized color in the company’s first formal custom-color chart in 1960.
The new color does not alter any other of the bass’s specs, which are period-correct. That includes a nitrocellulose finish, a vintage-style neck profile, heirloom-quality year-specific pickups, and more.
Hear more about the model in Fender’s demo video:
Although the American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass comes in right- and left-handed versions, the Lake Placid Blue finish is only offered on the right-handed version. It is available now for $2,699.
American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass Lake Placid Blue Photos:
American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass Specs:
| Scale: | 34″ |
| Body: | Alder |
| Body Finish: | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck: | Maple |
| Neck Binding: | 1-ply White |
| Neck Shape: | 1966 “U” |
| Fretboard: | Bound Round-Laminated Rosewood |
| Fretboard Radius: | 7.25″ |
| Frets: | 20 Vintage Tall |
| Nut Width: | 1.5″ |
| Inlays: | White Pearloid Dot |
| Pickup: | Pure Vintage ’66 Single-Coil Jazz Bass |
| Controls: | Volume 1. (Middle Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone |
| Bridge: | Pure Vintage 4-Saddle with Threaded Steel Saddles |
| Tuners: | Pure Vintage “Lollipop” |
| Pickguard: | 4-Ply Tortoiseshell |
| Color: | Lake Placid Blue, Olympic White, Sea Foam Green, 3-Color Sunburst |
| Case: | Vintage-Style Black (Orange Interior) |
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