Detail 01
Stacked concentric controls
The neck and bridge pickups each receive independent volume and tone adjustment.
Product detailSKU #1500000473873
FenderVintera III Early '60s Jazz Bass - Sonic Blue
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The Sonic Blue Vintera III Early ’60s Jazz Bass is built around an alder offset body, maple neck and slab rosewood fingerboard. Its early-’60s single-coil pickups are controlled by stacked knobs: each pickup has its own volume and tone adjustment. That layout lets you shape the neck and bridge voices separately before blending them. The early-’60s C neck profile, clay dot markers and reverse tuning machines carry the design through, while the offset body is intended to stay comfortable and balanced seated or on a strap.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Long seated practice or strap-worn playing where the offset body’s comfort and balance are useful.
- Dialing separate volume and tone settings for the neck and bridge pickups before blending them.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players; this version is listed in a right-handed orientation.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Slab rosewood fingerboard
Contributes warmth and a softer attack to the instrument’s response.
Detail 03
Vintage-style reverse tuning machines
They are part of the early-’60s hardware specification.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01A deluxe gig bag is included.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Can I adjust the tone of each pickup separately?
Yes. Each pickup has its own volume and tone control through the stacked concentric layout.
02What fingerboard does the Sonic Blue version use?
It has a slab rosewood fingerboard with clay dot inlays.
03Does it include a gig bag?
Yes. A deluxe gig bag is included.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
5 detailsPickups & controls
- Controls
- Stacked concentric, volume 1 (neck), tone 1 (neck), volume 2 (bridge), tone 2 (bridge)
- Neck Pickup
- Vintage-style early-'60s single-coil Jazz Bass
- Bridge Pickup
- Vintage-style early-'60s single-coil Jazz Bass
- Pickup Configuration
- SS
- Bridge
- 4-saddle vintage-style with threaded steel saddles
7 detailsPlayability
- Nut Material
- Bone
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Neck Profile
- Early '60s C
- Nut Width
- 1.5
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 4
- Scale Length
- 34
15 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Blue
- Fingerboard Wood
- Slab rosewood
- Neck Construction
- 4-bolt standard
- Body Material
- Alder
- Body Finish
- Gloss polyester
- Hardware Finish
- Nickel/chrome
- Neck Wood
- Maple
- Fingerboard Material
- Slab rosewood
- Position Inlays
- Clay dots
- Body Style
- Jazz Bass
- Available Colors
- Firemist Gold, Olympic White, Sonic Blue
- Fingerboard Radius
- 7.25 inch
- Tuning Machines
- Vintage-style reverse
- Body Shape
- Jazz Bass
- Neck Finish
- Gloss urethane
1 detailsIn the box
- Case or Gig Bag
- Deluxe gig bag
3 detailsOther
- Model
- Vintera III Early '60s Jazz Bass
- Product Type
- Electric bass guitar
- Series
- Vintera III
