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It has a 1.5” nut, “U-shape” neck profile with a 7.25” fretboard radius and vintage tall frets. The Roadworn version has a 1.5” nut, “60’s C-shape” neck profile, 9.5” fretboard radius, and medium-jumbo frets. The way I describe the 60th Anniversary neck is chunky. I usually get a little cramped playing on a 1.5” nut Jazz neck, but the 60th Anniversary neck feels more substantial, and it fills up my fretting hand nicely. Before the 60th Anniversary model I had the American Original 60’s Jazz bass, and it had the 60’s C neck with 9.5” radius (same as the Roadworn 60th Anni Jazz). I do like how the 60’s C neck feels, too, but the U-shape feels better to me, more substantial. If you prefer a thinner front-to-back profile on your bass neck, then the 60th Anniversary models may not feel as nice to you. I hope this helps.
I’m not a chunky neck guy and the one I played with the U shape felt really slim and sleek.
Not surprised, as the Custom Shop isn't even including them with their $4K and up '60 and '61 models. Odd.
I just saw your original question, and someone already answered it! I believe they didn’t include them because the 60th Anniversary Jazz isn’t a direct copy of the original stack-knob Jazz. Similar to the 50th Anniversary Jazz bass, it’s an amalgamation of the early Jazz Bass years. It has a nitro lacquer body (although in a current color of the Ultra line rather than an original color), stack-knobs, ashtray covers, reverse tuners, 7.25” fretboard radius, along with the transitional “bound and dot” fretboard (only available for a short time in 1966, I believe, before becoming bound with inlay). So to me it makes sense that the original style mutes weren’t included, although I do think it would have been a cool case-included addition. It would have been nice if Fender included the muting foam that used to be installed inside the bridge ashtray, but they didn’t do that, either! I can’t speak on the Custom Shop models, however, as I’ve never owned one! I personally think it would have been neat if the 60th Anniversary also came with 70’s bridge pickup location, which I think would have given a unique sound with the stack-knobs and 62 pickups. Maybe for the 70th Anniversary model.....
Excellent description @Tbone76 I own both this model and the Custom Shops and neither come with the foam mutes for the Ashtray. Fender sell a Mute kit separately that you can for about $25.00 It was used on Sean Hurley's Custom Shop P-Bass. Fender Part Number: 099-2082-000
I'm not surprised they didn't include the mutes for that reason as well. It's not supposed to be an exact 60 reissue. The American Vintage 64 J did include them, but then the American Original 60s J did not, but instead had an extra piece of pickup foam to stick inside the bridge cover, and also came without the pickup covers installed. I feel like most people don't/wouldn't use the individual mutes anyways, so why have them specially made for that bass? It would have increased the price a little more.
I agree about the price, but I do think it would have been cool to include it in the case and be aded if the owner wanted to. Ric 4001’s and 4003’s still come with string mutes built in, and the Musicman Classic series Stingrays do, too. Mutes would only add to the versatility of an already versatile bass, and maybe turn a player on to a tone they might not have otherwise thought about using. In any case, though, I still love how mine sounds, even without mutes, but maybe we can send it in to the Fender idea box for the next Anniversary model!
The American Vintage '64 Jazz had both - I own two of them. An extra piece of pickup foam to stick inside the bridge cover was pre-installed and some replacements were part of the case candy.
