Fender® Jazzmaster 1965 - Sold

Introduced in mid 1958, this model was Fender's attempt to enter the jazz market. Leo Fender designed the pickups to produce a mellower tone than the Stratocaster and Telecaster. This was done to get jazz guitarists to use the model. However, very few jazz players liked it. Much to Fender's suprise, it turned into the best surf guitar ever conceived. Leo Fender designed an all-new vibrato system and electronics circuit for the Jazzmaster. In addition, the Jazzmaster was the first Fender to be sold with a rosewood fingerboard.

Contoured body with offset waist, 2 rectangle white covered pickups, Gibson-like 3 way selector switch, volume and tone roller knobs on bass side, 2 master volume and tone knobs on treble side, floating tremolo and bridge (individual saddles), Strat-like peghead shape.

This particular guitar is from 1965 and has the bound fingerboard and 'F' logo neck plate that you would expect from this year. As you will see from the many detailed pictures, the instrument is in pretty good shape for a guitar well over fourty years old. There are a few minor dings and one more major ding that you can see on the back. But otherwise the finish is excellent shape, no belt buckle rash and minimal neck and fret wear. The '60s Strats and Teles are unafordabel for most people these days but the Jaguars and Jazzmasterers, whilst not cheap, can still be had for resonable money. Come in and give this great old guitar a test run.

Sale Price: $4 000.00

Freight cost (contiguous USA): $35.00

Reference #: 1399

Out of stock.

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