 Original 60s CLARENCE CARTER Publicity 8X10 JAZZMASTER  US $99.99
|
 Patent Fender Jazz Master Guitar 1950s Art Print US $12.99
|
 1965 FENDER JAZZMASTER USA PICKGUARD US $450.00
|
 1963 FENDER JAZZMASTER USA PICKUP 847 K US $299.00
|
 Vintage 1964 Fender Jazzmaster Neck US $1,699.00
|
 1965 FENDER JAZZMASTER USA PICKGUARD SHIELD US $49.00
|
 1960 Fender Neck Plate Telecaster Precision Jazz Jazzmaster Jaguar Stratocaster US $279.99
|
 1963 FENDER JAZZMASTER USA BRIDGE US $219.00
|
 1959 Fender Jazzmaster Slab Board all original US $9,995.00
|
 VINTAGE 1964 Fender Jazzmaster Guitar w Case All Original Pre CBS WOW US $4,999.99
|
 1965 Fender Jazzmaster Tone Pot Stackpole Caps US $54.99
|
 1963 FENDER JAZZMASTER USA TREMOLO US $239.00
|
 1960s Fender Jazzmaster Body Guard US $195.00
|
 1962 FENDER JAZZMASTER USA POT US $149.00
|
 Vintage 60s Fender Jazzmaster Body guard by Parker US $289.99
|
 Original Vintage 1963 1964 Fender Jazzmaster Pre CBS RARE Lake Placid Blue US $6,850.00
|
 1961 FENDER JAZZMASTER USA PICKGUARD US $379.00
|
Vintage Fender Jazzmaster Electric Guitar
The Fender Jazzmaster Electric Guitar was brought into production in 1958. It was a solid body guitar, which followed on from the popular Stratocaster and its body shape was specifically designed to snugly fit the contours of the player’s torso. It had many positives to its design, including a stunning finish, but unfortunately it was slightly heavy in weight and bulky in size.
The Jazzmaster name was coined as a key part of the marketing campaign to target Jazz guitarists. In actual fact, although it enjoyed some popularity on the Jazz scene, it was essentially the Surf-Band and later Indie Rock guitarists who really took a shine to the Jazzmaster.
Jazz guitarists traditionally played hollow-body guitars because they produced an echo-like, hollow tone, which resonated the Jazzy sound in a particularly effective way. Although the Jazzmaster did sound pretty nice playing Jazz, it just didn’t ever quite match up to the mellow tones of the hollow-body guitars and that’s maybe why it never fully took off in the same way as the Strat or Telecaster.
One of the focal aspects to the Jazzmaster design was the introduction of a “floating” vibrato system complete with “trem-lok”, which meant that if one string broke, it wouldn’t automatically put all the other strings out of tune. The Jazzmaster also featured a full 25 1/2” scale length and lead and rhythm circuit switching, fully inclusive of independent volume and tone controls. The original Jazzmaster featured a maple wood neck and tortoise shell pickguard. The fingerboard on the Jazzmaster was made of a stunning rosewood and had clay dot position inlays glued onto the neck. It was the first Fender to carry a separate fingerboard.
It was truly an innovative model of its time, but at the end of the day, its bulk and weight got in the way of it ever gaining the popularity enjoyed by the Stratocaster and Telecaster. It was discontinued in 1980, by which time it had really plummeted in popularity and just before being discontinued quite a lot of students and budding guitarist’s picked them up cheaply.
The Japanese Fender company brought out a 1962 reissue model of the Jazzmaster in 1986 and American Fender followed suit with their vintage series version in 1999. Nowadays, the Jazzmaster has an eclectic following and is considered one of the ‘greats’ of the Fender family. Vintage Fender Jazzmasters pre-1980 are considered highly sought after collector’s items.
Although slow to take off, The Jazzmaster ended up being played by many renowned musicians. It was a much-loved guitar of Elvis Costello’s and bands including Nine Inch Nails, My Bloody Valentine and Radiohead.