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

1964 Fender Jazzmaster Candy Apple Red Vintage Custom Color    US $5,500.00

Vintage 1965 Fender Jazzmaster Mary Kaye Trans Tele Blonde w Gold Hardware    US $7,500.00

1962 Fender Jazzmaster Jazz Master Electric Guitar With Original Case ALL ORIG    US $1,797.00

ORIGINAL 1959 CUSTOM COLOR JAZZMASTER IN FACTORY CUSTOM COLOR CHARCOAL METALLIC    US $12,500.00

Fender 1961 JazzMaster Vintage Original Sunburst Brown Case WOW NR Collector Exc    US $7,450.00

1963 FENDER JAZZMASTER USA BRIDGE COVER    US $139.00

1963 FENDER JAZZMASTER USA TREMOLO ARM    US $199.00

Vintage 1963 1965 Fender USA Jazzmaster Jaguar Case no logo 1960s RARE    US $249.00

Vintage 1959 Fender Jazzmaster Shoreline Gold refin w Slab board neck    US $4,800.00

VINTAGE 70s FENDER JAZZMASTER GUITAR PAPERWORK FROM SERVICE MANUAL CATALOG    US $9.95

1964 Fender Jazzmaster Lake Placid Blue Guitar Jaguar    US $7,995.00

1963 FENDER JAZZMASTER SUNBURST INCREDIBLE PLAYABILITY TONE 378    US $3,399.99

VINTAGE 1960s FRAMUS JAZZMASTER ELECTRIC GUITAR IN FABULOUS CONDITION 396    US $499.99

Genuine All Original 1963 Fender Jazz Master in orig case VG Cond NR    US $4,888.00

1963 FENDER JAZZMASTER USA PICKGUARD SHIELD    US $125.00

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

1959 FENDER JAZZMASTER USA POT    US $149.00

1964 Fender Jazzmaster Vintage Mint Condition Made in USA    US $8,199.00

1961 Fender Neck Plate Telecaster Precision Jazz Jazzmaster Jaguar Stratocaster    US $299.99

1963 Fender Neck Plate Telecaster Precision Jazz Jazzmaster Jaguar Stratocaster    US $279.99

1965 Fender Neck Plate Telecaster Precision Jazz Jazzmaster Jaguar Stratocaster    US $189.99

1974 75 Fender Neck Plate Telecaster Precision Jazz Jazzmaster Jaguar Mustang    US $129.99

1965 Fender Neck Plate Stratocaster Telecaster Precision Jazz Jazzmaster Jaguar    US $249.99

1960 Fender Neck Plate Stratocaster Telecaster Precision Jazz Jazzmaster Jaguar    US $249.99

1962 Vintage Fender Jazzmaster Original Burgundy Mist Original Gold Hardware 62    US $15,995.00

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

60s Fender Kluson TUNER BUSHINGS Mustang Jazzmaster Stratocaster Telecaster    US $59.95

1963 FENDER JAZZMASTER USA POT CAP    US $169.00

Vintage 1959 Fender Jazzmaster loaded anodized pickguard pots switches jack 59    US $975.00

Vintage 1962 Fender Jazzmaster Brown Toolex Case Excellent Condition Rare 59 62    US $825.00

1966 74 Fender Stratocaster Jazzmaster Telecaster F tuners w screws 6 Exc    US $199.00

Vintage 1964 Fender Jazzmaster Guitar with OHSC Red Sparkle REDUCED Free Ship    US $3,495.00

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

Vintage 1965 Fender Jazzmaster L series 100 REDUCED LAKE PLACID BLUE    US $5,949.00

Vintage Fender Jazzmaster Jaguar Strat neck plate screws    US $49.00

Vintage Fender Jazzmaster Jaguar Strat pickguard screws    US $59.00

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.