1960 Vintage Fender Musicmaster guitar all original    US $1,000.00

1972 Fender mustang pickup with cover Original vintage Musicmaster duo sonic    US $11.50

1959 Fender Musicmaster Loaded Pickguard ALTERED    US $29.00

1959 Fender Musicmaster Body ALTERED    US $49.00

Original Vintage 1969 Fender Swinger Electric Guitar Musicmaster Duo Sonic    US $1,225.00

Vintage Fender Musicmaster 50s 60s chipboard soft shell case fake alligator    US $40.00

1964 Fender Musicmaster II Pre CBS All Original With Original Case    US $950.00

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

Vintage 1957 Fender Musicmaster Neck Duo Sonic 1956 1958 Bushings String Tree    US $439.95

Vintage Fender Musicmaster EB35    US $500.00

1961 FENDER Musicmaster Pre CBS Pick Guard PICK UP KNOBS STACKPOLE Pots    US $249.99

ORIGINAL 1978 FENDER MUSICMASTER GUITAR COLLECTOR CONDITION    US $1,350.00

VINTAGE 1966 FENDER MUSTANG GUITAR PICKUP PARTS PROJECT MUSICMASTER DUO SONIC    US $150.00

1967 Fender Musicmaster II    US $1,350.00

1965 Vtg Fender MUSICMASTER MUSTANG Control Plate Pots Switch TELECASTER Knob    US $15.00

1961 FENDER Musicmaster Pre CBS Bridge Saddles Screws    US $.99

1965 1966 FENDER MUSTANG DUO SONIC MUSICMASTER GUITAR CASE PARTS PROJECT    US $199.99

Stunning Vintage 1957 Fender Musicmaster w OHSC Spectacular Original Condition    US $1,895.00

Vintage Fender Amp Guitar NOS Switch Stackpole Jaguar Musicmaster    US $6.20

Vintage FENDER Duo Sonic Musicmaster Guitar Body 50s 60s REFIN    US $319.99

Vintage FENDER Duo Sonic Musicmaster BRIDGE COVER 1956 1963    US $179.99

Vintage 70s FENDER F TUNERS Stratocaster Telecaster Mustang Musicmaster Lead    US $129.99

VINTAGE 1965 FENDER MUSTANG DUO SONIC MUSICMASTER PICKUP COVER    US $34.99

1966 Fender musicmaster F Tuner Key USA Exc Music Master 66 thru 77    US $29.00

Vintage 1975 Fender Musicmaster Guitar Daphne Blue w original Hard Case CLEAN    US $1,495.00

Vintage 1978 Fender Musicmaster Electric Guitar White with Hard Case    US $999.00

1963 Fender Musicmaster Redburst Electric Guitar OHSC Pre CBS Vintage    US $1,299.99

Vintage 50s FENDER MUSICMASTER anodized PICK GUARD    US $299.99

Vintage 50s FENDER Musicmaster Maple Guitar NECK    US $599.99

60s FENDER MUSTANG DUOSONIC MUSICMASTER Pickup Covers    US $99.99

FENDER 1974 VINTAGE MUSICMASTER BASS DAPHNE BLUE JAGUAR PLAYER    US $789.99

1960 Vintage Fender Musicmaster guitar all original    US $1,000.00

1972 Fender mustang pickup with cover Original vintage Musicmaster duo sonic    US $11.50

1959 Fender Musicmaster Loaded Pickguard ALTERED    US $29.00

1959 Fender Musicmaster Body ALTERED    US $49.00

Original Vintage 1969 Fender Swinger Electric Guitar Musicmaster Duo Sonic    US $1,225.00

Vintage Fender Musicmaster 50s 60s chipboard soft shell case fake alligator    US $40.00

1964 Fender Musicmaster II Pre CBS All Original With Original Case    US $950.00

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

Vintage 1957 Fender Musicmaster Neck Duo Sonic 1956 1958 Bushings String Tree    US $439.95

Vintage Fender Musicmaster EB35    US $500.00

1961 FENDER Musicmaster Pre CBS Pick Guard PICK UP KNOBS STACKPOLE Pots    US $249.99

ORIGINAL 1978 FENDER MUSICMASTER GUITAR COLLECTOR CONDITION    US $1,350.00

VINTAGE 1966 FENDER MUSTANG GUITAR PICKUP PARTS PROJECT MUSICMASTER DUO SONIC    US $150.00

1967 Fender Musicmaster II    US $1,350.00

1965 Vtg Fender MUSICMASTER MUSTANG Control Plate Pots Switch TELECASTER Knob    US $15.00

1961 FENDER Musicmaster Pre CBS Bridge Saddles Screws    US $.99

1965 1966 FENDER MUSTANG DUO SONIC MUSICMASTER GUITAR CASE PARTS PROJECT    US $199.99

Stunning Vintage 1957 Fender Musicmaster w OHSC Spectacular Original Condition    US $1,895.00

Vintage Fender Amp Guitar NOS Switch Stackpole Jaguar Musicmaster    US $6.20

Vintage FENDER Duo Sonic Musicmaster Guitar Body 50s 60s REFIN    US $319.99

Vintage FENDER Duo Sonic Musicmaster BRIDGE COVER 1956 1963    US $179.99

Vintage 70s FENDER F TUNERS Stratocaster Telecaster Mustang Musicmaster Lead    US $129.99

VINTAGE 1965 FENDER MUSTANG DUO SONIC MUSICMASTER PICKUP COVER    US $34.99

1966 Fender musicmaster F Tuner Key USA Exc Music Master 66 thru 77    US $29.00

Vintage 1975 Fender Musicmaster Guitar Daphne Blue w original Hard Case CLEAN    US $1,495.00

Vintage 1978 Fender Musicmaster Electric Guitar White with Hard Case    US $999.00

1963 Fender Musicmaster Redburst Electric Guitar OHSC Pre CBS Vintage    US $1,299.99

Vintage 50s FENDER MUSICMASTER anodized PICK GUARD    US $299.99

Vintage 50s FENDER Musicmaster Maple Guitar NECK    US $599.99

60s FENDER MUSTANG DUOSONIC MUSICMASTER Pickup Covers    US $99.99

FENDER 1974 VINTAGE MUSICMASTER BASS DAPHNE BLUE JAGUAR PLAYER    US $789.99

Fender MusicMaster Vintage Electric Guitar

The Fender MusicMaster Electric Guitar was considered a beginner’s guitar and had a fairly basic design. It was the first of Fender’s ¾ scale guitars and had a single pickup. It is considered to have an easily playable neck and comfortable body size, which is part of the reason it was so popular with students.

The Musicmaster was introduced in 1956 and it had a single-piece neck and fingerboard made of maple, a 22.5 inch scale, 21 frets and an anodized gold aluminium pickguard. There was no tremolo arm on the instrument and it was finished in a creamy color known as ‘Desert Sand’.

In 1959 the Musicmaster was overhauled to replace the single-piece neck with a two-piece maple neck and rosewood fingerboard and the pickguard was substituted for a plastic one. This second version offered three finishes to the guitar in the following shades: tan, shaded sunburst and white.

In 1964, the Musicmaster was redesigned again and reissued under the title ‘Musicmaster II’, this time it was styled to look more like the Fender Mustang with a larger and slight offset body and the volume/tone controls were mounted on a separate metal plate. These were available in vibrant blue, white or red. Unfortunately during this time, production of these guitars greatly increased, which adversely affected their quality. At this time the Musicmaster II model was offered in a choice of 22.5" or 24" (full-size) scale length neck, the most popular Musicmaster model proving to be the 24” neck.

The Musicmaster provides a lovely sound when playing Blues but it also has a special edge when it comes to grunge music so it enjoyed a mini-comeback in the grunge era of the early nineties. It sounds great unplugged and it has a nicely compressed tone when played loudly through distortion.

Although it had a very basic design some professional musicians have been seen playing it, including Jimi Hendrix; possibly just for a bit of fun, but maybe because of its simple-to-play design.

Production of the Musicmaster stopped in 1982 having gone through an evolution period of five different designs. Pre-1980s Musicmasters are now considered to be vintage Fender models and as such can be quite valuable. However, there were a selection of these guitars produced between 1978 and 1980 that had a design fault where the lacquer finishing reacted badly with the base coat underneath, meaning many of the Musicmaster guitars from this period are now subjected to the paint flaking off the body.