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This is a Limited Edition 2018 Fender 60th Anniversary Jazzmaster in Daphne Blue with a Pau Ferro fretboard and nitrocellulose lacquer finish. This particular example is even more rare because the Pau Ferro fretboard is very dark and could easily pass for Rosewood
Condition wise, I would describe this as very good relic condition. It has lacquer checking, scratches, dings and chips throughout various parts of the body and headstock while the back of the neck is in very good condition free of dings and just some light fretwear. Very cool for character if you prefer a more used look while not sacrificing in the quality and reliability I still bring to every one of my guitars
Very light weight at 7.6 lbs
The upgrades are as follows:
-Seymour Duncan Antiquity II pickups.
-American Vintage Jazzmaster Tremolo with lock and push in bar with aged white tip ($100 upgrade). This allows you to lock the tremolo if you break a string as well as more easily measure the string tension via the tremolo. It’s a lot harder to properly set these guitars up when you don’t have the lock to help you gauge this
-StewMac 0.25 degree full wood neck pocket shim.
-Revised 2018 American Professional Jazzmaster narrow spacing 9.5″ radius bridge with Mustang style saddles (over $120 upgrade). This is the current updated version of the American Professional bridge that has the modern 2-1/16″ (52mm) string spacing that brings the strings further away from the fretboard edge and a lot more comfortable to play. The original version of the American Professional bridge (and stock bridge) had the vintage 2-3/16” (56mm) spacing and was almost unplayable in my opinion. Fender quietly made this update a couple years ago and essentially makes this a lot more like a Staytrem bridge (and same spacing as the Mastery bridge too). Like the original, it still has the Mustang style saddles and tighter threading screw posts so it doesn’t sink down overtime when you play
-American Vintage bridge thimbles. These have the wider standard diameter and are constructed better than the import version it came with stock (these are also wide enough to fit a Mastery bridge if for whatever reason you prefer those without worrying about changing the thimbles because it’s already been done).
-Treble bleed circuit (.001uf cap and 1/4w 150k resistor in parallel) to allow the highs to remain when you turn the volume pot down and not get muddy.
-Orange Drop .033uf tone cap. This is the same value as stock but generally considered an upgrade
-Fully shielded the pickup and control cavities with copper tape for reduced noise and much quieter operation. These guitars can be quite noisy without
-Lock washer added to the 3-way toggle and also turned the switch 45 degrees so it’s at an angle and easier to switch than side to side
-Fender/Schaller strap locks and buttons (locks inside case compartment)
-Radius’d, Sanded, smoothed and polished the nut and sharp edges for a more comfortable feel similar to the American guitars. A lot of these Mexican Fender guitars have almost no refinement finishing on parts of the guitar like the nut or fret ends. This is a lot more comfortable now.
-Fender American Vintage tuner bushings replacing the narrower and cheaper stock ones
-Kluson Supreme 18:1 Staggered tuners ($60 upgrade).
-Fender G&G Deluxe Jazzmaster hard case in brown tolex with brown leather ends/handle and gold poodle plush interior.
Below are the stock specs:
Tech Specs
• Body Type:Solidbody
• Body Shape:Jazzmaster
• Left-/Right-handed:Right-handed
• Number of Strings:6
• Body Material:Alder
• Body Finish:Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Color:Daphne Blue
• Neck Material:Maple
• Neck Shape:C
• Radius:9.5″
• Fingerboard Material:Pau Ferro
• Fingerboard Inlay:Pearloid blocks
• Number of Frets:21, Tall Narrow
• Scale Length:25.5″
• Nut Width:1.650″
• Nut Material:Synthetic bone
• Bridge/Tailpiece:6-saddle vintage-style adjustable with floating tremolo tailpiece
• Tuners:Vintage-Style
• Number of Pickups:2
• Neck Pickup:Classic Series 60s pickups
• Bridge Pickup:Classic Series 60s pickups
• Controls:1 x volume (bridge), 1 x tone, 2 x thumbwheels (neck volume, tone), 2-way slide switch (rhythm/lead tone), 3-way toggle switch
• Case Included:Hardshell case