a little Parallel Universe on you. This is sort matches the 9.5” radius rosewood fingerboard. [WM] Do you know who has possession of
of where the modern ethos of the Fender It’s got a ‘60’s oval C-shape, so it’s kind that first Jazzmaster?
company comes in, as you’ve seen in the of modified.
[Joey] I have no idea where it is, anything
Parallel Universe series. At the heart of the
60 th anniversary Triple Jazzmaster, you’ve got The electronics include a 5-way switch like could have happened to it between ’58 and
custom-designed
Tim
Shaw
humbucking
a Strat would have so you can get all the now. It was a prototype and Leo liked to give
looking combinations that you can get in a Strat with guitars away. There were Country guys that
covers. The middle and neck pickups are three pickups. But, it’s got a mini toggle on the would come in and help him make decisions
sort of a vintage hot output. As humbuckers upper horn that when you’re in position three about pickups and things like that. He might
they have plenty of punchiness. They’re still of the 5-way switch, you can either have the have loaned it to a guy and never gotten it
open sounding and the highs are just a little middle pickup alone as you usually would on back. There are a lot of guitars that disappeared
hotter. The bridge pickup is something els e a Stratocaster or when you flip that mini toggle over the years and we have to look at pictures.
completely. It’s a higher output pickup, so it’s a you can get the neck and bridge together as Fortunately, there’s a rich vintage guitar world
completely different design, and it gives it sort you can get only on a Telecaster. We wanted to out there. We can go to one of our vintage
of a louder, tougher voice so you can drive the throw some electronic fun in there. dealers and look at real early ‘50s, mid ‘50s
pickups
under
classic
Filter’Tron
input of an amp.
and late ‘50s guitars.
It’s got a tortoiseshell pick guard, aged white
We wanted this to be a fun modern Jazzmaster, witch-hat knobs, and pearl dot inlays. We [WM] Given the breadth of offerings in
nothing like any Jazzmaster that’s ever come just wanted to make this a modern dream the Jazzmaster line, who comes to mind
before. The body is made in Corona, California machine. Something completely different and from your perspective when you think of
and features a nitrocellulose lacquered daphne fun to round out the trio of 60 th Anniversary Jazzmaster users?
blue finish. It’s got the vintage style floating Jazzmaster offerings!
tremolo but with the updated bridge that
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[Joey] Jazzmaster users are players who
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