something that Jazz players, who at that time need a complete second set of volume and look at the hollow bodies that everyone was
sat down mostly, would be really comfortable tone controls? Jazz players did two things. using back in the ‘50s, the strings went over
with. He created that body new for Jazz They would be soloists so they’d be kind of the bridge and all the way back to the tail
players! Think about that… the offset body was upfront. He created this other circuit so that you piece. Not like a Tuno-o-matic bridge. What
created for Jazz players! could pre-set a comp sound for when you’re this produced was a whole different feel on the
playing more quietly with a warmer sound fingerboard, a different touch. So that’s what
He also knew that the pickups on the Strat and behind a singer or another soloist. With the flick Leo did to emulate what hollow bodies do.
Tele weren’t going to do it for Jazz players. So, of a switch you can have pre-set a completely he decided to build a much wider pickup so that different sound. It’s not like switching pickups By the way, in ’58 the Jazzmaster was the
the winding of the pickups would grab sound because you’d have to flip the switch, turn first Fender guitar ever to offer the warmer
from a wider part of the string, creating a big your tone and volume controls. On the lead sounding Rosewood fingerboard. He looked at
warm sound. That’s what Jazz players liked, so circuit, you flick one switch and you’re into a all the guitars that the Jazz guys were playing
he built brand new pickups just for this guitar. completely different preset, a softer comping and said, “This can’t have a Maple neck!” So
I won’t get into what’s under the pickup, but if sound to support the other musicians. It was that was a brand new feature for Fender on
you go online and look up what they are they completely new. What a thoughtful thing to do this guitar.
are so completely different from anything else for the musician!
he’d ever done before. And they are warmer
and smoother sounding.
With all those new inventions: the body,
He also created a brand new floating tremolo pickups, bridge and everything, Leo viewed
and bridge. It’s very soft, gentle, and vocal. this guitar above every electric guitar he’d built.
He also created the lead circuit. The lead circuit You grab it and make delicious chorus-y vocal The ’58 Jazzmaster launched as Fender’s top
on the Jazzmaster is a second complete set of sounds. The anchored tailpiece added the of the line guitar.
volume and tone controls. Why does a guitar extra string length behind the bridge. If you
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