Fender Jazzmaster Olympic White Refin - 1962
By Fender
This old Jazzmaster (and its case) has that fantastic vintage guitar smell, you know, you open the case and go, oooh, it’s hard to describe; it’s old but not like Grandma’s mothballs, not like a classic car either, they have their own cool smell. I don’t know, but if you know that smell, then you know! I’ve played a lot of Jazzmaster’s to know that this is a good one! The black-bottom pickups sound beautiful; sweet, jangly, crisp and filled with tone and harmonics. It’s had a body-only refinish and done a long time ago; actually, it was very hard to tell, so whoever did it; well done! (I guess we’ll never know!) The neck has its original finish and feels awesome! Frets are down a bit, but if you a chord player, then it’s no biggie. If you’re blues-bender, then a refret will probably be the go. All hardware, tuners, pots, switches, decal, everything else look correct on this old beast. Looks like someone’s done a bit of over-zealous rubbing on the tailpiece, at some stage, but the tremolo works a treat! This is a super-cool vintage Fender Jazzmaster; they’re getting hard to find! Comes with its original blonde tolex hard shell case.
