Whitstable Guitars
A selection of good quality, used guitars and specialising in imports from Japan since 2008
WHITSTABLE GUITARS ARE CURRENTLY ON HOLIDAY UNTIL 17TH SEPTEMBER AND UNABLE TO HANDLE ANY SALES. ALL SALES ENQUIRIES WILL BE DEALT WITH ON A "FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED" BASIS ON MY RETURN.
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ROB
2024 Fender MIJ Japan Traditional Series 60's Jazzmaster 3 Tone Sunburst & New Hard Case
£849.00 + shipping
JAPAN IMPORT
This Fender Made in Japan Jazzmaster finished in 3 tone sunburst & with a Rosewood Fretboard is a model from the Traditional series. It is a classic looking Jazzmaster equipped with a tortoiseshell pickguard but also has a more modern 9.5” radius fretboard, “U”-shaped neck, Vintage Single-Coil Jazzmaster pickups. The body is Basswood with a Maple neck & Rosewood fretboard. The guitar weighs in at 3.67kg
Overall condition of this guitar is superb with just the odd small scratch which are almost all on the back. They are too small for the camera to pick up The frets are excellent with no indents
Since 2015, Fender Made in Japan guitars have been produced at the "Dyna-Gakki" factory in Nagano. This facility has been making fabulous guitars since 1972 for Fender Japan (pre 2015) Greco, Fernandes. The quality of the instruments coming from this factory is superb.
https://vintagejapanguitars.com/dyna-gakki-en/
Here is some history from the web relating to the Jazzmaster..
The Fender Jazzmaster is an electric guitar designed as a more expensive sibling of the Fender Stratocaster. First introduced at the 1958 NAMM Show, it was initially marketed to jazz guitarists, but found favour among surf rock guitarists in the early 1960s. Its appearance is similar to the Jaguar, though it is tonally and physically different in many technical ways, including pickup design, scale length and controls.
Features
The Jazzmaster's contoured "offset-waist" body was designed for comfort while playing the guitar in a seated position, as many jazz and blues artists prefer to do. A full 25½" scale length, 'lead' and 'rhythm' circuit switching with independent volume and tone controls, a 'floating tremolo'[1] with tremolo lock, and a uniquely designed bridge were other keys to the guitar's character. The tremolo lock can be manually activated to keep the entire guitar from going out of tune if one string breaks. The Jazzmaster also had an extra-long tremolo arm. The bridge and tremolo construction is very different from that of the Stratocaster, and gives the Jazzmaster a different resonance and generally less sustain. The bridge sits on two fulcrum points and moves back and forth with the tremolo motion.
PRODUCT DETAILS
MODEL NAME: Fender Jazzmaster,
SERIES: Made in Japan Traditional Series
COLOUR: 3 Tone Sunburst
BODY: Basswood
BODY FINISH: Polyester
BODY SHAPE: Jazzmaster
WEIGHT: 3.67kg
NECK MATERIAL: Maple with Rosewood Fingerboard
NECK FINISH: Gloss Urethane
NECK SHAPE: "U" Shape
SCALE LENGTH: 25.5" (648 mm)
FINGERBOARD: Rosewood
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 9.5" (241 mm)
NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
FRETS SIZE: Medium Jumbo
STRING NUT: Bone
NUT WIDTH: 1.675" (42.5 mm)
POSITION INLAYS: White Dots
BRIDGE PICKUP: Fender Japan Vintage Single-Coil Jazzmaster
NECK PICKUP: Fender Japan Vintage Jazzmaster
CONTROLS: Lead Circuit Controls (Slide Switch Down) - Volume (Neck), Volume (Bridge), Master Tone; Rhythm Circuit Controls (Slide Switch Up) -Two Thumbwheel Controls for Neck Pickup Volume and Tone
PICKUP SWITCHING: 3-Position Toggle - Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
PICKUP CONFIGURATION: SS
BRIDGE: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Adjustable with “Floating” Tremolo Tailpiece
HARDWARE FINISH: Chrome
TUNING MACHINES: Vintage-Style Locking
PICKGUARD: 3-Ply Tortoiseshell
CONTROL KNOBS: White Plastic
Comes with Thomann Black Hard Case
All in all it's an excellent guitar from Fender in Japan that you probably won't find here in the UK
Hard Case
As said many times, all my guitars come shipped in a new hard case which is included in the price. I find this is the safest way to avoid damage in transit. This case is a nice new one from Gear4music. Alternatively, if you are collecting the guitar and, like some buyers have cases coming out of their ears, that's no problem, I'll adjust the price (usually around a £50 discount) and I can usually find you an old gigbag to take the guitar away in. The only hard and fast rule I have is that i won't ship a guitar in a gigbag
If you are further interested in this guitar, you can either email me with any queries & I'll do my best to get back to you within 24 hours.
Or, you can buy quickly and safely using the PayPal "buy now" button and I will ship to most UK addresses the next working day. Highlands and Islands can be slightly dearer but I'll keep the cost as low as I can.
I can accept credit card payments by phone and will also offer a small discount to purchasers using bank transfer payments.
Overseas customers are very welcome but please email me first for shipping quotes.