2020 Fender Custom Shop • '65 Jazzmaster Relic
Description:
Introduced as Fender’s top-line guitar in 1958 and aimed squarely at jazz cats, the Jazzmaster® had instead found its way by 1965 into the hands of surf rock guitarists everywhere who made electrifying use of its sleek offset body, dual tone circuits and locking tremolo system.
It acquired several new features in ’65, including pearl fingerboard dots instead of clay, a brown shell pickguard, white control knobs with chrome tops, and a thicker headstock decal.
The Time Machine 1965 Jazzmaster Relic® honors that magnificent model with original features and several slight modifications for modern players. The two-piece select alder body has a Relic lacquer finish; the sturdy rift-sawn maple neck has a comfortable “C” profile topped by a 9.5”-radius rosewood fingerboard with narrow tall frets for smoothly effortless play.
The special RSD J-Bridge has a steel base and brass saddles that deliver articulated tone with a strong primary note that lets the sound of the guitar ring through. Other features include hand-wound Jazzmaster pickups and vintage-style tuning machines. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
It acquired several new features in ’65, including pearl fingerboard dots instead of clay, a brown shell pickguard, white control knobs with chrome tops, and a thicker headstock decal.
The Time Machine 1965 Jazzmaster Relic® honors that magnificent model with original features and several slight modifications for modern players. The two-piece select alder body has a Relic lacquer finish; the sturdy rift-sawn maple neck has a comfortable “C” profile topped by a 9.5”-radius rosewood fingerboard with narrow tall frets for smoothly effortless play.
The special RSD J-Bridge has a steel base and brass saddles that deliver articulated tone with a strong primary note that lets the sound of the guitar ring through. Other features include hand-wound Jazzmaster pickups and vintage-style tuning machines. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
Specs:
General:
- Model Name: 1965 Jazzmaster® Relic®, Round-Laminated Rosewood Fingerboard, 3-Color Sunburst
- Model Number: 9235001160
- Series: Time Machine
- Color: 3-Color Sunburst
Body:
- Body Shape: Jazzmaster®
- Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
- Body Finish: Lacquer Relic®
Neck:
- Neck Material: Tinted Rift Sawn Maple Neck with Round-Lam Rosewood Fingerboard
- Neck Shape: '62 Jazzmaster "C" Back-Shape
- Scale Length: 25.5″ (648 mm)
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.5″ (241 mm)
- Frets: 21 Narrow Tall Frets
- String Nut: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.650″ (42 mm)
- Wing String Tree with Nylon Spacer
- Neck Finish: Tinted Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Fingerboard: Round-Laminated AAA Rosewood
- Position Inlays: Micarta White
Electronics:
- Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Single-Coil Jazzmaster®
- Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Single-Coil Jazzmaster®
- Controls: Volume, Tone
- Pickup Switching: 3-Way Switch with Rhythm Tone Circuit
- Position 1: Bridge Pickup
- Position 2: Bridge, Middle and And Neck Pickup
- Position 3: Neck Pickup
- Position 1: Bridge Pickup
- Rhythm Tone Circuit
- Pickup Configuration: SS
Hardware:
- Bridge: RSD J-Bridge with Vintage Style Locking Tremolo
- Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
- Orientation: Right-Hand
- Hardware Finish: Chrome
- Pickguard: 4-Ply Brown Shell
- Control Knobs: Vintage-Style White Radio
Miscellaneous:
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Included Accessories:
- Deluxe Hardshell Case
- Strap
- Certificate of Authenticity
- Deluxe Hardshell Case
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