VINTAGE 1963 FENDER JAZZMASTER ELECTRIC GUITAR - Los Angeles

Description:  All original, vintage 1963 Fender Jazzmaster electric guitar in blonde finish.

Cosmetic Condition:  Various nicks, chips, dents & dings throughout.  Lots of weather checking, play wear & surface scratches.  Cigarette burn mark on the headstock  No cracks, breaks or repairs though.  Basically good, honest play wear for a nearly 50-year old guitar.

Weight:  8 lbs 4 oz.

Neck:  Maple neck with rosewood fingerboard.  This is not a slab board.  Clay dot inlays.  Original frets with no fret wear.  Headstock decal is in great condition.  Original Kluson Deluxe tuners.  Neck date reads 4 FEB 63 B.  Neck plate serial number is L01996.  Neck is straight & the truss rod is in good working condition.

Body:  No routes or other issues other than play wear.  The blonde finish on the top of the body has a darker patina than on the back & sides, which are a bit lighter in color.  Tortoise shell pickguard has no cracks, but is curved a little bit by the toggle switch & volume control knob.  Bridge cover is missing.

Pickups:  Original dual Fender Jazzmaster single coils with strong output.  Bridge - 7.86K ohms.  Neck - 7.87K ohms.  electronics work fine.  Original cloth wiring.  Pots date to '61 & '63.

Set Up / Playability:  The guitar has been professionally set up by our luthier & strung with a fresh set of Ernie Ball .10-.46 gauge Slinkys.  The action & intonation have been adjusted & the frets polished, so the guitar is now in great playing condition.  Original tremolo arm included.

Case:  Original brown Fender hard shell case with gold interior included.  The case is in good condition - all the latches work & the handle is still attached.

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