The Artisan Jazzmaster pairs a black limba body with a roasted flame maple neck, finished in Aged Natural in NOS condition with a black anodized aluminum pickguard. Two Custom Shop Hand-Wound Flat Magnet Jazzmaster pickups sit on the full lead and rhythm circuits.
On the lead circuit a three-way toggle picks bridge, both, or neck. Flip the slide switch and the guitar moves to the rhythm circuit, the traditional Jazzmaster way to keep a second, darker sound ready. The neck has a 1965 Strat "C" carve, a 9.5" radius, 21 Narrow Tall (6105) frets and a 3A Rosewood fingerboard, and the bridge is the RSD Jaguar/Jazzmaster.
For the Jazzmaster in period dress, compare the 1963 Jazzmaster Relic, the 1966 Jazzmaster Relic and the 1967 Jazzmaster DLX Closet Classic.
The photos show one example. Wood grain and aging vary from guitar to guitar, so the one built for you will differ in the details.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Body Material: Black Limba
Body Finish: WLS Undercoat
Body Shape: Jazzmaster
Pickguard: Black Anodized Aluminum
Aging: NOS
NECK
Neck Material: Roasted Flame Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1965 Strat "C"
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Fingerboard Material: 3A Rosewood
Position Inlays: Mother of Pearl Dot - 0.25"
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Narrow Tall (6105)
Truss Rod: Early '60s
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Flat Magnet Jazzmaster
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Flat Magnet Jazzmaster
Pickup Configuration: SS
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup (Lead Circuit), 2-Position Slide: Up: Lead Tone Circuit, Down: Rhythm Tone Circuit
HARDWARE
Bridge: RSD Jaguar/Jazzmaster
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo, White Pearl Buttons
Control Knobs: Skirted Black Plastic with Indicator
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
CASE
Case: Deluxe Hardshell