Fender

AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL JAZZMASTER

PRICE: £1,539 (inc case) ORIGIN: USA TYPE: Offset double-cutaway solidbody electric BODY: Alder NECK: Maple, modern ‘deep C’ profile, bolt-on SCALE LENGTH: 648mm (25.5”) NUT: Bone/43.3mm FINGERBOARD: Maple, black dot markers, 241mm (9.5”) radius FRETS: 22, narrow tall HARDWARE: Nickel/chromed-plated Jazzmaster/Jaguar bridge with brass Mustang saddles, vintage-style floating vibrato with lock button and screw-in arm, Fender standard cast/ sealed staggered tuners STRING SPACING, BRIDGE: 56mm ELECTRICS: 2x Fender V-Mod Jazzmaster single coils, 3-position toggle pickup selector switch, master volume (w/ treble bleed) and tone controls WEIGHT (kg/lb): 3.65/8 OPTIONS: Colour only RANGE OPTIONS: More vintage-style options are the Classic Player Jazzmaster Special (£989), the Road Worn ’60s Jazzmaster (£1,089) and the American Vintage Jazzmaster (£1,699) LEFT-HANDERS: No FINISHES: 3-Color Sunburst, Sonic Gray, Mystic Seafoam, Olympic White

8/10

PROS Upgrades from American Standard; bridge/pickups; simplified electronics; Strat-style sounds

CONS Not for vintage-obsessed offset fans, either in function or sound