Fender Jazzmaster 1963

Fender Jazzmaster 1963

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Product Specs

Brand
Model
  • Jazzmaster
Finish
  • Blonde
  • Burgundy Mist
  • Burgundy Mist with Matching Headstock
  • Candy Apple Red with Matching Headstock
  • Daphne Blue
  • Fiesta Red
  • Fiesta Red with Matching Headstock
  • Lake Placid Blue
  • Lake Placid Blue with Matching Headstock
  • Olympic White
  • Olympic White with Matching Headstock
  • Sherwood Green
  • Shoreline Gold
  • Sunburst
Year
  • 1963
Made In
  • United States
Categories
Body Material
  • Alder
  • Ash
Body Shape
  • Double Cutaway
Body Type
  • Solid Body
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Tremolo Tailpiece
Color Family
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Red
  • White
  • Yellow
Finish Features
  • Matching Headstock
Finish Pattern
  • Sunburst
Finish Style
  • Gloss
  • Metallic
Fretboard Material
  • Rosewood
Fretboard Radius
  • 7.25"
Model Family
Neck Construction
  • Bolt-On
Neck Material
  • Maple
Number of Frets
  • 21
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Offset Body
  • Yes
Pickup Configuration
  • SS
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Scale Length
  • 25.5"
Series
Wood Top Style
  • Opaque
  • Plain

Overview

Fender announced the Jazzmaster at the 1958 NAMM show as a high-end jazz guitar with an array of innovative features and sleek sports-car inspired curves. Though the model never really caught on with jazz players, it was quickly embraced by surf rock players due to its unique floating tremolo system and mellower sounding pickups. Later, the Jazzmaster would find new life as an iconic instrument for a range of indie rock players.

Years of Production:
 1958 - 1980

Unique to this Year: First full year of veneer fingerboard. Fingerboard gets thinner going forward.

Body Style: Offset solidbody 

Wood Composition: Alder body, Maple neck with veneer Brazillian Rosewood fingerboard

Design Elements: Bolt-on neck, clay dot inlays, 2 single-coil soapbox pickups, 3-way pickup selector, 25 1/2-inch scale length, treble and bass roll knobs, floating tremolo system, lead/rhythm circuit switch

Finish Specifications: Sunburst was the standard finish for the Jazzmaster in the '60s. 

Notable Players:  J Mascis, Elvis Costello, Lee Ranaldo, Kevin Shields

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