To honor the sonic legacy of alt/indie rock founding father J Mascis, Fender has unveiled the sparkling-new J Mascis Jazzmaster guitar.
Mascis took the instrument to a new place with his feedback-drenched, distortion-laden band, Dinosaur Jr. This new signature model pays affectionately ear-splitting homage to Mascis, giving the instrument a modern makeover for fans who’ve been clamoring for such a model for years.
With its stunning and unusual Purple Sparkle polyester finish, matching headcap and gold anodized pickguard, the guitar features mods requested by Mascis himself—including an Adjusto-Matic bridge, reinforced tremolo arm housing and a satin-finished neck. The Dinosaur roar comes from dual vintage reissue pickups and the barrage of controls the Jazzmaster has always been known for—a three-position toggle switch with volume and tone knobs and, for this model, a two-position slide switch with volume and tone controls configured as a “lead tone circuit” (up) and a “rhythm tone circuit” (down).
The J Mascis Jazzmaster is literally a sparkling new addition to the Fender lineup, in celebration of the adventurous and continuing sonic contributions of the man who has been the model’s constant champion for nearly 25 years now.
Technical Info
Body: Basswood
Neck: Maple, “C” shape, (thin satin polyurethane finish)
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 7.25 in. radius (184mm)
Number of frets: 21 jumbo frets
Pickups: 2 Special design MIJ single-coil Jazzmaster pickups (neck and bridge)
Controls
“Lead” Circuit: Volume, Tone,
“Rhythm” Circuit: Volume, Tone
Pickup 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
Bridge: Adjusto-matic bridge with vintage style “floating” tremolo and tremolo lock button
Machine Heads: Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Tuning Machines
Hardware: Chrome
Pickguard: Gold anodized
Scale Length: 25.5 in. (648 mm)
Width at Nut: 1.650 in. (41 mm)
Unique Features:
60’s Styling
J Mascis Signature on Back of the Headstock
Jumbo Frets
Purple Sparkle Finish
Satin Finish Neck
Adjusto-Matic Bridge
Gold Anodized Pickguard
Strings: Fender Super 250R, Nickel Plated Steel (Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046)) p/n 073-0250-006
Accessories included: None
Case included: None
Introduced: 7/2007
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