Lucked out at a Guitar Show today. 1961 Jazzmaster in excellent plus condition, slab board, blonde transparent finish, clean original case and several original tags and strap. This guitar has a great neck, plays like a dream and sounds great! I'm in heaven tonight! Hope you enjoy the pictures! :)
Cool! Looks expensive. The plastic parts seem pretty white for 42 years old.
The plastic parts have aged nicely; the flash photo makes them look whiter than they are. :)
Last edited by MikeSlub; 11-08-2003 at 05:33 PM.
I knew a guy once that traded his '59LP straight across so he could get his hands on one of those!
Of course, that was about forty years ago...
Congrats on the score, Mike!
Thanks. Sounds like the guy you were talking about made a pretty big mistake on that trade! :dead
When I quizzed him about it, he said, "It was a JAZZMASTER! Everybody had to have one!"
Hey Mike-
Another nice gee-tar for the stable. Congrats!:)
Nice.
I just recently had my first Jazzmaster experience.
Super cool. I've been missing out.
Enjoy that beauty.
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
Nice score! Your guitar has few older features like the way the arm is bent and the amber switch tip.
I think ash is the best sounding wood for Jazzmasters. Of all I ever owned my blonde is the best sounding. It is a '59 (1/59 body date, 3/59 neck) transparent blonde with gold guard. I have the manual, strap, bridge cover, and trem arm (all originals). Unfortunately the stock arm was custom bent by the original owner, so I use a slightly later arm on it.
Man thats a sweet guitar, I just messed my shorts over that filthy harlot, hehe
very purty boys! makes me long for the two Jazzmasters I've owned: a '65 and a '67, both polar white/tortoise shell pickguard/bound block inlay necks. All I got now are memories and a few pictures.
Damn nice memories though ;)
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