All original and correct.Ĭomes with its original Fender hardshell case. Pickups and the electronics/wiring remain untouched and intact, with no broken solder joints, no re-wound pickups. It even comes complete with its original tremolo arm, bridge cover. It features a nice C-shape maple neck with pearloid dots on the dark rosewood fingerboard. A couple of things changed in late 1965 to early 1966. It has beautiful lacquer checking and nicks, dings and other cosmetic play wear. The original frets is like new with plenty of life left. Fender, the Fender Logo, Mustang, Musicmaster, Duo-Sonic, Stratocaster, Dynamic Fender Vibrato. IN VENDITA 1965 Fender Musicmaster II GuitarDaphne Blue, long scale, hard case, Excellent action on a straight. A crazy rare Custom Color in absolute great condition. 1965 FENDER MUSICMASTER II - EUR 2.237,43. Otherwise the guitar has been stored in its original hardshell case in 30 years. The guitar was rented out and featured in the most popular Fender book The Golden Age. This “Killer” Jaguar has a fantastic story. Having said this, there are a lot worse guitars out there, and as well as being historically important, the 1820 bass can certainly provide the goods when required.We present an all original 1965 Fender Jaguar in Sherwood Green finish with matching headstock. Over the course of the 70s, the Japanese output improved dramatically, and in many ways these early 70s models are a low point for the brand. A 1959 Fender Musicmaster anyoneFrom the beginnings of the company, Leo had seen that student models were a way to keep his instruments in players hands. These new Epiphones were based on existing Matsumoku guitars, sharing body shapes, and hardware, but the Epiphone line was somewhat upgraded, with inlaid logos and a 2x2 peghead configuration. The guitar is resonant and the neck feels good even in bigger hands. The Matsumoku factory had been producing guitars for export for some time, but the 1820 bass (alongside a number of guitar models and the 5120 electric acoustic bass) were the first Epiphone models to be made there. The original grey bottom pickup has an output of 5,57K. Fender Musicmaster, 1956-1964ġ958 Fender Musicmaster Image Heritage auctionsīy the end of the 1960s, a decision had been made to move Epiphone guitar production from the USA (at the Kalamazoo plant where Gibson guitars were made), to Matsumoto in Japan, creating a line of guitars and basses significantly less expensive than the USA-built models (actually less than half the price). The Musicmaster was clearly a success, remaining in continuous production until 1982. As Fender put it in the 1976 catalog "Begin with a Musicmaster, and graduate to stardom!". This fact was demonstrated on the cover of the 1958 'Down Beat' brochure - an adult plays a Fender Stratocaster, whilst a child looks on, Fender Musicmaster in hand. But in truth, most experienced guitarists wanting to play widely spaced chords or the extra speed afforded by closer frets would chose the dual pickup Duo-Sonic - assuming price was not an issue!įender always believed that if beginner guitarists chose Fender, they would more likely continue playing Fender guitars as they got older. The 1950s Fender Musicmaster was described as three quarter size, but the difference in size was not so great: Fender also suggested these models for more established players with smaller hands. It was only offered with one single coil pickup at the neck from the factory.
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Although these 'student' guitars were shorter scale than the Fender standard (22 1/2" vs 25"), they were not 'student' in terms of build quality - in fact very much in line with the Fender professional models such as the Telecaster and Stratocaster. The Fender Musicmaster II was a short-lived transitional model during the CBS takeover that featured the same design as the original Musicmaster (a 3/4 scale student model introduced in 1956) but with a regular 25.5' scale length. It was joined shortly afterwards by a dual pickup companion model, the Duo-Sonic.
The three-quarter size Fender Musicmaster debuted in 1956, as a new student model in the Fender solid body range.
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