Fender American Performer Jazzmaster

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GUITARIST SEPTEMBER 2019
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FENDER AMERICAN
PERFORMER JAZZMASTER
£1,049
WHAT IS IT? A stripped-down
hot-rod version of a 60s surf icon
FENDER AMERICAN
PERFORMER MUSTANG
£999
WHAT IS IT? The underdog that
became a pedigree champ
I
ts 1957. Fullerton, California. You’re Leo
Fender. Within the last decade you and
your team have invented the Esquire,
Telecaster, Stratocaster, Precision Bass and
the Bassman amplifier. Your competition
is floundering. Compared with the Gibson
Les Paul and the Gretsch Duo Jet, your
Stratocaster guitar looks like it was beamed
down from a passing flying saucer. Business
is brisk. But you’re Leo Fender. The Strat is
already three years old! You need to stay on
top. The big question is: how do you follow
a guitar like that?
Fenders response is the Jazzmaster.
Released in 1958, the new model combines
important Fender trademarks (bolt-on maple
neck, six-on-one-side tuner layout) with a
recent addition to the Fullerton factorys
spec options a rosewood fingerboard.
The Jazzmaster is intended to be Leo’s
flagship model. He regards the Tele and Strat
Words Ed Mitchell Photography Olly Curtis
If you can’t see past the Teles and Strats
in the Fender catalogue, check out the
latest in the Offset bloodline, with their
vintage looks and modern playability
The Other
Guys
If you cant see past the Teles and Strats
in the Fender catalogue, check out the
latest in the Offset bloodline, with their
vintage looks and modern playability
The Other
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