The Jazzmaster, introduced in 1958, became Fender's "top of the line" instrument (though today's vintage guitar market does not hold this view; it's clearly a 3rd class citizen behind the Strat and Tele). Fender truely thought the Jazzmaster would make a sensation in the jazz scene. Inst...
So if you have a Japanese Fender with a serial number starting with either an “A” or “S”, you have to look at the decal on the heel or headstock. Made in Japan decals were made before 1997 and Crafted in Japan decals were after. You can see both serial numbers on my tables. ...
features a multi-tier Telecaster-over-Stratocaster headstock, bone nut and Founders Design decal with Gene Baker’s signature on the back of the headstock. Baker opted for nickel/chrome hardware with vintage-style tuning machines and American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo, but chose modern Telecaster ...
It's simple, really. The Columbia Broadcasting Company—yes,thatCBS—owned Fender for two decades from early 1965 to 1985. One of CBS's first changes to Fender instrument design was the introduction of a larger headstock. Why? To accomodate a larger logo decal, of course. ...
Depending on the era and model, the number can be found on either the front or back of the headstock.After a short period of overlap with the old system, the post-76 numbers will start with a letter that indicates the decade, followed by a number that indicates the year of that decade...
Kurt's Mustang was lake placid blue with matching headstock. It had two black, single coil sized pickups with a white mother-of-pearl pickguard; the bridge was replaced with a Stewart MacDonald Gotoh Tune-O-Matic (Kurt's favorite)(57) before the Argentina trip. Despite his babying this ...