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Fender Custom Shop 1963 Jazzmaster Heavy Relic Dark Night - Truetone Color Set
Ever since the Jazzmaster debuted at the end of the 1950's, it has evolved, even in the earliest days. The Jazzmaster has continued to change over the years, but for many, stepping back to how it was done in the 60's is the way to go. The Fender Custom Shop excels at recreating the look, feel and sound of these guitars, often with special tweaks. That's where we decided to go with this one. The Fender Custom Shop excels at recreating the look, feel and sound of these guitars, often with special tweaks. That's where we decided to go with this one.
As part of a close partnership with the Fender Custom Shop, Truetone Music cooked up an exclusive run of guitars, known as "Truetone Color Sets". It's where we do a quartet of instruments - Strat, Tele, Jazzmaster and Jazz bass - all in the same color, as a matching set. For the colors, we picked unique ones that are rarely ever seen. In this case, it's Dark Night, one of the coolest and most vibrant colors that Fender has come out with in recent years. Previously only seen on the American Professional II series, this is the first run of this color that the Custom Shop has done. We believe that this is the first Heavy Relic done in Dark Night.
The two-piece alder body sports the iconic offset curves designed for guitarists who usually played seated, and also wears a Heavy Relic lacquer finish, giving it the look and feel of a guitar that’s endured serious use over decades, but stood the test of time and only got cooler with age. The Custom Shop really went to town on this one, creating a great example of what a Heavy Relic should be. We were honestly blown away when we opened the case for the first time - not only did they nail it, the result was even more stunning than we expected. The guitar has the appearance of a vintage Jazzmaster that was played heavily over the years, worn in, and looking better than ever, in a color that you'll never otherwise see.
This '63 Jazzmaster is a testament to the Fender Custom Shop's ability to pull off vintage recreations with modern playability. It has a two-piece select alder body that is lightweight, a rock solid quartersawn maple neck with a '62 Jazzmaster neck shape, dark rosewood fretboard, and all of the correct vintage hardware. We went with a 9.5" radius and Narrow Tall (6105) frets for easy playing and bending - this is one of the most common and popular modifications to vintage-styled guitars out of the Custom Shop.
Other features include vintage tuning machines, bone nut and 3-ply Black pickguard. Also includes a Custom Shop brown hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
- Serial # R134690
- Weight: 8.0 lbs
- Part # 9231015591
- Finish Package: Heavy Relic
- Finish: Nitro Lacquer
- Color: Dark Night
- Pickguard: 3-ply Black
- Neck Pickup: Vintage Jazzmaster
- Bridge Pickup: Vintage Jazzmaster
- Body: 2 Piece Select Alder - Sort for Ligthweight
- Neck: Quartersawn Maple
- Tint: Medium
- Fretboard: Round Lam AAA Rosewood
- Dots: Vintage Clay
- Neck Shape: 62 Jazzmaster
- Frets: 21
- Fretwire: 6105
- Radius: 9.5"
- Neck Nut Width: 1.650"
- Neck Thickness at 1st Fret: .820"
- Neck Thickness at 12th Fret: .900"
- Neck Butt Width: 2.200"
- Bone Nut
- Hardware: Chrome
- Tuners: Vintage
- Bridge: RSD Jazzmaster
- Neck plate: Vintage
- Case: Custom Shop Brown