Talk:Fender Jazzmaster

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It's not entirely accurate to say: 'Fender has sporadically reissued the Jazzmaster during the last 20 years.'

Fender Japan reissued the Jazzmaster from 1986 and this model has constantly been in production since then. However, it is accurate to say that the Japanese-made reissues have been 'sporadically availiable' outside Japan. On release they were on sale in the US, UK and Australia (and, I assume, other territories); they then 'disappeared' for a few years, although they were availiable in Australia in the mid 90s and in the UK on and off.

Fender US issued a more accurate Jazzmaster in its vintage series in 1999; at about the same time the Japanese models were re-named 'Crafted in Japan'.

The Japanese models are now widely availiable through eBay and other internet sources. The 'Crafted in Japan' series in cludes a number of variants not availiable in the US reissue series - such as a 'post-CBS' block/bound neck; an Antigua finish; and matching headstocks on metallic colours. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.134.34.98 (talk) 07:10, October 17, 2005 (UTC)

kevin shields
i've been a kevin shields AND jazzmaster fanatic for years and years, and _never_ have i heard of yamaha coming out with a copy that he endorsed.

can you cite this reference? otherwise i'm going to take it out.

Tremspeed 04:50, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Its not true. He had some endorsement for the Ibanez Talman, not a signature but that's really the closest thing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.120.60.83 (talk) 15:28, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

Too many POV favorites are being included
This article is laced with editors trying to squeeze their favorite 'non-notable' Jmaster player into the text. Perhaps it would be better to clean the article of the fancruft and create a Jazzmaster player list, that is referenced, similar to the Tele players list. Thoughts? Fair Deal 14:26, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

i agree completely, and maintaining reasonable lists of 'notable' players on my watchlisted gear articles has taken up most of my wikipedia time. i would support and do my best to assist in any effort... it's really the plague of gear articles at the moment. Tremspeed 21:42, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

It is my understanding that Joe Pass played a Fender Jaguar, not Jazzmaster while at Synanon. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.27.167.102 (talk) 17:43, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Pictured Guitar
Has what appears to be an Ebony fretboard, this does not match the fretboard description of 'Rosewood' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.146.195.16 (talk) 03:10, August 27, 2007 (UTC)
 * nevertheless, rosewood it is. fender never made a jm with ebony board. rubber, yes, ebony, no. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Petchboo (talk • contribs) 05:09, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Rubber fretboard? Any sources to support this claim? I don't see anything about a rubber fretboard in "The Fender Book". Elp gr (talk) 01:44, 28 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Think they mean Ebonite, which is ebony imitation made from a specially treated hardened rubber. Or rubber-wood maybe. Not actual tires or pencil eraser material or anything.165.120.60.83 (talk) 15:32, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

WikiProject class rating
This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 16:36, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

What is the difference between a jazzmaster and a jaguar?
Hi I think someone should clarify the differences like tone, features, and stuff like that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.186.64.155 (talk) 00:31, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

The main difference is scale-length, and pickups. I don't think anything causes major tonal variation. However they are very different sounding guitars, many when actually hear them both in comparison say a strat or tele are in between the two models in terms of sound, despite expectations about similar design which makes many think they are probably almost alike- they could be the most different fender guitars, although the tremolo action would sound the same. Hard to describe, the jazzmaster is very hi-fi and full of overtones and bell like quality. The Jag is quite slack sounding, raw, lots of grit and clanging treble. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.120.60.83 (talk) 15:36, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

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Wildwood citation
I don't think is bringing anything encyclopedic to the table. This should probably be replaced with a better citation or just removed entirely with a template. -MJ (talk) 17:52, 21 October 2022 (UTC)