Squier FSR Classic Vibe Late '50s Jazzmaster, 2-Color Sunburst

Full Description

Lightweight poplar body

The Squier FSR Classic vibe late 50s Jazzmaster is crafted from poplar, which offers crystal clear highs, with a fantastic high frequency response, resulting in a light tone overall that has scintillating highs. Poplar is often viewed as a soft when compared to other tonewoods, which ends up producing a tone which is well-balanced. Poplar is light in comparison to other woods too, delivering a comfortable playing experience designed to extend those performances.

Exceptional playability

This Jazzmaster is expertly designed to guarantee a fantastic playing experience. A “C” shaped maple neck enables you to easily reach both extremes of the instrument's range with ease, guaranteeing a comfortable grasp of the guitar in the process. It is fronted with an Indian Laurel fretboard, giving you a smooth, level surface to flash your brilliance across.

Terrific tone

Packed with two Fender Designed alnico single-coil pickups this guitar emits the nuance and bite that the Jazzmaster has become so renowned for. It's specially wired to offer access to both the rhythm and lead circuits separately, allowing you to finely tune the tone to your preference. Independent volume and tone controls allow for an overall adjustment, so you can be precise with every tonal tweak. This is topped off with a three-way switch to offer quick and efficient selection of which pickup you wish to use

The history of the Jazzmaster

First introduced at the 1958 NAMM Show with a great deal of chrome and controls, the Jazzmaster was originally designed for traditional jazz musicians. However, it soon found itself embraced by reverb-drenched surf guitarists in the '60s, lip-curling punks in the '70s and legions of alt-indie from the late '80s onwards. Fender's first dual-circuit instrument, the Jazzmaster, provided a new level of versatility, while the traditional wide and flat pickups produced a broad tonality with less bite and a subtler attack than most single-coil pickups. A first choice among players worldwide, there is nothing that can come close to the naturally comfortable, remarkable tonal versatility and character the Jazzmaster guitar offers.

Specifications

• Colour: 2-Color Sunburst
• Country Of Origin: ID
• Orientation: Right-Hand
• Series: Classic Vibe

Body

• Body: Poplar
• Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
• Body Material: Poplar
• Body Shape: Jazzmaster®

Neck & fretboard

• Fingerboard Material: Indian Laurel
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
• Neck Construction: Bolt-On
• Neck Finish: Tinted Gloss Urethane
• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Shape: "C" Shape
• Number of Frets: 21
• Nut Material: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
• Position Inlays: Pearloid Dot
• Side Dots: White
• String Nut: Bone
• Truss Rod: Head Adjust

Hardware & Electronics

• Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style with Non-Locking Floating Vibrato
• Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
• Hardware Finish: Nickel
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Squier®
• Pickguard: 1-Ply Gold Anodized Aluminium
• Pickup Covers: Black
• Strap Buttons: Standard
• String Trees: Dual-Wing
• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
• Switch Tip: Aged White
• Tremolo Arm: Vintage-Style Tremolo Arm
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
• Bridge Pickup: Fender® Designed Alnico Single-Coil
• Controls: Lead Circuit Controls (Slide Switch Down): Volume (Neck), Volume (Bridge), Master Tone; Rhythm Circuit Controls (Slide Switch Up): Two Thumbwheel Controls for Neck Pickup Volume and Tone
• Neck Pickup: Fender® Designed Alnico Single-Coil
• Pickup Configuration: SS
• Special Electronics: Specially-Voiced Rhythm and Lead Circuit Controls
• Switching: Neck pickup only (rhythm circuit); neck only, neck and bridge, bridge only (lead circuit)