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Fender Classic Player Jazzmaster Special (Black)

Item ID: JazzCPBLK

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Alder Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and Two Single-coil Pickups - Black

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Fender Classic Player Jazzmaster Special (Black)

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The past and future collide!

The Classic Player Jazzmaster™ Special takes everything that made the Jazzmaster such a revolutionary instrument in the 1960s and adds some modern player-requested touches. The alder body is loaded with new pickups that provide fatter tone and hotter output. Another interesting enhanced feature is the neck pocket is cut differently for better pitch. The trem plate has been moved to increase the break angle and improve sustain. The Classic Player Jazzmaster Special also sports an Adjusto-Matic bridge for great intonation. The Classic Player Jazzmaster Special merges the past and the present!

Fender Classic Player Jazzmaster Special at a Glance:
  • Fender Style
  • Classic Player Unique Features

Fender Style
Fender guitars of the late '50s and early '60s borrowed a lot from the automobile designs of the times, which meant lots of chrome and lines that were anything but "traditional." The Jazzmaster used the same offset-waist body shape as the Jaguar® with a streamlined control scheme for more straight-ahead players.

Classic Player Unique Features
There are a variety of new features on the Classic Player Jazzmaster Special that set it apart from its vintage-styled siblings. New pickups provide fatter tone and more output and an Adjusto-Matic bridge keeps intonation in check. Medium jumbo frets make bends easier and a new neck pocket cut provides better pitch and a comfy feel. Another cool modification from the original, the trem plate has migrated closer to bridge to increase break angle and sustain and a screw-in tremolo arm is also a stark improvement over the original.

Fender Classic Player Jazzmaster Special Features:
  • Color - Black
  • Body - Alder
  • Neck - Maple, "C" Shape, (Polyurethane Finish)
  • Fingerboard - Rosewood, 9.5" Radius
  • No. of Frets - 22 Medium Jumbo Frets
  • Pickups - 2 Special Design Hot Jazzmaster Single-Coil Pickups (Neck & Bridge)
  • Bridge - FENDER® Adjusto-Matic Bridge with Vintage Style "Floating" Tremolo Tailpiece and Tremolo Lock Button
  • Machine Heads - Fender/Ping Vintage Style Tuning Machines
  • Hardware - Chrome
  • Pickguard - 4-Ply Brown Shell
  • Scale Length - 25.5"
  • Width at Nut - 1.650"
  • Medium Jumbo Frets
  • New Neck Pocket Cut Provides Better Pitch
  • 9.5" Radius
  • Trem Plate Moved Closer to Bridge to Increase Break Angle and Sustain
  • Screw-In Tremolo Arm
  • Accessories - Deluxe Gig Bag included

Fender Classic Player Jazzmaster Special merges the best of the past with modern players' desires!
Specification Detail
Body Type Jazzmaster
Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
Body Material Alder
Top Material Not Applicable
Body Finish Polyester
Color Black
Neck Material Maple, Bolt-on
Neck Shape C
Scale Length 25.5"
Fingerboard Material Rosewood, 9.5" Radius
Fingerboard Inlay White Dots
Number of Frets 21
Nut Width 1.650"
Bridge/Tailpiece Adjusto-Matic Bridge with Vintage Style Floating Tremolo Tailpiece
Tuners Vintage Style
Number of Pickups 2
Neck Pickup Hot Jazzmaster Single-Coil
Middle Pickup No Middle Pickup
Bridge Pickup Hot Jazzmaster Single-Coil
Controls 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone, 3-way switch, 1 x Tone Switch
Case Included Gig Bag
Manufacturer Part Number 0141600306

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Reviews

based on 2 reviews

Classic Player Jazzmaster

by Mike from Philadelphia, PA
October 17, 2012
Music Background: Musician
I purchased the classic player jazzmaster about 3 months ago, so this is a comprehensive review over a few months use. Prior to this, I was mainly a SG player. This has now become my main guitar for... read more [+] every style I play (folk-rock, country, blues, jazz). It gets used every day, and is gigged with constantly. Holds up extremely well to the rigors of gigging, abuse, and feels like a tank. The floating vibrato system on here is the most smooth system I’ve ever used, the arm stays in place perfectly. I’ve had no issues with tuning at all. No sharp fret edges, and getting a super low action was easy. The 9.5 radius yields a not-too-thick neck that’s comfortable up the fretboard. The hotter pickups are nice and balanced, and the rhythm circuit gets beautiful muted jazz tones. However, the bridge pickup is a bit bright for my tastes, but I understand that is all personal preference. All in all, probably one of the best guitar purchases I’ve made in the last 10 years. close [-]

My Baby

by Steven from Charlottesville, VA USA
July 5, 2012
Music Background: Recording Musician
I purchased my MIM Jazzmaster in black 5 years ago when they first hit the shelves. Everything about this guitar is great, the stock p-90 pickups sound fine. Everything is just as it should be. I've n... read more [+]ever had any problems with it overall through the 5 years that I've owned it. Sounds, feels, looks and has the soul like a classic USA Jazzmaster.

The only reason why I give it a 4.5 is because there is no chance you can customize the guitar. USA Jazzmaster pickups won't fit in the pick-guard or body. And you can get any color pick-guard you want...as long as its brown tortoise shell.

But the guitar is amazing. (It can get Nels Cline tones....so thats a win)
Not to mention you cant beat the price.

Hope this helps! close [-]

great sounding Fender

by Edward Kujawa from Rochester .N.Y. 1450
October 15, 2010
Music Background: play steel guitar and standar 6 string 35 years combined
I owned a mim Sunburst but didnt care for the screw in vibrato arm would rather have a Socket type outside of that great sounding guitar

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