Today we speak about one of the most beautiful Fender never realized. The American Vintage '62 Jazzmaster.
This guitar has been introduced at the end of the 1957 and was commercialized from 1958 till 1980. This American Vintage '62 Jazzmaster is, surely, one of the most desired guitar between the musicians of all the world. The form and the colors make it much spectacular, but also the sound plays its part. The tone is Vintage, much classic. Also without effects, the sound is big and important. Effectively, as soon as you connect it to the amplifier, the feeling is that of a shocking sound. The pickups tone remembers the tone of the mythical and beautiful DeArmond. The reason of this assonance are the exposed poles.
The pickups are fixed with four adjustable screws. Concerning this Leo Fender said: this pickup is wider, the coil is more low and spaced, so the spectrum under the string is wider and the tone warmer. Let's see the woods. The body is in Alder, with a weight that is attested on the average.
The system of the lever Vibrato is different from that of the classic Stratocaster. We believe of being able to say that this Vibrato is not equal to the situation. It doesn't seem much efficient. The bridge leans on two pillars, on which it oscillates backwards and forwards.
The saddles are adjustable, both in height and compensation. The selector is to three positions and controls two pickups.
The neck is in flamed Maple and the keyboard owns 21 frets of small dimensions. This Fender Jazzmaster American Vintage '62 is a great electric guitar. Beautiful.