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Model Name |
Jazzmaster® Build
Shots |
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Color
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Sherwood
Green Metallic
Dupont
Number: Duco 2526-H
Model Year: 1957 Mercury
Years Fender Used it: 1960 - 1965
Body
painted in Sherwood Green, Dupont Chromabase paint,
provided by Finish Master, 2332 N. Stone Ave.,
Tucson, AZ 85705.
The
guitar
body is clear coated in nitro-cellulose lacquer
provided by Stewart-McDonald
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Body |
Swamp
Ash 4.8 lbs
built by USA Custom Guitars |
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Neck |
Fender
'64 Jazzmaster® style
peghead - built by Musikraft.
-Neck Wood: Quartersawn Maple, med C .830 @ first fret, .920
@ 12th
-Fingerboard: Indian
Rosewood , veneer over radiused neck wood
-Frets: vintage
style, 6105 size fretwire (.095 wide X .047
tall).
-Heel Type and Size: Standard Strat Heel 2-3/16
-Truss Rod: Dual Acting Adjust at Heel
-Finish: nitro-cellulose lacquer
with vintage tint stain on the neck by Guitar
Reranch. |
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Tuners |
Vintage Kluson style Nickel
Tuning Machines 11/32 tuner holes. |
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Fingerboard |
Indian
Rosewood with pearloid dots.
• 25-1/2" Scale
• 9.25" radius
• rolled edges |
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No. of Frets |
21 |
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Pickups |
Lollar
Vintage with
vintage white covers. Lollar
uses wide
thin coils made to original specs. The
magnets poles are radiused
and beveled graded Alnico 5 pole pieces. Vintage
style cloth covered lead wire.
Wax Potted. |
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Controls |
Lead Circuit: Volume, Tone
1 Meg linear/audo Volume and Tone.
Rhythm Circuit: Volume, Tone Std 1 Meg/50k Pots. |
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Bridge |
Fender®
Jazzmaster bridge
with Tusq® by Graphtech saddles.
Jazzmaster® style
tremolo by Fender® |
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Pickup Switching |
Lead Circuit: 3-Position Toggle,
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
Position 3. Neck Pickup
Rhythm:
2-Position Slide:
Up: Lead Tone Circuit
Down: Rhythm Tone Circuit |
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Hardware |
Chrome. Original Fender tremolo and
bridge. |
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Strings |
George Benson Jazz
Strings by Thomastick-Infeld
.012, .016, .020w, .028,
.039, .053 |
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Pickguard |
Anodized
Gold Aluminum |
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Scale Length |
25.5” (648 mm) |
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Nut Width |
1 & 5/8 |
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Date of Build |
Begun
December 2006- Completed April 21, 2007 |
