Prototype JM(s) in 1957 Fender factory home movie

[marqueemoon]

https://youtu.be/Pf7vKfg6qeg?t=233

Pretty interesting. The rest of the footage is cool too.

[marqueemoon]

Edit: Looks like this footage has been posted here previously, but it's been a while.

Here's what's supposedly an early example. It looks like the headstock shape carried over from the prototype.

http://www.bestguitars.com/57Jazz.html

Here's a still image I found.

[601210]

It gives me some perverse satisfaction that the very earliest Jazzmasters had maple fretboards and strat knobs.

But I guess I have to get my shit together and pick up an amber switch tip one of these days.

[surfin_bird]

Maybe it's me, but do I spot telecaster with JM pickups before the JM had JM pickups?

Edit: Looks like this footage has been posted here previously, but it's been a while.

Here's what's supposedly an early example. It looks like the headstock shape carried over from the prototype.

http://www.bestguitars.com/57Jazz.html

Here's a still image I found.

[marqueemoon]

Maybe it's me, but do I spot telecaster with JM pickups before the JM had JM pickups?

Edit: Looks like this footage has been posted here previously, but it's been a while.

Here's what's supposedly an early example. It looks like the headstock shape carried over from the prototype.

http://www.bestguitars.com/57Jazz.html

Here's a still image I found.

I totally missed that. Sure looks like it.

[surfin_bird]

So I those "paralel universe" jazz-tele's are actually just a recreation of a '57 tele. Jazzmasters are just offset telecasters.

Maybe it's me, but do I spot telecaster with JM pickups before the JM had JM pickups?

Edit: Looks like this footage has been posted here previously, but it's been a while.

Here's what's supposedly an early example. It looks like the headstock shape carried over from the prototype.

http://www.bestguitars.com/57Jazz.html

Here's a still image I found.

I totally missed that. Sure looks like it.

[thisisnickpaige]

I've seen this countless times yet never thought about the fact that it has a Strat trem...why are people complaining about the new Jazzmasters then?

[Trout]

No fuzzmaster?!

[rbrcbr]

No fuzzmaster?!

Oh man hahahaha