Needs more purple...

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Needs more purple...

Post by zhivago » Thu Apr 09, 2020 11:25 pm

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1960 Fender Jazzmaster in PURPLE w/ OHSC!

Beautiful 1960 Fender Jazzmaster refinished in Metallic Purple AGES ago. Kind of like the J. Mascis Jazzmaster decades before it came out! Entire instrument (body, neck, headstock, knobs) refinished sparkle purple, neck dated 12-60, Slab Brazilian rosewood fretboard, the pickups, electronics (pots date 43rd week of '60), tremolo, bridge, tuners and tortoise-w-b-w pickguard appear all original, new tremolo arm and pickguard screws, 1-5/8" nut, 25-1/2" scale, brown OHSC. This is a one-of-a-kind instrument that has a TON of character. Only one available!
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Re: Needs more purple...

Post by deejaid » Fri Apr 10, 2020 8:19 am

I think the color is cool as it looks good on a Jazzmaster body shape but the purple pickups and knobs are too much.

My philosophy when it comes to vintage instruments is to keep them as original as possible though so I hope the original finish was completely gone and not salvageable when the decision was made to go with the purple.

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Re: Needs more purple...

Post by s_mcsleazy » Fri Apr 10, 2020 8:42 am

i'd actually rock it like it is
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Re: Needs more purple...

Post by fuzzjunkie » Fri Apr 10, 2020 8:48 am

I didn’t know Prince was into Jazzmasters!

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Re: Needs more purple...

Post by Jazzmastervsjaguar » Fri Apr 10, 2020 9:00 am

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Painted the whole back of the neck too...

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Re: Needs more purple...

Post by SignoftheDragon » Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:00 am

I'd rock that purple monster, but not at that price.

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Re: Needs more purple...

Post by Highnumbers » Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:08 am

This one has J Mascis written all over it!

Purple + vintage Jazzmaster? :freako:

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Re: Needs more purple...

Post by gishuk » Fri Apr 10, 2020 11:43 am

This one popped up on my Reverb feed, it speaks to me on many levels an I really want it but unfortunately not something I can afford right now. But its epic.

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Re: Needs more purple...

Post by zhivago » Fri Apr 10, 2020 11:50 pm

It definitely looks real cool...during the Without A Sound tour (IIRC), J had a Jazzmaster painted in a similar colour...

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Re: Needs more purple...

Post by Axolotl » Sat Apr 11, 2020 1:19 am

Looks awesome, but it is of course a ludicrous price for a refin, even more so with the back of the neck painted over which would be a dealbreaker for many...

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