Jazzmasters made between 19 may also have a penciled month and date in the bridge pickup cavity which indicates when the body was routed. Click Contact Me if you're looking to sell a Jazzmaster made in the late 1950s or 1960s. The code on the Jazzmaster below reads "4JAN63B" where 4 = Jazzmaster model, JAN = January, 63 = 1963, and B = standard nut width of 1 5/8". The code has a number indicating the intended model, month, year, and neck width code. There's a chance of damage if the neck is removed incorrectly. This Fender Jazzmaster has a neck heel pencil signature of "11/58" which indicates that the neck was shaped during November of 1958.įender updated the neck heel date in 1962 with a stamped code. If you're not familiar with disassembling guitars, I recommend leaving this part of the inspection to a Fender guitar expert. Jazzmasters made mid 1962 and later will usually have a stamp with a bit more information. Jazzmasters made between 19 will usually have a pencilled month and year indicating when the neck was roughly shaped. The next step for how to date a Jazzmaster is to inspect for neck heel and body dates. Click the link above for more specific years for each Fender serial number range. If your serial number has 6 digits above a large stylized "F", then the guitar may have been made between 19. If the serial number begins with an "L" followed by 5 digits, your guitar was likely made between 19. If the serial number on your Jazzmaster is 5 digits between 3009, your Jazzmaster may have been made between 19. Here's a good resource for vintage Fender serial numbers: Fender Serial Numbers.įender Jazzmaster serial numbers are found on the back of the guitar on the neck plate from 1958 until 1977. Fender guitar collectors are looking for Jazzmasters that have all their original parts so it's best if the year indicated by the serial number matches the rest of the guitar. Still, they're an important first step in finding the year it was made. Fender Serial Numbersįender serial numbers are not the most reliable way to date a vintage Jazzmaster since they're style specific, not necessarily consecutive, and they're easily swapped for a different number using only a screwdriver. Martin Kelly and Terry Foster put together an amazing resource for all vintage Fender guitars made during the golden era for the company. If you're interested in more information about Jazzmasters then I recommend this book: Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970. You can also contact me here: Sell a Fender Jazzmaster. I'm looking forward to checking out your vintage Jazzmaster. You can contact me at the button below or send pictures to the contact information at the bottom of this page. If you've considered selling your Jazzmaster and are looking for a passionate Fender collector then I may be the one you're looking for. I'm always on the hunt for nice examples of vintage Fender Jazzmaster guitars. If you think you have a vintage Fender Jazzmaster from the 1950s, 1960s, or 1960s and are looking for help with how to date it then you can contact me at the red button below. I want you to know what a Fender guitar expert looks for to find the year of a Fender Jazzmaster so you can feel confident enough to sell it. Fender guitar collectors look at each aspect of the guitar to find out if all parts of the Jazzmaster match to the same year. Fender debuted the Jazzmaster model in 1958 and slowly updated the model through the late 1950s, 1960s, until discontinuing the model for a few years in the late 1970s. Knowing how to date a Fender Jazzmaster is the first step in finding out how much it's worth.
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