Name: Fender Custom Shop 1959 Jazzmaster NOS Taos Turquoise Transparent - Truetone Color Set
Brand: Truetone Music
SKU: fender-custom-shop-1959-jazzmaster-nos-taos-turquoise-transparent-truetone-color-set
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Fender Custom Shop 1959 Jazzmaster NOS Taos Turquoise Transparent - Truetone Color Set

Exclusive Fender Custom Shop Taos Turquoise Transparent Jazzmaster

As part of a close partnership with the Fender Custom Shop, Truetone Music cooked up an exclusive run of guitars, known as "Truetone Color Sets". It's where we do a quartet of instruments - Strat, Tele, Jazzmaster and Jazz bass - all in the same color, as a matching set, in unique looks that are rarely ever seen. In this case, it's Taos Turquoise Transparent.

While the majority of Custom Shop guitars have some level of aging, from Closet Classic to Super Heavy Relic, we went in the opposite direction - we chose to do this guitar as an NOS (New Old Stock) piece. The reason is simple: this one is just too beautiful to do anything besides keeping it perfectly clean; The wood grain looks great behind the transparent finish, and Taos Turquoise itself is an eye-catching color. The silver anodized pickguard ties it all together, and the Abalone inlays are the perfect finishing touch.

Designed expressly for jazzers (but adopted by surfers) and introduced in 1958, the Jazzmaster combined refined looks with a warm, mellifluous voice and new tremolo system. It evolved over the years, but the 1959 Jazzmaster is known as the most influential model that helped define new musical genres - that's what we went for with this Custom Shop recreation, but with a few twists for modern players.

The two-piece Ash body sports the iconic offset curves designed for guitarists who usually played seated, and also wears a nitrocellulose lacquer lacquer finish. It's transparent, so you see the wood grain beneath. Speaking of wood grain, the neck on this guitar really stands out - it's a beautiful AAA Birdseye Maple. Be sure to check out the photos. We went for the '59 Large C neck profile, to give it a true vintage feel, while the rosewood fingerboard has been updated to 9.5”-radius, with 6105 frets. So, it's a vintage vibe with a modern feel.

Another modern tweak we made was the addition of the RSD bridge. Designed in house by the Fender Custom Shop's metal magician, Scott Buehl, this proprietary bridge improves stability, bringing consistency to tuning and intonation, correcting some of the quirks of the original Jazzmaster bridge. We love it so much that we put it on almost every Custom Shop Jazzmaster we do.

Tied together with ultra-flexible, vintage-style Jazzmaster wiring—including the famous “lead/rhythm” circuit, complete with thumbwheel controls—the vintage styled Jazzmaster single-coil pickups sound mellow and fat; the model’s calling card. But don't be mistaken, this guitar can definitely rock, as plenty of players have shown with Jazzmasters.

Other features include vintage tuners, black pickups covers and knobs, an anodized silver pickguard, and abalone inlays to further set it apart. Includes a deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.

This Custom Shop "Truetone Color Set" 1959 Jazzmaster is an exclusive design that sounds and plays as stunning as it looks. It's the only one to ever exist, so for those that desire something truly unique, this is it. Come to Truetone Music to experience it today, or make it yours right here right now.