The Japanese Limited Edition Blonde Jazzmaster & Jaguar Thre

[Danley]

Curious; is the Fender Japan catalog ( 1995 ) accurate that these are basswood? Bizarre choice for a blonde finish:

[daemon]

These were the specs I got a while back when I e-mailed Fender about mine, so that would seem to be an affirmative. It's odd that it says 595 were made, considering the neck pocket of mine shows 75/330.

Model Name: Reissue ‘62 Jazzmaster® Blonde with Gold Hardware
Model Number: 027-7800-(01)
Series: Collectables Series
Body: Basswood
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Roswood (7.25” Radius/184 mm)
Frets: 22
Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
Nut: 1.650” (41 mm)
Hardware: Gold
Machine Heads: Gold Vintage Style
Bridge: Gold Vintage Style “Floating” Tremolo with Tremolo Lock Button
Pickguard: Tortoise Shell
Pickups: Special Design Single Coils (Neck & Bridge)
Pickup Switching: 3 Position Toggle (Lead Circuit)
Controls: “Lead” Circuit: Volume, Tone,
“Rhythm” Circuit: Volume, Tone,
Circuit Selector Switch
Colors: (701) Blonde
Strings: Fender Super 250L’s (.009 to .042) Nickel Plated Steel pn#073-0250-003
Case: Hardshell Case
Other Features:
Source: Japan
Accessories: Sold with Hardshell Case
U.S. MSRP: $915.99
INTRODUCED: 1994
DISCONTINUED: 1995
DISCONTINUED COLORS:
WRENCH SIZES:
COMMENTS: Sold as Special Promotion to Dealers as a Set, with a Blonde Jaguar and a Blonde '65 Deluxe Reverb Amplifier (Serial numbers begin with BLDXXXXX). Only 595 Jazzmasters® Were Made, (Serial numbers begin with LEXXXXXX).
NOTICE: Product Prices, Features, Specifications and Availability Are Subject To Change Without Notice

[daemon]

I just noticed in the pic it's a JM66 instead of a JM62, that seems not right. Did it change from a 62 to a 66 and stay in the Japanese market for the following year?

[Danley]

Not present in the ‘94 catalog; only ‘95 . They also appear to list the wrong colors under the Jazzmaster (the Japanese text for both specifically reads ‘off-white blonde’ in the description; that’s the correct color listed on on the Jaguar but the Jazzmaster shows additional color options that probably are not real.

http://brochures.yokochou.com/en_index.html#FENDERJAPAN

[daemon]

Not present in the ‘94 catalog; only ‘95 . They also appear to list the wrong colors under the Jazzmaster (the Japanese text for both specifically reads ‘off-white blonde’ in the description; that’s the correct color listed on on the Jaguar but the Jazzmaster shows additional color options that probably are not real.

http://brochures.yokochou.com/en_index.html#FENDERJAPAN

Right, I got mine in '94 brand new so I thought maybe the '95 catalog was showing something very similar but different, maybe just for the Japanese market. That is all kinds of weird, though. It shows the bridge as gold (which I'm guessing the "G" in "JM566-85G" refers to as well), but you're right that the colors are all wrong. Since they got the Jag color right, maybe someone just screwed up and took the colors from the JM66-80 and copied them over. There's still the question of why these are referred to as JM66s, and why they both have "NEW" next to them if they were introduced the year before, unless they are really a different guitar somehow.

[BlondePairJagJaz]

THIS SECTION IS NOT FOR SELLING GUITARS.
READ THE DAMN RULES OF THIS SITE.

THIS IS YOUR ONLY POSTING... DO YOU TRY TO SELL DESERT SWAMP LAND AT FUNERALS?

[MattK]

Sorry but you need 50 posts on the forum to offer something for sale, this isn't a drive by market.

[BlondePairJagJaz]

Sorry, I didn't know. I thought it would be the right place, because several posts in this thread say that people are searchng hard for these two rare guitars. As this is a specific community for offset guitars and this special thread is the only place in the web with substant content about these rare guitars, I thought it would not only be a chance for me, but also a chance for the community to end the search and fulfill the wish of getting one of these.

Btw, I feel offended by the comment "selling something at funerals", I think a reminder would have been sufficient. In consequnce, I'll leave this community alone in the future, as the mods seem to prefer to offend people that are new to the community and didn't know that they made a mistake, instead of telling them in a freindly way. Bye.

[MechaBulletBill]

>doesn't check rules
>gets pissy when called out

[adamrobertt]

Sorry, I didn't know. I thought it would be the right place, because several posts in this thread say that people are searchng hard for these two rare guitars. As this is a specific community for offset guitars and this special thread is the only place in the web with substant content about these rare guitars, I thought it would not only be a chance for me, but also a chance for the community to end the search and fulfill the wish of getting one of these.

Btw, I feel offended by the comment "selling something at funerals", I think a reminder would have been sufficient. In consequnce, I'll leave this community alone in the future, as the mods seem to prefer to offend people that are new to the community and didn't know that they made a mistake, instead of telling them in a freindly way. Bye.

awww poor bby

Most people are going to be put off by someone who is new to a community just barging in and trying to sell shit. It isn't hard to figure out.

[Embenny]

people that are new to the community and didn't know that they made a mistake

People who are "new to the community" in the sense of wanting to be part of the community don't tend to make their username the two guitars they expressly came here to advertise selling.

People who are established in the community don't tend to want to send thousands of dollars to someone over the internet whose first and only post was to advertise guitars for sale.

[N0_Camping4U]

Perhaps we need a new subforum: a 'safe space' for all of those offended by big bad internet strangers

[andy_tchp]

Where can I find out more about this desert swamp land?

[HNB]

[sookwinder]

Where can I find out more about this desert swamp land?

Andy, this is up your way … send me $10k a paper bag with non sequential notes (just like NSW cricket players do to become a member of the Australian National cricket team) and I'll send you ownership documents signed in crayon.

Mareeba Tropical Savanna and Wetland Reserve, QLD