Discussion of vintage Jazzmasters, Jaguars, Bass VIs, Electric XIIs and any other offset-waist instruments.
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by Webrocker » Sat Dec 09, 2006 1:46 am
Hi,
yesterday I received this email:
(...) In 1960 or '61, my Dad bought a new Jazzmaster custom colored San Marino blue metalflake, yes, that's right, metalflake.....great big chunky flakes custom ordered in Dayton Ohio for me. I still have a picture when I was about 13 or 14 playing it, but you cannot see the chunks of flake in the picture. Long ago I sold it off (probably for one of the many Les Pauls I have owned). Any chance you have ever seen this guitar? I know it is the only one like it I have ever seen and I believe it predates any other custom flake finish I've ever seen......I wish I still owned it.
I haven't. Have you seen this guitar?
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by sookwinder » Sat Dec 09, 2006 3:38 am
Tom, thanks for the "heads up", can you reply to the e-mailer that I am sure we'll all keep our eyes on the look out for this JM.
Let's hope someone has seen it.
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by IPLAYLOUD » Sat Dec 09, 2006 8:10 am
San Marino was before LPB. A little different looking, but I don't remember it as having huge flakes.
The Pbass Fender did for the '55 Trade Shows was this color also. Had a tinge of Ocean Turquoise in it.
It was most likely the Blue that was later replaced by whatever Detroit auto color Fender called LPB.
http://www.webrocker.de/jaguar/v2/index ... &showID=56
Picture above of a gold guard in San Marino Blue.
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by Webrocker » Sat Dec 09, 2006 8:25 am
i think the guy who sended me this e-mail had the "large flakes" painted as a custom order back then...
I would love to see this finish.
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by IPLAYLOUD » Sat Dec 09, 2006 9:05 am
HA!!
I linked YOUR SITE and didn't even realise it!
i remember that pic out there from years ago...so I googled it.
LOL!!
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by Webrocker » Sat Dec 09, 2006 9:23 am
heheh... for a second i started wondering...
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by Infliktor » Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:18 pm
I may be wrong but I think the one you speak of is in the Fender Museum
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by jcyphe » Sat Dec 09, 2006 4:21 pm
wasn't there one in the Scott Chinery Collection labeled as San Marino Blue but it looks nothing like the one on webrocker. It was resold after Scott Chinery died, I do know that but not where it was sold.
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by mcjt » Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:33 pm
about 10 months ago i saw a late 58-early 59 JM, san marino in nyc ... my jaw hit the floor. i think it was at Manny's on 48th and 7th
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by zhivago » Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:21 pm
the only real San Marino gold guard I've ever heard of, is one that Jim Shine came across years ago...from what I recall it belonged to a guy's dad...the guy was in Jim's school...maybe Jim can chime in....I think Jim almost bought it, but it was too expensive in the end...or something like that...
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