Bob Dylan's Jazzmaster

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Bob Dylan's Jazzmaster

Post by thisisnickpaige » Sun Dec 25, 2011 1:36 pm

This may have been around the site before but i just got a Bob Dylan song/picture/story and this picture struck me as great 8)


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Is this a transition Jazzmaster? It looks older but it has the white witch hats....i think i may have seen this before, like i said but still cool picture =) Reminds me of my CP Jazzmaster i usta have. Thoughts?
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Re: Bob Dylan's Jazzmaster

Post by therizzla » Sun Dec 25, 2011 2:38 pm

Didn't Fender give him a bunch of gear like they did for the Beatles? I think he got this at the same time as the Jazz Bass and Bandmaster you see him with in this picture:

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Re: Bob Dylan's Jazzmaster

Post by Cymbaline87 » Sun Dec 25, 2011 3:20 pm

It seems to me like a regular early '65 JM, here's Bob with some other Fender offsets:

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Re: Bob Dylan's Jazzmaster

Post by codog » Sun Dec 25, 2011 5:08 pm

What's that red guitar called is it just a customized mustang or it has a name obviously it has that white mark where the name should be

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Re: Bob Dylan's Jazzmaster

Post by Pacafeliz » Sun Dec 25, 2011 6:33 pm

yep i read that his XII was some sort of prototype.
and that mustang thing is AMAZING, huh?!
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Re: Bob Dylan's Jazzmaster

Post by Cymbaline87 » Sun Dec 25, 2011 6:33 pm

codog wrote:What's that red guitar called is it just a customized mustang or it has a name obviously it has that white mark where the name should be
Yeah it's a customized Mustang.
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Re: Bob Dylan's Jazzmaster

Post by Cymbaline87 » Sun Dec 25, 2011 6:36 pm

Pacafeliz wrote:yep i read that his XII was some sort of prototype.
and that mustang thing is AMAZING, huh?!
His XII wasn't a prototype but it was indeed a very early model, only a few '65s had white pickguards.
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Re: Bob Dylan's Jazzmaster

Post by emanon313 » Sun Dec 25, 2011 9:42 pm

[quote="therizzla"]Didn't Fender give him a bunch of gear like they did for the Beatles?

I dunno, but he was signed to Columbia when they owned Fender. Some sources say Bob didn't have his own electric around '65-'66 & just borrowed from his bandmates, which is odd, but so is Dylan.
And if I'm not in a band, don't mean I'm square...and if I am, well then I don't care..

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Re: Bob Dylan's Jazzmaster

Post by noisepunk » Mon Dec 26, 2011 2:50 am

Nice proto-cyclone!

Yeah, Bob was another one of fender's giftees. Has anyone able to pinpoint any tracks he used these guys on?

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Re: Bob Dylan's Jazzmaster

Post by weed_killer » Mon Dec 26, 2011 6:43 am

noisepunk wrote:Nice proto-cyclone!

Yeah, Bob was another one of fender's giftees. Has anyone able to pinpoint any tracks he used these guys on?
I'm pretty sure he stuck to his strat for the majority of the Bringing it all Back Home and Highway 61 sessions, but it's impossible to know for sure. Besides the first pic of him outside with the jazzmaster, I've seen another pic of him playing it on stage, but that's it. From what I've seen live, he used a sunburst strat, a blonde tele and a black tele during 66, both with maple fretboards.

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Re: Bob Dylan's Jazzmaster

Post by Stratelejazzuar » Mon Dec 26, 2011 8:21 am

thisisnickpaige wrote: Image

Is this a transition Jazzmaster? It looks older but it has the white witch hats....i think i may have seen this before, like i said but still cool picture =) Reminds me of my CP Jazzmaster i usta have. Thoughts?
Looks like Bob's rockin' the rhythm circuit.

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Re: Bob Dylan's Jazzmaster

Post by thisisnickpaige » Tue Dec 27, 2011 6:33 am

Stratelejazzuar wrote:
thisisnickpaige wrote: Image

Is this a transition Jazzmaster? It looks older but it has the white witch hats....i think i may have seen this before, like i said but still cool picture =) Reminds me of my CP Jazzmaster i usta have. Thoughts?
Looks like Bob's rockin' the rhythm circuit.

Do you blame him? :D When had that (CP) guitar that was where mine was 75% of the time :-*
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Re: Bob Dylan's Jazzmaster

Post by elektrovac » Tue Dec 27, 2011 6:42 am

thisisnickpaige wrote:This may have been around the site before but i just got a Bob Dylan song/picture/story and this picture struck me as great


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Is this a transition Jazzmaster? It looks older but it has the white witch hats....i think i may have seen this before, like i said but still cool picture =) Reminds me of my CP Jazzmaster i usta have. Thoughts?
Cool pic... The jazzy looks huge on his bobness...

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Re: Bob Dylan's Jazzmaster

Post by rustyshackleford » Tue Dec 27, 2011 4:19 pm

Cymbaline87 wrote:It seems to me like a regular early '65 JM, here's Bob with some other Fender offsets:

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Part of the reason I got my CP Jaggy right there. Also, in another bit of coolness me and Mr. Dylan share the same birthday which is neat.

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Re: Bob Dylan's Jazzmaster

Post by Z*Z*Z » Wed Dec 28, 2011 7:06 pm

And Mr.Bob is rocking mustang saddles on that lovely Jag :w00t:

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