I'm in the midst of a potential trade with a friend for his '59 Jazzmaster in Burgundy Mist...
I thought I'd post some pics--along with a few questions--to make sure the guitar is everything it's supposed to be...
First of all, all the literature I've seen says that custom colors didn't appear on Jazzmasters until 1960, and yet this one has a neck date on it that says "3/59"...
Does this jive with reality??
OK, here's some pics:
![Image](http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee22/e_stamp/1959%20Jazzmaster/P1140441.jpg)
![Image](http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee22/e_stamp/1959%20Jazzmaster/P1140432.jpg)
![Image](http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee22/e_stamp/1959%20Jazzmaster/P1140404.jpg)
![Image](http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee22/e_stamp/1959%20Jazzmaster/P1140431.jpg)
![Image](http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee22/e_stamp/1959%20Jazzmaster/P1140411.jpg)
The little patches of Sonic Blue (?) paint on both the neck and neck pocket concerns me...
Weird...
The paint stick marks are there, but I guess that doesn't mean it can't be a refin...
OK, a few other shots...
The pickups are not original. However I have a set of '60 original pickups to bring this guitar back-to-whole...
(Or closer)...
![Image](http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee22/e_stamp/1959%20Jazzmaster/P1140392.jpg)
The decal:
![Image](http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee22/e_stamp/1959%20Jazzmaster/P1140377.jpg)
![Image](http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee22/e_stamp/1959%20Jazzmaster/P1140417.jpg)
![Image](http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee22/e_stamp/1959%20Jazzmaster/P1140422.jpg)
A few others:
![Image](http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee22/e_stamp/1959%20Jazzmaster/P1140380.jpg)
![Image](http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee22/e_stamp/1959%20Jazzmaster/P1140395.jpg)
![Image](http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee22/e_stamp/1959%20Jazzmaster/P1140373.jpg)
I've got a line on these parts as well:
![Image](http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee22/e_stamp/1959%20Jazzmaster/P1140383.jpg)
OK, would love to have any input on this puppy...
The guitar is really speaking to me, but I just want to run it past some folks to see what they think...
OK, thanks!!
Bruce