Vintage Offset Decal & Headstock variations (SHOW THEM ALL!)

Discussion of vintage Jazzmasters, Jaguars, Bass VIs, Electric XIIs and any other offset-waist instruments.
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Vintage Offset Decal & Headstock variations (SHOW THEM ALL!)

Post by PJazzmaster » Thu Feb 18, 2016 2:39 am

...let's start here, 2x 1965:

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Re: Vintage Offset Decals

Post by PJazzmaster » Thu Feb 18, 2016 2:41 am

eggwheat's Bass VI Refin with NOS Decal:

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Post by Redstar30 » Thu Feb 18, 2016 5:05 pm

1966
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Post by PJazzmaster » Thu Feb 18, 2016 5:40 pm

late 1965 (more likely) or early 1966 (more unlikely) ...dried out a bit :o
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Post by PJazzmaster » Thu Feb 18, 2016 5:42 pm

"the crackwhore" ...1965 (?)

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Post by bsman » Fri Feb 19, 2016 8:39 am

1960 Musicmaster:

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Re: Vintage Offset Decals

Post by kosmonautmayhem » Fri Feb 19, 2016 9:43 am

Feb '66 Jazzmaster
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'66 B+B Jaguar
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early '63 Jaguar
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early '64 Jazzmaster
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Post by tealsixtysix » Sat Feb 20, 2016 1:30 pm

March 1966. ("13 MAR 66 B", dots and binding)

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Re: Vintage Offset Decals

Post by PJazzmaster » Sun Feb 21, 2016 6:04 am

1964
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Post by WestScott » Sun Feb 21, 2016 6:30 am

Here's some....
http://i.imgur.com/AXqn2jg.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Vintage Offset Decals

Post by WestScott » Sun Feb 21, 2016 6:31 am

WestScott wrote:Here's some....
http://i.imgur.com/AXqn2jg.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I thought these were a good reference and of course pretty interesting
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Re: Vintage Offset Decals

Post by AwesomeWelles » Sun Feb 21, 2016 6:44 am

It only just now occured to me that the pre-CBS JM decals had a typo...the missing "h" in "synchronized" :wtf:
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Post by Axolotl » Sun Feb 21, 2016 7:43 am

1959

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Post by sewkid » Sun Feb 21, 2016 9:48 am

Here is my 1959 Jazzmaster
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Re: Vintage Offset Decals

Post by FenderBob » Sun Feb 21, 2016 12:58 pm

Little Fender Trivia. Why is the Fender Jazzmaster kept in spaghetti font until 1964 or so, but the Fender Jaguar had the Newer font starting in 1962?
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