5 Artists Who Reshaped the Fender Jazzmaster

The Fender Jazzmaster was, of course, marketed to be the go-to guitar for the jazz genre. The original had some faults in terms of playability and bridge design, so the initial success of the guitar was halted. Jazz players of the time instead preferred archtops, especially those made famous by Gibson.

Away from jazz, surf bands such as The Ventures and The Surfaris enjoyed the Fender Jazzmaster for its spangle, comfort, and bright (yet warmer than most) single-coil pickups. More recently, indie rock has been key in boosting the guitar’s popularity. These days the Fender Jazzmaster and its cheaper version, the Vintage Modified Squier are choice axes for a huge array of artists - from Slipknot to Sonic Youth.

The guitar is lauded for its floating tremolo, wide single coils, comfortable off-set waist body and separate lead and rhythm circuits. Highly customisable and iconic, some artists had their sound defined by Jazzmasters, others defined the sound of it. Here are five artists and their interesting Jazzmaster experiences.

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