This guitar is fully checked and professionally set up by our team of luthiers at Max Guitar, so you won’t have to worry about playability or technical issues. We love setting up instruments exactly the way you prefer — just contact us with your personal setup requests. Please contact us to discuss available shipping options.

The Fender Musicmaster Faded Olympic White (1978) delivers pure vintage Fender character in a compact, no-nonsense package. Born as a student model and beloved by pros for its immediacy, this short-scale classic pairs bolt-on snap and single-coil sparkle with a warm, broken-in voice that sits beautifully in a mix. The naturally mellowed Olympic White finish and light, balanced feel make it an inspiring grab-and-go guitar for studio or stage.

An alder body meets a comfortable maple neck with a vintage “C” profile, bolted on for that bright, percussive attack. The rosewood fingerboard carries 21 frets on a familiar 24-inch scale, encouraging fluid bends and chord comfort, while the vintage 7.25-inch radius lends an easy, old-school glide under the fingers. It’s a simple, classic Fender recipe—maple, alder, and a bolt-on joint—that rewards touch dynamics and pick articulation.

Electronics are minimalist and musical: a single neck-position single-coil delivers articulate, rounded tones from glassy clean to gritty garage crunch, with that unmistakable Fender chime. With just Volume and Tone on tap—no pickup selector and no coil-split—the sweep is wide and expressive, moving from airy, bell-like clarity to a throatier, jazz-leaning warmth. The fixed hardtail bridge keeps everything rock-solid under the right hand, enhancing attack, sustain, and tuning stability—no trem to fight, just pure directness that loves pedals and sits well with clean amps, edge-of-breakup grit, and fuzzier high-gain textures alike.

Equal parts indie workhorse and roots-rock secret weapon, this 1978 Musicmaster delivers vintage feel and tone without the fuss, and it ships in a newer Fender case for safe travels. Fully evaluated by Max Guitar techs, this instrument’s setup and electronics have been checked so it’s stage-ready the moment it arrives.

Tuners, electronics and pickup have been replaced for been replaced for vintage correct replacements.

Specifications

• Condition: Pre-owned
• Series: Fender Standard
• Semi/Hollow Body: No
• Body Material: Alder
• Bridge Type: Fixed Bridge
• Pickup Config: S
• Number of Strings: 6
• Orientation: Right-handed
• Vintage: Yes
• Kids Size: No
• Country of Manufacture: US
• Brand: Fender