American Acoustasonic Jazzmaster, Tobacco Sunburst, Ebony Fingerboard

Essentially New, but listed as Mint having been setup

 **** Please read the entire description for a complete accounting of the instrument's specifications, qualities, & setup. Many amazing details to be seen ****

Luthier/ Guitar Tech prepared for this sale

Post Setup Metrics - 

Frets Spot Leveled and crowned: 14 frets and fret areas leveled to achieve a tolerance of less than 1/1000th of an inch from fret to fret. (Please see final notes)

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Stringing Schedule: Ernie Ball Earthwood 80/20 Bronze gauges: 10, 14, 20, 28, 40, 48 

Tension lbs. Per String: 1. 17.8 2. 19.6 3. 24.6 4. 24.7 5. 27.5 6. 22.4

Total Current String Tension: 136.8 lbs.

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Nut Slot Height/ Depth at first fret: (Well Below Spec) for optimal playability with absolutely no buzzing)

Treble to Bass: 1. 0.016"   2. 0.016"   3. 0.0017"   4. 0.017"   5. 0.020"   6. 0.020"

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Action at 12th fret with capo on first fret: (Well Below Spec) for optimal playability with absolutely no buzzing or fretting out.

Treble to Bass: 1. 5.25/64th" 2. 5.25/64th"   3. 5.5/64th   4. 6.5/64th"   5. 6.5/64th"   6. 6.75/64th"

Action at 17th fret with capo on first fret: (Well Below Spec) for optimal playability with absolutely no buzzing or fretting out.

Treble to Bass: 1. 5.5/64th 2. 6/64th   3. 6/64th   4. 6.5/64th   5. 7.5/64th   6. 7.5/64th

Neck Relief: 0.08

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Strobe Intonation at 12th fret: Well above spec.

Strings 1. 2. & 3. Perfect  String 4. +1 Cent  String 5. +2 Cents  String 6.  +2 Cents

Intonation of the low E string from the factory was a horrifying +16 Cents. I added a piece of ebony, shaped and polished to compensate the E string to be in near perfect intonation.

Please note: Most people cannot hear a difference of + or - 5 or 6 Cents. 

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Frets Leveled: to less than 1/1000th of an inch tolerance from fret to fret.

Frets Crowned: Crowning to a perfect semi-cylindrical shape.

Frets Polished: Multi-stage fret sanding and polishing to a True Mirror Finish.

Fret Ends: Fully Dressed, with absolutely no fret sprout, smooth as glass.

Fingerboard: Deeply Conditioned and hydrated. 

Bridge: Deeply Conditioned & hydrated

Bridge Pins: Conditioned & hydrated 

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Specs - 

• Model: Fender American Acoustasonic Jazzmaster
• Year: March 2021
• Crafted in: USA Corona, California
• Scale length (String Length): 25.5
• Body Style: Modified Jazzmaster

Headstock:

• Headstock: Mahogany
• Tuning Machines: Fender Standard Cast/Sealed Staggered

Neck:

• Neck Profile: "C" Shape
• Neck Style/ Shape: (Genuine) Jazzmaster
• Neck wood: Mahogany
• Nut Material: Graph Tech® TUSQ®
• Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
• Outside String Spacing at Nut: 
• Fingerboard: Ebony
• Fingerboard Radius: 12" 
• Neck Finish: Satin Urethane
• Truss Rod: Bi-Flex™
• Number of Frets: 22
• Fret Size: Narrow Tall (.090″ x .055″)
• Inlays: White Dots

Body:

• Body:  Solid Mahogany
• Soundboard Bracing: Transverse
• Rosette: 2-Ring B/W/B
• Top Color: Tobacco Sunburst
• Body finish: Polyester Satin Matte
• Bridge Material: Ebony
• Bridge Type: Modern Asymmetrical
• Bridge Pins: Ebony
• Outside String Spacing at Bridge: 2.248"
• Top wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
• Saddle: Compensated Ebony (Upgraded extra compensation on the low E)
• Instrument Weight: 5lbs 15oz (without Gig Bag)

Electronics:

• Controls: Master Volume, "Blend" Knob, 5-Way Switch
• Special Electronics: 3-pickup configuration: Under-Saddle Piezo/Internal Body Sensor/Acoustasonic Shawbucker Magnetic

Case:

Fender: Deluxe 1225 Gig Bag

Case Candy: Certificate of Authenticity, Fender Pick Assortment, Truss Rod Hex Wrench with bag.

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Final Notes:

Fret Leveling and Spot Leveling: Most people believe that fret leveling is only necessary for worn-out or when new frets are installed. This is not the case. Almost ALL Guitars need some degree of fret leveling from the factory, yes, I dare say, even the Pleck'd ones.

About the stringing schedule: This instrument "sang" best with the gauges now installed after much experimentation. Also, playing an instrument shouldn't hurt. I don't know where the idea that acoustic guitars should be strung to the point of unplayability, but that's the way we have been conditioned to think. If you must string it, or any acoustic guitar, with more tension, please do not exceed Gauges 12-54 at the most! More tension than that can, and likely will, choke some or much of the life and tone out of the instrument, to say nothing of it being unnecessarily hard to play. I get nervous when a set of gauge 13-56 is considered "medium" gauge strings. 

The Guitar will receive a final inspection & hand polishing before shipment.

Thank you all, and best wishes.