This 1965 Jazzmaster is all original and shows just enough wear to keep it in your stable of go-to guitars.  Built for articulation, the Jazzmaster's floating tremolo, offset body, and dual single-coil pickups produce a tone that sits apart from Telecasters and Stratocasters: broader in the low mids, with a glassy, extended top end and a longer decay. The alder body is original-finish sunburst in very good shape, the neck dates to February 13, 1965, and the overall condition is excellent throughout. This is a fully original-circuit guitar with original pots (CTS 304, dating to weeks 15 and 20 of 1965), original wiring, original solder, and a complete, functional Jazzmaster tremolo system.

The 1965 Jazzmaster sits at a meaningful threshold in Fender history. CBS acquired Fender in January of that year, and while the transition brought gradual changes, early-1965 guitars like this one retain the construction characteristics collectors associate with the pre-CBS era with changes like pearl position markers and binding on the fretboard.  Both pickups read right where they should for a mid-sixties example — neck at 6.23k, bridge at 6.45k — and both date to early 1965 (as do the pots). 

The nut is replaced (bone). The frets have been professionally refretted and their condition is excellent. The tortoiseshell pickguard is original and in good condition with slight shrinkage — typical for aged celluloid of this era. The neck finish, body finish, and pickguard screws are all original. The case is a 1964 Fender case with no logo — included but noted as not original to this guitar — in fair condition. It very well could be original, but a no-logo case is more typical with a 1964 example.  The original bridge cover and whammy bar are included. 

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SPECIFICATIONS

• Color: sunburst
• Finish Original?: yes
• Finish Condition: Excellent
• Weight: 7lbs 9.5oz
• Overall Length: 40-5/8"
• Nut Width: 1-5/8"
• String Spacing At Bridge: 2.049"
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Action 1st String At 12th Fret: 2/32"
• Action 6th String At 12th Fret: 2/32"
• Neck Profile: C
• Neck Material: maple
• Inlay: Mother of Pearl dot
• Neck Thickness At 1st Fret: .889"
• Neck Date: 13 Feb 65
• Neck Markings: none
• Neck Plate Color: chrome
• Neck Plate Material: metal
• Neck Plate Original?: yes
• Neck Screws Original?: yes
• Neck Condition: excellent
• Neck Repairs: none
• Neck Finish Original?: yes
• Tuner Brand And Model: Kluson Deluxe
• Tuners Original?: yes
• Changes To Headstock For Tuners?: none
• Tuner Condition: excellent
• Tuner Markings: patent no.
• Tuner Screws Original?: yes
• Truss Rod Cover: none
• Nut Material: bone
• Nut Repairs: none
• Fretboard Radius: 7.25"
• Fretboard Material: Brazilian rosewood
• Fretboard Condition: excellent
• Fretboard Repairs: none
• Fret Condition: excellent
• Fret Repairs: refret
• Fret Count: 21
• Body Material: alder
• Body Condition: excellent
• Body Date: none
• Body Markings: 5, 20, S
• Body Repairs: none
• Body Binding: none
• Body Finish Original?: yes
• Body Finish Condition: Excellent
• Body Length: 19-1/4"
• Lower Bout: 13-1/2"
• Waist: 9-1/4"
• Upper Bout: 10-3/4"
• Body Depth/Thickness: 1-5/8"
• Bridge Brand: Fender Jazzmaster
• Tremolo Or Fixed Bridge?: fixed bridge + tremolo
• Bridge Original?: yes
• Tremolo Arm Original?: yes
• Bridge And Saddle Screws Original?: yes
• Bridge Condition: excellent
• Saddle Material: metal
• Saddles Original?: yes
• Pickguard Color: tortoise shell
• Pickguard Original?: yes
• Pickguard Condition: good, some shrinkage
• Pickguard Screws Original?: yes
• Switch Brand: switchcraft
• Switch Type: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup; 2-Position Slide: Up: Lead Tone Circuit, Down: Lead Tone Circuit
• Switch Condition: excellent
• Switch Original?: yes
• Switch Tip Color: white
• Switch Tip Original?: yes
• Neck Pickup Brand: Fender Jazzmaster single coil
• Neck Pickup Original?: yes
• Neck Pickup Reading: 6.23k
• Neck Pickup Markings: 3-1-65
• Neck Pickup Condition: excellent
• Neck Pickup Screws Original?: yes
• Neck Pickup Cover Color: white
• Neck Pickup Cavity Condition: excellent
• Bridge Pickup Brand: Fender Jazzmaster single coil
• Bridge Pickup Original?: yes
• Bridge Pickup Reading: 6.45k
• Bridge Pickup Markings: none
• Bridge Pickup Condition: excellent
• Bridge Pickup Screws Original?: yes
• Bridge Pickup Cover Color: white
• Bridge Pickup Cavity Condition: excellent
• Solders Original?: yes
• Wiring Original?: yes
• Control Cavity Condition: excellent
• Potentiometer Count: 2
• Potentiometer Manufacturer Code: 304
• Potentiometer Date Code: 6520, 6515
• Potentiometers Original?: yes
• Potentiometer Condition: excellent
• Output Jack Original?: yes
• Tailpiece Brand: Fender
• Tailpiece Color: chrome
• Tailpiece Condition: excellent
• Tailpiece Original?: yes
• Knob Color: white
• Knob Count: 2
• Knobs Original?: yes
• Knob Condition: very good
• Case Brand: 1964 Fender case, no logo not original but vintage
• Case Original?: yes
• Case Condition: fair
• Case Smells?: none
• Documentation: none
• Accessories Included: bridge cover
• String Gauge: 10-46
• Smells?: none
• Neck Thickness At 12th Fret: .869"
• Nut Original?: no

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