Few things bring me more joy than a well-crafted Jazzmaster, and this Dale Wilson-built '65 had me grinning from ear to ear! It has a supremely articulate attack that manages to catch every detail of your right hand dynamics without ever approaching spikiness or harshness, which allows for a tremendously expressive playing experience. Overall, it has a woody, focused midrange response and sparkly, jangly high-end. It also has exceptional note separation and string-to-string balance.
The bridge pickup does the biting, punchy Jazzmaster tone quite nicely when you dig in, and it has a beautiful open, round tone when you ease off. Strumming hard really makes the midrange sparkle, too! By contrast, the neck pickup is thick and warm, with deep, dry vintage-style bass response and powerful thump in the low midrange. It will really make your chest rattle! It still has some great note bloom in the highs, too.
Because this guitar has two pickups with such complementary sounds, it can cover quite a bit of stylistic ground! I found myself playing punky riffs, doing some chicken pickin,' riffing in weird time signatures with lots of distortion, and wailing my way through a bluesy solo (which I realize isn't everyone's favorite thing to hear first thing in the morning--sorry, coworkers!). I'm sure it can handle just about anything in between these two extremes, and I have no doubt it will prove an inspiring companion on any Jazzmaster fan's journey to rock and roll Valhalla!
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Serial Number: CZ536919
Brand Fender Custom Shop
Model Dealer Select Wildwood "10" '65 Jazzmaster
Finish Color Aged Olympic White
Weight 7.30 lbs.
Aging Heavy Relic
Finish Type Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Master Builder Dale Wilson
Body Wood Alder
Neck Wood Tinted Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape '65 Strat "C"
Neck Dimensions .840 1st-.970 12th
Fingerboard AAA Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius Exclusive Wildwood Custom "10" Radius
Inlays Dots
Scale Length 25.5"
Width at Nut 1.650"
Nut Material Bone
Frets 21 6105
Pickups Jazzmaster Flatpole Magnet
Controls "Lead" Circuit: Volume, Tone, "Rhythm" Circuit: Volume, Tone, Circuit Selector Switch, Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle
Hardware Chrome/Nickel
Bridge RSD Jazzmaster
Tuners Vintage-Style
Pickguard Tortoiseshell
Case Black Hardshell Case
COA Yes