Fender Jazzmaster Guitars

The Fender Jazzmaster electric guitar was originally released in the late '50s to break into the upmarket jazz crowd. With beefier-sounding pickups and comprehensive switching, it offered a turbo-charged electric guitar experience.

It instead found success among surf and rock guitarists, who favoured the punchier pickups and offset looks which were radical for the time. The Jazzmaster ultimately became the alternative to Fender's Stratocaster and Telecaster, for the players looking to stand out from the crowd and make a musical statement. If you're a fan of the Jazzmaster's unique offset body, check out the Fender Mustang and Fender Jaguar guitars as other alternative guitar options.

The most familiar version comes with oversized single-coil pickups, a vintage trem, lead and rhythm circuits, dedicated tone controls and a 3-position pickup selector. Nowadays however, the Fender Jazzmaster comes in many different forms. You’ll find some with humbuckers, some with stripped-down controls, some with 6-saddle trems.