Fender Lee Ranaldo Jazzmaster Electric Guitar (with Case)

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Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth proved that this guitar, with its Fender Wide-Range humbucking pickups and vintage tremolo, was built for more than just Jazz.

What's special about this item?

Feature:	What it does:
Wide Range Special humbucking pickups	Modern humbucker with a cool vintage look
Satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish	Super-thin finish with vintage-inspired feel
Mustang-style bridge	Vintage bridge with round, heavy saddles
Jazzmaster-style floating tremolo tailpiece	Vintage Fender vibrato with locking mechanism

Overview

Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo. Jazzmaster guitars slung across seminal shoulders. In the hands of both men, the sound of Sonic Youth is the sound of that guitar used as part paintbrush and part cluster bomb. If anybody ought to have signature Jazzmaster models, it's those two guys.

Done. Fender introduces the Thurston Moore Jazzmaster and the Lee Ranaldo Jazzmaster guitars. Classic Jazzmaster gestalt, Youth-fully stripped down and hot rodded right through the roof.

Special features of the Lee Ranaldo Jazzmaster include two Fender Wide Range humbucking pickups re-voiced to original vintage spec, black anodized pickguard, American Vintage Jazzmaster tremolo with Mustang bridge and tremolo lock button, single master volume control, and a Sapphire Blue Transparent satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish and black-painted headstock, plus a Sonic Youth 'zine and sticker sheet.

Lee Ranaldo explains how the Jazzmaster became the ideal guitar for his band, Sonic Youth.

Specs

Specifications
- Model Name: Lee Ranaldo Jazzmaster(R)
- Model Number: 011-5100-(727)
- Series: Artist Series
- Colors: (727) Sapphire Blue Transparent, (Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
Body: Alder
- Neck: Maple, "C" Shape, (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
- Fingerboard: Rosewood, 7.25 in. Radius (184 mm)
- No. of Frets: 21 Vintage Style Frets
- Pickups: 2 Fender(R) "Wide Range" Humbucking Pickups Re-Voiced to Original Vintage Spec, (Neck/Bridge)
- Controls: Master Volume

Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle:
- Position 1. Bridge Pickup
- Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
- Position 3. Neck Pickup

- Bridge: American Vintage Jazzmaster(R) Tremolo (P/N 0054466000) with Mustang(R) Bridge (P/N 0035555000) and Tremolo Lock Button. Uses U.S. Jazzmaster(R) Tremolo Arm (P/N 0054473000)
- Machine Heads: Fender/Gotoh(R) Vintage Style Tuning Machines
- Hardware: Chrome
- Pickguard: Black Anodized Aluminum
- Scale Length: 25.5 in. (648 mm)
- Width at Nut: 1.650 in. (42 mm)
- Unique Features: Satin Lacquer Finish, Satin Black Painted Headstock, Single Master Volume with Black Speed Knob, Mustang(R) Style Bridge, Re-Voiced Wide Range Humbucking pickups, Black Anodized Aluminum Pickguard
- Strings: Fender(R) Standard Tension(TM) ST250R, Nickel Plated Steel, Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046), (P/N 0730250206)
- Accessories: Standard Black Hardshell Case, Strap, Cable, Sonic Youth 'Zine, Special Jaguar/Jazzmaster String Set, P/N 0730050999
- Case: Standard Black Hardshell Case
- Introduced: 6/2009

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