Sonic Youth Jazzmasters

[tonas]

Check these bad boys out. I want them both! Ha……

http://www.fender.com/sonicyouth/guitars.php

A note on their myspace page says the guitars will be available July 1st. Still no mention of how much they will cost.

[tonas]

Wow I thought there’d be some more chatter about these guitars.

Anyway found this out about the guitars, it appears they are American made and come with a case.

The Thurston Moore Jazzmaster

Body: Alder
Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
Neck: Maple, “C” Shape, Satin Black Painted Headstock
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 7.25” Radius (184 mm)
Frets: 21, Jumbo
Scale Length: 25.5”
Nut: Width 1.650”
Hardware: Chrome
Tuning Keys: Fender Vintage Style Tuning Machines
Bride: American Vintage Jazzmaster Tremolo with Adusto-Matic Bridge and Tremolo Lock Button
Pickguard: Anodized Black
Pickups: 2 Seymour Duncan Antiquity II for Jazzmaster Pickups (Neck & Bridge)
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup; Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups; Position 3. Neck Pickup
Controls: Master Volume (Neck and Bridge Pickup)
Fender Standard Tension ST250R, Nickel Plated Steel, Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046)
Unique Features: Satin Lacquer Finish, Satin Black Painted Headstock, Single Master Volume, Adusto-Matic Bridge, Seymour Duncan Antiquity II for Jazzmaster Pickups, 2-Piece Black Anodized Aluminum Pickguard, Sticker Sheet

MSRP: $1880

Lee Ranaldo Jazzmaster

Body: Alder
Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
Neck: Maple with Satin Black Painted Headstock, “C” Shape
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 7.25” Radius (184 mm)
Frets: 21, Vintage Style
Scale Length: 25.5”
Nut: Width 1.650”
Hardware: Chrome
Tuning Keys: Fender Vintage Style Tuning Machines
Bride: American Vintage Jazzmaster Tremolo with Mustang Bridge and Tremolo Lock Button.
Pickguard: Anodized Black
Pickups: 2 New Fender Wide Range Humbucking Pickups Re-Voiced to Original Vintage Spec, (Neck/Bridge)
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup; Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups; Position 3. Neck Pickup
Controls: Master Volume (Neck and Bridge Pickup)
Strings: Fender Standard Tension ST250R, Nickel Plated Steel, Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046)
Unique Features: Satin Lacquer Finish, Satin Black Painted Headstock, Single Master Volume, Mustang Style Bridge, Re-Voiced Wide Range Humbucking pickups, Black Anodized Aluminum Pickguard, Sticker Sheet.

MSRP: $1880

The MSRP is $1880 on them, but I guess the lowest advertised price is going to be $1499. So you should be able to get one of these guitars for around $1500.

[blake]

yeah i saw these, both look great…. leaning toward Thurstons. pretty pumped

[tonas]

Yeah I like them too. Leaning toward getting the Thurston one first, I like that one a little better.

[Yeah Right]

"SY on Twitter" wrote:

RT: our signature Fenders are on sale today, comes w tuning guide, design info from tech crew. http://flic.kr/p/6ANzMW (thanks @earbender)

The tuning guide sounds interesting.

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