More about 1959 Journeyman Relic® Jazzmaster®
Originally designed for jazz guitarists, the Jazzmaster was quickly adopted by surfers and punks who were drawn to the offset, contoured body, new vibrato system and flexible electronics. The 1959 Journeyman Relic Jazzmaster brings the vintage style, sound and feel of those exciting musical times into the modern era.
A pair of hand-wound Jazzmaster pickups crank out rich, throaty tone with enough power to slash through a mix. Vintage wiring and controls, including the classic rhythm circuit, shape the pickups™ voice to unlock your creativity. The Journeyman Relic lacquer finish lets the body wood breathe with pure Fender tone while looking (and feeling) like a well-loved guitar that’s been broken-on over hundreds of gigs.
Other features include a two-piece select alder body, tinted rift-sawn maple neck with Jazzmaster “C”-shaped profile, 9.5″-radius slab rosewood fingerboard, 21 6105 frets, four-ply nitrocellulose tortoiseshell pickguard, vintage-style bridge, tailpiece and tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
Specs
General
| Model Name: | 1959 Journeyman Relic® Jazzmaster®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Aged Fiesta Red |
| Model Number: | 1511220840 |
| Series: | Time Machine |
| Color: | Aged Fiesta Red |
Body
| Body Shape: | Jazzmaster® |
| Body Material: | 2-Piece Select Alder |
| Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Maple Riff Sawn with Rosewood Fingerboard |
| Neck Shape: | Jazzmaster “C” |
| Scale Length: | 25.5″ (648 mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 9.5″ (241 mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 21 |
| Fret Size: | 6105 Narrow Jumbo |
| String Nut: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.650″ (42 mm) |
| Neck Plate: | 4-Bolt Vintage-Style |
| Neck Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Fingerboard: | AAA Rosewood |
| Position Inlays: | Vintage Clay Dot |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound Single-Coil Jazzmaster |
| Neck Pickup: | Custom Shop Hand-Wound Single-Coil Jazzmaster |
| Controls: | Lead Circuit: Volume, Tone. Rhythm Circuit: Volume, Tone |
| Pickup Switching: | 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: Rhythm Tone Circuit |
| Pickup Configuration: | SS |
Hardware
| Bridge: | American Vintage Jazzmaster Tremolo with Adjusto-Matic Bridge and Tremolo Lock Button |
| Tuning Machines: | Vintage-Style with Fender Logo |
| Orientation: | Right-Hand |
| Pickguard: | 4-Ply Tortoiseshell |
| Control Knobs: | Custom Relic® Vintage White |
Miscellaneous
| Strings: | Fender® USA Bullets® 3250R, NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges) |
| Included Accessories: | Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity |