2013 FENDER JAZZMASTER ‘LEE RANALDO’ SIGNATURE IN TRANSPARENT SAPPHIRE BLUE

Fender’s Lee Ranaldo Jazzmaster Guitar; the Sonic Sound of Sonic Youth!

Fender brings you the Lee Ranaldo Jazzmaster guitar. This Classic Jazzmaster is fully stripped down and hot rodded right through the roof. Who better could represent the sound of Fender's Iconic Jazzmaster than the guitarists of Sonic Youth?  

The 2013 Fender Lee Ranaldo Jazzmaster at a glance: 
  • Sapphire Blue Transparent with Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish

  • Black-painted headstock

  • American Vintage Jazzmaster tremolo with Mustang bridge and tremolo lock button

  • Two new Fender Wide Range humbucking pickups re-voiced to original vintage spec

  • Black anodized pickguard

  • Single master volume control


USD 1,000,000

Shipping will be calculated at check out

description

Both Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo have been seen rocking out with their unique sound holding these guitars. If anybody ought to have signature Jazzmaster models, it’s these two virtuosos. 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.


The Lee Ranaldo Jazzmaster comes with a Fender® Deluxe Hardshell Case and a wealth of Case Candy. 

Specifications

General

Condition

Brand New (NOS)

Number of Strings

6

Orientation

Right-handed

Country of Origin

U.S.A.

Year

2013

Limited Edition / Series

No

Weight

8-lbs 13.8-oz 

body

Body Type

Offset Solidbody 

Body Shape

Doublecut Jazzmaster™

Body Material

2-pc Alder

Body Carve

Front: Arm Contour

Back: Vintage Spec Waist Contour

Body Binding

Front: No

Back: No

Weight Relief

Un-chambered 

Body Finish Type

Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Color

Front: Trans Sapphire Blue

Back: Trans Sapphire Blue

neck

Neck Material

1-piece Maple with Satin Nitro Finish Back

Truss Rod

Vintage Neck Butt Access 2-way Adjustable

Peghead Particulars

Front: Black Veneer, White Pre-CBS Fender® Logo, Jazzmaster™ with Synchronized Floating Tremolo PAT # and ‘Offset Custom Body’ Decals | Back: Natural, US Serial Number and ‘Lee Ranaldo’ Signature in Silkscreen

Neck Profile

‘C’ Shaped

Fingerboard Material

Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius

7.25”

Scale Length

25.5"

No. Frets / Type

21 Jumbo

Nut Size / Material 

1.650” / Synthetic Bone

Neck Width

1.669” at 1st fret / 2.048” at 12th fret  

Neck Depth

0.830" at 1st fret / 0.875" at 12th fret

Fingerboard Inlays

Vintage Ivory Dots

Neck Binding

No

Side Dots

White

Neck Joint

Bolt-on

hardware

Bridge / Tremolo

Chrome, American Vintage Jazzmaster Locking Tremolo with Mustang™ Bridge  

String Tree

Chrome, Std. T-Style 

Tuning Machines

Chrome, Fender®/Gotoh® 6 in-line Vintage Style Tuning Machines / 14:01 Ratio

Pickup Cover / Ring

Chrome, Humbucker Covers / no Rings

Strap Buttons 

Aluminum End Pins

Pickguard

Single-Ply Black Anodized Aluminum Pickguard  

Control Knobs

1 Black Speed Knob and no Dial Pointer

Switches

1 White Plastic Pickup Toggle    

Neck Plate

Chrome, 4-bolt 

electronics

Bridge Pickup

Chrome, Fender® Wide Range Humbucker, Exclusive CuNiFe Magnet, DCR 10.2 - 10.6k

Middle Pickup

No  

Neck Pickup

Chrome, Fender® Wide Range Humbucker, Exclusive CuNiFe Magnet, DCR 10.2 - 10.6k

Active / Passive

Passive

Series / Parallel

Series

Controls

1 Master Volume and 3-position Pickup Selector    

Vol Potentiometer 

500k Audio Taper (Log A)

Tone Potentiometers  

Capacitor / Resistor 

.047uF - 120v

Harness

Pickguard-mounted Jazzmaster Harness

S-1 Switch

No

Greasebucket T-Circuit

No

MDX/TBX Circuit

No

Active Electronics

No

Piezo

No

Kill Switch

No

Output Jack

Switchcraft™ 1/4" 2-Conductor Mono

miscellaneous

Case / Gigbag

Fender®/G&G Black Tolex Hardshell Case with black interior and lock

Strap Locks

No

Strings

Fender® U.S.A. Standard Tension ST250R, Nickel Plated Steel (.010 - .046) Gauge

Tools / Accessories

No Tools / Vintage Style Leather Strap, Cable, Special Jazzmaster Strings, Fender Sonic Youth 'Zine, JazzBlaster

Literature, Stickers

Manual / Literature 

Fender® U.S.A. Owner’s Manual, all factory-shipped Hang Tags

C.O.A. 

No

Other

No 

Weight

Is the actual weighed-value in US Standard Units


Disclosure



Some technical Specs may have been extracted from Fender® U.S.A. and/or internet archives. The words Fender® / Gotoh® and the associated designs are registered trademarks of the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation and the other named entities, respectively

Thanks for looking !

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