Up for sale, a 1983 Fender Jazzmaster ‘62 vintage reissue model JM66-70 in 100% original condition and in perfect working order. Produced in the second year of Fender Japan production, this extremely rare model was made exclusively for the Japanese domestic market as part of the "Japanese Vintage" (JV) line which only lasted from 1982-84. Crafted years before this guitar was first officially offered in Fender Japan's 1986 catalog, this Jazzmaster is among the earliest Fender Japan examples we’ve ever had here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar.

Tonewoods comprise an alder body, maple neck, and a slab rosewood fretboard, and this Jazzmaster weighs 7lbs 15oz. The single coil pickups offer plenty of sparkle and cut, and there is a range of defined and powerful tones between the two coils. Warmer, wooly sounds are engaged via the Rhythm Circuit on the guitar's lower body horn too. This Jazzmaster JM66-70 has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar, where we specialize in Fender Offset instruments, with 11-49 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Maple

-Shape: Medium C, measuring .830” 1st fret, .915” 12th fret

-Fretboard: Rosewood, 7 1/4” vintage-spec radius

-Frets: Slender, virtually no wear

-Scale Length: 25 1/2”

-Nut: 1.650” (42mm), bone

-Tuners: Kluson-style, Gotoh

-Serialization: “Made in Japan,” JV-prefix on neck plate

Body Specs:

-Wood: Alder

-Pickups: Single coil x2

-Harness: Full-size Japanese pots date to December, 1983

-Hardware: Vibrato, bridge with spiral (threaded) saddles

-Plastics: Four-ply brown tortoise pickguard, aged white knobs/pickup covers

The gloss Sunburst finish shows faint buckle worming central to the back and some dings on the body as a whole, largely along the perimeter. The neck profile retains its smooth ambered gloss, highlighting subtle flame figuring in the maple, with a few shallow marks along the profile length that have no impact on playability.

A gigbag is included.

***We are dealers for the Mastery bridge (M2 & M10), Mastery OMV-P Vibrato, and Lollar pickups, any of which can be installed or included prior to shipment for an additional charge***