With its celebrated offset design, the American Professional Classic Jazzmaster is the perfect tone machine for inspired individualists from songwriters to surf punks, alt rockers to pop strummers and ambient experimentalists to stylists with absolutely no guard rails. The Jazzmaster’s sonic signature of a warm bass with jangly mids and shimmering highs can cut through dense band mixes and maintain articulation—even if you run the guitar through a vast signal chain of stompboxes and other effects processors.
“The Fender Jazzmaster lends itself to a bit more creativity,” says Grammy-nominated guitarist and producer Nicholas Veinoglou. “It dares you to be experimental. Of course, with the Coastline ’65 pickups, how could you not take it to surf town? In the middle position, you get the jangle from the bridge single-coil and warmth from the neck pickup. This is great if you’re playing surf music with big, reverberated chords. Some other guitars might sound a little muffled, but the Jazzmaster lets every note shine through.”
Key Features of the American Professional Classic Jazzmaster
- Alder body with gloss urethane finish
- Modern C-shaped maple neck
- Rosewood fingerboard
- 25.5" scale length
- 22 medium-jumbo frets
- 1.685" nut width
- Two Coastline '65 Jazzmaster single-coils
- 3-position pickup selector
- Fender ClassicGear staggered tuners
- Vintage-style "floating" tremolo tailpiece
- Jazzmaster bridge with Mustang saddles
- Deluxe gig bag
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The Flexibility to Experiment and Play By the Rules
The American Professional Classic Jazzmaster feels so comfortable, it entices you to try almost any extreme performance technique you can imagine. But it’s not a guitar that’s only designed for pushing the envelope. The versatile tones can inspire conventional pop songcraft and driving rockers. Veinoglou says: “Song and riff ideas just fall out of it. You won't want to put it down.”
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Meet the Fender American Professional Classic Lineup
The American Professional Classic Series celebrates Fender’s most beloved models—refined for today’s players who crave timeless tone with contemporary performance. Alongside the Stratocaster HSS, the lineup includes a range of iconic instruments tailored to every playing style and sonic preference.
- Stratocaster SSS – Equipped with three Coastline ’57 single-coils, Modern C-shaped neck and 9.5"-radius fingerboard. Offered with maple and rosewood fingerboards.
- Stratocaster HSS - Sporting two Coastline '57 single-coils and a Coastline '57 humbucker for extra punch and tonal versatility. Offered with maple and rosewood fingerboards.
- Telecaster – A timeless workhorse, donning Coastline '63 telecaster pickups and a Greasebucket tone system. Offered with maple and rosewood fingerboards.
- HotShot Telecaster – Nashville-style featuring dual Coastline '63 telecaster pickups, a Coastline '57 Strat pickup in the middle and vintage-style brass saddles, offered with maple and rosewood fingerboards.
- Jaguar – Equipped with Coastline '65 Jaguar Pickups and custom-faded finishes, this Jag offers up pure offset nostalgia. Offered with maple and rosewood fingerboards.
- Precision Bass – A classic reborn, this P-bass struts Coastline '60s split-coil precision bass pickups, blending vintage punch and modern clarity. Offer with maple and rosewood fingerboards.
- Jazz Bass – Carrying Coastline '62 jazz bass pickups, this is the choice for expressive players seeking depth, punch and articulation. Available with maple and rosewood fingerboards.
- Mustang Bass – This short-scale legend features Coastline '70s split-coil mustang bass pickups and a 30" scale lenght. Offered with maple and rosewood fingerboards.