Fender Musicmaster Solid Body Electric Guitar (1958)
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Fender Musicmaster Model Solid Body Electric Guitar (1958), made in Fullerton, California, serial # 29645, desert sand finish, alder body, maple neck, original brown tolex hard shell case.
This is a nice and fairly early example of Fender's first student guitar: the unassuming but very functional Musicmaster. Built to expand the company's hold on the teaching studio/young student market, these guitars were many 1950s and '60s players' first electric, far more playable than most and stylish in an understated way. They were designed to be good enough to get kids hooked on playing electric, but not so flashy as to stop them still lusting after a new Stratocaster down the road!
The Musicmaster features a short-scale maple neck and a single pickup in the neck position with volume and tone controls. This guitar has a neck date of 9-58 with beautiful undisturbed electronics featuring pots from the 20th week of that year. The neat, comfortable little neck has the classic '58 Fender "rounded V" profile. The original anodized metal pickguard has only light wear and still looks sharp!
This guitar has not been stripped of its more valuable parts (knobs, neckplate, pots, and wiring) as so many have and even retains the snap-on chrome bridge cover. A neat package, including the original tan case; a very cool and relatively affordable genuine 1950s Fender guitar for playing or collecting.
Overall length is 37 5/8 in. (95.6 cm.), 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 22 1/2 in. (572 mm.). Width of nut is 1 5/8 in. (41 mm.).
This is a nicely all-original example of the first-generation Musicmaster showing some wear but no repairs or alterations. The body finish has dings, dents, and scuffs but no major loss; there are some small lighter stained spots on the back. The neck finish shows more wear and some clouding in places, probably from exposure to dampness at some point. The very tip of the "R" is missing from the Fender logo decal. The metal parts show light corrosion and plating wear and there are some dark stains around the tuners, probably from some long-ago oiling. The frets have very little wear, and playability is excellent. The original case is still functional but shows more wear than the guitar; a bit of covering is missing along with the upper part of the center latch. Excellent - Condition.
This is a nice and fairly early example of Fender's first student guitar: the unassuming but very functional Musicmaster. Built to expand the company's hold on the teaching studio/young student market, these guitars were many 1950s and '60s players' first electric, far more playable than most and stylish in an understated way. They were designed to be good enough to get kids hooked on playing electric, but not so flashy as to stop them still lusting after a new Stratocaster down the road!
The Musicmaster features a short-scale maple neck and a single pickup in the neck position with volume and tone controls. This guitar has a neck date of 9-58 with beautiful undisturbed electronics featuring pots from the 20th week of that year. The neat, comfortable little neck has the classic '58 Fender "rounded V" profile. The original anodized metal pickguard has only light wear and still looks sharp!
This guitar has not been stripped of its more valuable parts (knobs, neckplate, pots, and wiring) as so many have and even retains the snap-on chrome bridge cover. A neat package, including the original tan case; a very cool and relatively affordable genuine 1950s Fender guitar for playing or collecting.
Overall length is 37 5/8 in. (95.6 cm.), 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 22 1/2 in. (572 mm.). Width of nut is 1 5/8 in. (41 mm.).
This is a nicely all-original example of the first-generation Musicmaster showing some wear but no repairs or alterations. The body finish has dings, dents, and scuffs but no major loss; there are some small lighter stained spots on the back. The neck finish shows more wear and some clouding in places, probably from exposure to dampness at some point. The very tip of the "R" is missing from the Fender logo decal. The metal parts show light corrosion and plating wear and there are some dark stains around the tuners, probably from some long-ago oiling. The frets have very little wear, and playability is excellent. The original case is still functional but shows more wear than the guitar; a bit of covering is missing along with the upper part of the center latch. Excellent - Condition.