Musicmaster ii7/3/2023 ![]() It's a longer 24" scale length, so it's very easy to play, and stayes in tune perfectly due to the lack of trem. And the neck is perfect, a nice C profile that's just right, with original frets that have plenty of life left. The pickup is an alnico of unknown origin, but it sounds fantastic! Just right for the neck position of the Musicmaster, with enough output to have some bite with the tone cranked up, but mellows out the way it should when you dial back the controls a little. The neck dates to 1971, as do the pots and wiring. The body finish is original, and has aged to the perfect shade of custard.yes, that is the original white paint! It's got plenty of checking and chipping to give it lots of character. While it's not 100% original, it was built using all vintage parts with the exception of a repro set of F-tuners and pickup, although the cover is a vintage piece. I was very excited to get it, and when this one arrived I felt immediately familiar with it. and about a week later he PM'd me saying he decided to sell. in any case, I told him if he ever decided to part with it to please let me know. which I totally understood and have been there before when offering my stuff up for sale. Let me start off by saying I LOVE this little guitar! I originally saw it posted for sale online in early November '13 and before I could get the scratch together to make a deal on it the seller changed his mind about parting with it. I' can almost guarantee this photo shoot was the first time this guitar was ever exposed to natural sunlight! Check it out. Even the original case is in excellent condition, with perfect latches and hinges, and a totally unfaded and unsoiled bright orange lining. The white pearloid pickguard is bright with no yellowing, as are the original plastic tipped Kluson "double-line" tuners. This one is as close to new as any vintage Fender i've ever had the chance to play, a true time capsule guitar with no fading, no greening, and no corrosion. I put a fresh set of strings on it and plugged it into my '65 Deluxe Reverb and it instantly came to life! Beautiful rich tone, with absolutely no static or scratchiness in the pots or pickup. The frets have absolutely zero wear, the original lacquer on the neck is still as glossy and new as it was in 1966, and the chrome hardware looks as though it were plated yesterday. I bought it from the girl's son in 2010, and aside from a couple minor spots where the dried out nitro has flaked off due to age (not wear) it remains in pristine condition. Apparently the little girl preferred her acoustic to this electric, and it was basically put in a closet and was untouched and unplayed for nearly 40 years. This one is almost too good to be true, but it is! It's a 100% original 1966 Fender Musicmaster II in Daphne Blue that was purchased new in 1967 for a 10 year old girl's Christmas gift, along with a Mel Bay Beginner's Guitar Manual. One of the neat things about these old Fenders is that every one is different, and every one has it's own musical personality. It plays amazingly well, and although it exibits similarities in feel to "smokey" above, this one has more attack and a noticibly different overall feel. After confirming it had never been modified it was put back together and received a professional set-up. In fact, the first time this one was ever opened up was just prior to my purchase of it. 100% original, including the pickup, wiring, pots, pickguard, Kluson tuners, etc. Imagine a vintage strat on the neck position and that's what you get out of this. It's the long scale model, so it's very playable, and it sounds amazing. The heel date on the neck confirms this is indeed a '69 though, so its an oddball for sure. A very clean, 100 original 1966 Musicmaster II. This has some interesting and somewhat unique details, as most 1969's I've seen have the later/revised block letter "MUSIC MASTER" headstock logo, whereas this one has the early style Musicmaster II logo and gold Fender script usually not seen this late into the 60's. its just a beautiful original Fender, and a joy to play. Aside from a few tiny marks on the finish this could almost pass for "new old stock". ![]() This one is as clean as a pin, and probably was never played outside of the original owner's home. If you see one of these with a Coronado headstock shape, small Strat headstock shape, or weird hybrid of old small and large headstock shapes, it is a reworked Coronado neck.On the other end of the spectrum is this 1969 "Dakota Red" Musicmaster II. * Fender Jazzmaster and Stratocaster necks that have these codes have the appropriate full CBS headstock shape. 8-Musicmaster II, Mustang, Duo-Sonic II 1964-1965 22 fret 24" scale modelĩ-Musicmaster II, Mustang, Duo-Sonic II 1964-1966 21 fret 22 3/4" scale Model also found on '69 Swinger "Arrow/Musiclander"ġ0*- Coronado 1 and 2 and some 1966 Jazzmaster and Stratocaster necksġ3- Stratocaster 1966-1968, many 1966 Jazzmaster's tooġ6-Musicmaster II, Mustang, Duo sonic II, and Broncoģ/4- Musicmaster and Duo Sonic 21 fret small headstock first version 1962-early 1964 ![]()
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