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The Jazzmaster features include a contoured "offset-waist" body ( designed for comfort while playing the guitar in a seated position),a 25-1/2” scale length, lead and rhythm circuit switching with independent volume and tone controls, and a floating tremolo with tremolo lock. The tremolo lock can be manually activated to keep the entire guitar from going out of tune if one string breaks.
The body is larger than that of other Fender guitars, necessitating a more spacious guitar case. The Jazzmaster had unique wide, white "soapbar" pickups that were unlike any other single coil. Jazzmaster pickups are often confused with Gibson's P90 pickups although their construction is similar but not identical. The coil is wound flat and wide, in contrast to Fender's usual tall and thin coils. This gives them a warmer tone that is without losing their single coil clarity. The Jazzmaster has a mellower, jazzier tone than the Strat, although it wasn't embraced by jazz musicians. Instead, rock guitarists used the instrument, especially for surf , punk or fuzzed out rock.
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