6/3/2023 0 Comments Musicmaster ii![]() 1966 Fender Musicmaster II Olympic White incl. It carries its original White lacquer finish, which has aged, worn, and yellowed to a lovely patina. soft case 1966 Fender Musicmaster in Olympic White finish, all original and in very good condition. Basically this is a 1965 model, the neck date is 8NOV65B (November 1965) and the pots are 137.65. It goes well with the original faux-tortoise pickguard. ![]() When we see these guitars now, they are used by experienced players rather than the beginners they were aimed at. Because of the short scale length, many of these players choose to use heavier strings, which work very well. This guitar comes with a rectangular hard shell case typical of the period.Very cool '66 Musicmaster II, 24 inch scale, modified sometime in the 70's- early eighties. ![]() I've had this guitar since 1984, and when I got it, it had already been modded and painted a metallic black spray job. About a year ago, I pulled it out of mothball storage, and decided to see if the original finish was underneath. While Fender did indeed switch over to a 'veneer' style laminated fretboard after 1962 on all of their guitars, the slab style fretboard was briefly re-introduced late in 1965 and into 1966 on some (but not all) short scale model guitars, including the Mustang, Musicmaster II, and Duo-Sonic II. I painstakingly un- refinished the guitar, and got a correct pickguard (from pickguard planet). It was during this time that demand was great for. Fender 1966 Rosewood MusicMaster II Neck. ![]() The one on it was some kind of countertop material. 1963 Fender Champ Lap Steel pickup 5.47K Same as Musicmaster Duo Sonic White Cvr. The original color looks great, smells like 50 year old fender lacquer- unmistakeable, and has no cold checking. Anyway, has a three way pickup switch, I think the pots are replacements from originals, but they are CTS pots, and they are clean.The pickups I don't know if they are fenders or not- I don't know enough about pickups. #1966 FENDER MUSICMASTER II MOD#Īll in all, besides a rather hacky routing job for the three-way switch, it's a decent mod job. Everything else is straight stock- all the hardware is original- kluson deluxe tuners, original hardtail bridge. Neck is typical awesome fender straight and buttery. It will need to be set up, I just put I back together, I don't know enough about setting up these vintage fenders. My dad found this guitar in a pawn shop in Tucson, AZ, and I was with him when he bought it, we've enjoyed it in our collection for over thirty five years, and now it needs a new home. 1967 Fender Musicmaster II in excellent condition. Comes with period correct case that is not in the greatest shape- lock doesn't work, but the case does its job. This guitar made its way back to you after 20 years, so I'm guessing it has some importance to you.A fantastic guitar in both look and sound. I've done that with some vintage Gibsons that had the dreaded "hump" where the neck meets the body. Also, if you don't mind installing taller frets than vintage Fender spec, you can sometimes use that height to get a good level on a less than level board. I'd first try to steam/press the neck or try a higher string gauge. I would never have a vintage rosewood board like that planed unless absolutely necessary. There's not much to work with in terms of planing it without ruining the guitar. You bring up a good point about the thickness of the fretboard. ![]() I'm sure there are luthiers in other places with lower overhead who would do it for a bit less, but unless they are in your town you're going to lose the difference in shipping charges anyway. That's what any good luthier here in NYC would charge at a minimum to do it correctly. I don't think $475 is a bad price for the work. How bad is the backbow in the neck? Is there any chance that a heavier string gauge or steaming the neck will get enough relief into it? Or as someone else mentioned, would you consider setting it up for slide with higher action? If not, you can obviously have it planed and refretted as your luthier suggested. If someone doesn't want to use a guitar, I'd humbly suggest giving it to a kid who can't afford one and who will be thrilled to play the crap out of it.Īs for repairing this one so it's playable, that's a bit more complicated. Secondly, I'd hate to see it end up as wall art. and while they are very nice guitars, none of them is the same as a well worn vintage one. A lot of people here will disagree with me, but I've owned and played modern recreations by Tom Murphy, Danocaster, Vince Cunetto, MJT, GVCG, Fender CS Masterbuilt, etc. No amount of "relic" work is going to recreate the patina on your Musicmaster. And no, it shouldn't go on your wall as a decoration!įirst of all, that's a very cool guitar. A $300 modern Squier is never going to be a 60's vintage Fender. I'm going to throw out another opinion, since that's what we do here on TGP. ![]()
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