More about GEORGE BLANDA FOUNDERS DESIGN JAZZMASTER®
As an R&D guru, George's creative process has always centered on fixing players' problems - looking for a fusion of fit, form, function and emotional response to get a guitar or bass right. "I've always been a fan of the golden age of industrial design, from the '30s up to the '50s and even '60s," he said.
His Founders Design Jazzmaster is inspired by the classic image he has of an early '60s Jazzmaster - a white guitar with white pickups, a tortoiseshell pickguard and rosewood fretboard. The Founders Design Jazzmaster with modified pickups features a White Blonde ash body, giving an all-white appearance, but with some visible wood grain. The pickguard and fretboard are both crafted from dyed and stabilized maple burl wood, which is reminiscent of tortoise shell but with more depth, movement and a splash of color. The Jazzmaster comes with a custom kit and G&G plush case.
Specs
| Model Name: | George Blanda Founders Design Jazzmaster®, Maple Burl Fingerboard, White Blonde |
| Model Number: | 1587182801 |
| Series: | Founders Design |
| Color: | White Blonde |
| Body Shape: | Jazzmaster® |
| Body Material: | 2-Piece Select Ash |
| Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Material: | Flat Sawn Maple |
| Neck Shape: | 1965 "C" |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" (64.77 cm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 9.5" (241 mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 21 |
| Fret Size: | Narrow Tall (6105) |
| String Nut: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.650" (42 mm) |
| Neck Plate: | Founders Design Signature |
| Neck Finish: | Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Back, Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Front |
| Fingerboard: | Dyed and Stabilized Maple Burl |
| Position Inlays: | Mother of Pearl Dot |
| Bridge Pickup: | Custom Hand-Wound Small-Footprint Jazzmaster® Pickups |
| Neck Pickup: | Custom Hand-Wound Small-Footprint Jazzmaster® Pickups |
| Controls: | Master Volume, Master Tone; 4-Position Pickup Selector Switch; 1. Bridge, 2. Neck/Bridge in Parallel, 3. Neck, 4. Neck/Bridge in Series. |
| Pickup Switching: | 4-Position Pickup Selector Switch; 1. Bridge, 2. Neck/Bridge in Parallel, 3. Neck, 4. Neck/Bridge in Series. |
| Pickup Configuration: | SS |
| Bridge: | RSD Jaguar®/Jazzmaster® |
| Tuning Machines: | Sperzel® Trim-Lok™ Staggered |
| Orientation: | Right-Hand |
| Hardware Finish: | Nickel/Chrome |
| Pickguard: | Dyed and Stabilized Maple Burl |
| Control Knobs: | Vintage-Style Skirted White Plastic |
| Switch Tips: | Eggshell |
| Strings: | Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406 |
| Included Accessories: | Custom accessory kit; Founders Design signature neck plate; G&G black hardshell case with amp logo and black plush interior with embroidered Founders Design logo and signature; signed Certificate of Authenticity. |
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