1996 Fender Ventures Jazzmaster Signature Model with Case- NO RESERVE

1996 Fender Ventures Jazzmaster Signature Model with Case- NO RESERVE

Price: 355.0
Limited Edition 1996 'The Ventures' Fender Jazzmaster with Original Case NO RESERVENOTE: I LISTED THIS EARLIER BUT THERE WAS AN ERROR IN THE LISTING CONCERNING THE SHIPPING. THE ERROR HAS BEEN FIXED AND I'M LISTING IT AGAIN. I APOLOGIZE TO ALL THE EARLIER BIDDERS FOR THE CONFUSIONSCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOSUp for bids is a great look ing and fairly rare Fender Jazzmaster 'The Ventures' signature edition guitar. These were made in Japan in 1996, and Fender offered a Ventures Stratocaster and Jazz Bass at that time as well. From what I have read online they only made 500 sets of the Ventures guitars, and the Jazzmaster seems to be the hardest one to find for sale these days. The guitar was designed with input from the Ventures guitarists and has some interesting features. These guitars lack the upper controls found on 'normal' Jazzmasters, and the stock pickups are Duncan SJM's designed to sound like a 60's Jazzmaster. In addition the tone and volume controls are placed further away from the strings. This example appears to be 100% original and it's in excellent used condition. The finish is a sort of transparent blackburst over an ash body. The color is about impossible for me to photograph for some reason-the pictures make it look quite a bit darker than it is in real life, so I'm inlcuding a lot of shot s taken in different lighting. There is no missing finish but it has one small BB size impression on the front slightly above the bridge postion pickup, and one even smaller impression on the back near the lower edge. The finish is very glossy, by the way, and any weird white streaks or spots you see in the photos are just reflections or glare. The neck is straight with low action and excellent frets. There is a tiny darkened spot in the finish just below the head on the bass side where it looks like the guitar was in a hanger too long. The hardware is extra clean and everything is in good working order. The little gold metallic insert is missing from the tone knob but everything else is intact. The gold plating shows very little wear or fading. The guitar comes in the original black tolex G&G Fender hardshell case complete with the key. The tolex has a couple of small snags but the case is otherwise very clean and solid. This is a very nice example of a guitar that almost never pops up for sale anymore, and I'm offering it here with NO RESERV E.U. S. SHIPPING: Fedex shipping and insurance to the lower 48 states will be $35. If you have a P.O. box address, are located in Hawaii or Alaska, or otherwise require USPS shipping it may be higher depending on destination. CANADIAN SHIPPING: International Priority Mail postage and insurance to Canada will be $75. Should you win the auction and be in Canada I will send a corrected invoice reflecting Canadian shipping costs after the auction ends. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING: International bids are welcome, ... Click for more info
Listing Ends: 03:02am UTC Feb. 16, 2013