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.
#1969 FENDER MUSICMASTER PROFESSIONAL#
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. The heel date on the neck confirms this is indeed a '69 though, so its an oddball for sure. 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.
On the other end of the spectrum is this 1969 "Dakota Red" Musicmaster II.
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