![]() ![]() The Fender logo decal has chipped away somewhat the headstock has had a clear overspray added, probably to protect the crumbling decal. The body finish is scuffed in spots and may have been buffed out long ago but is surprisingly free of the common dings, dents, and chips. This is a good-playing original example of the first-generation Musicmaster showing some general wear and tear. (3.8 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. (31.1 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 1/2 in. This example has had some adventures over the decades but not been stripped of its more valuable parts (knobs, neckplate, pots, and wiring) as so many have and remains a very cool and relatively affordable genuine 1950s Fender guitar. The Musicmaster is not Fender's most versatile guitar but as good sounding one, with a surprising warmth and depth through the right amp. The original anodized metal pickguard has a decent amount of strum wear but still looks cool! The neat, comfortable little neck has the classic '57 Fender "soft V" profile. The pots are coded to the 45th week of 1956 combined with the serial number that suggests an assembly date of early 1957. This guitar has no penciled neck date on the heel, which is unusual for this period but not unheard of. The Musicmaster features a short-scale maple neck and a single pickup in the neck position with volume and tone controls. They were designed to be good enough to get kids hooked on playing electric, but not so flashy as to stop them still lusting after a new Stratocaster down the road! Built to expand the company's hold on the teaching studio/young student market, these guitars were many 1950s and '60s players' first electric, far more playable than most and stylish in an understated way. This is a nicely worn-in and fairly early example of Fender's first student guitar: the unassuming but very functional Musicmaster. The post The Money Shot: 1957 Fender Musicmaster appeared first on | All Things Guitar.Fender Musicmaster Model Solid Body Electric Guitar (1957), made in Fullerton, California, serial # 16519, desert sand lacquer finish, alder body, maple neck, hard shell case. Whoever Ron was, he not only took very good care of his guitar, but he seems to have been a ‘strictly rhythm’ kind of guy. ![]() The same quality standards and with the same materials that make Stratocasters and Telecasters of the late 1950s so desirable.Ĭomplete with its rare original case and a strap and cable of the era, the Musicmaster’s original Desert Sand finish is in fine condition, while the very small amount of wear on its gorgeous V-shaped neck is concentrated in the first position. However, as this ’57 Musicmaster proves, even instruments intended for beginners were manufactured in Fullerton to The Musicmaster (single pickup) and Duo-Sonic (twin pickup) were introduced as 22.5-inch scale student models midway through 1956. Personalised with the type of self-adhesive letters often used on American luggage and mailboxes back in the day, ‘Ron’ is about as fine an example of an original Fender Musicmaster as you are likely to encounter. This instrument was already sold when we saw it on the wall at ATB Guitars, but it was simply too cool not to grab for a photoshoot before it was collected by its new owner. ![]()
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