Will fit all years & models of Stratocaster, Mustang, Musicmaster or Duo Sonic. It is in great vintage condition (see pictures). This pickup was hand wound with Heavy Formvar 42 AWG wire on degaused Alnico V pickups with cloth push-back lead wire. New vintage correct cloth leads were installed at the same time. The end lead connected to the hot (white) finish lead was repaired by locating the coil end using digital microscopy and re-connecting to the eyelet. Modifications & Repairs Near Original Condition. This pickup has been expertly repaired with the original wire and coil remaining 99.9% intact. Leads: Original Cloth covered push back leads, Length: 12 inches / 30 cmsĬondition: Very Good condition without major blemishes Winding Direction: Counter/Anti-Clockwise (all) Model: Pre CBS Musicmaster / Duo Sonic Pickup Great for adding balance to a Strat with lighter gauge strings, this pickup uses flat poles to create a smooth sounding single coil bridge tone.Ĭomplete with original Vintage cover, screws and springs it is Perfect for your Vintage restoration or for adding Vintage Mojo to your modern guitar. It is in great vintage condition (see pictures). The flat pole pattern also helps to give you the nice, even string balance that is so characteristic of the Duo-Sonic, and is great for both chording and fingerstyle playing. This Duo-Sonic bridge pickup delivers the clear, smooth tone that made these guitars so well loved.
Although Fender used the term "three-quarter size" in publicizing the new student models, only the neck and the resulting scale-length were smaller, designed for younger hands that were just starting to play guitar.Pre CBS Fender Musicmaster / Duo Sonic Pickup – Restored (1959) The Musicmaster was the single-pickup version.Despite their budget status, the student models were still playable instruments: Fender seemed to have cut the right corners" (Tony Bacon and Paul Day, The Fender Book, p. They had smaller, lighter bodies, shorter necks and basic appointments. "Fender's new 'student' guitars, the Duo-Sonic and Musicmaster, first appeared in 1956. Rumour has it that FENDER stopped marking any date because someone complained about an obscene message penciled on the neck of his new guitar!" (A.R. "After April 1959, the dating procedure was temporarily suspended for several months and then resumed in early 1960. July 1959 Musicmaster has no neck date, as usual. Housed in the original Fender light tan hardshell case with tan leather ends and orange plush lining (9.00). Complete with the original chrome bridge cover. Apart from some minor belt buckle scarring on the back of the body and a few small abrasions on the sides, this guitar is in exceptionally fine (9.00) condition. The pots are dated: "137 847" (CTS November 1958). Combined bridge/tailpiece with three adjustable threaded saddles. Telecaster-style chrome knobs with knurled sides and flat tops.
1959 fender musicmaster guitar plus#
One plain-top Bakelite Musicmaster pickup, angled at neck, with an output of 5.82k, plus two controls (one volume, one tone) and jack socket, all on the white plastic pickguard (with twelve screws).
1959 fender musicmaster guitar serial number#
Four-bolt neck plate with serial number ("38480") between the top two screws. Individual single-line Kluson Deluxe tuners with white oval plastic buttons.
Headstock decal with "Fender" logo in silver with black trim and "'Musicmaster'" in black below it. Solid alder body, one-piece maple neck with a medium to thin profile, and slab rosewood fretboard with 21 frets and clay dot position markers. and has a nut width of just under 1 9/16 inches and a short scale length of 22 1/2 inches. This 12-inch-wide three-quarter size "student" guitar weighs just 5.90 lbs. A Fine and Original Early "Slab-Board" Musicmaster
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