Fender Custom Shop '63 Jazzmaster Heavy Relic Super Aged Lake Placid Blue
Fender Custom Shop '63 Jazzmaster Heavy Relic Super Aged Lake Placid Blue
Serial Number: R150445
Weight: 8.24 lbs.
This Fender Custom Shop '63 Jazzmaster Heavy Relic stands out even by Custom Shop standards with a deliberately contrasting color scheme: a Super Aged Lake Placid Blue body paired with an Olympic White headstock, a combination that nods to Fender's real-world '60s practice of using whatever spare paint or parts were on hand — a detail Custom Shop relic builds often chase but rarely commit to this visibly. The 2-piece alder body wears heavily relic'd nitrocellulose lacquer with convincing checking, chipping, and wear throughout, while the Olympic White headstock carries the period-correct '62 Jazzmaster decal, itself aged to match. At 8.24 lbs., it carries real vintage-spec heft to go with the vintage-spec looks.
The 4-bolt plain-grain maple neck carries a '65 Strat "C" profile (.840" at the 1st fret, .920" at the 12th) in dark-tinted, heavy-relic nitrocellulose lacquer, topped with an AAA-grade rosewood fretboard, vintage clay dot inlays, and a compound 7.25"–9.5" radius across 21 narrow tall frets and the full 25.5" scale length — a fretboard radius that flattens out higher up the neck for easier bends without sacrificing vintage feel down low. A 1.650" bone nut leads to vintage-style tuners with the Fender logo, relic'd to match the rest of the hardware, while an RSD Jaguar/Jazzmaster bridge paired with the vintage-style floating tremolo delivers the Jazzmaster's signature smooth, subtle vibrato and distinctive resonant sustain.
Electronics include genuinely hand-wound flat-magnet Jazzmaster single-coils at neck and bridge delivering warm, complex, slightly darker tones than a Stratocaster's single-coils, with Fender's full vintage Jazzmaster circuit intact — a standard master volume/tone/3-way selector setup, plus the Jazzmaster's dedicated rhythm circuit (accessed via slide switch) with its own thumbwheel controls for a completely separate, mellower neck-pickup-only voicing. Whether you're a collector drawn to a genuinely one-off-looking color combination on a Custom Shop build, a surf or shoegaze player chasing authentic vintage Jazzmaster tone, or someone who wants the Jazzmaster's unique rhythm circuit for on-the-fly tonal switching, this is a standout piece even among Custom Shop Jazzmasters. This Fender Custom Shop '63 Jazzmaster Heavy Relic Super Aged Lake Placid Blue (Serial #R150445) includes a Fender Custom Shop brown hardshell case. Order today from Brian's Guitars, your authorized Fender dealer.
Body
Type: Solidbody
Shape: 62 Jazzmaster
Body Material: Alder, 2-piece
Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Heavy Relic
Color: Super Aged Lake Placid Blue
Neck
Material: Plain Grain Maple
Shape: 65 Strat "C"
Dimensions: .840" at the 1st fret, .920" at the 12th fret
Joint: 4-Bolt
Fretboard Material: AAA Rosewood
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Heavy Relic, Dark Tint
Headstock: Jazzmaster, Olympic White, 62 Jazzmaster Decal
Inlay: Vintage Clay Dots
Radius: 7.25 - 9.5" Compound
Frets: 21, Narrow Tall
Scale Length: 25.5"
Nut Width: 1.650"
Nut Material: Bone
Hardware
Bridge/Tailpiece: RSD Jaguar/Jazzmaster Bridge, Vintage-Style Floating Tremolo
Tuners: Vintage w/ Fender Logo
Hardware Finish: Nickel, Relic
Pickguard: Parchment/Black/Parchment
Electronics
Neck Pickup: Hand-wound Jazzmaster Flat Magnet Neck Single-coil
Bridge Pickup: Hand-wound Jazzmaster Flat Magnet Bridge Single-coil
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone; Rhythm Circuit Controls (Slide Switch Up): Two Thumbwheel Controls for Neck Pickup Volume and Tone, 3-way Pickup Selector
Other
Case/Gigbag: Fender Custom Shop Brown Hardshell case