6/23/2023 0 Comments Musicmaster ii![]() 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. 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. That's partly why these discussions are helpful.instead of relying on one source (eBay or VGPG or George Gruhn or.) we pool our info and maybe make better choices.On the other end of the spectrum is this 1969 "Dakota Red" Musicmaster II. It's hard to account for there being so much vintage guitar info available that appears to by contradictory. i believe these have mohogany bodies as well, but at any rate, they are out there, its just that in the late 70's almost all of them were either white or black. seeing as how it was marketed as a student guitar. I have seen like 3-4 musicmasters that actually came in a semi transparent wine red sort of finish, very odd. 90 percent of the time it will come back as a 78. checking the serial number on a cbs era fender is pretty much worthless. even if a guide says its worth 4,000.00 bucks, doesn't mean anyone is going to pay more than 400.00Īnywho. just look on ebay to see what they are selling for. those pricing guides are pretty much worthless. The musicmaster II was exactly the same as the mustang, but no vibrato system. The early musicmasters had an A-width 22.5 scale neck, after 65 they were all 24 scale. Your info, i believe is a tad bit escued. I'd say the most important points are to know the neck scale you're buying and then to make sure you're not paying vintage price for a refin. Musicmaster II: $1,300 to $1.600 (red, white or blue) ![]() Not sure about all the pickguard options, but most had white pickguardsĪs for values, the 2010 Vintage Guitar Price Guide gave these values of Musicmasters in excellent condition:ġ964-69: $1,300 to $1,600 (red, white or blue)ġ970-80: $600 to $750 (red, white or blue) White or "blond" will often age to a pale yellow, especially if it spent time in lots of tobacco smoke. They came in Sunburst from 61 to 63, and in red, white (also called blond), or blue after that. After 69 the "II" designation was dropped and all Musicmasters after that are regular scale necksįrom 1956 to 1961 they came in Desert Sand, which often appears yellowed today (but look closely.an obvious yellow means it's been refinished and has lost 50% of its vintage value). There was a regular scale neck option, called the Musicmaster II, from 64 to 69. That short neck is for smaller people and is not very playable for most musicians. Most Musicmasters from 1956 - 1980 had a 3/4 neck, so that's something to check on. Okay, HSR, I'm not an expert but I do enjoy learning and here's what I found: What are the approximate values for '65 - '72 Musicmasters (its most likely one of those years), Looked to be in all around good shape, it was yellow in color with a black pickguard. The guy at the pawn shop claimed it to be a late 60s - early 70s. I forgot to get the serial number to date-check it, but it appeared to be a CBS era MM.
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