Fender has recently introduced the new Blacktop Series which includes Jazzmaster and Jaguar models. They are being pushed as guitars that “deliver on modern player demands for a thick and heavy sound” by adding high-gain humbucking pickups.
These guitars are being made in Mexico and come in at an attractive $450 (us dollars). Now if you don’t want to shell out $800 for a Classic Player model one of these Blacktop Series guitars may work for you.
- Fender Blacktop Jazzmaster
- HS pickup config
- Duncan designed humbucker in bridge
- Duncan designed single coil jazzmaster pickup in neck
- simplified controls and switching
- skirted amp knobs
- Fender Blacktop Jazzmaster Product Page
- Fender Blacktop Jaguar
- HH pickup config
- “Hot Vintage” alnico bridge humbucker
- “Hot Vintage” alnico neck humbucker
- simplified controls and switching
- skirted amp knobs
- Fender Blacktop Jaguar Product Page
Jump into the forum discussion on the new guitars. [forum thread]
