Fender American Professional II Jazzmaster Mercury

Favourite Jazzmaster I've owned. Love the new neck, 'natural feel' satin finish feels great and the shape, rolled edges, neck heel is great too. Just all round improvements from an original or vintage unlike the American Pro first series which kinda sucked. Feels like the quality you would expect from a well made American Pro guitar, way better than Jap made, like way way way better. The one I got, visually is floorless, the maple is perfect and same with the rosewood and frets, all parts and the finish is all perfect and consistent. So quality control at Fender in Corona, California must be top notch and they are using excellent material (I wouldn't have said that a few years ago and sure can't say that for Gibson these days) They've used some nice timber for mine ... MoreFavourite Jazzmaster I've owned. Love the new neck, 'natural feel' satin finish feels great and the shape, rolled edges, neck heel is great too. Just all round improvements from an original or vintage unlike the American Pro first series which kinda sucked. Feels like the quality you would expect from a well made American Pro guitar, way better than Jap made, like way way way better. The one I got, visually is floorless, the maple is perfect and same with the rosewood and frets, all parts and the finish is all perfect and consistent. So quality control at Fender in Corona, California must be top notch and they are using excellent material (I wouldn't have said that a few years ago and sure can't say that for Gibson these days) They've used some nice timber for mine (not a fan of weird, although natural colour variations in the wood)The tremelo now has more range and saddles are brilliant, always stays in tune even after giving it a workout, bone nut too. Pickups have good output unlike the deluxe I tried (that was awful) and the push pull knob and rhythm circuit are just awesome. Great guitar and great investment. Fender really got it right with the American Pro II Jazzmaster. Case is quality, as you'd expect, deluxe moulded and has that new smell that makes any guitarist happy 😂

I have a maple fretboard on a Fender Tele and Godin so it was very familiar .I am looking forward to recording with it through my EHX effects and discovering its possibilities..The intonation and action were perfect and whammy bar excellent .

Dark Night version = pretty rad

Dark Night version- Notable coolness: Color is pretty amazing - metallic Tidepool'burst over Black. The wiring and elec setup on this Jazzmaster is different, push/push bridge option is fun - upper controls = series option (why? its a jazzmaster). Really nice fretting & rolled neck edge feels buttery & you cant even see it. Neck's got satin back w polished front (clever) - kind'a full feeling but not fat/chunky. Full neck + 9.5" radius = unfamiliar, but plays beautifully (got small hands). This guitar is supposed to have V-Mod pickups, but mine appears to have Vintage '65's(?). No worries, they're actually my fav and they do sound diff with this new (experimental) wiring - sound awesome w ProCo You Dirty Rat pedal. Oh yeah, comes w strings frm D'Adarrio!! Great ... MoreDark Night version- Notable coolness: Color is pretty amazing - metallic Tidepool'burst over Black. The wiring and elec setup on this Jazzmaster is different, push/push bridge option is fun - upper controls = series option (why? its a jazzmaster). Really nice fretting & rolled neck edge feels buttery & you cant even see it. Neck's got satin back w polished front (clever) - kind'a full feeling but not fat/chunky. Full neck + 9.5" radius = unfamiliar, but plays beautifully (got small hands). This guitar is supposed to have V-Mod pickups, but mine appears to have Vintage '65's(?). No worries, they're actually my fav and they do sound diff with this new (experimental) wiring - sound awesome w ProCo You Dirty Rat pedal. Oh yeah, comes w strings frm D'Adarrio!! Great quality for the price imo (+primo flight case!) - Fender did an exclnt job on this one. Overall, I'm really happy with this guitar.

Dark Nite

Absolute beauty of a guitar. The neck plays amazing. New tremolo system is also great. Has tons of different tonal options. Quite expensive, but definitely a keeper!

Dead bridge pickup

The fit and finish was flawless and the blue is much more prominent in person. The black tip to the trem arm would slip on and off the arm. The arm was threaded, the tip was not. The bridge pickup was dead and the guitar was returned.

Great guitar

Love this Jazzmaster. This is actually my first Fender (I've never owned a Strat, and I've always been more of a Les Paul guy). That said, I really wanted something to get cleaner, brighter tones for surf and jazz tones, so I decided to skip the Strat and go straight to the Jazzmaster. Plus, I remember playing my friend's Strat, and I hated the volume knob placement. This guitar is bright and a great compliment to my Gibson. Absolutely love it.Note on the color, as Mystic Green looks different on every site I went to, but this photo is a pretty accurate representation. Also, Chicago Music Exchange delivered this quickly.

Mostly great, but QC wasn't the best.

I got one in the sunburst last August, but the electronics didn't work properly (it wouldn't select the bridge pickup), and the strings would creak when trying to tune them. After deliberating, I sent it back. I ordered another one immediately after, in Mystic Surf Green, direct from the Corona factory. They sent me the wrong vibrato arm (a threaded one, when the AmPro2 uses a push-in), which they did finally replace, but also, the grub screw used to adjust tension on the vibrato arm, was missing from the housing. Also, the guitar comes with 9 gauge strings, and though the panorama vibrato system is supposed to allow for dive bomb range, the spring Fender uses is too weak, and needs replaced, esp. if using heavier gauge strings. The arm, as is on mine, bottoms out ... MoreI got one in the sunburst last August, but the electronics didn't work properly (it wouldn't select the bridge pickup), and the strings would creak when trying to tune them. After deliberating, I sent it back. I ordered another one immediately after, in Mystic Surf Green, direct from the Corona factory. They sent me the wrong vibrato arm (a threaded one, when the AmPro2 uses a push-in), which they did finally replace, but also, the grub screw used to adjust tension on the vibrato arm, was missing from the housing. Also, the guitar comes with 9 gauge strings, and though the panorama vibrato system is supposed to allow for dive bomb range, the spring Fender uses is too weak, and needs replaced, esp. if using heavier gauge strings. The arm, as is on mine, bottoms out after about 2 steps down with stock spring. Okay, but not up to potential. For a guitar that costs this much, it shouldn't come with missing and incorrect parts (Fender did lay off some of its staff recently...). If I didn't love this one this much, I would send it back, too. Neck is comfy, it plays and sounds great, and the electronics work as intended on this one.

Review of Fender American Professional II Jazzmaster in Miami Blue

I’m VERY happy with my Fender American Professional 2 Jazzmaster in Miami Blue! A beautiful looking guitar, I’m really pleased I chose the Miami Blue! The guitar also sounds amazing and I think they are by far my favourite Fender Jazzmaster pickups! Finally, the new tremolo system is also huge step forward. Highly recommended.

The premier Jazzmaster in a super cool color!

The Fender American Professional line is so excellent. Each model comes with great features and in some amazing colors and this guitar is no exception. Since its release in 1962, the Jazzmaster has had many fans and this one will make a whole new generation get onboard with the offset beauty. A simplified three way switch makes using this axe even more straightforward, plus the maple neck/fingerboard gives a new snappiness to the classic Fender tone. The Mystic Seafoam has to be seen in person, it makes the whole package come together.