

How do we get one into the marketplace?’ Leo didn’t make anything Don didn’t ask him to make, but, at the same time, he didn’t make something if he wasn’t interested. They were two sides of the same coin and the Jazzmaster is a good example of the alchemy between them. Don was a marketing genius and neither of these men would have been as successful individually without the other. “The idea for the Jazzmaster came not from Leo Fender’s brain as such, but from the market itself via Don Randall. It was more about Western swing and jazz players. At that point, rock ’n’ roll was still part of the subculture and Fender largely ignored it – it didn’t factor into their marketing. The P-Bass cut across every musical genre and was a huge success in that regard. “ Electric bass was Fender’s first foray into jazz,” says Terry, “starting with blackguard Precision Bass players like Monk Montgomery and Shifty Henry, before the offset Jazz Bass arrived. Although the Precision Bass (released in 1951) had granted them a foot in the door, at that time, Fender was yet to tackle the electric jazz-guitar scene head on. The genesis of the Jazzmaster began in early 1957 when Fender owned the country music end of the market and rock ’n’ roll was still in its infancy.

“They seem to be superior to everything that came after it.” (Image credit: Future) “There’s magic in that first run of gold ’guard Jazzmasters,” says Terry Foster. did everything possible and it fell flat.ġ959 Fender Jazzmaster pictured at ATB Guitars in Cheltenham. It didn’t work for them, even though the Jazzmaster mimicked some of the sounds of the big jazz boxes. They already had the tools they required and they saw no reason to make the change. “For the most part, the jazz guys – the players for whom the Jazzmaster was intended – were a bit more traditional. “Fender failed to break into the jazz guitar market because it was already saturated,” explains Terry Foster, co-author of Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970. Alas, for the likes of those bona-fide jazz players such as Barney Kessel, Tal Farlow and Johnny Smith, a great deal more in the way of “acceptance” and “convincing proof” was evidently required, as existing allegiances to Gibson continued into the ‘60s with the release of its new signature models. Ronald S.“No more convincing proof of the extremely fine playing qualities and design features of the Fender Jazzmaster could be offered than its rapid acceptance and acclaim by guitarists throughout the country,” reads the Jazzmaster’s ’58 catalogue debut. Jazz Guitar Soloing Concepts : A Pentatonic Modal Approach to Improvisation (Guitar Tab) : by Dr. Jazz Guitar Bible (Guitar Tab) : Guitar Recorded Versions : # 690466 Jazz Guitar Omnibook : Artist Solos Transcribed for All C Instruments (Guitar Tab) : C Instruments : # 274203 Jazz Guitar Fake Book - Volume 1 : Lead Sheets for 200 Jazz Standards : Melody/Chord Symbols/Chord Diagrams : # 145418 Jazz Guitar Chord Thesaurus : by Kirk Tatnall : Book/Online Audio : # 102475 Lyricist: Billy Strayhorn Johnny Mercerīelow are Related Products that you may be interested in. Writer: David Sabo Rachel Bolan Victor Schertzinger Lyricist: David Sabo Johnny Mercer Rachel Bolan Lyricist: Norman Gimbel Vinicius De Moraes Title: The Girl From Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema) The audio files include PLAYBACK+ a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right.īack Cover SPEAK LOW SATIN DOLL BYE BYE BLACKBIRD CONTENTS BACK COVER Front Cover
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