Fender has reenvisioned the Vintera series once again with the Vintera III, a collection that offers vintage recreations of beloved models from specific eras, capturing the aesthetic, physical, and tonal characteristics that made Fender, well, Fender. This mid '60s Jazzmaster in Olympic White offers an authentic homage to the pivotal period, adorned with vintage inspired hardware and specced to mimic the throwback feel that is easily accessible in the modern age.

This mid '60s Jazzmaster delivers its iconic offset silhouette with an alder body, finished in a gloss polyester Olympic White colorway. With a natural finished headstock, 4-ply tortoiseshell pickguard, and nickel/chrome hardware finishes, this Jazzmaster is a sleek stunner with vibe that never goes unnoticed. The maple neck found in a mid '60s "C" profile and treated with a gloss urethane finish is smooth and familiar to Fender fans and offset aficionados alike, allowing for optimal movement across the 25.5" scale length. Affixed to the neck is a round-laminated rosewood fingerboard, lending to that irresistible Fender tone with pronounced note definition. Adorned with twenty-one Vintage Tall sized frets and guided by clay dot inlays, players will feel right at home from the very first chord fretted on this guitar. All of these vintage influenced decisions deliver the iconic Jazzmaster jangle and singular vintage character that offset fans have adored for decades.

Speaking of iconic, there's nothing that screams Jazzmaster more than the floating tremolo system. Strung through a six-saddle vintage-style adjustable bridge, the tremolo tailpiece delivers vibrato in both directions, controlled by a push-in tremolo arm and fastened by a lock button to solidify pitch when not in use. From surfy trills to shoegaze nosedives, the floating tremolo has become a necessity in many musical styles where JMs prevail. To support the bridge and tremolo system, the Fender vintage-style tuning machines provide perfect pitches, an era accurate mechanism that's reliable and easy to use.

At the core of this mid '60s Jazzmaster are the electronics, supplying the unique chime with period-specced single-coil JM pickups and lead/rhythm circuit switching. The vintage-style mid '60s single-coil Jazzmaster pickups found in the bridge and neck positions offer pronounced, warm and woody tones that resonate in the JMs signature style. That jangle you've heard all about? This JM is loaded with it. Found on the bass side of the body just above the neck pickup is the circuit switch, altering lead and rhythm modes that supply distinct tonal variety. When the rhythm circuit is activated (switch in up position) tones will be richer—thick but not muddy, defined in the low and mid-range and controlled by the master volume and tone dials found just to the side of the switch. When the lead circuit is engaged (switch in down position) the sonic character opens up, letting the traditional 3-way pickup selector, master volume, and master tone knobs manage the sound. This mode is still warm and full-bodied, but cuts through when in bridge positions with glistening highs and a brightness that annunciates the jangle. Alternatively, the rhythm mode can be used as an on-board mute when the volume wheel is turned all the way down. The Vintera III offers the best iteration of a Jazzmaster, and will please JM first-timers and offset experts equally.

No need to fret. The Fender Vintera III Mid '60s Jazzmaster in Olympic White is an offset safe bet.

• Alder solidbody in iconic offset silhouette
• Maple neck in Mid '60s "C" profile
• Rosewood fingerboard with clay dot inlays
• 21 Vintage Tall sized frets across the 25.5" scale length
• 6-Saddle vintage-style bridge with "Floating" tremolo tailpiece
• Vintage-style Fender tuning machines
• Lead and Rhythm circuits with separate volume and tone controls
• Vintage-style Mid '60s single-coil Jazzmaster pickups
• Gloss polyester finish
• Fender deluxe gig bag included