Stark, dark and menacing, the Jim Root Jazzmaster® guitar has got to be the most distinctively minimalist version of the instrument ever devised in the model's entire half-century history. At the behest of the towering Slipknot/Stone Sour guitarist, gone are the dual tone circuits and barrage of controls. Gone are the fret position markers and enormous chrome bridge. Gone, in fact, is pretty much everything typical of a Jazzmaster guitar, replaced only by fearsome EMG® 60 (neck) and 81 (bridge) humbucking pickups with brushed nickel covers, a single three-way switch, a single volume knob and a hardtail Stratocaster bridge.

The Jim Root Jazzmaster also features a mahogany body with a comfortable contoured neck heel, satin-finish maple neck with "modern C" profile and large headstock, compound-radius ebony fingerboard (12"-16") with 22 jumbo frets and no position markers, staggered deluxe locking tuners, black hardware and pickup bezels, and an austere Flat Black satin-nitro lacquer finish. Includes black tweed case with red plush interior, strap and strap locks, cable and polishing cloth.

FEATURES

• Mahogany body with contoured neck heel
• Maple neck with "C"-shaped profile and large headstock
• Compound-radius ebony fingerboard (12" to 16") with 22 jumbo frets and no position inlays (side-dot inlays only)
• EMG® 60 (neck) and 81 (bridge) active humbucking pickups with brushed nickel covers and black bezels
• Single control knob (volume) and three-way pickup switch
• Hard-tail string-through-body bridge

BODY

• Body Material: Mahogany
• Body Finish: Satin Urethane
• Body Shape: Jazzmaster

NECK

• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Finish: Satin Urethane
• Neck Shape: Modern "C"
• Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
• Fingerboard Radius: 12" to 16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
• Number of Frets: 22
• Fret Size: Jumbo
• Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
• Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm)
• Position Inlays: None
• Truss Rod: Bi-Flex

                     

ELECTRONICS

• Bridge Pickup: EMG 81
• Neck Pickup: EMG 60
• Controls: Master Volume
• Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
• Configuration: HH

       

HARDWARE

• Bridge: 6-Saddle String-Through-Body Hardtail With Block Saddles
• Hardware Finish: Black
• Tuning Machines: Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed Locking
• Pickguard: None
• Control Knobs: Black Plastic
• Switch Tip: Black
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt

           

MISCELLANEOUS

• Strings: Fender USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
• Other Features: Large '70s-style Headstock with Jim Root's Signature on the Back, Active EMG Pickups, Black Bezels, Contoured Neck Heel, No Position Inlays on Fingerboard Face, Side Dots Only, No Pickguard, Straplock Ready Strap Buttons, Single "T" Roller String Tree, Side Mounted Output Jack, Rear Routed Control Cavity

ACCESSORIES

• Case/Gig Bag: Deluxe Black Tweed Hardshell