Help Identifying A 70’s Jazzmaster Please

Duppy03

I might have chance to check out an early 70’s Jazzmaster but it’s in a bit of a state.

The body has been refinished, hardware is quite tarnished (not in a pretty way) and one of the pickups doesn’t work. None of this concerns me as I don’t mind a fixer upper but just wanted to make sure it’s all legit original parts.

If I was to remove the pickguard what can I look for to prove it is all original? 

Should the there be a brass lined control cavity?

Would I be able to identify the age by coding on the pots?

Was there any particular type of wire I.e cloth and certain colours that would have been used?

Any distinguishing features that would give away the originality of the pickups?

should the pickguard be foil lined on the reverse?

Anything else I could look out for?

It’s a bit of a treck to go take a look so I want to be as sure as I can if I do make the trip.

Thanks in advance for any assistance in this

Funkfingers

Duppy03 said:

Should the there be a brass lined control cavity?

Brass plates, shaped to fit the bottom of the cavities, linked to ground via insulated cable.

Duppy03 said:

Would I be able to identify the age by coding on the pots?

Only the age of the pots themselves - assuming that they are original.


Most of these questions would be easier to answer after seeing photographs. Is there any good reason why the vendor can not furnish you with photographs of most of these features BEFORE you commit to a long round trip?

HarrySeven

Sounds like my ideal Jazzmaster!

Funkfingers

Funkfingers said:
... BEFORE you commit to a long round trip?

HarrySeven said:

Sounds like my ideal Jazzmaster!

... and before H7 gazumps you.

JerkMoans

Watching.  Out of purely academic interest