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Full-length view of a vintage off-white electric guitar with a black pickguard and single pickup, resting in an open red-lined hard case.
01 / 30Full-length view of a vintage off-white electric guitar with a black pickguard and single pickup, resting in an open red-lined hard case.
Full-frame view of an off-white electric guitar with a black pickguard, single pickup, chrome bridge, and two black control knobs.
02 / 30Full-frame view of an off-white electric guitar with a black pickguard, single pickup, chrome bridge, and two black control knobs.
Full rear view of the Olympic White guitar in its open, red-lined hard case, showing the maple neck, headstock, and tuning pegs.
03 / 30Full rear view of the Olympic White guitar in its open, red-lined hard case, showing the maple neck, headstock, and tuning pegs.
The back of an Olympic White guitar body with a maple neck and chrome neck plate, showing minor finish wear.
04 / 30The back of an Olympic White guitar body with a maple neck and chrome neck plate, showing minor finish wear.
Close-up of the guitar's natural wood headstock, showing six chrome tuners, string tree, and light wear around the tuning posts.
05 / 30Close-up of the guitar's natural wood headstock, showing six chrome tuners, string tree, and light wear around the tuning posts.
Rear view of the guitar's maple headstock and neck, showing six chrome tuning machines with "F" logos and light wear.
06 / 30Rear view of the guitar's maple headstock and neck, showing six chrome tuning machines with "F" logos and light wear.
Close-up of the guitar's lower body, showing the aged Olympic White finish, black pickguard, chrome bridge, and two black control knobs.
07 / 30Close-up of the guitar's lower body, showing the aged Olympic White finish, black pickguard, chrome bridge, and two black control knobs.
Close-up of an Olympic White guitar body with a black pickguard, single pickup, chrome bridge, and a volume knob, showing some wear.
08 / 30Close-up of an Olympic White guitar body with a black pickguard, single pickup, chrome bridge, and a volume knob, showing some wear.
Close-up of the Olympic White guitar body, showing the black pickguard, single pickup, bridge cover, and two control knobs.
09 / 30Close-up of the Olympic White guitar body, showing the black pickguard, single pickup, bridge cover, and two control knobs.
Close-up of the guitar's lower body, showing the cream finish, black pickguard, chrome bridge, two black control knobs, and output jack.
10 / 30Close-up of the guitar's lower body, showing the cream finish, black pickguard, chrome bridge, two black control knobs, and output jack.
Close-up of the guitar's lower bout, showing the creamy white finish, output jack, and light wear on the body edge.
11 / 30Close-up of the guitar's lower bout, showing the creamy white finish, output jack, and light wear on the body edge.
The back of the guitar body, aged Olympic White with visible finish wear and grime along the lower bout edge and strap button.
12 / 30The back of the guitar body, aged Olympic White with visible finish wear and grime along the lower bout edge and strap button.
The guitar's Olympic White body, showing some wear, meets a light wood neck with a black neck plate and four screws.
13 / 30The guitar's Olympic White body, showing some wear, meets a light wood neck with a black neck plate and four screws.
The guitar's creamy white body, viewed from the back, shows a chrome neck plate, a light maple neck, and a strap button.
14 / 30The guitar's creamy white body, viewed from the back, shows a chrome neck plate, a light maple neck, and a strap button.
Close-up of the guitar's dark rosewood fretboard with four strings, showing oval fret markers and a side dot on the maple neck.
15 / 30Close-up of the guitar's dark rosewood fretboard with four strings, showing oval fret markers and a side dot on the maple neck.
Close-up of the dark rosewood fretboard with dot inlays and frets, showing the light maple neck and side dots.
16 / 30Close-up of the dark rosewood fretboard with dot inlays and frets, showing the light maple neck and side dots.
A digital caliper measures the nut width of the guitar's dark rosewood fretboard with cream dot inlays.
17 / 30A digital caliper measures the nut width of the guitar's dark rosewood fretboard with cream dot inlays.
A digital caliper measures the string height at the first fret of the guitar's light brown maple neck and dark rosewood fretboard.
18 / 30A digital caliper measures the string height at the first fret of the guitar's light brown maple neck and dark rosewood fretboard.
A digital caliper measures the guitar's dark rosewood fretboard, showing a reading of 0.95.
19 / 30A digital caliper measures the guitar's dark rosewood fretboard, showing a reading of 0.95.
A digital scale displaying "7.12 lb" is in the foreground, with the guitar's Olympic White body and black pickguard blurred behind it.
20 / 30A digital scale displaying "7.12 lb" is in the foreground, with the guitar's Olympic White body and black pickguard blurred behind it.
Close-up of the dark rosewood fretboard with light, circular inlays at the 5th and 7th frets, showing some wear and string grooves.
21 / 30Close-up of the dark rosewood fretboard with light, circular inlays at the 5th and 7th frets, showing some wear and string grooves.
Close-up of the guitar's Olympic White body and neck joint, showing finish wear and a dark neck plate with two visible screws.
22 / 30Close-up of the guitar's Olympic White body and neck joint, showing finish wear and a dark neck plate with two visible screws.
Close-up of the guitar's neck pocket, showing exposed wood, four screw holes with rust, and a faint circular stamp on the wood.
23 / 30Close-up of the guitar's neck pocket, showing exposed wood, four screw holes with rust, and a faint circular stamp on the wood.
The guitar's neck heel, showing four screw holes, a smaller pilot hole, and various smudges and handwritten markings on the light wood.
24 / 30The guitar's neck heel, showing four screw holes, a smaller pilot hole, and various smudges and handwritten markings on the light wood.
Close-up of the guitar neck heel, showing the wood grain, a Phillips head screw, and some finish wear along the top edge.
25 / 30Close-up of the guitar neck heel, showing the wood grain, a Phillips head screw, and some finish wear along the top edge.
Close-up of the Olympic White body cavity, showing the bridge, neck pocket, and a yellow 2° sticker.
26 / 30Close-up of the Olympic White body cavity, showing the bridge, neck pocket, and a yellow 2° sticker.
Close-up of a single-coil pickup with aged white cover, six pole pieces, and a cloth-wrapped wire, mounted on a black pickguard.
27 / 30Close-up of a single-coil pickup with aged white cover, six pole pieces, and a cloth-wrapped wire, mounted on a black pickguard.
Close-up of the guitar's black pickguard underside, showing a cream-colored sticker with a serial number and wiring held by old tape.
28 / 30Close-up of the guitar's black pickguard underside, showing a cream-colored sticker with a serial number and wiring held by old tape.
Close-up of the guitar's internal wiring, showing three potentiometers, a yellow capacitor, and the output jack on a metal plate.
29 / 30Close-up of the guitar's internal wiring, showing three potentiometers, a yellow capacitor, and the output jack on a metal plate.
Close-up of the guitar's underside, showing a potentiometer with "13777/9" stamped on it, wiring, and input jack.
30 / 30Close-up of the guitar's underside, showing a potentiometer with "13777/9" stamped on it, wiring, and input jack.

Fender

1978 Fender Musicmaster Olympic White w/OHSC

$2,295.00

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  • Year1978
  • ConditionGood
  • StoreSherman Oaks
  • CaseOHSC
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Specifications

Instrument

Year
1978
Model
Fender Musicmaster Olympic White
Finish
Olympic White
Condition
Good
Made in
United States
Store
Sherman Oaks

Measurements

Scale length (in)
24
Nut width (in)
1.62
Neck depth, 1st fret (in)
0.85
Neck depth, 12th fret (in)
0.95
Weight
7lbs 1oz

Construction

Body
Alder
Neck
Maple
Neck joint
Bolt-on
Fingerboard
Indian Rosewood
Frets
22 Original Frets In Very Good Condition Showing Light Playwear

Hardware & electronics

Pickups
One Single Coil Pickup

Case

Case
OHSC

Description

1978 Fender Musicmaster Olympic White w/OHSC

Solid Alder Body In Olympic White Finish

Finish Shows Cosmetic Playwear Throughout With Various Dings, Marks, And Scratches (See Photos)

Single Volume/Tone Controls

Toploader Hard-Tail Bridge

Bolt-On Maple Neck With Indian Rosewood Fingerboard And Pearl Dot Inlays

Comes As Shown With Original Hard Shell Case

A cool piece of late-’70s Fender history, this 1978 Fender Musicmaster delivers the simple, straightforward character that makes these vintage short-scale guitars so much fun to play. Featuring an alder body in classic Olympic White, a comfortable 24" scale maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, and a single Fender single-coil pickup with volume and tone controls, it offers punchy, articulate vintage Fender tone in an uncomplicated package. Made in the USA and complete with its original hardshell case.

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