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In pictures: Fender Jazzmaster players

By Rob Power
published 21 June 2013

We celebrate the surf-inspired solidbody that became an alt-rock icon

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Thurston Moore
Sonic Youth's chief noisenik has a long history of Jazzmaster wrangling.
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Thurston Moore

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Alex Turner
Sheffield's finest spent most of 2009 with a Jazzmaster round his neck.
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Alex Turner

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Elvis Costello
No one has ever wielded a surf guitar with as much furious energy as Elvis.
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Elvis Costello

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Johnny Marr
The ex-Smiths guitar fiend used a Jazzmaster during his time with Modest Mouse.
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Johnny Marr

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Jeff Tweedy
The Wilco frontman's taste in guitars is pretty exemplary - no surprise he's on this list, then.
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Jeff Tweedy

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Adrian Utley
Portishead's guitarist has been getting his Jazz on for years.
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Adrian Utley

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J Mascis
Dinosaur Jr's chief is so committed to the Jazzmaster cause he's got his own signature version.
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J Mascis

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Kevin Shields
Another member of the alt-rock A-list who's drawn to the Jazzmaster like a moth to a flame.
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Kevin Shields

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Lee Ranaldo
Both Sonic Youth guitarists are loyal to the mighty Jazz.
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Lee Ranaldo

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Mike Einziger
The Incubus man can often be found pulling off-set shapes.
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Mike Einziger

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Robert Smith
Red lipstick, massive hair and a Jazzmaster: the Robert Smith look.
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Robert Smith

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Sharin Foo
Both members of Danish indie superstars The Raveonettes love a Jazzmaster.
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Sharin Foo

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Steven Drozd
Marvel at The Flaming Lips guitarist's thoroughly battered Jazz.
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Steven Drozd

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Steven Malkmus
There's nothing like the sound of a mangled Jazzmaster in the morning, something Pavement know only too well.
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Steven Malkmus

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Thom Yorke
Thom's fond of his Fenders, and they've become Radiohead regulars.
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Thom Yorke

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Tom Verlaine
Television were among the earliest serious young men to explore the possibilities of the Jazzmaster.
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Tom Verlaine

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