Baxter and Sean break down the Fender Jazzmaster for buyers as it comes in a bunch of different levels from a Squire to the Mexican to the American Made to even the Custom shop models, there is something at every level and price point! The Fender Jazzmaster is an electric guitar designed as a more expensive sibling of the Fender Stratocaster. First introduced at the 1958 NAMM Convention, it was initially marketed to jazz guitarists, but found favor among surf rock guitarists in the early 1960s. Its appearance is similar to the Fender Jaguar, though it is tonally and physically different in many technical ways, including pickup design, scale length and controls.