these sonic youth fender jazzmasters are fully stripped down and hot rodded right through the roof. they are the signatures of sonic youth guitarist thurston moore and lee ranaldo who tuned and tweaked their guitars to sound as bad as they did. oddly enough sonic youth has always favored the fender jazzmasters over say telecasters or stratocasters, more commonly used by rock blocks. which makes sense given their distinct sound. now fender was never a favorite of mine, but if at all, these may well be the best ones to get. pitty the black head stock. would have been cooler if it was left in natural. avilable for approx $1,500. by dd