Best Mahogany Body Jazzmaster Guitars in 2023
Here you'll find the best Mahogany body Jazzmaster style guitars. This is the type of wood found in many top-of-the-line guitars, so that's a positive point for the build quality. This red-looking wood Mahogany is found in Africa and Central America and has great sustain and a warm tone due to its high density. The downside about this type of wood is that it's relatively heavy.
Out of the more than 2000 guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones. You can use our filters to the left to narrow down these results, or click on "Compare" to get a deep comparison between them. Our automated scoring system takes into account the ratings from ours users who own the guitar, and dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money, and more.
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1. Fender Jim Root Jazzmaster

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: C (31 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (28 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (7 votes)
- Pickups power: Clean (4 votes)
- From Fender's 2014 Artist series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" to 16" Fretboard Radius
- Mahogany body
- Maple neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: EMG 81 (Humbucker/Active)
- Neck pickup: EMG 60 (Humbucker/Active)
- 1 volume and 0 tone Bell knobs
- 3-way Switch
- 6-Saddle String-Through-Body Hardtail With Block Saddles bridge
- Modern C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Jumbo frets
- Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed Locking tuners
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Fender Jim Root Jazzmaster
- Locking Tuners
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- Strap Lock
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
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2. Schecter Paul Wiley Noir

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: C (27 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (24 votes)
- From Schecter's 2020 Artist series
- Made in South Korea
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 14" Fretboard Radius
- Mahogany body
- Mahogany 3-pc w/ Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Rods neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Schecter USA Pasadena Plus (Humbucker/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Schecter USA Pasadena Plus (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 0 tone Dome knobs
- TonePros T3BT TOM & T1Z Tailpiece bridge
- Thin C Set neck
- 22 XL Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Grover Rotomatic 18:1 tuners
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Schecter Paul Wiley Noir
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Expensive Wood
- Black Tusq XL Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Killswitch Pickups
- Luminescent Inlay
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in South Korea
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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3. Fender Jim Root Jazzmaster V4

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: C (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (2 votes)
- From Fender's 2020 Artist series
- Made in Mexico
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Mahogany body
- Maple neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: EMG Jim Root Signature Daemonum Open-Coil Active Humbucking (Humbucker/Active)
- Neck pickup: EMG Jim Root Signature Daemonum Open-Coil Active Humbucking (Humbucker/Active)
- 1 volume and 0 tone Bell knobs
- 3-way Switch
- 6-Saddle String-Through-Body Hardtail With Block Saddles bridge
- Fender Thin C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Jumbo frets
- Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed Locking tuners
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Fender Jim Root Jazzmaster V4
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in Mexico
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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4. Fender Gold Foil Jazzmaster

Player Feedback
- Neck access to high frets: Normal (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Slightly sharp (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (1 vote)
- Weight: Slightly heavy (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (3 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Slightly chunky (2 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (3 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (2 votes)
- From Fender's 2023 Gold Foil series
- Made in Mexico
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Mahogany body
- Maple neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Gold Foil Mini-Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Fender Gold Foil Mini-Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Fender Gold Foil Mini-Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Gold Foil Mini-Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Jazzmaster Bridge with Mustang Saddles with Bigsby®-Licensed B50 Vibrato bridge
- '60s C Bolt-On neck
- 21 Narrow Tall frets
- Vintage-Style with White Buttons tuners
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Fender Gold Foil Jazzmaster
- Expensive Wood
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Mexico
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock