Today, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) introduces the Limited Edition Kim Gordon Jazzmaster®, a new signature guitar created in collaboration with the artist and cultural icon herself. Designed around Gordon’s distinctive approach to guitar, using the instrument as a vehicle for experimentation, texture and sound, the model pairs classic Jazzmaster character with the specific features and playing preferences she has developed throughout her career. More than a signature model, the guitar reflects a creative philosophy Gordon has embodied across music, visual art and fashion: make the rules your own.
From her work with Sonic Youth to her solo music and multidisciplinary artistic practice, Kim Gordon has consistently challenged expectations around what an artist can sound like, look like and create. As a guitarist and bass player, she has developed an unmistakable approach to both instruments, using them as tools for experimentation, texture and expression. Her work moves fluidly across music, visual art, fashion and culture, never confined to a single genre or medium. Her relationship with the Jazzmaster reflects that same instinct for experimentation, making the instrument part of a sound and aesthetic unmistakably her own.
“One thing that’s great about the Jazzmaster, if you have a guitar that sounds good by just plugging it into an amplifier, it doesn’t need effects,” said Kim Gordon. “That’s really satisfying…I just really like the sound…Electricity in the guitar is the gateway to losing yourself.”
Gordon began her solo career with her 2019 debut solo album, No Home Record, which earned widespread critical acclaim. Her second solo album, The Collective, followed in 2024, continuing her collaboration with producer Justin Raisen alongside additional producer Anthony Paul Lopez. The album earned two GRAMMY nominations at the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Alternative Music Performance for “BYE BYE.” Her live performances supporting The Collective were praised as “relentless” and “cathartic.” Most recently, Gordon released her third solo album, PLAY ME. She continues to tour globally through 2026, delivering performances that reaffirm her status as one of contemporary music’s most compelling and uncompromising live artists.
“Kim has always used the guitar as a tool for exploration rather than following convention, and that spirit is at the heart of this Jazzmaster,” said Justin Norvell, Fender Chief Product Officer, Guitars and Basses. “Her impact reaches far beyond any one genre, with a creative practice that has shaped music, art and culture. With this new Jazzmaster, we wanted to capture that sense of individuality and experimentation while staying true to the character and feel of the Jazzmaster. With two distinct pickup types offering incredible sonic versatility, we wanted to give players the freedom to explore and approach the instrument in their own way, whether they’re experimenting with texture and noise, writing songs or simply looking for new sounds.”
Limited Edition Kim Gordon Jazzmaster® (MSRP: $1,099.99 USD, £1,449 GBP, €1,699 EUR, $1,999 AUD, ¥220,000 JPY) Throughout Kim Gordon’s Grammy-nominated solo work and tenure as a co-founder of Sonic Youth, Gordon is widely recognized as one of the most original bass players in modern rock music. She has also continually returned to the guitar both in the studio and onstage, developing a distinctive voice defined by dissonance, texture and restraint.
The Limited Edition Kim Gordon Jazzmaster® reflects that dual legacy. Finished in Olympic White with a matching headcap, it’s an instrument that carries its character in the details: a rosewood fingerboard with white pearloid block inlays and a Seymour Duncan® JB™ TB-4 humbucker in the bridge that pushes the Jazzmaster’s naturally open voice into heavier, more aggressive territory. The vintage-style floating tremolo preserves the offset architecture that made the Jazzmaster a staple of the no wave and noise rock scene of which Gordon has long been a massive influence.
The Limited Edition Kim Gordon Jazzmaster® is a fresh take on a storied model, designed to channel the exploratory, boundary-pushing approach that has defined Gordon’s work on both four- and six-stringed instruments.
Key features include:
● Olympic White alder body: Classic Fender alder construction delivers balanced resonance, punchy mids and robust low end, finished in Olympic White with a matching headcap.
● Modern “C” maple neck: A comfortable Modern “C” profile and silky-smooth back finish provide an inviting feel suited to a wide range of playing styles.
● 9.5” radius rosewood fingerboard: Rolled edges and white pearloid block inlays pair with a 9.5” radius for a smooth, broken-in feel and fluid bends.
● Seymour Duncan® JB™ TB-4 humbucker and Alnico V Jazzmaster pickups: A chimingPlayer Series Alnico V Jazzmaster neck pickup pairs with a high-output Seymour Duncan JB™ TB-4 bridge humbucker for a broad range of tones.
● Jazzmaster® bridge and floating tremolo: A Jazzmaster bridge with Mustang® saddles and floating tremolo delivers expressive vibrato, precise intonation and reliable tuning stability.
● ClassicGear™ tuning machines: An 18:1 gear ratio combines with vintage-inspired styling for smooth, precise and reliable tuning.
● Designed in collaboration with Kim Gordon. Full technical specifications are listed below.
The collaboration is the latest expression of Fender’s longstanding relationship with artists who push its instruments into new creative territory. For Gordon, the Jazzmaster has become part of that story – an instrument whose sonic possibilities have become intertwined with her own creative language.
The launch arrives as part of The One. For All., Fender’s broader celebration of the artists, instruments and communities that continue to move music forward. The campaign brings together iconic Fender instruments and the artists who reinterpret them through their own creative voices, showing how an instrument can become something entirely different in the hands of the person playing it. Watch The Limited Edition Kim Gordon Jazzmaster | Artist Signature Series.
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