But the color-matched headstock aside ... discarded Ultra II Jazzmaster body. Instead, as Fender Japan explains, it is a continuation of the Starcaster’s headstock design, which also features ...

Here we have a stair-step effect applied to the forearm bevel, allowing Fender to reprise or complement the two-tone finish of that painted Starcaster headstock and give the Starmaster that two ...

It’s a choice that might deter some punters, though, because FJ has decided to slap its all-too-divisive oversized Starcaster ... color-matched headstock aside, we’re also intrigued by what ...