The Fender Select Carved Maple Top Jazzmaster - HH is a Fender electric guitar, currently around $1828. Close alternatives include the Ibanez THBB10 and the Ernie Ball Music Man Luke. It pairs well with the Peavey Decade Too and the Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp.
Fender Select Carved Maple Top Jazzmaster - HH
Fender · electric guitar
Before his own Fender signature model existed, the Select Carved Maple Top Jazzmaster HH was Guthrie Govan's main Fender guitar, and he has said on camera that it is jazzmaster-shaped but carries some non-Jazzmaster DNA of its own. It pairs a chambered alder body with a carved flame maple top under a hand-stained gloss finish, a pair of Wide Range Special humbuckers, and a thick modern C-shaped maple neck with a channel-bound, compound-radius rosewood fingerboard running from 9.5 to 14 inches, plus a distinctively oversized Fender Select headstock. The Adjusto-Matic bridge with stop tailpiece and three-way pickup switching with an S-1 tone-shaping switch give it more in common with a carved-top rock guitar than a traditional offset Jazzmaster, matching Govan's need for a guitar that could handle fusion, rock, and virtuosic lead work in equal measure.
- fusion
- modern
- thick
- driven
- progressive rock
- articulate
- clean
- round
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Fender Select Carved Maple Top Jazzmaster - HH is commonly used in
- Jazz
- Indie
- Progressive Rock
- Rock
- Jazz Fusion
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Smooth Jazz
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Amps that pair well with the Fender Select Carved Maple Top Jazzmaster - HH
Peavey Decade Too
Peavey
21% matchWhere this leans warm, Peavey Decade Too answers back bright
Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp
Vox
21% matchWhere this leans warm, Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp answers back bright — also used together by 1 artist
Blackstar Studio 10 KT88 Limited Edition
Blackstar
21% matchWhere this leans warm, Blackstar Studio 10 KT88 Limited Edition answers back bright
1970s Mesa/Boogie Mark I 'Snake King'
Mesa Boogie
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Bruno Cowtipper 35
Bruno
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Mesa Boogie Lone Star Head
amplifier
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Mesa Boogie Rectifier Badlander EL34/100 Head
Mesa Boogie
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Bogner Barcelona
Bogner
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Pedals that stack with the Fender Select Carved Maple Top Jazzmaster - HH
Way Huge Pork Loin
Way Huge
21% matchWhat Way Huge Pork Loin brings here leans toward transparent — that's worth building a pairing around
Origin Effects DCX Boost
Origin Effects
20% matchRun Origin Effects DCX Boost after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright
Tone City Dry Martini
Tone City
tonal matchTone City Dry Martini is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Fender Select Carved Maple Top Jazzmaster - HH gives it exactly that
Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature
Ashdown
tonal matchFender Select Carved Maple Top Jazzmaster - HH leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature wants
Dunlop MXR Timmy Overdrive, sold as Dunlop CSP027
Dunlop
tonal matchInto Fender Select Carved Maple Top Jazzmaster - HH, Dunlop MXR Timmy Overdrive, sold as Dunlop CSP027 is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end
Catalinbread Super Chili Picoso
Catalinbread
tonal matchInto Fender Select Carved Maple Top Jazzmaster - HH, Catalinbread Super Chili Picoso is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end
AnalogMan Beano Boost
Analog Man
tonal matchFender Select Carved Maple Top Jazzmaster - HH leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform AnalogMan Beano Boost wants
WEM CCB-1 Copicat Boost
Wem
tonal matchInto Fender Select Carved Maple Top Jazzmaster - HH, WEM CCB-1 Copicat Boost is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end
Cheaper alternatives
Ibanez SLM10 Scott LePage Signature
Ibanez
60% similarityShared character: fusion, effortless_playability, guitar
Ibanez Iceman Electric Guitar
electric guitar
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Jackson Misha Mansoor Juggernaut
Jackson
93% similaritysimilar tone character
Boutique & premium upgrades
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Fender Select Carved Maple Top Jazzmaster - HH?+
The closest matches in character are the Ibanez THBB10, the Ernie Ball Music Man Luke, the Ibanez Universe. Budget picks: Ibanez SLM10 Scott LePage Signature, Ibanez Iceman Electric Guitar, Jackson Misha Mansoor Juggernaut. Boutique upgrades: Gibson Les Paul Axcess Alex Lifeson Signature.
What pairs well with the Fender Select Carved Maple Top Jazzmaster - HH?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Peavey Decade Too, Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp, Blackstar Studio 10 KT88 Limited Edition — Where this leans warm, Peavey Decade Too answers back bright.
How much does the Fender Select Carved Maple Top Jazzmaster - HH cost?+
Around $1828 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).