WTB Ric 330/12 or Fender CS (open to USA made) Jazzmaster relic/closet classic

badlydrawnbanjo

As above. Before I buy new (from a limited selection!) does anyone have one they’re thinking of moving on. The phrase “hen’s teeth” comes to mind. 

Cheers

Brize

Yep, CS Jazzmasters aren't easy to come by in the second-hand market. Coda have a Dakota Red Closet Classic for a very good price but it has P90s, which kind of defeats the object. The price is cheap enough, though, that you could part out the P90s and buy a new pickguard and pickups. I thought it was a good guitar when I played it.

impmann

Brize said:

Yep, CS Jazzmasters aren't easy to come by in the second-hand market. Coda have a Dakota Red Closet Classic for a very good price but it has P90s, which kind of defeats the object. The price is cheap enough, though, that you could part out the P90s and buy a new pickguard and pickups. I thought it was a good guitar when I played it.

Yes, its nice. I thought the same of it too...

badlydrawnbanjo

Brize said:

Yep, CS Jazzmasters aren't easy to come by in the second-hand market. Coda have a Dakota Red Closet Classic for a very good price but it has P90s, which kind of defeats the object. The price is cheap enough, though, that you could part out the P90s and buy a new pickguard and pickups. I thought it was a good guitar when I played it.

Nice to hear you’ve played it and thought it was decent. I’ve spoken with Coda already on it and is probably the one I’ll go for if it’s doesn’t sell before I make my mind up. But yeah, is it really a jazzmaster... I am a fan of P90’s though. I’ve actually fallen for the white heavy relic but near enough £3k is a heap of cash. 

Brize

^^ Yup, CS guitars are getting bloody expensive, even if Uncle Doug is prepared to knock a bit off.

meltedbuzzbox

Another +1 on the red p90 jazzmaster at coda.
I'd confirm that routing can accommodate JM pickups though. Might need to be modded to fit the pickups if you wanted to change them

Brize

^^ That's a good point. Enlarging the pickup routes would be bread and butter for @FelineGuitars, though.

badlydrawnbanjo

Cheers chaps. Hopefully the pending sale on my strat goes through and I can get it sorted out. Although the white one is niggling me still. 

Brize

badlydrawnbanjo said:

Cheers chaps. Hopefully the pending sale on my strat goes through and I can get it sorted out. Although the white one is niggling me still. 

If that's the one that's calling out to you, I'd try to work out a deal with @DougCoda.

DanR

badlydrawnbanjo said:

Cheers chaps. Hopefully the pending sale on my strat goes through and I can get it sorted out. Although the white one is niggling me still. 

It's always cheaper to buy right the first time.

meltedbuzzbox

DanR said:

badlydrawnbanjo said:

Cheers chaps. Hopefully the pending sale on my strat goes through and I can get it sorted out. Although the white one is niggling me still. 

It's always cheaper to buy right the first time.

this in spades. I have bought a lot of offsets and it would have been better all round if I just got the CS JM I wanted at the start. 

BloodEagle

I would say always buy what you really want rather than something close to what you want, even if it means paying a bit more. This sage advice is entirely free 

badlydrawnbanjo

What’s the hive mind on the American original 60’s guitars? 

Brize

badlydrawnbanjo said:

What’s the hive mind on the American original 60’s guitars? 

They're so new that I can't imagine a consensus has developed yet. One key difference between the American Originals and the two CS guitars that you're looking at in Coda is that the AOs have narrow tall 6105 fretwire compared to medium-jumbo wire on the CS models. I personally hate 6105 wire but there's a lot of love for it.

JerkMoans

Some stunning stuff on the Coda website. 

Idea out of left field: have you thought of having one built for you, so you can get precisely what you want? @russianbear made me a rather lovely jazzmaster based P90 Machine, with a ton of cash to spare against the models you’re looking at.

Wazmeister

How about this ?

http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/118404/fs-fender-roadworn-60s-jazzmaster-650#latest

Gagaryn

badlydrawnbanjo said:

Cheers chaps. Hopefully the pending sale on my strat goes through and I can get it sorted out. Although the white one is niggling me still. 

This white one? If so, I like that a lot.

badlydrawnbanjo

Gagaryn said:

badlydrawnbanjo said:

Cheers chaps. Hopefully the pending sale on my strat goes through and I can get it sorted out. Although the white one is niggling me still. 

This white one? If so, I like that a lot.

That’s the one but it’s serious money. 

BloodEagle

wtf mate its only 3 grand

badlydrawnbanjo

BloodEagle said:

wtf mate its only 3 grand

Just been down the back of the sofa...

badlydrawnbanjo

One last shout in case anyone missed this.