New Fender 60th anniversary Jazzmsters

stonevibe

i like these, you can probably tell by my article.

https://www.gearnews.com/fender-celebrates-jazzmaster-60th-anniversary-three-new-models-2018/

Musicman20

Shame the MIM use Pau Ferro and just MIM pickups....they missed a trick there. I would have paid more for rosewood (clearing through CITES) and more expensive pickups.

randella

Fender offsets, for me, are some of *those* guitars - the ones that sound great and look cool when other people play them.

Whenever I've picked one up I look awkward and sound trepidatious.  It's one of life's crosses to bear

randella

I meant to say - good article.  Nicely written.

Babones

I think I mentioned it in a previous thread about these, but Poo Ferro and awful block inlays are a big no from me.

randella

Babones said:

Poo Ferro

Was that your autocorrect judging Fender?

Block inlays - hmm.  I like them, but only once the fingerboard has worn a little.  And never on maple.

Ever.

impmann

Nowt wrong with Pau Ferro.

Not keen on the blocks, the (old man) Fiesta red or the corned beef plate.

However, the prospect of either a blonde or black version is highly appealing - and Daphne Blue (assuming the corned beef isn't applied to this one) sounds amazing.

meltedbuzzbox

I'm glad Fender are finally acting on the offset revival but I am wondering if its a bit to late?

These all look cool, apart from those pickguards.

Babones

randella said:

Babones said:

Poo Ferro

Was that your autocorrect judging Fender?

Definitely Poo.

meltedbuzzbox

Babones said:

randella said:

Babones said:

Poo Ferro

Was that your autocorrect judging Fender?

Definitely Poo.

Why?

Travisthedog

Want that red one more than my next breath right now 

Babones

meltedbuzzbox said:

Babones said:

randella said:

Babones said:

Poo Ferro

Was that your autocorrect judging Fender?

Definitely Poo.

Why?

My opinion only, but I don't like the light brown colour. Many also have streaky, uneven grain patterns or colours running along the board, which again imo, I don't like.

Musicman20

Pau Ferro is a nice wood for fingerboards (I think Musicman use them on their fretless basses) but it doesn't look right here.

WezV

Pau Ferro is a bloody good choice.   In many cases its indistinguishable from a dalbergia, 99% of guitar players would never know.  .. yes it can be a bit paler and redder, but so can some rosewood.   

In short  -  get over it

impmann

WezV said:

Pau Ferro is a bloody good choice.   In many cases its indistinguishable from a dalbergia, 99% of guitar players would never know.  .. yes it can be a bit paler and redder, but so can some rosewood.   

In short  -  get over it

Wis'd.

We all need to accept that the days of cheap rosewood are over - and that there are good alternatives out there. Pau Ferro is one.

Babones

WezV said:  

In short  -  get over it

There is nothing to get over. The same reason someone wouldn't buy a relic, or a quilt top, or a maple fingerboard etc etc.

meltedbuzzbox

impmann said:

WezV said:

Pau Ferro is a bloody good choice.   In many cases its indistinguishable from a dalbergia, 99% of guitar players would never know.  .. yes it can be a bit paler and redder, but so can some rosewood.   

In short  -  get over it

Wis'd.

We all need to accept that the days of cheap rosewood are over - and that there are good alternatives out there. Pau Ferro is one.

...

randella

impmann said:

Wis'd.

We all need to accept that the days of cheap rosewood are over - and that there are good alternatives out there. Pau Ferro is one.

Probably an unpopular view, but it took a couple of years for me to realise that the 'ebony' fingerboard on my Les Paul wasn't ebony at all, but Richlite.

It looks like ebony, plays like ebony, and the guitar sounds bloody great.  I *should* be bothered but I'm not.  Times change.

Neil

stonevibe said:

i like these, you can probably tell by my article.

https://www.gearnews.com/fender-celebrates-jazzmaster-60th-anniversary-three-new-models-2018/

I can tell you like to use the word Cool a lot.

Babones

randella said:

impmann said:

Wis'd.

We all need to accept that the days of cheap rosewood are over - and that there are good alternatives out there. Pau Ferro is one.

Probably an unpopular view, but it took a couple of years for me to realise that the 'ebony' fingerboard on my Les Paul wasn't ebony at all, but Richlite.

It looks like ebony, plays like ebony, and the guitar sounds bloody great.  I *should* be bothered but I'm not.  Times change.

I like richlite too.

stonevibe

I like Pau Ferro and think its a really good (cool...ahem) wood for fretboards personally, it can look really nice as well. My old Fender SRV Strat had a fretboard made from it, the grain was very nice indeed, looked a little like Brazillian rosewood too.