Jazzmaster now your go-to guitar?

lovestrat74 · February 22

Nice pics Gav

Creed_Clicks · February 22

@lovestrat74 Nice! How does it fare out playing the tele V a Jazzmaster with that setup? Is one more comfy than the other for you?

lovestrat74 · February 22

Creed_Clicks said:

@lovestrat74 Nice! How does it fare out playing the tele V a Jazzmaster with that setup? Is one more comfy than the other for you?

I can't compare to a JM as I've never owned one, but to a Tele - not sure if this is all in my head but - it feels more refined. Love the descendant trem it adds another dimension. But you can't beat a Tele for digging in at the bridge. It's horses for courses but I love both. It didn't take me a lot of getting used to the JM setup on a Tele body. This is why I am intrigued to find out more about JMs.

lovestrat74 · February 22

Interesting vid here... Especially what he did with the rhythm section on his JM.

Sharky77 · February 22

Yeah I watched that video whilst waiting for my Jazzmaster body to ship from the US. Really interesting!

lovestrat74 · February 22

Sharky77 said:

Yeah I watched that video whilst waiting for my Jazzmaster body to ship from the US. Really interesting!

Great rhythm player!

Revolutions · February 22

Coming back here just because, pics. Everyone needs a JM in their lives at some point.

Image: https://i.ibb.co/z5pB6TX/IMG-2708.jpg

GavRichList · February 22

Revolutions said: Coming back here just because, pics. Everyone needs a JM in their lives at some point.

FTFY

duotone · March 16

Cheers all.

I watched a Rhett Shull video where he compares & ranks the 5 Jazzmasters he tries & made a note of the pickups each of them had, just to try & get my head around them a bit more.

5. Fender American Ultra Jazzmaster - Ultra Noiseless Vintage Jazzmaster Single-coil
4. Fender American Pro II Jazzmaster - Fender V-Mod II Jazzmaster Single-coil
3. Fender Custom Shop '59 Jazzmaster - Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Jazzmaster Single-coil
2. Squier '60s Classic Vibe Jazzmaster - Fender Designed Alnico Single-coil
1. Fender Vintera II '50s Jazzmaster - Fender Vintage-style '50s Jazzmaster Single-coil

Phew!

Cheers @jellybelly I'll give those Sonic Youth songs a listen, I'm not familiar with either of them.

Cranky · March 16

lovestrat74 said:

If the Jazzmaster is now your #1 guitar, what guitar was your go-to before?

I have never owned a jazzmaster so I am intrigued to know what was your go-to before your JM.

I mainly play T-style guitars and I see the JM as an in-between, between a Tele and Strat. Is that a fair assumption?

Tell me why I need/should own a JM...

I think you have it right. And I also mainly play a T-style.

A proper Jazzmaster also has the rhythm circuit. I like the rhythm circuit in itself, but it also is much easier for me to do that cello effect there (using my thumb) than it is on a Strat (with the pinky).

I am naturally drawn to rhythm. JMs make great rhythm guitars. And they are very versatile. Great for jazzy stuff, ambient stuff, alternative and grunge, etc etc etc. I like the way @Kuras describes it all.

And they look cool.

AntonHunter · March 17

Cranky said:

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A proper Jazzmaster also has the rhythm circuit. I like the rhythm circuit in itself, but it also is much easier for me to do that cello effect there (using my thumb) than it is on a Strat (with the pinky).

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Oooh, hadn't thought of trying that, I'll give it a go.