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Anyway, they;re really good guitars, not "proper" Jazzmasters, but 90% there, look the part and are excellent in their own right.
But I would make the argument that those saying they're better than guitars 3x the price have never played any really great 1k+ guitars. They're good, but nothing is that good.
With that said, it has real character, is really well out together and is bags of fun.
I prefer the red deluxe to the white Mascis.
The pickups are more P90 than JM, but that's not a bad thing to me.
I put a Staytrem on mine, still get to play it occasionally as my mate bought it, the neck was best thing about it in my opinion.
They look similar but they aren't. The Mascis is much better than a VM 'out of the box' (every VM I've tried in shops has had issues). As has been said, the bridges are different from the go, and the trem is further forward on the Mascis which goives the guitar a different, less 'floppy' playing experience as string tension is different. Also the behind-the-bridge harmonics a re different so it sounds slightly different from a regular JM.
Also the neck... the VMs is much slimmer of course.
Replacement bridges for the Mascis are IMHO a must, and both of mine have been replaced with roller units (no strings snagging in pointy saddles).
I'm not keen on the hot bridge P90 so have replaced the bridge pickups on mine with Mojos, which in conjunction with the original P90 at the neck gives a very useful set of sounds.
Over time I've uograded electrics and one has a 'proper' fender trem with the lock... don't know why other than it looks better and feels a bit more responsive (but that may be my imagination!).
I find the Mascis is the perfect guitar for using with our band, as it is just so playable and versatile.
I don't know what their future is. There's a suggestion all of the MIC classic vibes are being phased out, and the newly branded (inferior?) Indonesian classic vibes are to take over...living off the name so to speak. These Mascis models are made in the same factory as the MIC classic vibes I think, so if these shift over to somewhere else I guess the quality could dip.
Taken from offset guitars forum:
The new Jay Mascis Jazzmasters are now made in Taiwan ...
The 50s and 60s classic vibe must follow too, I think ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auaNmXyO6ZU&feature=youtu.be
Will report back once I've received it.
The bridge is decked but the action is still too high so the neck needs shimming. I'll go down a gauge to 10s too.
Then I'm pretty sure it will be fantastic.
Just reviving this thread to ask whether anyone can recommend a drop in roller bridge for the Squier J Mascis?
@impmann
@gusman2x
@dogload
Any tips?