Some Jazzmaster type discussion please?

Grocer_Jack

kt66 said:

Megii said:

Basically what does a Jazzmaster bring to the party.

how about Marquee Moon,? imho the greatest record ever made

I believe a lot of the 'Jazzmaster'  is actually Tom V's Jaguar with lipstick pickups. But yeah, one of the top 5 albums ever made. 

grungebob

I struggled when I had a jazzmaster. 
It looked lovely, turquoise green metallic and mint guard. It did lend itself very well to lots of effects as the pickups where extremely defined you could still hear clearly all the notes over the effects, but. .... I don’t use effects all that often and I found the stick clean sound to be like a strat with more treble but none of the sustain and if I engaged the rhythm circuit it was too muffled. 
Mine was a stock MIJ model though and I’m told those pickups were a weak point. 
They play great though and are very comfy, mine was 7.25” radius  

Paul_C

grungebob said:

I struggled when I had a jazzmaster. 
It looked lovely, turquoise green metallic and mint guard. It did lend itself very well to lots of effects as the pickups where extremely defined you could still hear clearly all the notes over the effects, but. .... I don’t use effects all that often and I found the stick clean sound to be like a strat with more treble but none of the sustain and if I engaged the rhythm circuit it was too muffled. 
Mine was a stock MIJ model though and I’m told those pickups were a weak point. 
They play great though and are very comfy, mine was 7.25” radius  

Mine had MIJ pickups in - they were awful, the combination of them with 1 meg pots made the bridge pickup bright enough to take the enamel off your teeth.

As I mentioned, I put Lollars in and swapped the pots for 250k, and it sounded lovely.

impmann

https://youtu.be/7I79m7_kAnA

2.42 is when the solo starts.

Nels is the reason I keep returning to the Jazzmaster. Sublime.

impmann

And this particular performance was my introduction to Wilco and what a Jazzmaster is capable of:

https://youtu.be/Cpe_AYaIDSc

Solo at 4:20 ish - before that he’s playing a mad old Hopf guitar.

Grocer_Jack

It's a sort of pipe dream of mine to play the whole of the Marquee Moon LP onstage, just once. My old band used to do See No Evil so that's one ticked off  

Teyeplayer

impmann said:

https://youtu.be/7I79m7_kAnA

2.42 is when the solo starts.

Nels is the reason I keep returning to the Jazzmaster. Sublime.

Great sound and great song. Nels is god...not Clapton.

Sporky

Warmth has a couple of outrageously saucy bodies in stock.

http://www.warmoth.com/Showcase/images/bodies/medium/JMP1271a.jpg

http://www.warmoth.com/Showcase/images/bodies/medium/JMP1256a.jpg

ewal

Bands that scream Jazzmaster tone to me - Swervedriver, The Raveonettes, and Doug the guitarist from Sharon Van Etten's band.

ewal

JM goodness:

not sure he uses an amp though



JM and Jag combo - perfection

Megii

Sporky said:

Warmth has a couple of outrageously saucy bodies in stock.

http://www.warmoth.com/Showcase/images/bodies/medium/JMP1271a.jpg

http://www.warmoth.com/Showcase/images/bodies/medium/JMP1256a.jpg

Oh I say! especially re the second one with the aqua-blue burst and pearl scratchplate. Thanks for all the  new replies and discussion everyone - I do feel like jazzmasters are not such an unknown beast for me now, which is what I was after really, so cheers all!

gringopig

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RMJ

I played on mine for an hour or so late last night. I don't know what it is about that guitar but it makes me play completely differently and creatively. It would be perfect of not for the skinny frets. I've been toying with the idea of getting bigger frets on it.. . 

Grunfeld

RMJ said:

...It would be perfect of not for the skinny frets. I've been toying with the idea of getting bigger frets on it.. . 

We share the same thought.

I'm having another one too: 24 frets, Wizard II neck. 

RMJ

Grunfeld said:

RMJ said:

...It would be perfect of not for the skinny frets. I've been toying with the idea of getting bigger frets on it.. . 

We share the same thought.

I'm having another one too: 24 frets, Wizard II neck. 

You're a sick man

GavRichList

Thurston Moore Solo stuff for a wonderful Jazzmaster sound. 

https://youtu.be/7Lt9xmyaQuE

They sound like nothing else. Love them. Physically they’re more comfortable to play than anything else to me too; the neck somehow feels longer and it really helps for the balance. 

Lebarque

GavRichList said: no

Thurston Moore Solo stuff for a wonderful Jazzmaster sound. 

https://youtu.be/7Lt9xmyaQuE

They sound like nothing else. Love them. Physically they’re more comfortable to play than anything else to me too; the neck somehow feels longer and it really helps for the balance. 

Brilliant. Love a bit of Thurston. And how low are those bottom strings tuned for to?!

Calum13

Very versatile. They can do very nice cleans and very hot leads and fuzzy tones as shown by J mascis, Thurston moore, lee ranaldo ect

Lebarque

Television: 1880 or so. Lovely JM tone.

GavRichList

Clean with just a tiny bit of hair sounds best. Crowther Hotcake and a Jazzmaster is match made in heaven. 

Heres me on (now) @RMJ s JM. 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ7yHP-ArHa/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1vrm63oa4t5cr