Should I build a Jazzmaster?

Ché

Basically... after much soul searching and wallet emptying I've come to the conclusion that I need to build my own gutiar to get what I want from a guitar. But even that opens up a whole can of worms.
This is completely new terriroty for me so I'm not sure whether to go the Warmoth route, modify something existing, or have some one else do it.

Pretty much I'd like this guitar with a natural body finish, adjusto-matic and a P Rail's (although I think WRHB's look cooler):


Switching wise I could do something akin to this:
http://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/artist-interview/thrice-p-rails/

What do you guys reckon? Get a CP Jazz and put P Rails in it? Get one of Fender's HH Jazzer's with coiltap and refinish it? Buy a Ronaldo sig, add a tone knob and shut up?

edit: Looks like some-one beat me to it
https://reverb.com/item/672610-fender-jazzmaster-hh-rosewood-seymour-duncan-p-rails-chrome

Strat_a_tat_tat

Classifieds? 

Ché

Grrrrrr. IPhone. Thanks man >:D<

Edit: altered original WTB post

Ché

Anyone?

ICBM

The Fender is probably the easiest option.

I'd put the switches for the P-Rails in the 'Jazzmaster rhythm circuit' position, but apart from that it would be fairly straightforward to convert I think.

Ché

Cheers man, I think the Fender HH Jazzmaster would be easiest given it's routed for humbuckers and P rails would retrofit. Sigler music sell one that's been converted with push pull knobs for the P rail functions which looks cool. Suppose I could always refinish it.

meltedbuzzbox

buy a les paul if you want p-rails and a TOM

You are removing the essence of the guitar by removing its 2 defining features (and the mastery/staytrem bridges are much better and a better match for the radius of the neck etc etc)

stonevibe

meltedbuzzbox said:

buy a les paul if you want p-rails and a TOM

You are removing the essence of the guitar by removing its 2 defining features (and the mastery/staytrem bridges are much better and a better match for the radius of the neck etc etc)

Ignore this and do what you want fella.

meltedbuzzbox

sorry, I am grumpy today!!

Ché

I'm happy with the jazzmaster bridge and tremolo system. I'd just get an American Special otherwise. The body is what appeals to me mainly. Jazzmaster with the sustain of a Les Paul and a tremolo. Think the tremolo limits sustain though.

meltedbuzzbox

My mastery bridge makes my JM ring as long as my Les Paul.

Look at sonic youth and their switch from TOM bridges to Mastery.