I'll be the owner of one of these shortly. I've read a lot of criticism online about these, mainly to do with the fact there are humbuckers in a Jazzmaster.
I had a Blacktop Jaguar which is a great workhorse. I just found the shorter scale a bit odd to deal with, and noticeable around the 7th fret in particular. Anyways, this Jazzmaster should satisfy my humbucking needs.
Well that'll suit me fine. I have a standard CIJ Jazzmaster, and love the feel of it, so something with a similar feel, but with humbuckers will give me my humbucking kick.
I can't afford a Lee Ranaldo sig! Based on my own one, it looks like I'll have to change the bridge on the HH one. I put a tuneomatic into my CIJ one, and it seems to have done the trick. So that will be one thing I'll look at.
The coil splitting option in the HH model isn't something I'll use a whole lot, so might replace the pickups eventually. Maybe a tip to wide range humbuckers, ala Ranaldo's Jazzblaster.
I've seen Creamerys recommended.
Any other Jazzmaster HH players here?
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I would imagine the humbuckers in HH jazzmasters are standard sized?
Short of keeping my eyes open for a used Jazzmaster HH, I notice there's a new Jazzmaster HH Player, which could be an option on the used market. I'm not too sure what the technical difference are between it and the standard HH MIM other than the finishes...
A cheaper option might be the Affinity Squier Jazzmaster HH, which seems suspiciously cheap! I don't know if it would be worth investing in wide range buckers to put into one of these, but it is a hardtail, which is an advantage in itself....
Swap out the pickups for Mojo wide range Jazzmaster pickups if that's what you want.
A Squier Mascis or Deluxe or possibly a Fender Classic Player JM if you can find one cheap enough.
Like a bit of a fool, I recently sold a Jazzmaster baritone because I didn't like the trebly plink plink off it..... A pickup change could have solved it all.....
Just to let you know also that proper full size wrhb wouldn't fit in the standard humbucker route either so the HH options might not be what you're after. I'm sure a pickup builder could make something close to a wide range in standard Hb size though.
Again though, a standard JM would be my choice and then a pickup swap. Unless of course you find you like the pickups it comes with.
I just put this JM together with Mojo WRHB. The pickups are excellent!http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/138525/new-jazzmaster-build#latest
On a side note, any humbucker suggestions for a baritone Jazzmaster that wouldn't get too muddy?
Aesthetically I think they look cool on a JM.
Or could a regular Jazzmaster body be altered to accommodate humbucker sized wide range pickups ?