blue jazzmaster project

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:51 pm

Happened upon a body on offset, had a pile of spare parts that I am trying to downsize/use, so its time to start another project

the body is in the mail along with some other small bits, but here is a preview...

the body on the old guitar:

I am currently using gun oil to finish an allparts tele deluxe style neck (maple with the bullet and big headstock), I have some gibson p90's coming in the mail going under aged nickle covers like these...

to finish it off i have some aged white witch hats, a paul rhoney hard tail adapter, and I am going to put a jazz bass bridge cover over the trem area a la the SG-GT

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:47 pm

I like it except for the odd way the stripes end on the back.

It's got a cool relic'd look to it.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 12:55 am

I love it! That thing is going to sound balls to the wall with the Gibson P90s, those are my favorite pickups right now. Make sure the covers you have are sized for SAE polepieces.

speedfish · Post by **speedfish** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 1:11 am

Love it! Has a cool 70's vibe about it.

Joey · Post by **Joey** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 1:35 am

Those JM painted bodies go for under $200 on ebay. I absolutely love em. If you do not get along with the body, hit me up, I'll take it off your hands.

Joey · Post by **Joey** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:50 am

I found your actual guitar photo's saved on my laptop. It sold on ebay around Dec 2012. Made by MJT (Mark Jenny Tele) and his son Matt.

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 6:37 am

This neck and a 24" maple neck for a mustang project are coated in about 3 or 4 coats of boiled linseed oil, and are drying. Tomorrow or Monday I will coat both in gun oil, let them cure, then I just have to wait on the bits to arrive. The downside is that the neck needs the tuners and nut mounted, I don't have the skill or tools for that so it will be going to the luthier when that point comes. He is back logged with a couple of my guitars already, so completion might be a while out. The upside is that I can now wire it, set it up, etc. which is miles ahead of where I was even months ago.

StevePirates · Post by **StevePirates** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 7:09 am

This looks awesome. I actually like the abrupt compstripe box-end on the back. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

speedfish · Post by **speedfish** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 11:51 am

Became curious after reading Joey's response and found MJT's website:

http://mjtagedfinishes.com/

I also dig how the stripe wraps around the back, then ends. Never really got on with how Fender stops the comp stripes at the edge of the guitar, but makes sense from a manufacturing and cost standpoint.

luciguci · Post by **luciguci** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 8:11 pm

StevePirates wrote:This looks awesome. I actually like the abrupt compstripe box-end on the back. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

Same here, it just looks right. I love it.

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 2:58 am

Initial mockup, neck needs more finishing, next time I would just go mjt for $300, finishing necks suuuuucks

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 3:28 am

I love the bass cover concept.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 3:30 am

im not sure how i feel about the bridge cover. But i love everything else about that guitar

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 3:34 am

Bridge cover+hard tail = $40, muuuuch cheaper than avri trem, staytrem collet, staytrem bridge, etc.