Troy Van Leeuwen Signature Jazzmaster

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:11 pm

MIM and apparently won't have the Mastery bridge in the photo.

Instagram lank

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:27 pm

It's very hot but shit's getting out of hand. This dork, really?

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:34 pm

Makes me want to put a tort pickguard on the telecaster I thought I'd just finished modding.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 1:05 am

What does the top switch do?

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 2:12 am

I'll be damned....don't know anything about the specs nor am I a fanboy of this dude, but if it plays as good as it looks I may have just found my next guitar.

Concretebadger · Post by **Concretebadger** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 10:03 am

Dunno who Troy Van Leeuwen is - I had to Google and found he's in QotSA, which is cool - but I like it. Gorgeous colour, and the rhythm selector switch is cool as a toggle. Not that I use that circuit, but still.

I've seen some people on OSG (yeah, I know...OSG) grumbling about the trem placement...it looks a bit closer to the bridge maybe, but I don't see a problem with it. That guitar's hawt. I kinda want.

George · Post by **George** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 10:37 am

gotte be someone on shortscale's turn soon

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 11:28 am

Wonder if he'll play this one never seen him play his Yamaha Sig...

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 2:15 pm

dezb1 wrote:Wonder if he'll play this one never seen him play his Yamaha Sig...

He apparently got turned on to Jazzmasters by Johnny Marr. He also like the old Squier VM JM with the Strat Jack. The Fender interview with him is pretty good.

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 2:44 pm

I still prefer his Yamaha model, he'll of a guitarist though

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 4:11 pm

George wrote:gotte be someone on shortscale's turn soon

Sloan-caster. The photo ops would have him stealing pizza with the guitar on his back.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 5:06 pm

taylornutt wrote:
dezb1 wrote:Wonder if he'll play this one never seen him play his Yamaha Sig...
He apparently got turned on to Jazzmasters by Johnny Marr. He also like the old Squier VM JM with the Strat Jack. The Fender interview with him is pretty good.

So what you're saying he has a long history with the Jazzmaster that warrants a Sig model... where as the Yamaha was just a money making exercise.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 8:37 pm

I never know what warrants most guys getting signature models except it helps a company sell things.

I never buy a signature guitar for the artist as much as the features on that particular guitar.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 1:03 am

Seen him play a Squier Jaguar live, butterscotch with the strat jack, and I've seen pictures of him playing Jazzmasters and stuff. He has an interesting collection. I loved his three-P90 Yamaha ES335 signature a few years back (so much so that I jumped on the limited edition Riviera Epiphone w/3 P90s as I missed out on getting one).

Don't really get the bitching; he's in one of the biggest bands in the world, y'know?

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 1:25 am

After googling, there are plenty of shots of him using the Yamaha

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 6:01 am

ekwatts wrote:Don't really get the bitching; he's in one of the biggest bands in the world, y'know?

I don't really think of him as the current auxiliary dude from QOTSA cause I stopped listening to them ages ago and therefore haven't seen any videos of them where he's featured.
He was the dude from A Perfect Circle in any press I've ever seen on him.
Who are shit.

Fair dos to anyone who wants a Jazzmaster so they can cop that QOTSA sound, I guess.

Concretebadger · Post by **Concretebadger** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 10:52 am

taylornutt wrote:I never buy a signature guitar for the artist as much as the features on that particular guitar.

That's the impression I get about the Marr sig jag. It's not that Marr isn't a respected musician; it's the fact that it's a bloody nice guitar.

dub · Post by **dub** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 8:57 pm

paul_ wrote:
ekwatts wrote:Don't really get the bitching; he's in one of the biggest bands in the world, y'know?
I don't really think of him as the current auxiliary dude from QOTSA cause I stopped listening to them ages ago and therefore haven't seen any videos of them where he's featured.
He was the dude from A Perfect Circle in any press I've ever seen on him.
Who are shit.

Troy was with them when I saw them in early 2003.

Yeah, APC are like all the worst parts of Tool, Smashing Pumpkins and NIN mixed up together. I did like that song they did that featured Jarboe though.

I've never listened to Failure. Any opinions? I just imagine it'll be more 90s alternative bollocks.

awfurby · Post by **awfurby** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 10:46 pm

He's a good player in a great band. Overshadowed by Josh Homme a bit, but I like what he plays. None of that tedious meedly meedly.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 9:26 pm

awfurby wrote:He's a good player in a great band. Overshadowed by Josh Homme a bit, but I like what he plays. None of that tedious meedly meedly.

Although Troy ends up playing alot of the lead parts live, allowing Josh to concentrate on rhythm and singing. Always fun to watch, anyway.