Sonic Youth signature Jazzmasters (official)

Aeon · Post by **Aeon** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:00 am

http://www.fender.com/sonicyouth/

I'd be interested to see if the widerangers are actually constructed like the originals or if they're just voiced like them. The other question is where these are being constructed -- my guess is on America, but they did do the Mascis model in Japan.

I think these look great on paper -- they have all the mods you'd want to do right out of the box, and the color choice are pretty cool in my opinion. I doubt I'd be getting one any time soon, but I'd consider one over an AVRI model.

aen · Post by **aen** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:06 am

Do want Jazzblaster, but I bet it'd be cheaper to build my own.

superfuzz · Post by **superfuzz** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:44 am

I bet they're MIM, like the mascismaster, and I bet they have the same WRRIs as the '72 tele custom/deluxes. They sound epic though.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:48 am

"newly revoiced and improved Fender wide range humbucker"

O RLY?

Aeon wrote:...my guess is on America, but they did do the Mascis model in Japan.

yea, so I would say japan. I'm still rather irked by the price bump on the mascis. that was so stupid of them; they bumped it right out of so many Dino Jr. fans price range. it'll probably be the same for these though.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:04 am

A-17 A-17 G-22p G-26 F#-46 F#-46

Are those really the tuning/gauges they use?

vincel · Post by **vincel** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:17 am

The black anodized aluminium pickguard is a nice touch. If I hadn't already just bought another Jazzmaster then I'd probably have grabbed one of these straight away, I'll most likely have to wait until next year now.

vincel · Post by **vincel** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:21 am

NickS wrote:
A-17 A-17 G-22p G-26 F#-46 F#-46
Are those really the tuning/gauges they use?

Yeah, for Tom Violence/Schizophrenia/White Kross and others.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:02 am

I do like the look of these. Sig guitars seem contrary to the whole sonic youth thing though. Would SY buy sig guitars? No.

That said, they've made some great music and deserve to coin-in.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:36 am

hahah that tuning scrap could just read "D O U C H E" instead.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:59 am

LOL just noticed the ginger pony-tail guy in the lower right-hand corner.

Mike makes it his business to be wrong about Sonic Youth.

kim · Post by **kim** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:29 am

sellouts

sy are playing here later this year, it's like 30+ euro , nuts glad i saw them last year for way less and they payed lots of old songs, i bet now they're just gonna play the new (shit) album, sy 'the blues years'

Post by **Mike** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 11:26 am

timhulio wrote:LOL just noticed the ginger pony-tail guy in the lower right-hand corner.

Mike makes it his business to be wrong about Sonic Youth.

It's not my fault I can see through posturing to the banal wank they are.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:31 pm

I like the finish on Moore's jazzmaster. reminds me of my trusty Melody maker.

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 1:24 pm

They look awesome. I cant make up my mind about which one I prefer. I would like to see the prices.

aen · Post by **aen** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 1:54 pm

Mike wrote:
timhulio wrote:LOL just noticed the ginger pony-tail guy in the lower right-hand corner.

Mike makes it his business to be wrong about Sonic Youth.
It's not my fault I can see through posturing to the banal wank they are.

I'd rather listen to sonic Youth having a group shit in a slaughter house for a week than suffer through an elliot smith record.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 1:57 pm

this statement:

Thurston Moore / Lee Ranaldo wrote: After playing and slaying Fender Jazzmasterz for the last 20+ years we are totally PSYCHED and HONORED to have our very own signature axes.

really makes me question my fandom.

Do want Jazzblaster though.

aen · Post by **aen** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 2:00 pm

heavium wrote: sellouts

ahahahaha, you must be referring to their appearence on Seventh Heaven a few years back? Or their major label record contract? or their music's inclusion on numerous big studio films? Surely not that they let a company make guitars for them...

vincel · Post by **vincel** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 2:00 pm

endsjustifymeans wrote:Do want Jazzblaster though.

Testify, brother!

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 2:23 pm

aen wrote:
heavium wrote: sellouts

ahahahaha, you must be referring to their appearence on Seventh Heaven a few years back? Or their major label record contract? or their music's inclusion on numerous big studio films? Surely not that they let a company make guitars for them...

Aen, cuts straight through the bullshit!

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 2:46 pm

I am happy to be represented by artists I like. So far, most sig guitars I would buy are the Jazzmasters (Elvis, Mascis, SY).

Others?

Joe Strummer Tele
Billy Zoom (X) Gretsch
Brian Setzer Gretsch
Horton Heat Gretsch
Bo Diddley Gretsch
Joey Ramone Mosrite
Andy Summers Fender
Pete Shelley Eastwood
Teh Kurdtz Jag-stang

Who else?

80s
John Frusciante
The Edge?
Johnny Marr
Social Distortion Les Paul
Stooges
Misfits (Glenn Danzig)
Johnny Thunders
Talking Heads?
DEVO
B-52s
Marc Ribot
Blitza Bargeld
D. Boon

90s
Johnny Greenwood (Starcaster!)
Joey Santiago!
Southern Culture on the Skids (Danelectro?)

Sonic Youth signature Jazzmasters (official)

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