New Look Jazzmaster, and Tokai SG

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:07 pm

Been crapping on about this SG for a couple of weeks now, but had nothing even resembling a dry (let alone sunny) day to get outside and take some photos; the iceybomb cometh:

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SG is lovely, big bionic neck on it, and while humbuckers aren't my favourite pickups by any stretch of the imagination, they are great fun in an SG. The ROFLs I have playing it are similar to those experienced when messing around with a petrol strimmer.

Also, I changed the guard on my Jazzmaster from tort (see before pic) to mint green. Truth be known, I'm not 100% convinced - I think it looks a little bit wishy-washy, but since it was such a fucking ordeal to change, I'm leaving it on for a while...

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What do you coves think?

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:11 pm

i think the jazzmaster looks much better with that guard. nice socks too.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:15 pm

Them's nitro socks.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:15 pm

Both look great. Definitely prefer the mint guard, but am not a fan of brown tort on much other than black or sunburst.

James · Post by **James** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:18 pm

I would change the SG to remove some of the unnecessary visual detail like pickup ring screws and polepieces like I mentioned in the diary thread but it still looks very nice and the white tuners are great. I'd go for a white or black switch tip ASAP.

The jazzmaster has improved ten fold. You'd be silly to change it back.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:21 pm

Nice guitars dude...

I guarantee the Jazzy would look nicer with some slightly aged pickups, knobs & switch tip

Dunk them in some tea for the evenin'

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benecol · Post by **benecol** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:21 pm

James - I quite like the screws - makes it look more Rob Halford/Leather boy. With you 100% on the switch tip, just can't find one anywhere for the life of me.

Othomas - that's just silly, plus the knobs and p'ups are significantly older looking than the guard already. Fuck soaking my guitar in a bath of tea, then scorching the edges to make it look like a treasure map. Or whatever.

James · Post by **James** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:25 pm

benecol wrote:James - I quite like the screws - makes it look more Rob Halford/Leather boy. With you 100% on the switch tip, just can't find one anywhere for the life of me.

http://www.axesrus.com/axenob.htm

They sell some there. I imagine you would want 'import' ones but it looks like they only sell them as a pack of four.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:28 pm

Ah fuck. I placed an order with them only the other day, too.

James · Post by **James** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:31 pm

Postage is included in the price (or at least it was last time I ordered something) so you won't lose out buy doing a seperate one now.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:33 pm

Trudat. Might chance a cheeky Classifieds thread, see if any kind shortscaler has one spare...

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:54 pm

benecol wrote: Othomas - that's just silly, plus the knobs and p'ups are significantly older looking than the guard already. Fuck soaking my guitar in a bath of tea, then scorching the edges to make it look like a treasure map. Or whatever.

You said 'I'm not 100% convinced - I think it looks a little bit wishy-washy'

You asked for opinions I'm just saying what I think. Darkening the covers etc will improve the aesthetics IMO... it won't look like a treasure map... just more cohesive overall.

Post by **Mike** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:00 pm

James wrote: The jazzmaster has improved ten fold. You'd be silly to change it back.

This.

The other guitar is ridiculous.

Post by **Doog** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:18 pm

Lovely stuff, would rock either one of them into a cocked hat. Which sounds rude.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:04 pm

That SG looks beautiful...would totally rock that.

The Jazzmaster needs vintage tort, the color itself being a pastel is wishy washy either way IMO

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:38 pm

Pastel + tort = fuck off.

Y'done good.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:45 pm

othomas2 wrote:
benecol wrote: Othomas - that's just silly, plus the knobs and p'ups are significantly older looking than the guard already. Fuck soaking my guitar in a bath of tea, then scorching the edges to make it look like a treasure map. Or whatever.
You said 'I'm not 100% convinced - I think it looks a little bit wishy-washy'

You asked for opinions I'm just saying what I think. Darkening the covers etc will improve the aesthetics IMO... it won't look like a treasure map... just more cohesive overall.

FUCKING WHATEVER.

No, I did ask for opinions, wasn't really jumping at you, I'm just not a fan of relicing or whatever. The pickups are yellowing away nicely ta.

Nick, I liked the tort that was on there, not arsed about vintage tort.

Mike, you're just in deep, deep denial.

Gavin · Post by **Gavin** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:47 pm

I think the jazzy looks good with both. I slightly favour the mint guard though, looks classier.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:14 pm

benecol wrote:Nick, I liked the tort that was on there, not arsed about vintage tort.

Yeah I know it'd be totally impractical, and I know newer tort doesn't always photograph as nice as it looks. I think after giving it a second look I liked it the way it was before, which is weird because I have a sonic blue ish guitar with a mint guard and I love the color combo, maybe cause they set each other off more.

Also thinking about it, gold anodized would look pretty awesome on there too. But it's not for everyone.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 9:17 pm

Love the Tokai and that color combo on the jazzy. My Greco also has the amber tip. but it's a real amber tip, the original piece that came with the guitar, not some reliced jive. I'm hardly going to change it just because some relicing types abuse the look.