Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 9:51 pm
this should be your new avatarbenecol wrote:You lot may mock, but it'd be a deal breaker for me. Of course, I have a proper Jazzmaster...
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:01 pm
I never change my avatar. Never.
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:03 pm
The cork isn't actually wet haha. He's either a massive noob or has the corksniffing power to empty the cork of all liquid as vapour. In which case he's a god.
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:06 pm
Maybe he's so refined that he actually grades cork?
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 11:29 pm
I just bought a basswood flying V body
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 12:59 am
That's cause ABC Warriors is fucken awesomebenecol wrote:I never change my avatar. Never.
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 1:05 am
I actually find myself rather unfortunately falling into the category people assumed I was outright making fun of.
I really love that this guitar exists, and I would like to own a JM, but at the same time, part of the reason I want to own a JM is that I'm sick of seeing and hearing Strats and Les Pauls everywhere. Even with the alternative crowd here, they're not that popular. However a lot of them do want offsets, just can't afford a decent model. This could be a "game changer" as people are saying. It's hard to stand out these days and having unique equipment can help. Different combinations of guitars, effects, amps etc. can give you some really memorable sounds.
Granted, if I like a guitar i like it, and frankly I wouldn't mind having a decent Strat someday either.
But I think the issue here is partly that having "a" Jazzmaster be affordable means every one gets that, and it's probably less than ideal for some still and by the time you're finished you could have bought a Classic Player for the same price. It would have been nice if there were some offsets/shortscales in a range of different colours, styles, features whatever. The Pawnshop Mustang and CV Duo Sonic were a nice start. But I want to see more with trems.
I really love that this guitar exists, and I would like to own a JM, but at the same time, part of the reason I want to own a JM is that I'm sick of seeing and hearing Strats and Les Pauls everywhere. Even with the alternative crowd here, they're not that popular. However a lot of them do want offsets, just can't afford a decent model. This could be a "game changer" as people are saying. It's hard to stand out these days and having unique equipment can help. Different combinations of guitars, effects, amps etc. can give you some really memorable sounds.
Granted, if I like a guitar i like it, and frankly I wouldn't mind having a decent Strat someday either.
But I think the issue here is partly that having "a" Jazzmaster be affordable means every one gets that, and it's probably less than ideal for some still and by the time you're finished you could have bought a Classic Player for the same price. It would have been nice if there were some offsets/shortscales in a range of different colours, styles, features whatever. The Pawnshop Mustang and CV Duo Sonic were a nice start. But I want to see more with trems.
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 1:13 am
I don't really care what anybody plays, I have my own likes and dislikes but it is funny that somehow people want to find exclusivity within the most popular guitar brand on planet Earth.
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 1:15 am
Ankhanu wrote:Maybe he's so refined that he actually grades cork?
hahaha, i love this idea
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:21 am
I'm not a huge fan of basswood generally, but these are still going to sell by the boatload...
Now they just need to do a proper Squier Jaguar.... and Duo Sonic II.
Now they just need to do a proper Squier Jaguar.... and Duo Sonic II.
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 2:46 pm
i have no idea what wood my guitars are made of. 
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 2:51 pm
It makes fuck-all difference with distorted electric guitars, anyway.
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 3:16 pm
I have ears of tin in most matters, but ironically basswood's crunch for me is most pronounced when distorted. Don't get me wrong, some folks love it, but it sounds like crunching polystyrene to me x
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 3:30 pm
Basswood's "crunch"?
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 3:31 pm
it's time to strike a blow for basswood. I play some great sounding basses and guitars made of basswood. When the new mascisjazzy is made of it - i would like it. When you don't, go and play a classic player... 
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:47 pm
Yes - I think basswood sounds crunchy. Like a muppet eating a biscuit.Mike wrote:Basswood's "crunch"?
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 6:12 pm
the original J Mascis Jazzmaster was also made from basswood and it sounded great. My old Squier Duo Sonic also was basswood and had a nice warm tone to it. I hate the soft nature of basswood, but it can sound fine.jagsonic wrote:it's time to strike a blow for basswood. I play some great sounding basses and guitars made of basswood. When the new mascisjazzy is made of it - i would like it. When you don't, go and play a classic player...
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:22 pm
Or Mustang. I don't know if I can afford the CP Jag so a Squier Jag or Mustang would be great right now.Phil O'Keefe wrote:I'm not a huge fan of basswood generally, but these are still going to sell by the boatload...
Now they just need to do a proper Squier Jaguar.... and Duo Sonic II.
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:24 pm
IMO, Basswood sounds a bit like the noise clouds make.
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:31 pm
Having bought wood from an actual lumber yard, I have a reasonable idea of what it costs to make a guitar body. For what I pay, it costs £8-12 to make one, from poplar, sapelle or ash. Fender would pay a bit less for their wood. So I don't know where the £100 discrepancy in the prices for (seemingly) just different body woods and a few quid in cost. Personally, I wouldn't use bASSWOOD, because other woods are cheap and readily available. Maybe the 'sustainability' and ease of finishing are factors too?