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Awesome! So this sufficiently satiates the want for a birth-year guitar then?

Also: Dammit, I just received my new Jazzmaster at work yesterday. It's merely a Classic Player model; I am humbled.

definitely very cool. I like the bendy arm as well.

lorez wrote: The wear and tear is cool as well.

erm where ??? It looks very clean, nice Jazzy !!!

Stunning! Congrats.

Super nice.

avj wrote:Awesome! So this sufficiently satiates the want for a birth-year guitar then?

Also: Dammit, I just received my new Jazzmaster at work yesterday. It's merely a Classic Player model; I am humbled.

well i took the neck off tonight and it's stamp is 19NOV71B, the serial is early 72, it was sold as a 73. I haven't had chance to look at the pickups and pots which should reveal more info but the fact the neck says 71 i'm going to say it's a birth year guitar poor pictures follow (I need to get a better camera)




having played it tonight I love the neck, the guitar feels heavier than I expected and it needs a bit of a clean. the electrics sound a little bit scratchy at times and it doesn't like my dimmer lights and my lead with the silent jacks. I need to give the pots a clean as well as a few other bits. it plays brilliantly though and I love the chunkiness of the neck. It feels just right. It sounds sweet though and looking forward to getting to know it better.

avj, I wish i'd picked a CP jazzy sooner, it might of saved me this expense

othomas2 wrote:

lorez wrote: The wear and tear is cool as well.

erm where ??? It looks very clean, nice Jazzy !!!

i've not done shots of the back or neck yet

That's ace Chris, well done sir!! Looks really clean as well. You liking the neck?

Fran wrote:

That's ace Chris, well done sir!! Looks really clean as well. You liking the neck?

i really love the neck, it feels like I have something to grasp. it's deeper than I expected and sits in my palm nicely with either playing cowboy chords or punk chords where as most of the time I feel its one or the other. its not one for big bends I think but I know when I get around it I can get the sounds I want. I spent a bit tonight trying out some james brown and if I can hit those chops on it then I can hit most of the things that would make me happy

I really need to sort out the scratchy sounds though, it might need the pots cleaning and I might need to adjust the set up. the crazy thing is that there are 11s on there and to me they feel like 9s. There were 2 shims in the neck which makes the actions really low but expect some q's about set ups and pick ups adjustments

I am really happy for you, Chris. I was pining for a jazzmaster recently but was not able to make it happen. Though by finishing my Musicmaster project I now also have a birth year guitar which is cool having a guitar the same age as yourself. I may end up just making my own jazzmaster down the road.

lorez wrote:

avj wrote:Awesome! So this sufficiently satiates the want for a birth-year guitar then?

Also: Dammit, I just received my new Jazzmaster at work yesterday. It's merely a Classic Player model; I am humbled.

well i took the neck off tonight and it's stamp is 19NOV71B, the serial is early 72, it was sold as a 73. I haven't had chance to look at the pickups and pots which should reveal more info but the fact the neck says 71 i'm going to say it's a birth year guitar poor pictures follow (I need to get a better camera)

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having played it tonight I love the neck, the guitar feels heavier than I expected and it needs a bit of a clean. the electrics sound a little bit scratchy at times and it doesn't like my dimmer lights and my lead with the silent jacks. I need to give the pots a clean as well as a few other bits. it plays brilliantly though and I love the chunkiness of the neck. It feels just right. It sounds sweet though and looking forward to getting to know it better.

avj, I wish i'd picked a CP jazzy sooner, it might of saved me this expense

Hah, nice! I'd say that's close enough

After months of deliberation, I decided a CP would be the best fit for me because I'd like to refinish it and not have to feel the crushing guilt of destroying an extravagant purchase.

borrow a decent camera and do it justice!

stewart wrote:borrow a decent camera and do it justice!

I have a film camera but i'll try and sort something out digitally to do it justice. I will be bringing it to the UKfest meet thing though

I have a feeling this might make me be a bridge pickup convert. It sounds so lush and not as trebley as some, really warm. It definitely doesn't like our dimmer lights though, i think I might need to take a look at the grounding as there is a more hum than there was with other single coil guitars.