NGD: Squier VM Jazzmaster

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Mon Jan 18, 2021 10:43 am

Have you thought about trying a gold scratchplate?

Post by **Doog** » Mon Jan 18, 2021 11:23 am

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Mon Jan 18, 2021 11:24 am

Fakir Mustache wrote:How about '58 style black pickup covers?

I will never again accept any colour other than black for the plastic bits of a sunburst guitar. My Jaguar came with a tort pickguard and white pickups, as is usual, and I hated it. When I slapped that black 'guard and took the pickup covers off, the whole thing suddenly made sense. An ugly, dysfunctional guitar became a beautiful, dysfunctional guitar.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Mon Jan 18, 2021 10:59 pm

Looks good Doog

Post by **Doog** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:19 pm

Well, weird grain sunburst; we had a good run.

Thanks to Northwest Guitars UK, I picked up a relative inexpensive body (Ã‚Â£165 I think) because both 'black-n-gold, AND 'black-n-tort' look siiiiiick. Euan is likely refinishing the sunburst for me in some form of surf/seafoam green so I've got many options.

The body came drilled for everything other than the pickguard holes, so I set about fillin' em up:

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Stay down, damnit. The earth connection has been drilled to go to the tailpiece (rather than the bridge), so nothing more to do here other than SMACK

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This is what is called a 'Pro Move'; get fucked, restringing!

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Bend over, let me see you shake a tail(piece)feather

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Strung-up to the lemons, thanks to the brave (oddly-grained) donor

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Although this guard pretty much fit on the stock VM body, if you check out the bridge cup routes, they're a bit off on this new bod. I read last night that there's some discrepancy between various JM models, Fender vs. Squier etc, and I think this body maybe uses a standard US Fender measurement, not a big deal as it can still intonate fine.

As such, and it getting late in the evening, I opted to file down the sunburst's Classic Player torty guard instead, as the noise was less horrific.

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Moody boudoir photography shot

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Twins (1988)

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Twins feat. MF DOOM (2021)

gusman2x · Post by **gusman2x** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:31 pm

Hot dog, that's a good looking jazzy. Love the idea of black and gold, haven't seen that before.

plopswagon · Post by **plopswagon** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:36 pm

SEX (if you're into that sort of thing)

There's something to be said about a tort on black especially with a matching headstock.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:41 pm

Superb Doog. Whilst I love black and tort, get that gold guard on it ASAP!

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 6:02 pm

Yep, get the gold back on.

And get those trem cavities shielded, for fuck's sake. I can hear them from here.

Post by **Hurb** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 6:14 pm

Black is such a good look!

Post by **Doog** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 7:31 pm

Despite some ugly drill-n-file routing (hidden by the bridge, idgaf) and needing to drill in the remaining 12 pickguard screw holes, we're done:

Navigating body-mounted pickups with a metal guard sure does make everything a tight fit, DANG. Likely scuffed up the sides of the pickups but nothing really visible so ehhhh.

Pretty cool, not 100% sure it's as hot as black-n-tort (honestly why I got the Jag in the first place), but both are still a step up from the 'sunburst shed' look.

Will defo need to source a nice art deco strap in a non clashy colour, the work never ends, swoon

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 7:36 pm

Oooo

Hard to say. It looks great but I prefer gold on colors to gold on black, while tort on black is tried and true. It def looks more striking with gold....Gonna be honest and bear with me here, but I think it needs white hats and a

for the gold to work proper.

Right now as it sits I think tort works a little better. Just my opinion.

Post by **Doog** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 7:49 pm

The colour balance is a little nicer in natural light, but I hear you. For my money, *amber*s look goofy against the white plastics, like a clown nose. Jury's out on witch hats; I love them in this kinda context though, more matchy-matchy:

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 8:11 pm

Yes Doog, that looks wonderful.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 8:21 pm

Ooh, definitely the black and gold. Pretty sure I have some black witch hats here, shout if you want them posting. Will also take some reference snaps of my surf green for you too.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 8:49 pm

I was Black/Gold until I saw THE BROTHERS together.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 9:18 pm

black & gold just seems so nice, I kept thinking to call dibs as I was looking at it.

Post by **Doog** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 9:41 pm

Squier just made a Doog sig JM and it sold out instantly:

http://www.andertons.co.uk/guitar-dept ... -black-lrl

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 9:46 pm

Doog wrote:Squier just made a Doog sig JM and it sold out instantly:

http://www.andertons.co.uk/guitar-dept ... -black-lrl

Shenanigans

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 10:54 pm

Doog wrote:Squier just made a Doog sig JM and it sold out instantly:

http://www.andertons.co.uk/guitar-dept ... -black-lrl

needs black pickup covers and witch hats but I would definitely give it a bash