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More Cowbell wrote:We had an old poster here do that to a jagmaster in 2006...but he actually made it into a Jazzmaster by filling the trem cavity then routing out a spot for the jazzyjag tremolo.




This is what it looked like when I bought it and painted it.

Looks awesome! Nice Job with the repainting also. I am not a big tremolo player and didn't want the work or expense of installing a stock tremolo. I was going for more of a one off guitar.

I know some people are purists (snobs) about the tremolo on a Jazzmaster/Jaguar, but I wasn't trying to make a copy of a Jazzmaster but something different.

Someone on Youtube just gave me crap saying I did a half ass job for not doing the tremolo. It's my guitar and I did it the way I wanted.

I may get a real Jazzmaster one day, but for now this works for me.

^ that looks ace.

stewart wrote:^ that looks ace.

+1

Brilliant. The white pickups and pickguard bring out the best in the CAR finish. Well done.

Don't listen to youtube naysayers, there's always some nobber who will sit there typing crap comments with greasy fingers while doing NOTHING themselves to be creative in any way, shape or form.

Some people would sooner step on their mother's face than appear "typical" by using a certain type of vibrato tailpiece on their guitar, what is so hard to understand about that?
Dudes come on, babes might see it.

Mike wrote:

stewart wrote:^ that looks ace.

+1

Brilliant. The white pickups and pickguard bring out the best in the CAR finish. Well done.

Don't listen to youtube naysayers, there's always some nobber who will sit there typing crap comments with greasy fingers while doing NOTHING themselves to be creative in any way, shape or form.

Thanks for the support, Mike and Stewart. Since I am new to ShortScale, that means a lot. I need to post pics of gear on the other thread soon too.

Here is a pic of the Lindy Fralin Jazzmaster Texas Special Pups from my Jaz-g-master (neck= 8400, bridge=9400)

ordered today:
F Tuners
F Neck plate and screws
2 roller knobs

Total Cost thus far - $208
Body - $60
Mustang Bridge - $30
'62 RI Trem Plate - $45
Fender '70's F Tuners, One Set - $39.98
Fender Four Bolt "F" Neck Plate - $12.98
Jazzmaster/Jaguar Control Roller Knob for Mini Pots, Set of Two - $20.49

cost of the mini pots sucks DDDDDDD but i didn't find them anywhere else for cheaper, plus if i did find them for $5 cheaper shipping would cancel that out

So i've realized that i have no screws for parts. I've got the pickguard screws sorted out and pickup screws aswell. What i don't have is screws for the tremolo plate.

QUESTION: Would one of these work for a jag/jm trem assembly? i'm thinking the 6 set would work...

Haze wrote:So i've realized that i have no screws for parts. I've got the pickguard screws sorted out and pickup screws aswell. What i don't have is screws for the tremolo plate.

QUESTION: Would one of these work for a jag/jm trem assembly? i'm thinking the 6 set would work...

That's exactly what I'm using for my Jazzmaster build. They work perfectly.

All i was looking for, thanks astro!

Since i have been waiting two weeks for a pickguard, i decided to shoot an email to the kind gentleman who i had dealt with. He said he totally spaced and forgot to place my order [?] and he would make sure it gets ordered when they make their next shipment [every sunday]

He also offered me these two options to make up for the delay.

1. Give you a full and immediate refund - - - and a 40% discount on any future order of any parts from www.allparts.com (can’t do 40% off on WD orders but I’ll do the best I can - - usually 30-35% on most items). Applies to any order large or small.
2. Give you the pickguard for dealer cost - - - and the 40% discount. You’d get about a $10-12 rebate on the price you paid for the pickguard.

SO, i obviously want the pickguard, so option one is out.

His second offer seems very interesting seeing as how Allparts supplies the neck I'm using: http://www.allparts.com/Replacement-Nec ... ro-21b.htm

I hate to rip the guy off but that neck at 40% off is a steal.

parts bucket:

christmas in octoboer

he still giving you the 40% at ap?

I'm going to place that order next weekend, i'll ask him and see if he can back up his originally quoted discount.
still in for that neck BRAH?

yes. i will call you when i bop out of here.

god haze, only 208 bucks so far for that jazzmaster.
you're tempting me to dare to attempt to build a jazzmaster.

what type of wood is the chambered body?

taylornutt wrote:

Witch Hat knobs rule! Choosing knobs for a guitar is sometimes the most difficult aesthetic choice.

Ben

Knobs are a tough choice, but in the case of witch hats, its like (almost) always a good call.

i hate black witch hats on white. they can work on mint. but black on white guard with white pickup covers? nah. i'll use strat knobs first.

don't get me wrong. that guitar looks great, just not my cup of tea. great execution however nutt.

Josh wrote:god haze, only 208 bucks so far for that jazzmaster.
you're tempting me to dare to attempt to build a jazzmaster.

no, i haven't updated the price list. i've recently added pickups and a pickguard and maybe some other misc parts.
final cost will probably be around 6 hundred.