My Jazzmaster. His Jazzmaster.

riotshield · Post by **riotshield** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:28 am

Morning.
Recently I got a nice AVRI Jazzmaster built this year which after replacing the bridge pickup with seymour duncan ant.II (not big difference to be honest) made me a very happy owner. Up to now I have been using only japanese/mexican/korean guitars, by that meaning the cheaper versions of the guitars I really wanted. One day I decided to sell everything but the japanese jaguar and try to get an american jazzmaster.
I didnt do that cause Im impressed from all that snobbery of USA! vs. other factories but as I understood after playing the jazzy I got, it really made a difference at least compared with the guitars I had till then.
(Small parentesis, the korea made Gretch G5129 hollow body was amazingly sound AND construction wise but unfortunately it was not the sound i wanted in the end)

So, I was so impressed as I said until Thursday when I got to play a beautiful, beat up, vintage '79 jazzmaster with block inlays and bound neck (see here actually). This guitar feels and sounds so different than mine. I wont go into details cause it makes me sad, I will just say that when they made those reissues, well they made a pretty good guitar, but still its quite far from the original stuff.

BTW, the neck of the vintage was more narrow, almost like a mustang, is this how they were supposed to be back then? if i can get a vintage neck from ebay could i put it in mine?

riotshield · Post by **riotshield** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:34 am

wow, just checked on ebay, didnt know that vintage jazzmasters have gone up so much.4000$ the cheapest...

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:02 pm

yeah, jaZzy's are stu[id high.
i remember a vintage jag and jazzy from like 62 would be right around 2 grand, the jazzy might be a couple hundered more, but now, whatever you would pay for a vintage jag, tack on about 500.00-1,500.00 for a jazzy of the same year and condition.

SAVEStheDAY · Post by **SAVEStheDAY** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:24 pm

I'm not sure if this has been discussed to death or not, but with the Fender price increase things are only going to get crazier. The CP Jazzmaster now starts at $1070 on Musicians Friend! Weren't they $800 a month ago?!

riotshield · Post by **riotshield** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:28 pm

does anyone know where i can get me a custom neck for jazzmaster with 1.5" nut width?
I checked warmoth and the narrowest thy do is 1. 5/8"

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:03 pm

uuuhhhhmmmm

riotshield · Post by **riotshield** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:07 pm

yeah, i was wondering as well