My Jazzmaster. His Jazzmaster.
Posted: 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?
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?