09-07-2013, 05:03 PM
(09-07-2013, 01:23 PM)Grungie Wrote:(09-07-2013, 06:24 AM)snipelfritz Wrote: Yeah, I have a Blacktop Jazzmaster. It's definitely not an "authentic" jazzmaster at all. Personally, I like the simple switching and the humbucker on the bridge, much more apt for me. My other guitar is an HS semi-hollow, so having an SH solid-body is just perfect.
The big issue with a lot of the cheap jazzmasters (including BTs) is often the stock bridge. Those are usually needing a swap to keep the strings from popping out of the saddle. I did it myself on mine, but I'm by no means a professional so my guitar still needs a serious professional set-up.
I just was playing for a while today and it felt really good. Haven't just let loose and jammed out some Dinosaur Jr and ripped on my nastier fuzz sounds. That said my jazzy needs a real set up.
Apparently the old Jazzmaster strings popped out of the bridge like that. It's interesting finding out that some of the Squier guitars are more accurate to the vintage versions of some guitars than the American Standards. Even a Squier Tele has the original bridge design that the Mexican and American standards don't use
Yeah, the Jag/JM bridges were designed for thicker (12s or so) flat-wounds, and not many people use them nowadays, so most modern Jag and JMs use other bridge designs. But the Squier ones are meant to be vintage-correct, just cheaper parts and labour, so they still use that bridge.
Also, I'm going to have shit-tons of work and stuff from Tuesday onwards, so my posting will probably get pretty few and far between.
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