Jazzmaster 2016 build

[AiRdAd]

Well done Si - looks great!!!

[mttn3]

Done.

That looks super amazing!! Well done :D

[Vince]

Wowwww!

[Slowy]

It's a fine an glitzy piece of work, well done Si.
Has got me thinking again of Humbuckers...maybe in a Jazzmaster body for extra mass.
Is that a bubble of Gas I detect?

[bender]

It's a fine an glitzy piece of work, well done Si.
Has got me thinking again of Humbuckers...maybe in a Jazzmaster body for extra mass.
Is that a bubble of Gas I detect?

What you need is Filtertrons. Filtertrons in a JM would be ace.

[Slowy]

It's a fine an glitzy piece of work, well done Si.
Has got me thinking again of Humbuckers...maybe in a Jazzmaster body for extra mass.
Is that a bubble of Gas I detect?

What you need is Filtertrons. Filtertrons in a JM would be ace.

I know where this is heading.
I have a Filtertron loaded Duo Jet on the way for a visit.

The green Duo jet had single coils and what I noticed was how similar it sounded to my Strat and Korinacaster. Obviously not the same but in the same territory. The Strat does glassy cleans and sweet warm tones. The Korinacaster does bright, ringing cleans and P90 snarl and growl. What I'm wanting is something different; big round cleans and 5 ton violin drive tones.

This project will get off the ground one day.

[bender]

I know where this is heading.
I have a Filtertron loaded Duo Jet on the way for a visit.

The green Duo jet had single coils and what I noticed was how similar it sounded to my Strat and Korinacaster. Obviously not the same but in the same territory. The Strat does glassy cleans and sweet warm tones. The Korinacaster does bright, ringing cleans and P90 snarl and growl. What I'm wanting is something different; big round cleans and 5 ton violin drive tones.

This project will get off the ground one day.

Excellent! Filtertrons are a really interesting beast. Lots of clarity, but also lots of snarl and bite. I love them.

[Starfire]

Filtertrons are the answer to everything. I think there's a bit of a false perception that they're only good for thin and bright and twangy and I want to smash my skull on the desk every time I see a youtube video of a Gretsch or a Cabronita that demonstrates only that sound. There's so much more to them than that. Roll the tone knob virtually right back and they become lovely and dark and moody but still clear. They are always, always clear. Slowy, get yourself some TV Jones 'trons and be a happy man. There are so many options too. If the TV Classic doesn't deliver the 5 ton violin tones you're after, then the Classic Plus or Powertron probably will.

[Jay]

I'll give it a go with my tuner and see how close I can get.

Ear?

Well done Si, looks very cool.

Post by Slowy » Tue Mar 22, 2016 9:49 am

What I'm wanting is something different; big round cleans and 5 ton violin drive tones.

This project will get off the ground one day.

Try my '6 coil' single coil home build pickup!

[Lostininverness]

Exellent work there Si!! Excellent choice for the paint job.

[SimpleSi]

Not bad but to me the trem is integral to the appeal of the Jazzmaster.

Lol.. Only if you like trems..

[Slowy]

Try my '6 coil' single coil home build pickup!

I remember you showing me that. Would be interested to try it, sure.

[bender]

Not bad but to me the trem is integral to the appeal of the Jazzmaster.

Lol.. Only if you like trems..

Even if you don't actually- a JM style trem completely changes the way a guitar sounds.

[jimi]

Even if you don't actually- a JM style trem completely changes the way a guitar sounds.

Yup, so badly they invented a device to fix that problem:

[bender]

No, that's for a different problem- dodgy saddle design. A mustang bridge fixes that particular one just as well.