NGD - Jazzmaster! (more pics added)

[Pastasauce]

I'm sort of in this situation and I'm thinking 2 guitars which cover as many bases as possible. So for me this would be the Les Paul and a Telecaster of some description.

Never liked Strats that much. Live they make me feel like I'm trying to cut through cement with a butter knife. The Les Paul is like bringing a sledgehammer.

[jimi]

I'm going to be really honest and say that I'm not really feeling that excitied about this purchase. It's a great guitar, but I was really comfortable with the Strat and this is like starting all over again, which is less fun than I thought it would be. In all honesty I'd happily do a direct swap for the guitar I sold.

First up, sorry, but LOL ... thats hilarious.

and if you still had the strat you'd still have a guitar you weren't really happy with and you'd be looking at that loverly green grass over the fence.

[rickenbackerkid]

If I could only have one, I'd look for a 335 or a reverend flatfoot like sooty has. ( not orange though)

Mines a Club King. And what's wrong with traffic cone orange?

Classes horribly with my hair. Or what's left of my hair.

[slash-ed]

I'm sort of in this situation and I'm thinking 2 guitars which cover as many bases as possible. So for me this would be the Les Paul and a Telecaster of some description.

Never liked Strats that much. Live they make me feel like I'm trying to cut through cement with a butter knife. The Les Paul is like bringing a sledgehammer.

Well look at us and our fancy new Les Paul

This is what I want to have:

- Strat (HSS)
- Tele (with 4-way switch)
- LP
- Something with P90s
- Semi-hollow
- Something metal/shreddy

That just about covers all I think I'll ever need. Well I think I'm already kind of there, but the exact guitars will probably take fine tuning yet.

[Pastasauce]

Well yeah if we're talking winning lotto, I'd get...

LP Custom
Fender Tele Deluxe
Fender Tele Standard
SG with P90's
Some kind of PRS
335
ESP Eclipse with actives

[robnobcorncob]

Give it time Cam, it's a Jazzmaster, it's not a strat so of course it'll sound different. Think about what type of music people play on Jazzmasters (i.e SURF!) and maybe learn a song or two in that vein and you will nail the tone with that thing. Strats are dime a dozen, Jazzmasters are thin on the ground (although easier to acquire than in the past with Fender rolling out many offset variations).

Well yeah if we're talking winning lotto, I'd get...

LP Custom
Fender Tele Deluxe
Fender Tele Standard
SG with P90's
Some kind of PRS
335
ESP Eclipse with actives

Why two Telecasters? (Having said that Tele's do kick serious butt so I wouldn't complain!)

[Pastasauce]

A Standard Tele for twangy Tele-ness.

And a Deluxe for more rock stuff... and because I like Shihad.

[mr_sooty]

Think about what type of music people play on Jazzmasters (i.e SURF!) and maybe learn a song or two in that vein and you will nail the tone with that thing.

Yeah truth be told though, it doesn't sound anything like a traditional Jazzmaster. That Pulp Fiction clip someone posted, yeah nah, my guitar don't sound like that. Obviously I'm gonna have to try some different pickups.

[SammyD]

Who cares if it doesn't sould like traditional JMs? If you like what it sounds like now why change the pickups??

Still waiting for more pics Soot

[alanp]

The next Wellyfest I turn up to should be very interesting

[Clanger]

Great looking guitar man.

Does this one have the lock button on the vibrato?

[mr_sooty]

Who cares if it doesn't sould like traditional JMs? If you like what it sounds like now why change the pickups??

Still waiting for more pics Soot

Well ultimately this is the issue. Looks cool, plays great, just not sold on the tone. Couldn't take any good pics today, too much rain!

[mr_sooty]

Great looking guitar man.

Does this one have the lock button on the vibrato?

Yeah, that actually works really well once you get it set up properly.

[Hot_Grits]

In before the sell!

[calling card]

The beauty about diving in to what feels like a mess can be made into something good. Be proud that you took action & done it. Stick at it and I reckon you'll be inseparable with that axe in six months.