Butt-ugly Fender Jazzmaster
Steve Vetter
had these two identical butt-ugly Fender Jazzmaster (I looked it up in a book
after the show) They were both Tortoise-Shell and really beat up. Anyway,
what are that switch and the holes across from the pickup selector switch for?
(PS. if you don't know what the hell I'm talking about, look in a Guitar Player
or something, the run an ad with the close up of a burgandy one from a store in
Rockville). This would be my vote for the ugliest guitar.
Steve
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Bruce E Stevens
jazzmasters, jaguars, mustangs, mosrites...
i think all these that people have been bashin
all the guitars people have been bashing
are great....talk about ugly,
look at the BC Rich Warlock, or
the Jackson Randy Rhoads ....
now those are nasty....
Sang T. Lee
: I saw the band Swervdriver open up for Smashing Pumpkins last week. The guy
: had these two identical butt-ugly Fender Jazzmaster (I looked it up in a book
: after the show) They were both Tortoise-Shell and really beat up. Anyway,
: what are that switch and the holes across from the pickup selector switch
: for?
: (PS. if you don't know what the hell I'm talking about, look in a Guitar
: Player or something, the run an ad with the close up of a burgandy one from
: a store in Rockville). This would be my vote for the ugliest guitar.
: Steve
First of all I think, along with the strong majority of guitar
players, that the Fender Jazzmaster is one of the most elequent
guitars ever produced. Very smooth styling without the sharp
angles.
Have you ever played one? It has a very nice cut-away on the
back which makes it very comfortable to play. And the sound...
the sound is amazing. Sure it has become some what of a fad
guitar for modern rockers but it still has a kick ass sound.
No guitar sounds as good after sending it through several layers
of distortion or reverb.
Alot of people would do alot to own one and I think that you've
really not given the guitar a good look. The tabacco sunburst
model that Swervedriver uses is very nice IMHO, the tortoise
shell pick guard is classic and would give the same effect on any
guitar. The guitar in the ad that you refer to is just as
beautiful and for sure is worth a whole lot more that your piece
of wood. What do you own anyway? or think is an attractive
guitar? By the way, I own a '66 Jazzmaster.
And I guess I can help you start to learn more about these
amazing guitars by informing you that the two dial knobs on the
top of the guitar are another set of tone and volume pots, and
that the sliding switch next to them just switches between the
two sets. The lower toggle switch that selects the pickups does
not function with the upper set of tone and volume pots tough.
By the way, since we are both fellow Pumpkins fans( I saw them
last Friday in Philly ), did you know that Billy before turning
to his now soley used Strats, used a Fender Jaguar, which looks
identical to the Jazzmaster with the exception of a smaller
pickguard that exposes the tin shielding.
My $0.02,
Sang Lee
le...@eniac.seas.upenn.edu
Steve Vetter
> Have you ever played one? It has a very nice cut-away on the
> back which makes it very comfortable to play. And the sound...
> the sound is amazing. Sure it has become some what of a fad
> guitar for modern rockers but it still has a kick ass sound.
> No guitar sounds as good after sending it through several layers
> of distortion or reverb.
I'll admit that it sounded pretty good. That about the only time I could ever
pick out and individual guitar part from a band. (It also helps that I was
only about 20 feet fom the guy too!) He was tearing into that whammy bar in a
big way.
>
> Alot of people would do alot to own one and I think that you've
> really not given the guitar a good look. The tabacco sunburst
> model that Swervedriver uses is very nice IMHO, the tortoise
> shell pick guard is classic and would give the same effect on any
> guitar. The guitar in the ad that you refer to is just as
> beautiful and for sure is worth a whole lot more that your piece
> of wood.
No doubt. That's a nice looking guitar (color and all that). The guy in
Swervedriver's was kind bashed up at the bottom wasn't it? Looked like it had
a lot of wear. Just an observation.
>
> And I guess I can help you start to learn more about these
> amazing guitars by informing you that the two dial knobs on the
> top of the guitar are another set of tone and volume pots, and
> that the sliding switch next to them just switches between the
> two sets. The lower toggle switch that selects the pickups does
> not function with the upper set of tone and volume pots tough.
>
> By the way, since we are both fellow Pumpkins fans( I saw them
> last Friday in Philly ), did you know that Billy before turning
> to his now soley used Strats, used a Fender Jaguar, which looks
> identical to the Jazzmaster with the exception of a smaller
> pickguard that exposes the tin shielding.
I think the only thing Billy used at the Raleigh show was the yellow Strat that
said "I love my mom" for the first song only, and the then the silver one with
the SP logo on it.
I guess it's a matter of opinion. Some people just need to have their eyes
opened a little to see good in something.
Steve
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marxhausen paul
confirm that they look cool, and the neck/action was very, very nice.
But. The bridge/tailpeice was _awful_. The bass strings would get all
sorts of wierd double tones/buzzes/dead notes. In fact, despite all I
or my guitar tech could do, I ended up having to trade it off because I
couldn't surmount these problems.
Of course, now I wish I had it again.
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