Refinished my 65 Jazzmaster to Daphne Blue

[Axolotl]

where that tort pickguard is from?

It's the original pickguard from 1965. Luckily for me the humbucker mod left the original guard untouched.

[mcjt]

i don't know. That dude has some sweet guitars!

Looks amazing, great choice!
Is that lalaland's Daphne above? That guitar is so

[Bothand Nether]

I think you made the perfect color choice, it looks beautiful -the pickguard looks perfectly at home on Daphne Blue.
Cudos to the person that did that non-destructive humbucker mod, it's great that the full tort get's to see the light again.

Better that You get to relic it
-Greetings from Cali, My Dad & his sister (Suma Paz) were from Bombal

[Axolotl]

So, it's been over a year since the refin. A few days ago I finally completed the restoration of this amazing guitar by replacing the AV65 neck pickup for a vintage (most likely 66 or 65) pickup and a 64 pickup cover I got from fellow forumites will and mcjt (thank you guys!). Before swapping the pickup, I recorded some stuff to be able to A/B it after the change. The vintage pickup is noticeably crispier and richer than the AV65, which, by comparison sounded a bit tamed/dull . The vintage pickup cover is not a perfect match, but I like how it looks like some of the tort color smudged into it (sort of). Here are some pics of the guitar today. She is getting looots of playtime and love <3 .

Summing up, since I got it on 2013 I plugged the hole in the neck pup cavity which was horribly routed for a HB, gave it a refret, a Daphne blue refinish (it was an ugly natural refin), staytrem bits, new nut and now a vintage period correct neck pup and cover.

[Singlebladepickup]

awesome! +1 for non-relic

[PJazzmaster]

nice to see that one again I remember it from 2016

[Ursa Minor]

Nice to see an update! Glad you're still loving this one!
I kinda liked the way you found it - although I could never get away with a JM that had no JM neck pickup.

[smjenkins]

#winning

[Axolotl]

Nice to see an update! Glad you're still loving this one!
I kinda liked the way you found it - although I could never get away with a JM that had no JM neck pickup.

It's hard not to love her. It's my first vintage JM and it was quite a deal. The wide, chunky non-tapered neck is a joy to play. It's been my best playing guitar since I got it. Now it's one of my best-sounding too. The vintage pickup really made a difference. The whole restoration took about 5 years to be completed, but it was a very enjoyable ride

[lalalandstudios]

muy bien! congrats!

i did my 59 in sonic because blue was so nice!
This vintage daphne was my inspiration:

Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery! Indeed the pictured 62 Daphne is mine and all original! And I’m a big Daphne/tort fan as well...

[paulnewman]

Looks amazing! Glad you could bring it full circle with the vintage neck pickup. I'll never get sick of seeing those original tort guards too - so beautiful!

[Pacafeliz]

Wow, it's another guitar now. I think this thread has pushed me over the edge: I will start restoring my '65 "crackwhore" Jag, too.
Thinking fiesta red with matching headstock... Yummy!!!

[Axolotl]

Wow, it's another guitar now. I think this thread has pushed me over the edge: I will start restoring my '65 "crackwhore" Jag, too.
Thinking fiesta red with matching headstock... Yummy!!!

Glad you finally doing something about that ol' piece of junk. Word is everybody here is bored by it.

[Pacafeliz]

Wow, it's another guitar now. I think this thread has pushed me over the edge: I will start restoring my '65 "crackwhore" Jag, too.
Thinking fiesta red with matching headstock... Yummy!!!

Glad you finally doing something about that ol' piece of junk. Word is everybody here is bored by it.

[gusgorman]

awesome! +1 for non-relic

Agreed! +2