"Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Discussion of vintage Jazzmasters, Jaguars, Bass VIs, Electric XIIs and any other offset-waist instruments.
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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by cestlamort » Thu Jun 14, 2018 6:25 am

mgeek wrote:
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Honestly I think that the amp is worse than the guitar. It doesn’t make it any better... if he wanted to improve a Champ by adding a second speaker, why would he destroy the chassis?
wait is that an OLD champ?

I think the guitar is possibly the worst thing in this thread, on the basis that we can at least tell ourselves the other things were mutilated in the past when there was no particular value to these guitars
"Older" champ, so I'd guess a reissue. (Hardware looks right for that too).
The Jaguar baffles me. Just get a reissue body if you're going to chop stuff up. Parts guitar = parts guitar. Parts guitar + jigsaw = sadness.

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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by higgsblossom » Fri Jun 15, 2018 6:54 am

cestlamort wrote:
Thu Jun 14, 2018 6:25 am
Just get a reissue body if you're going to chop stuff up.
It's like saying "I'll carve my name into this ancient statue, it's of no value anymore because the arm has fallen off."
"500€? That's the price of a J Mascis Jazzmaster!"

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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by torchindy » Sat Jun 16, 2018 5:09 pm

Also from a purely craftsmanship perspective he did a real shit job of it. The saw marks are still visible inside the hole, like he didn't even bother to finish sanding it out. Sanding scratches all over the body like a high-school shop class student who hasn't learned to sand with the grain.

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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by leokula » Mon Jun 18, 2018 10:30 am

Guys... but these are "handmade * unique * different"... what's not to love? :-*

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Jaguar > Jazzmaster :)

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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by leokula » Mon Jun 18, 2018 10:32 am

Come on, this is genius...

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Jaguar > Jazzmaster :)

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Post by Singlebladepickup » Mon Jun 18, 2018 11:15 am

leokula wrote:
Mon Jun 18, 2018 10:32 am
Come on, this is genius...

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It would've been genius if he'd put it where the rhythm switch plate was on the horn. Still would've been immature and not to my taste, but genius all the same.

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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by leokula » Mon Jun 18, 2018 11:18 am

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It would've been genius if he'd put it where the rhythm switch plate was on the horn. Still would've been immature and not to my taste, but genius all the same.
Yeah def, but they could have some sort of switch in the little jaguar, if you poked him in the eye you'd activate the rhythm circuit and spin his tail to control volume or tone, that'd be great.
Jaguar > Jazzmaster :)

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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by Singlebladepickup » Mon Jun 18, 2018 11:46 am

leokula wrote:
Mon Jun 18, 2018 11:18 am
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It would've been genius if he'd put it where the rhythm switch plate was on the horn. Still would've been immature and not to my taste, but genius all the same.
Yeah def, but they could have some sort of switch in the little jaguar, if you poked him in the eye you'd activate the rhythm circuit and spin his tail to control volume or tone, that'd be great.
Yeah but if you're getting interactive with the jaguar you'd have to make it roar somehow, which would require batteries.

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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by oid » Mon Jun 18, 2018 12:19 pm

You folk missed my point and and took it as I was advocating the qualities of this guitar which I described as ugly. Oh well, I was not expecting much anyways.
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Post by Stoopy » Mon Jun 18, 2018 3:07 pm

leokula wrote:
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Yeah def, but they could have some sort of switch in the little jaguar, if you poked him in the eye you'd activate the rhythm circuit and spin his tail to control volume or tone, that'd be great.
:D :D :D :D
LMAO! And if you press his gonads it activates the Hi-Cut switch :-[

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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by antisymmetric » Tue Jun 19, 2018 1:41 am

leokula wrote:
Mon Jun 18, 2018 11:18 am
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Mon Jun 18, 2018 11:15 am
It would've been genius if he'd put it where the rhythm switch plate was on the horn. Still would've been immature and not to my taste, but genius all the same.
Yeah def, but they could have some sort of switch in the little jaguar, if you poked him in the eye you'd activate the rhythm circuit and spin his tail to control volume or tone, that'd be great.
He could also hold the end of the strap in his teeth. OSG needs to do a DONE RIGHT version of this guitar.
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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by higgsblossom » Tue Jun 19, 2018 2:36 am

surfin_bird wrote:
Tue Jun 19, 2018 12:50 am
A tenor-ified 60's SG
That one doesn’t bother me at all.
"500€? That's the price of a J Mascis Jazzmaster!"

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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by mgeek » Tue Jun 19, 2018 2:52 am

higgsblossom wrote:
Tue Jun 19, 2018 2:36 am
surfin_bird wrote:
Tue Jun 19, 2018 12:50 am
A tenor-ified 60's SG
That one doesn’t bother me at all.

Yes it's completely fine, it's obviously been done by a real craftsman. ;D

I particularly like the care and attention he's put in to making sure even though the neck is narrower than when it started, the inlays are still in the centre of the neck. :fp:

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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by leokula » Tue Jun 19, 2018 8:37 am

antisymmetric wrote:
Tue Jun 19, 2018 1:41 am
He could also hold the end of the strap in his teeth. OSG needs to do a DONE RIGHT version of this guitar.
Yeah man, so many possible ways to make that little jaguar interesting and interactive and they just put it there for aesthetics only :fp: :fp: :fp:
Jaguar > Jazzmaster :)

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