Blocks/binding worth the extra cost?

DB · Post by DB » Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:50 pm

The Baron wrote: Well, my new baby is home! I tarrived safely at 7:30 this evenign and weight is but surprisingly light.
I've played heavier tele's.

In case you hadnt read my post above, its a car 66 reissue with b&b with matchign headstock.

Build quality is 100%.

Absoutely gourgeous.

Ishibashi gave me a winner.

Dan

And the pictures....

DB

Daysleeper · Post by **Daysleeper** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:11 pm

Here's a nice CIJ Jazzmaster with block inlays, painted headstock, and binding for a reasonable price:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mint-Limited-Editio ... dZViewItem

Check it out!

batchainpuller · Post by **batchainpuller** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:28 pm

spacecadet wrote:
chrisjedijane wrote: you're right, the B+B's are great
Does the binding actually help in comfort in some way? Or neck stability?

If it really is all just cosmetic, I'll probably just save my money and go for the dots.

Purely cosmetic. Go for the dots. I am partial to dots, however.

berlinbetty · Post by **berlinbetty** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 4:53 am

spacecadet! You're my new best friend! I didn't bother checking out your links the first time, as I've been to a number of these Japanese sites and I was actually too lazy to try to figure them out. Then when you said that first link was the store from my eBay link, I checked them out. Son of a gun if they didn't have some stuff in English I could actually understand! So, yesterday I sent a "querie" and last evening heard back from philip@stringnet with a price for the guitar plus shipping. He didn't specify if sunburst was available...but he didn't say it wasn't, so I'm taking that as a good sign. Now it's just a matter of time til Uncle Sam sends me a check and then I can pull the trigger!!!
Has anyone living in the States have one shipped from Japan and how long does it take?

rather ripped · Post by **rather ripped** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 4:58 am

I'm waiting for a CIJ candy apple red B&B Jazzmaster myself. I ordered it from Stringnet Japan, via eBay. Checked back and forth that the price on their site approx. matched their BIN price on eBay and it did. Probably could have ordered it via e-mail directly, but I kinda felt safer going the eBay way. Legal stuff and all that. I've been checking the eBay Stringnet store frequently and the B&B Jazzmasters are relisted continuously as far as I can see, it didn't seem like they would run out anytime soon. Only thing, they were kinda slow on e-mail replies and didn't answer my question whether or not they had the OCR color in stock until I had asked 3 times for it. Plus, I ordered it 12 days ago and the guitar hasn't shipped yet...they say shipping is scheduled this weekend though, and apologied several times for the delay. I'm even getting a free digital tuner as an apology.

rather ripped · Post by **rather ripped** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:02 am

I don't live in the states, though...I live in Norway...(that's in Europe, if you didn't know :-\)

berlinbetty · Post by **berlinbetty** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:21 am

I thought Norway was in South Jersey!

Thanks for the let-know...
While I have you on the line, ripped, are there any Stringnet B&B Jazzmasters listed on eBay right now? I can't seem to be able to locate any. I, too, would rather go through eBay for my purchase. Or are they on Norway's eBay?
My wife and I are big fans of The Scandanavian Cook, by the way. He's on PBS on Saturday afternoons...

ohm-men · Post by **ohm-men** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:39 am

I like the swedish cook, but he's a muppet

Well, don't worry about Ishibashi. I got a friend who ordered about 5 or 6 guitars from them over the years. not only are they of superb quality, they are shaprly priced as well!
He had his jag shipped in a case for a few bucks more....I bought one of hs jazzmasters and it tully is a good one....ALder body, sweet neck (dots) I only upgraded is with a pair of AVRI pu's and threw out the CIJ whammy bar and whammy bar nut and installed AVRI parts instead which I got from Angela.com....Super JM....(I always like someone's guitar refin's projects gone horribly wrong....)

spacecadet · Post by **spacecadet** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:08 am

batchainpuller wrote: Purely cosmetic. Go for the dots. I am partial to dots, however.

Yeah, I'm leaning towards dots. I like the look of them better too, I think, although I could go either way really. But at the moment, seems like for me, the one thing blocks and binding has going for it is that there are relatively fewer of those models out there, especially since Fender America doesn't make them. But I'll probably end up just saving my money and going for dots; easier to justify to the wife too

rather ripped · Post by **rather ripped** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:47 am

Hm, that's weird...I can't even find the part of the Stringnet store on ebay that sells guitars...no, we don't have ebay here in Norway actually. Can you order the japanese models with case?? How much extra does that cost? And, what sort of case is it...?

berlinbetty · Post by **berlinbetty** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:45 am

Back on eBay!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fender-Japan-JM66B- ... dZViewItem

Post by **fullerplast** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 1:39 pm

Is having some extra white witch hat knobs a good excuse to buy another guitar?

*scratches chin*

:-\

berlinbetty · Post by **berlinbetty** » Tue May 01, 2007 4:25 am

I've bought guitars for less of a reason than that!

fenderizer · Post by **fenderizer** » Thu May 03, 2007 8:39 am

chrisjedijane wrote: you're right, the B+B's are great

Plus One ... really would like to have just another Jag or JM with B & B

Greetings - the Fenderizer

brianjdc · Post by **brianjdc** » Thu May 03, 2007 8:58 am

i find i like b+b on certain colors. i dont care for it on sunburst or black. i think dots and binding look smoking on those colors

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