I Want an All Rosewood Thinline Jazzmaster

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I Want an All Rosewood Thinline Jazzmaster

Post by diego_nu » Mon Sep 18, 2017 7:05 am

I want that guitar, but i have doubts.

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Its a partcaster.
I am a telecaster guy so, i dont know what to find in this guitar.
I made a rosewood telecaster buying parts to the same people. Its a heavy guitar, this is what i want the jazzmaster to be thinline.
Sorry if my english is not clearly enough.

What do you think?
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Re: I Want an All Rosewood Thinline Jazzmaster

Post by Singlebladepickup » Mon Sep 18, 2017 7:23 am

Maybe I'm stupid, but it looks semi-hollow. Probably still heavy, but it looks awesome

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Re: I Want an All Rosewood Thinline Jazzmaster

Post by kdanie » Mon Sep 18, 2017 7:32 am

Just do it, looks great and exactly what you want. It should sound & look incredible when done.

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Re: I Want an All Rosewood Thinline Jazzmaster

Post by Embenny » Mon Sep 18, 2017 7:58 am

Whoah. Where is this from, and how much does it weigh? Even if semi-hollow, that looks like a backbreaking guitar to me, but it certainly is pretty!
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Re: I Want an All Rosewood Thinline Jazzmaster

Post by Chippertheripper » Mon Sep 18, 2017 8:10 am

Singlebladepickup wrote:Maybe I'm stupid, but it looks semi-hollow. Probably still heavy, but it looks awesome
I guess technically, either term fits. Although both sides appear to be chambered, theres only 1 F hole.


OP, this thing has beauty written all over it. Do post up the finished product. I don't normally get down on natural wood finishes (especially your ornate flames and burls and quilts et cetera) but I dig this in the same way I like the ECJM, only better with the F hole.

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Re: I Want an All Rosewood Thinline Jazzmaster

Post by diego_nu » Mon Sep 18, 2017 9:12 am

mbene085 wrote:Whoah. Where is this from, and how much does it weigh? Even if semi-hollow, that looks like a backbreaking guitar to me, but it certainly is pretty!
I dont know the weight, i have to ask for.

My rosewood telecaster weights 10Lb. A heavy guitar.

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They use Brazillian Rosewood. Im still thinking but it is too much beautiful!!!

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Re: I Want an All Rosewood Thinline Jazzmaster

Post by Rgand » Mon Sep 18, 2017 10:52 am

It looks really good. Being semi-hollow, maybe it won't weight any more than your Telecaster.

I've been a Tele man all my life. Just recently I started trying other designs and find the offset more comfortable than anything. You may find you really like it.

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Re: I Want an All Rosewood Thinline Jazzmaster

Post by markblack77 » Mon Sep 18, 2017 11:21 am

Weight issues aside it's a beast of a guitar. I'd love a rose wood Jag but I'm with you on the weight thing.

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Re: I Want an All Rosewood Thinline Jazzmaster

Post by diego_nu » Thu Sep 21, 2017 6:02 am

Rgand wrote:It looks really good. Being semi-hollow, maybe it won't weight any more than your Telecaster.

I've been a Tele man all my life. Just recently I started trying other designs and find the offset more comfortable than anything. You may find you really like it.
Well i ask the weight and they told me that is 7.05Lb, so i think the final weight could be 9.5lb. That weight is something that i can deal.
Or do you think that the final weight could be more?

Thank you

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Re: I Want an All Rosewood Thinline Jazzmaster

Post by kdanie » Thu Sep 21, 2017 7:13 am

I doubt it would be more than that if you use JM pickups which are lighter than hummbuckers.

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Re: I Want an All Rosewood Thinline Jazzmaster

Post by Singlebladepickup » Thu Sep 21, 2017 7:31 am

How much heavier would an all-rosewood neck be as compared to maple with rosewood board?

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Re: I Want an All Rosewood Thinline Jazzmaster

Post by mcjt » Thu Sep 21, 2017 7:47 am

Singlebladepickup wrote:Maybe I'm stupid, but it looks semi-hollow. Probably still heavy, but it looks awesome
The OP says the guitar is a thinline design which IS semi-hollow. So your post may not sound stupid, but definitely a little odd.

Diego, you're considering buying from the eBay seller who says he's in FL but is based in Brazil?

https://www.ebay.com/sch/guitarbuild-brasil/m.html

I've watched their listings for a while. They seem to make decent gear.
They don't show the headstocks because they are not Fender-shaped and a little off putting.

IMO, it doesn't look like brazilian rosewood (dalbergia nigra), not to mention they can't freely ship that around due to protection from CITES.
It should be dalbergia latifolia (indian rw), dalbergia sissoo or a south american species that looks like them.
I may be wrong but they must have SPECIAL permission to ship dalbergia nigra from one country to another!

My tele body is a 1 piece from Musikraft and weighs 6.6 pounds. So it made a 10 pound (4.5 kg) Tele. Yeah, heavy-ish, but less than a lot of Les Paul's!!!

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Nels Cline had this very nice JM made, by Henss Guitars:

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http://equipboard.com/pros/nels-cline/h ... jazzmaster

OSG member Dirge has made MANY rw guitars:

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I think a body from Guitar Build Brasil is a safe bet. the neck too if you don't mind a strange-looking headstock.
Musikraft, Warmoth, USACG can definitely help too, but $$$$$$$

Good luck and PLEASE post your next Jazzmaster!

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Re: I Want an All Rosewood Thinline Jazzmaster

Post by mcjt » Thu Sep 21, 2017 7:49 am

Some of the wood looks like Pau ferro, aka Morado.
Btw the eBay seller has a jazzmaster body at 5.9 pounds, 1 lb lighter than the thinline JM

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and that's one very nice Tele. i'd like to see more!
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Re: I Want an All Rosewood Thinline Jazzmaster

Post by Rgand » Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:03 am

diego_nu wrote:
Rgand wrote:It looks really good. Being semi-hollow, maybe it won't weight any more than your Telecaster.

I've been a Tele man all my life. Just recently I started trying other designs and find the offset more comfortable than anything. You may find you really like it.
Well i ask the weight and they told me that is 7.05Lb, so i think the final weight could be 9.5lb. That weight is something that i can deal.
Or do you think that the final weight could be more?

Thank you
My JM body in roasted swamp ash weighs 4 lbs 2 oz with nothing on it. The finished guitar, including a Bigsby, weighs 8.5 lbs with a roasted maple neck. That's almost 5 lbs of neck and hardware. The Bigsby probably weighs 10 oz (I found that number online). If you have a rosewood neck, you can most likely figure you'll add another 4.5-5 lbs to the weight of it. That means you're looking at 10.5-11 lbs (assuming no Bigsby). That's just a bit over your Tele. Maybe hang a couple half-pound fishing weights on the Tele and see how it feels to you.

That said, all-rosewood sure does look good.

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Re: I Want an All Rosewood Thinline Jazzmaster

Post by cestlamort » Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:01 am

CITESmaster...

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