Where are all the 70s Jazzmasters?
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Re: Where are all the 70s Jazzmasters?
Other priorities at the moment. Telecaster bass in mint condition. Crack whore? I have seen reference to this but missing the point. Can you explore? What's the meaning in relation to guitars?
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Re: Where are all the 70s Jazzmasters?
Hi!!!....thus year is my 40th birthday and i search the jazzmaster 75. Do you have a jazzmaster 75 for sale?. Thanks.
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I've recently been toying with the idea of selling my '75 Jazzmaster, though I'm not entirely convinced at present. Post-1974 JMs are pretty rare.
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This isn't the place to be discussing sales of guitars....
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sorry, you're absolutely right. sorry again
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Re: Where are all the 70s Jazzmasters?
Yesterday I bought a '78 that had been refinished in slightly metallic pink many years ago. So far I am loving it! I plugged it into my Big Muff and SuperChamp last night and was able to nail some of the Dinosaur Jr. and Sonic Youth tones that I grew up listening to.
I am planning on refinishing this pepto-bismal beast in olympic white eventually. the neck is in pristine condition, and the guitar was clearly cared for. There are no dings or scratches in the body, just 30+ years of weather checking. So far, the only flaw i've found is a very scratchy volume pot.
An added plus is all my cool stuff was made in 1978! (My wife was born in '78 and I also drive a '78 MGB )
I am planning on refinishing this pepto-bismal beast in olympic white eventually. the neck is in pristine condition, and the guitar was clearly cared for. There are no dings or scratches in the body, just 30+ years of weather checking. So far, the only flaw i've found is a very scratchy volume pot.
An added plus is all my cool stuff was made in 1978! (My wife was born in '78 and I also drive a '78 MGB )
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Re: Where are all the 70s Jazzmasters?
DaveC wrote:This isn't the place to be discussing sales of guitars....
indeed...I removed the particular post...back to discussing guitars
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Better late than never.zhivago wrote:DaveC wrote:This isn't the place to be discussing sales of guitars....
indeed...I removed the particular post...back to discussing guitars
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Re: Where are all the 70s Jazzmasters?
I am intrigued by the extra mass of the headstock & am in the process of making a couple of JM's with that larger design.
Supposedly it adds sustain but I have yet to play on that type of neck.
I am as always, on the fence about the esthetics, I'd love to hear the experiences of those that have both sizes.
Supposedly it adds sustain but I have yet to play on that type of neck.
I am as always, on the fence about the esthetics, I'd love to hear the experiences of those that have both sizes.
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Resurrecting this long thread... I've heard some great clips of 70s JM and the strong pickups are consistently mentioned in the many comments.
So I want to get a 70s set made up for my reissue. Could anyone help me with the specs? What I know so far is that 70s Fender pickups were double dipped in lacquer instead of wax and the wire would be plain enamel. I've found a guy running a company called Q Pickups in Croatia who builds pickups using tsp method.
Does anyone know the gauge of wire, approx number of turns and output?
So I want to get a 70s set made up for my reissue. Could anyone help me with the specs? What I know so far is that 70s Fender pickups were double dipped in lacquer instead of wax and the wire would be plain enamel. I've found a guy running a company called Q Pickups in Croatia who builds pickups using tsp method.
Does anyone know the gauge of wire, approx number of turns and output?
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Re: Where are all the 70s Jazzmasters?
as for the "strong" pickups - I didn't do the measures, but I consider the signal from pickups in my '72 JM to be approximately as strong as Seymour Duncan Antiquity II Mustang pickups I have in my mustang - gainwise. I really had to level the bridge one super-close to the strings to level them out properly to my liking.
I can do the basic measurement (resistance etc) if you want.
I can do the basic measurement (resistance etc) if you want.
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Yes please! Measurements of your 72 would be super helpful.Kinx wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 11:20 pmas for the "strong" pickups - I didn't do the measures, but I consider the signal from pickups in my '72 JM to be approximately as strong as Seymour Duncan Antiquity II Mustang pickups I have in my mustang - gainwise. I really had to level the bridge one super-close to the strings to level them out properly to my liking.
I can do the basic measurement (resistance etc) if you want.
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ok, I'll try my best
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Re: Where are all the 70s Jazzmasters?
If anyone else has specs for post-CBS Jazzmaster pickups please post them - we can compile them and add them to the library. Info on this era of pickup seems a bit thin on the ground... surprising as the clips I have heard sound great and are different to earlier guitars.
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Re: Where are all the 70s Jazzmasters?
I have a 77, SB, black pick guard.
Sounds good. Swapped it for a computer in 1999, wonder how much that computer would be worth now...
Sounds good. Swapped it for a computer in 1999, wonder how much that computer would be worth now...