I love the Jazzmaster neck pickup, but I hate tremolos. I love the feel of offset guitars being a Jazz bass player. I love Telecasters with the hardtail bridge. I built this using Warmoth body, USA Neck w/staggered tuning machines, "62 Tele bridge pickup and '62 Neck Jazzmaster pickup. USA "F" neck plate and USA control plate and modern bridge. Gray primer and finished with a hard, acrylic lacquer. No Clear. Sounds freaking awesome!
Jazzmaster, meet Telecaster!
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Re: Jazzmaster, meet Telecaster!
I bought a real CS Jazzmaster and then built the off-white one with genuine Fender CS parts...It's how I got into the offset guitar realm.
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Re: Jazzmaster, meet Telecaster!
Cool Jazz Tele! I’ve been thinking of a similar pickup configuration. Would love to hear a sound sample of the three positions!
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Re: Jazzmaster, meet Telecaster!
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Cool!
Now for your next mod ... Jaguar single coil with the toothed backing bracket or a Danelectric lipstick as a middle pickup controlled with a Strat 5-way switch.
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Cool!
Now for your next mod ... Jaguar single coil with the toothed backing bracket or a Danelectric lipstick as a middle pickup controlled with a Strat 5-way switch.
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Re: Jazzmaster, meet Telecaster!
Cool beans. I really like the sound of a neck JM pickup with a fixed bridge. If you get a chance, try one with Alnico II magnets - depending on your playing style, it can give you the perfect balance between snap and roundness. I have used one of those for years in my Apricot Tele/Firemaster and it is still my favorite neck pickup ever.
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Re: Jazzmaster, meet Telecaster!
This is a guitar I can get behind.
The jazzmaster neck pickup and Telecaster bridge pickup are perhaps the best tones on any Fender, they belong together.
I have a not-dissimilar hybrid in a JM body with a Novak JM-T pickup. You gain the offset vibrato but lose the contribution of the Tele bridge plate, which does affect the tone (as does the hardtail, of course).
The jazzmaster neck pickup and Telecaster bridge pickup are perhaps the best tones on any Fender, they belong together.
I have a not-dissimilar hybrid in a JM body with a Novak JM-T pickup. You gain the offset vibrato but lose the contribution of the Tele bridge plate, which does affect the tone (as does the hardtail, of course).
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