That $trat guy, Matthew Scott, finally picks up a Jazzmaster...

[panoramic]

great sound from guitar, stupid hair and playing though

[parry]

Lovely Jazzmaster and great sounds. I think the buzzstop is a fantastic alternative. Much less of an investment than the coveted Mastery or a Staytrem and clearly it works just as well or better.

[andare]

I for one am not convinced. I've had a JM for a few weeks and can't seem to make it work with my music. Too bright, too much midrange coming from a Strat. I love the clean tones but I don't like it with fuzz, it's like there's always some clean treble sitting on top of the fuzz. I think I need smaller pots or flatwound strings.

What model/pickups have you got?

Squier 40th anniversary. Love the stock pickups but the 1meg pots are way too bright

[BoringPostcards]

I for one am not convinced. I've had a JM for a few weeks and can't seem to make it work with my music. Too bright, too much midrange coming from a Strat. I love the clean tones but I don't like it with fuzz, it's like there's always some clean treble sitting on top of the fuzz. I think I need smaller pots or flatwound strings.

What model/pickups have you got?

Squier 40th anniversary. Love the stock pickups but the 1meg pots are way too bright

Try 250K or 500K. Or just dial your amp darker and turn the volume on the guitar down to 8 or 9. It’ll make a big difference.

[andare]

What model/pickups have you got?

Squier 40th anniversary. Love the stock pickups but the 1meg pots are way too bright

Try 250K or 500K. Or just dial your amp darker and turn the volume on the guitar down to 8 or 9. It’ll make a big difference.

Smaller pots are the only option.

Here's why:
My amp uses a Fender tone stack and it's already a 0 treble 10 mids 3 bass. Can't get any darker than this. And I can't turn down the volume on the guitar permanently because I also use fuzz pedals that respond to the guitar's output. Volume consistency is important in my rig.

Thanks for your help!

[BoringPostcards]

Squier 40th anniversary. Love the stock pickups but the 1meg pots are way too bright

Try 250K or 500K. Or just dial your amp darker and turn the volume on the guitar down to 8 or 9. It’ll make a big difference.

Smaller pots are the only option.

Here's why:
My amp uses a Fender tone stack and it's already a 0 treble 10 mids 3 bass. Can't get any darker than this. And I can't turn down the volume on the guitar permanently because I also use fuzz pedals that respond to the guitar's output. Volume consistency is important in my rig.

Thanks for your help!

I see. Personally, I’d go with 500k to start. 250k might be too dark. I’ve not gone that low myself, so I’m not sure. Somebody who knows might chime in.

[andare]

Try 250K or 500K. Or just dial your amp darker and turn the volume on the guitar down to 8 or 9. It’ll make a big difference.

Smaller pots are the only option.

Here's why:
My amp uses a Fender tone stack and it's already a 0 treble 10 mids 3 bass. Can't get any darker than this. And I can't turn down the volume on the guitar permanently because I also use fuzz pedals that respond to the guitar's output. Volume consistency is important in my rig.

Thanks for your help!

I see. Personally, I’d go with 500k to start. 250k might be too dark. I’ve not gone that low myself, so I’m not sure. Somebody who knows might chime in.

I agree, 500k seems the way to go for the tone pot at least and maybe for the volume as well. I still want my JM to be bright after all.
Thanks.

[PorkyPrimeCut]

Here's the second part, looking under the guard & authenticating parts.

It doesn't look all the bad really. Minor routing & shielding paint that can probably be removed carefully.

I reckon he paid more than he should have. I could be wrong but he sounds a bit miffed when he's talking about Reverb.
Also, I really thought he was gonna mention OSG for a second but, instead, he mentioned some two-bit GuitarHQ site. Meh

It's a shame he didn't mention if he's holding onto it or not. He's a huge fan of the neck though so maybe it'll be a keeper.

[caples]

Here's the second part, looking under the guard & authenticating parts.

It doesn't look all the bad really. Minor routing & shielding paint that can probably be removed carefully.

I reckon he paid more than he should have. I could be wrong but he sounds a bit miffed when he's talking about Reverb.
Also, I really thought he was gonna mention OSG for a second but, instead, he mentioned some two-bit GuitarHQ site. Meh

It's a shame he didn't mention if he's holding onto it or not. He's a huge fan of the neck though so maybe it'll be a keeper.

Saw on reverb he paid like 6k, dont think that's bad in the current market

[JSett]

6k is kinda wild for a routed example, especially in sunburst, but I guess you're right when there's people asking over 10k in places.

I saw that video yesterday (and commented about leaving the buzzstop off, obviously...gotta do my due diligence). He definitely seemed pissed off. If it wasn't declared then he would have a case against the seller if it was a trader/shop but he said it was a private individual so he's likely not got any comeback from it. Not the worst outcome, and only a minor issue that thankfully can't be seen, but that sort of thing could easily tarnish the NGD sheen for some people.

I do particularly enjoy watching the previously dismissive 'blues dad' crowd suddenly fawning over our 'hipster/weirdo/etc' guitars. It's weird how such a large section of the community can suddenly flip things on their head if the right people promote things.

[sal paradise]

I don’t really understand how if you like strats, you wouldn’t like at least 70% of the JM sound.

But I guess it’s more myths about the floating bridge than the sounds?

[JSett]

I don’t really understand how if you like strats, you wouldn’t like at least 70% of the JM sound.

But I guess it’s more myths about the floating bridge than the sounds?

[lazycircles]

He just listed it on reverb for $10k. 🫠

[Highnumbers]

He just listed it on reverb for $10k. 🫠

Pump & dump!

[JSett]

He just listed it on reverb for $10k. 🫠

Pump & dump!

That's a lot of dollar for a routed Jazzmaster