If I didn't live with my girlfriend and have to consider her well being, I'd absolutely consider it hahahaha
It's unfortunate that this is an actual consideration, despite the JMJM being a great guitar. Especially once I start playing shows again..."hey man love that JMJM"MayTheFuzzBeWithYou wrote: ↑Wed Oct 27, 2021 4:01 pmI think it was such a Thinskin model that made metallic finishes an option I liked. CFM is still a winner.
The 59 just looks like a expensive JMJM...
But keep what feels and sounds best!
Have I finally evolved into snobby guitar dude that wants to show off offset nerddom with expensive (mostly) vintage correct reissue guitar and not be mistaken for cheaper guitar that looks just like it? The blonde '59 gold guard truly is one of the best looking jazzmasters out there, I understand why J would pick it for a signature model. Do we know if he ever played a blonde gold guard? I don't think I've ever seen him with one, but I'm not the biggest Dinosaur Jr fan by any means.
Yeah, that's next on the list. I'd missed that the G saddle was low for some reason and the string was sitting out of radius, even more plinky sounding than usual. I plug it in and it sounds fine, tho bright, but once I put it against everything else I've got it just sounds entirely too bright. The tone knob taper is too dramatic too to really tame the high end without completely mudding up. I think the black bobbin pickups will end up in this, maybe even with the 280k pots. . The '59 is great (great neck and weight) and all and maybe it's just novelty of a new guitar but I'm finding myself drawn to this one a bit more, even in it's current shitty set up state. I'm between giving it another week or two to decide, or just being brash and letting go of the '59. We'll see soon enough!garyfanclub wrote: ↑Fri Oct 29, 2021 11:07 amooooffff I don't envy you, that CFM JM is gorgeous (add tort and it's my dream JM)
I'd go with a quick string change and see what you think after you've swapped to your usual gauge. Agree that 10's on a JM is going to feel sloppy and probably sound pretty plinky... "Feel" is always the deciding factor for me and a new guitar - does it play a certain way that I find inspiring? Maybe it's not *exactly* how my others play, but sometimes that's nice and it'll force me to take a different approach to what I'm writing... same for tone, I wouldn't want 2 guitars that sound exactly the same. Not trying to justify you keeping both or anything ...
Agree that the AV65 pickups can be a bit much on the high end. Like I said, I'm running flats and I still find myself avoiding the bridge PU entirely and riding the Vol/Tone controls.