Do you know if the tuners are speced to match kluson tuners drill pattern?
I basically wanted an american ultra jazzmaster without paying 2 grand. I think thats going to be this CV jazzmaster and an aftermarket neck (I'm told musikraft necks are better than anything out of the american shop anyway.) $400 for the guitar, $400 for an incredible neck, maybe 70 dollars for the AVRI trem... based on what I payed of the mexican models and a couple of american strats...much better playing for under a grand.
Jazzmaster Recs
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Re: Jazzmaster Recs
manwithtitties wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 8:53 amI dont think you would gain anything from changing the cv tuners, theyre really good. I also think people who like tele knobs should be in jail, so i couldnt help you with that either.
Hahahaa, on a Tele they’re alright but aye not my thing on a JM either man. I like a witch hat, Strat knobs, I’ve even seen some of those Jag hexagonish shaped ones I didn’t hate.
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Mine had a bad tuner and so I had to replace them right out of the box with some cheap music lily tuners. I think any kluson type will fit. I put an avri pickguard on and it fit with no drilling.hotsawce wrote: ↑Mon Oct 11, 2021 12:31 pmI went with an olympic white JM from CME. The late 50s was tempting but based on what I played and some sound demos of the regular 60s CVJM, it was the right move. CME does a setup (which is great) and down the line, maybe I'll get a nice aftermarket neck with rolled edges and same fretwire/nut spacing/dimensions since I like how the stock Squier felt. Even with a custom neck, still significantly cheaper than a vintera. I like how the pickups sound.
I may want to swap the knobs to flat style chrome teles, upgrade the tuners, and swap out the pickguard. Does anyone have a resource for CV JM parts that are pretty much 1 to 1 drag and drop? Especially the pickguard and tuners, as I don't want to fill or drill any new holes! Thinking a mint white guard and some nice vintage tuners would be a worthwhile upgrade here.
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my white blonde JM came with an obnoxious finish run on the neck that affected playability so I sent it back. Waiting on a replacement.
The mastery trem is probably the highest up on my list of mods. Also, going to take my all-parts SRO-C from my MJT strat build and pop it on the JM. Same 9.5" radius, but I wonder how the 1 5/8" nut will affect things with the mustang style bridge on these. I reconditioned the fretboard, polished the frets, and gently rolled the edges of the fingerboard with a screwdriver. The neck feels amazing and, since that's a really important thing for me, should make the JM absolutely awesome. I already like the tone coming out of the pickups.
You can get an allparts neck for around $200 finished if you know where to look...and they are all made in Japan (at the Tokai factory I believe, where they made the Fender stuff in the 90s?) You can snag a new CVJM on sale for around $400, less if you go used, plus a great $200 dollar neck and for $600 you've got something that feels significantly better than any of the MIM and even some american guitars I've played.
The mastery trem is probably the highest up on my list of mods. Also, going to take my all-parts SRO-C from my MJT strat build and pop it on the JM. Same 9.5" radius, but I wonder how the 1 5/8" nut will affect things with the mustang style bridge on these. I reconditioned the fretboard, polished the frets, and gently rolled the edges of the fingerboard with a screwdriver. The neck feels amazing and, since that's a really important thing for me, should make the JM absolutely awesome. I already like the tone coming out of the pickups.
You can get an allparts neck for around $200 finished if you know where to look...and they are all made in Japan (at the Tokai factory I believe, where they made the Fender stuff in the 90s?) You can snag a new CVJM on sale for around $400, less if you go used, plus a great $200 dollar neck and for $600 you've got something that feels significantly better than any of the MIM and even some american guitars I've played.