Starting my Jazzblaster project

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Re: Starting my Jazzblaster project

Post by mezcalhead » Tue Nov 07, 2006 12:49 pm

Wow, that looks great.

The white witch hats have almost mythical status, but I reckon those black witch hats look just as good on a JM when the colour scheme is right for them.
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Re: Starting my Jazzblaster project

Post by i love sharin foo » Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:00 pm

Thanks!

And to top it off, this one is from a '64 Fender amp  :D

I like the black pickguard and plastic with the surf green. For some reason, I think the lighter, pastel like colors look really cool with this combo.

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Re: Starting my Jazzblaster project

Post by daydreamdelay » Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:21 pm

wow that looks incredible.. can't wait to hear how it sounds and see the final shots, very cool  :)

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Re: Starting my Jazzblaster project

Post by fullerplast » Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:41 pm

i love sharin foo wrote: Yeah, they're old ones. I only have 5 out of the 6  :( But I figured 5 old ones were better than the 6 TELECASTER bridge plate screws GPR sent me! It would be super cool if you have a spare that you could part  with! Is there anything specific you're looking for right now (besides a gold guard and a tweed case  :D ;D)?

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The only thing I can think of that I need (that might be comparable) is a black trem arm tip.... if you have one.

If not, don't worry about it.

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Re: Starting my Jazzblaster project

Post by Jay » Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:23 pm

i love sharin foo wrote: Thanks!

And to top it off, this one is from a '64 Fender amp  :D

I like the black pickguard and plastic with the surf green. For some reason, I think the lighter, pastel like colors look really cool with this combo.

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I could tell the hats weren't from a guitar because the numbers are backwards!  ;)

This looks really awesome.  I get my neck Thursday.  My pickups are going to stick up way too high though, even getting the neck shimmed up it seems.  We'll see.  I'm still missing a few parts (a couple switch tips and parts for the upper controls) but I have everything else I need to put the thing together.

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Re: Starting my Jazzblaster project

Post by StevenO » Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:18 pm

Looks super duper, Justin!

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Post by i love sharin foo » Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:28 pm

Jay wrote:
I could tell the hats weren't from a guitar because the numbers are backwards!  ;)

This looks really awesome.  I get my neck Thursday.  My pickups are going to stick up way too high though, even getting the neck shimmed up it seems.  We'll see.  I'm still missing a few parts (a couple switch tips and parts for the upper controls) but I have everything else I need to put the thing together.
I never noticed that the numbers were backward  :-[

My pickups are fairly high, but I don't think the bridge is going to be any higher than a Jaguar with a mute. I had to cut the height adjustment screws to the exact longest length I could fit in there to get them as low as possible (the pickup height screws). I just really didn't want to do any routing to fit them.

We need to see some photos of yours now  ;)

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Re: Starting my Jazzblaster project

Post by i love sharin foo » Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:28 pm

StevenO wrote: Looks super duper, Justin!
Thank you!! I'm real happy with the way it's turning out.

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Re: Starting my Jazzblaster project

Post by Soiouz » Tue Nov 07, 2006 7:39 pm

Man, this is gonna be a beauty!! Great guitar!!  Congrats, Justin!

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Re: Starting my Jazzblaster project

Post by burker » Tue Nov 07, 2006 7:47 pm

Very Nice, looks way better than mine, I like the contrast between the guard  and the finish, the simplified controls are cool, volume and a switch its all ya need...

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Re: Starting my Jazzblaster project

Post by mynameisjonas » Wed Nov 08, 2006 2:09 am

it looks great, good job!

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Re: Starting my Jazzblaster project

Post by zhivago » Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:26 pm

phenomenal work!

an absolute beauty...looking forward to the pornographic shots of the completed guitar! :)
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Re: Starting my Jazzblaster project

Post by thevial » Thu Nov 09, 2006 12:24 pm

zhivago wrote: phenomenal work!

an absolute beauty...looking forward to the pornographic shots of the completed guitar! :)
me too. justin, where they at? with pictures of it leaning against your orange stack i can only imagine...

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Re: Starting my Jazzblaster project

Post by Amber » Thu Nov 09, 2006 1:50 pm

This has influenced me to maybe build a lefty JM myself.

You sanded the headstock down perfect. Any secret to how you did it so well? Also where was the decal from?

The chrome/black/green looks great too.

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Re: Starting my Jazzblaster project

Post by i love sharin foo » Thu Nov 09, 2006 6:10 pm

Thanks for all the compliments! I just finished it a little bit ago. I must have a pretty good eye for setting these things up because I got everything nearly perfect the first try. The neck relief is pretty good and the string height is about perfect. I ended up not shimming the neck much at all. I originally thought I was going to have to stack a couple shims in there, but one thin one ended up working out well.

It sounds really nice. It's ctually a little smoother and subdued than I originally expected. I have a .047 cap in there right now, so I might go to a smaller value to see if I gain any more high end. Don't get me wrong though, it definitely sounds way different than a normal Jazzmaster  :)

I'll get a few pics up soon.

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