NGD 1978 Jazzmaster
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NGD 1978 Jazzmaster
Now this was unexpected! Watching the prices get higher and higher lately I kinda gave up on the idea of getting a vintage Jazzmaster, something that´s been on my mind since the nineties, and well they never really come up for sale over here! Thinking I´d be better off just partsmastering and building my own..
And then this showed up locally, a beautiful ´78.
Went to try it out, sounded great, everything worked, neck felt nice and round, not TOO heavy at 4kg so... Here we are. It´s got some sort of ´boutique noiseless´ pickups in it, but originals were included. It sounds fantastic, and as I didn´t know they were not the originals when trying it out they stay for now. Loving the looks (yes.. should be black knobs but these are fine ) and the feel.
Just really really really happy with it!
And then this showed up locally, a beautiful ´78.
Went to try it out, sounded great, everything worked, neck felt nice and round, not TOO heavy at 4kg so... Here we are. It´s got some sort of ´boutique noiseless´ pickups in it, but originals were included. It sounds fantastic, and as I didn´t know they were not the originals when trying it out they stay for now. Loving the looks (yes.. should be black knobs but these are fine ) and the feel.
Just really really really happy with it!
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Re: NGD 1978 Jazzmaster
Lovely! I nearly pulled the trigger on a '77 recently but decided against going to try it and tempting myself.powerdroid wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 11:44 amNow this was unexpected! Watching the prices get higher and higher lately I kinda gave up on the idea of getting a vintage Jazzmaster, something that´s been on my mind since the nineties, and well they never really come up for sale over here! Thinking I´d be better off just partsmastering and building my own..
And then this showed up locally, a beautiful ´78.
Looks nice and clean, congrats
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Re: NGD 1978 Jazzmaster
Well congrats man, that guitar used to belong to me!
viewtopic.php?f=41&t=81083&hilit=1978+pacafeliz
Now I'm curious, where are you located?
I sold it here in Germany (after bringing it with me from Mexico) about 4 years ago.
Enjoy, it's a good one!
viewtopic.php?f=41&t=81083&hilit=1978+pacafeliz
Now I'm curious, where are you located?
I sold it here in Germany (after bringing it with me from Mexico) about 4 years ago.
Enjoy, it's a good one!
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Re: NGD 1978 Jazzmaster
Whoah that´s insane! I´m in Finland, got it from a relatively new store here, they said it´s from one of the owners. I got the (ex-Pat) case with it!Pacafeliz wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 12:39 pmWell congrats man, that guitar used to belong to me!
viewtopic.php?f=41&t=81083&hilit=1978+pacafeliz
Now I'm curious, where are you located?
I sold it here in Germany (after bringing it with me from Mexico) about 4 years ago.
Enjoy, it's a good one!
So strange that it´s fitted with new pickups again? I´ll let it be and just play it for now, tempted to put the originals back there though!
But I am very happy to find this out, a proper OSG-history! Such a small world jeeeeshhhh! The fact that it´s from Mexico is even better, my wife is from Córdoba! no mames!
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Re: NGD 1978 Jazzmaster
Congrats! That grain looks gorgeous and it's cool that it isn't too heavy.
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Re: NGD 1978 Jazzmaster
Yeah that’s a pretty one for sure. I’d be clamoring for a nice piece of tort and some witch hats to put on it myself but I know a lot of people like the black guard look of the latter originals. Seems like yr happy with it and I know how it feels to give up on something you want really bad only to have it fall into yr lap so I couldn’t be happier for you
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Re: NGD 1978 Jazzmaster
yeah it's a small world!powerdroid wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 1:38 pmWhoah that´s insane! I´m in Finland, got it from a relatively new store here, they said it´s from one of the owners. I got the (ex-Pat) case with it!Pacafeliz wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 12:39 pmWell congrats man, that guitar used to belong to me!
viewtopic.php?f=41&t=81083&hilit=1978+pacafeliz
Now I'm curious, where are you located?
I sold it here in Germany (after bringing it with me from Mexico) about 4 years ago.
Enjoy, it's a good one!
So strange that it´s fitted with new pickups again? I´ll let it be and just play it for now, tempted to put the originals back there though!
But I am very happy to find this out, a proper OSG-history! Such a small world jeeeeshhhh! The fact that it´s from Mexico is even better, my wife is from Córdoba! no mames!
I remember picking it up at the TAPO central bus station in México DF, and this lovely old man who'd had it for a long long time. I also have a '76 Jag here.
Saludos!
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Re: NGD 1978 Jazzmaster
Tasty! What do you reckon the weight is? Never tried a 70's JM.
Love it how they were phasing out the witch hats on these.
Love it how they were phasing out the witch hats on these.
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Re: NGD 1978 Jazzmaster
i did go down the route of building my own 70's style jazzmaster BUT i would still want a real blackguard one day.
i took some liberties.
also, bonus points for having a tortoise album
i took some liberties.
also, bonus points for having a tortoise album
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Re: NGD 1978 Jazzmaster
What, no mention of the DONGS OF SEVOR vinyl?
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Re: NGD 1978 Jazzmaster
Dongs of Sevotion! Great album-- has the funniest song 'dress sexy at my funeral', always cracks me up.
Beautiful guitar too!
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Re: NGD 1978 Jazzmaster
Incredibly clean - it looks like it was just finished yesterday. Cool to see it has forum provenance too.
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Re: NGD 1978 Jazzmaster
Nice! I suppose a quick google could have served me well there, rather than extrapolating from what I could see in the pic.mulesing wrote: ↑Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:48 pmDongs of Sevotion! Great album-- has the funniest song 'dress sexy at my funeral', always cracks me up.
Beautiful guitar too!