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Post subject: Wow..How About the New Jazzmasters & Jags?
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 7:40 pm
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Very nice new models, indeed! I sure would like to see some more interesting colors, but that point aside, they're exactly what those guitars have needed for years. A better bridge and some neck/fret tweaks!
Congrats, Fender on a couple of very "market-oriented" new guitars.
I'll be getting one for sure. :lol:


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Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 3:43 pm
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Some of the older Custom Shops are really nice too!

http://cgi.ebay.com/1997-Fender-Custom- ... 286.c0.m14

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Post subject: Re: Wow..How About the New Jazzmasters & Jags?
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:32 am
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Very nice new models, indeed! I sure would like to see some more interesting colors, but that point aside, they're exactly what those guitars have needed for years. A better bridge and some neck/fret tweaks!
Congrats, Fender on a couple of very "market-oriented" new guitars.
I'll be getting one for sure. :lol:


Yeah, I want to check one out for sure. Hotter pups and a TOM bridge are a nice upgrade. Not sure if I like the way they've moved the trem closer to the bridge though. Looks a bit strange to me. Maybe I'm just being picky. They are also pretty expensive for a MIM Fender too.


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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:29 pm
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I think the reason for the brodge move, is that in the vintage design, there's not enough angle of the strings over the bridge to keep the strings from rattling...an age-old problem with Jags and Jazzmasters of old. So, I'm all for it, if, as a fix, it works. The TOM can't be a bad thing, since the floating bridge was also never the optimum design. So, all in all, the changes make good sense to me. But, I'll have to play one to make a final decision on a purchase. Looks good to me, though!


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I'm hoping that this is just the start of a new trend for Fender. Take a vintage design, and fix the flaws to make it an even better instrument!! I'd like to see an updated mustang w/ the switches moved, a more stable trem, and, like the new jag and jazz's, a better neck angle for better action. An updated and improved Jag-Stang would be killer. An updated/reissued wildwood series would be extremely cool. As well as a reissue/ update of the Starcaster would be a BIG thrill to get ahold of.

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I just got the MIM Jazzmaster. Right now, according to other owners as well, there is a flaw. The pickups are not shielded correctly and the "hum" is unbearable. I have a 50' s type tele and a Epiphone Casino with p 90's. Neither comes close to the noise the Jazzmaster makes. So , one day after delivery, I am going to the warranty store to see if they can correct the problem. See "offsetguitars.com" for other users experience.


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Finally, Fender has made an attempt to fix the flaws in the Jazzmaster especially the bridge.

I've noticed many of the guitars offered in 2008 seem to be available in only white, black and sunburst -- not the most inspired choices. Give me Candy Apple Red, Lake Placid Blue, Inca Silver.


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Some of the older Custom Shops are really nice too!

http://cgi.ebay.com/1997-Fender-Custom- ... 286.c0.m14

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gorgeous (guitar and the chick on it)


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More on the Jazzmaster -- Does anyone still like the late '60s and early '70s Jazzers with the block inlays? I'd really like to see them come back. Magic Slim's JMs all have the blocks, but I can't afford vintage guitars.


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That's so cool. Oh my gosh!


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Unfortunately, they haven't shown-up in my local retail shops, yet. But, I stop-by every week or so, to have a look. I think the hum problem mentioned earlier might be an easy fix, by shielding the underside of the )large) pickguard, maybe even shileding the pickup routs. So, that's not a show-stopper for me. But, I sure would like to see one up-close, and personal!


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More on the Jazzmaster -- Does anyone still like the late '60s and early '70s Jazzers with the block inlays? I'd really like to see them come back. Magic Slim's JMs all have the blocks, but I can't afford vintage guitars.


Buy a CIJ model if you can find one. They still make them with B&B necks.

Not a fan of the new MIM's myself.


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Well...I finally played both of these monsters, today. Unbelieveable! The tone rings-out without the old bridge rig, the trem works nicely, the fit and finish are tremendous and the fretwork is fabulous. Now, I have to decide whether its the Jazz or Jag. Either way, these are two extremely nice Fender models, that I'll bet start to sell a lot better than they ever have before. At least they'll be in my collection!


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stratmansteve wrote:
More on the Jazzmaster -- Does anyone still like the late '60s and early '70s Jazzers with the block inlays? I'd really like to see them come back. Magic Slim's JMs all have the blocks, but I can't afford vintage guitars.


Buy a CIJ model if you can find one. They still make them with B&B necks.

Not a fan of the new MIM's myself.


I don't recall seeing a CIJ with blocks, but I'll look harder. I have a CIJ Q-Series Jazzer, but the bridge is just as buzzy as the American model.

BTW, I really like my MIM Deluxe Powerhouse. It logs more hours than my American Series Strat.


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I would like to see jazzmasters with block inlays with a maple fretboard for more twang. More sparkle finishes would be cool, as well as some paisley finishes.


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