Thinking of building a custom Jazzmaster

[Hyphen Nation]

I love the block inlays on Jazzmasters

Yeah. Bound and Blocked is teh sex. Bound and Dots are pretty hot too. Spent the summer looking for bound JM necks. Musikraft starts making them again, a month after I finish the build above...

[worshipcult]

I am doing blocks on mine for sure. I am doing a custom build. So I will keep you guys posted when I get started.

[chillerthanmost]

I love the block inlays on Jazzmasters

Ewww, I hate block inlays and bound necks on Jazzmasters. But MJT is great dude!!!! I know I can just text you this but

[MrNovember]

Where's skullservant?
His custom builds are amazing; pretty sure he has at least one Telemaster build.
He has a 12-string in the BST right now
I'm pretty sure he uses Warmoth too, but I could be wrong

[worshipcult]

Anyone hear or know anything about Scale Model Customs?

[skullservant]

Where's skullservant?
His custom builds are amazing; pretty sure he has at least one Telemaster build.
He has a 12-string in the BST right now
I'm pretty sure he uses Warmoth too, but I could be wrong

Here here

Thanks for the words dude

I've built a telemaster, telecaster, firecaster, built up a jazzmaster, and a few other things

Can't recommend alphine_oregon on eBay enough. Dude makes amazing bodies at great prices and does custom shit too for not a whole lot more.

DC Kunkle on eBay is an excellent neck builder

I've had plenty of warmoth necks built too, their standard thin profile is my favorite

[skullservant]

Also let me know if you have questions I might be able to answer

I too long to build up another Jazzmaster

[Holy Schnikes]

Picking this up tonight from Eddie from Totally Wired Guitars.


EDIT: Here are the specs for anyone who's curious...

64' inspired Jazzmaster in aged ice blue metallic.

Specs:
-Light Alder Body with vintage correct deep tummy cut finished in a thin nitrocellulose lacquer, fully shielded in copper foil.
-thin C rock maple neck with 7.25" radius, ebony fretboard, pearl dots, 6105 frets and white Tusq Nut.
-Bullock pre-CBS style pickups
-Staytrem 7.25" Bridge and Tremolo Arm System
-Toneguard Anodized Gold Pickguard
-AVRI Tremolo
-Gotoh Vintage Style Tuners
-Vintage NOS White Witch hat Knobs
-Switchcraft toggle, switch and input jack
-CTS pots (AVRI Specs)
-Vintage correct 22ga colored cloth pushback wire
-NOS Paper in oil Capacitors

OOOMMMPPPPHHHH! That aged Ice Blue looks too good.

[Disarm D'arcy]

I have a "Jazzbastard" that was put together by Aryeh East of East guitars.
He made it out of MJT parts with an MJT relic finish, and it's the best playing and sounding Jazzy I've ever had the joy of nodding around on, and we've had quite a few pre CBS offsets come through our shop.
I second the MJT. It just feels like an old friend.

That finish is beautiful

[earthbound]

Saylor Guitars (alpine_oregon) has a great looking JM body up now on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/271754777418?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

There are a few other JM bodies listed as well with different pickup routs. Great looking grain on them too.

I had great luck with a MJT body, Musikraft Neck. Neck was a huge V-C profile, vintage frets, ebony board. Shipped to MJT match the body finish. Novak WRHB's for Jazzmasters absolutely rip. Mastery Tremolo is fucking ridiculous. So sustain. Much awesome. Every JM enthusiast should have a guitar with those PU's and Mastery in it. This guitar is whisper quiet, and still sounds remarkably like a JM, if a little bigger and ballsier...


Here's the build thread:
viewtopic.php?f=192&t=43658&hilit=slow+build

That guitar is killer! Thinking of trying Novaks in my Squire Mascis but can't decide between WRHBs or PAFs.

[chillerthanmost]

I also want to save up for some Novaks in my Mascis Squier. I'm debating between the WRHB or P180 or even the PAF.