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I'm interested in them too, but I haven't heard much about them.

They look good, but couldn't finf much about them, especially the telemaster..

I have the p90 version. I like it a lot, but it has required quite a bit of work for a new(-ish) guitar.

of course, a full setup and string change was required right out of the box. then I had to file all of the fret ends because my hand was getting all scratched up while playing. then the nut fell apart - literally broke in half - after a couple of months, so I had to replace that.

but the pickups sound really good and I like playing it, so if you're prepared for a little work...

I've been thinking about one for months now but just can't pull the trigger. Some people said the finish on the necks is so yellow it looks like a banana, anyone experienced that? Not that it's a huge deal, but...

Basically the thing that's putting me off is that there's not much info out there. I love the way they look, though.

Judging from the amount of work it seems to get them into a playable condition I'd probably get a JM body built by elbandito and a neck off of ebay and just build the damn thing myself lol

A friend of mine recently bought an Xaviere Tele and put a bigsby on it. He loves it.
He did, however, take it to a shop to have it set up and stuff. I think he said it cost him like 50, 100 bucks or something.

For what they cost, plus the amount of work required to make them playable, you'd be better off in the long run going with a Blacktop Jazzmaster. Then you get a legit Jazzmaster that plays and sounds great right out of the box - and also has an accurate body, decent electronics, solid tuners, and a nice neck.

I got my BT Jazzy for $400 from Musician's Friend. Chat the sales people up, treat them like people, etc, and they'll make a deal with you.

I haven't heard anything but disaster stories about the Guitar Fetish stuff - one instance where the pickguard, pickups, and control plate of one of the Telemaster knock offs literally just falling out, as the wood was so cheap. There's a Youtube demo of it somewhere - it's a black one with tape holding the stuff on.

Noise... wrote:For what they cost, plus the amount of work required to make them playable, you'd be better off in the long run going with a Blacktop Jazzmaster. Then you get a legit Jazzmaster that plays and sounds great right out of the box - and also has an accurate body, decent electronics, solid tuners, and a nice neck.

I got my BT Jazzy for $400 from Musician's Friend. Chat the sales people up, treat them like people, etc, and they'll make a deal with you.

I haven't heard anything but disaster stories about the Guitar Fetish stuff - one instance where the pickguard, pickups, and control plate of one of the Telemaster knock offs literally just falling out, as the wood was so cheap. There's a Youtube demo of it somewhere - it's a black one with tape holding the stuff on.

All I needed to hear! Thanks for the input. Looking bor BT Jazzmaster as we speak

BlindtoFaith wrote:

Noise... wrote:For what they cost, plus the amount of work required to make them playable, you'd be better off in the long run going with a Blacktop Jazzmaster. Then you get a legit Jazzmaster that plays and sounds great right out of the box - and also has an accurate body, decent electronics, solid tuners, and a nice neck.

I got my BT Jazzy for $400 from Musician's Friend. Chat the sales people up, treat them like people, etc, and they'll make a deal with you.

I haven't heard anything but disaster stories about the Guitar Fetish stuff - one instance where the pickguard, pickups, and control plate of one of the Telemaster knock offs literally just falling out, as the wood was so cheap. There's a Youtube demo of it somewhere - it's a black one with tape holding the stuff on.

All I needed to hear! Thanks for the input. Looking bor BT Jazzmaster as we speak

Keep in mind, I have no direct experience with the Xavieres - aside from the absolute nightmare of trying to order through Guitar Fetish once.

I do, however, have a Blacktop Jazzmaster, and I absolutely love it. I would put the quality level above CIJ Fenders - and I have a CIJ Jaguar to compare to. It's a solid guitar, still plays and sounds like a Jazzmaster (Even the humbucker with the volume rolled off a tad still sounds Jazzmaster-ish), and the tones from the middle position are drool-worthy.
It came with some of the best fretwork I've seen on a guitar - super clean, level frets, no high spots, nothing. Just all around beautiful work.

I highly recommend them, as well as the other Blacktop guitars. Fender hit things right with them - even if they aren't spot on vintage reissues like some complain about.

I'd still rather make my own, elbandito body, mighty mite neck, my own stuff otherwise lol

Those Fender blacktops do look niiiiiice.

nimajneb wrote:Those Fender blacktops do look niiiiiice.

Those Fender Blacktops are nice. I love my Blacktop Jazzmaster.
That P-90 through a '69 Champ =

I was looking at the Xaviere offsets for a long time, but I never got one. Now I've got a Blacktop and I'm glad I held out.

I recently bought one off the clearance/blem area. it was their knock off of the "butterscotch blonde".

it had just a few very minor dings in the back (and I have added a couple of my own since)

imo:

the neck is crap, gonna have a luthier sand down the back to a real tele diameter.

the tuners are pretty good, no problems yet (been playing it for about 2 months)

the bridge pick up is the best tele p-up I have ever played...it is awesome.
it uses p-bass poles and is overwound to 10k. I love it

the neck mini-humbucker sounds great, just not the sound I want.

my biggest problem is the electronics. it uses 250k pots...needs 500k or better.
also it uses an import style switch, gonna replace with USA style

I payed about $225 with shipping for the guitar as is, to replace the neck p-up (using another guitar fetish mini-humbucker, friend has the one I like) and other problems is about another $170. so in all I get what will be a great guitar for under $400. worth every penny.