What about the other Fenders?

[player]

Dinosaur Jr. founder J Mascis has a real nice one also rose sparkle in color.the orange one is nice too although most seen when they are are powder or baby blue.saw white one in one in a town by the Tenessee/Ky border.

 

[Duff]

Fender Telecaster FVT HH Black Cherry burst

I just got one of these. Awesome with mahogany body and mahogany set neck with two Seymour Duncan Humbuckers; reverse wound neck 59 and bridge Pearly Gates. Five way switch and coil tapping.

Very light guitar and awesome awesome tone. One of my best guitar purchases and totally consistent with my efforts to upgrade my collection of cheap guitars with some reasonably decent ones.

I will post some pictures when I take them. Strikingly beautiful.

 

[DrumBob]

I never owned a Jazzmaster until last year, and now, I find myself using it more and more. It's become my favorite of the three Fenders I own, but it was not without its issues and quirks, which I am still working on.

My JM is an MIJ, Candy Apple Red. The pickups sounded like ***-very weak and Strat-like, so I got rid of the bridge pickup and put a Seymour Hot For Jazzmaster in there. Now the volume balance is all off with the neck pickup. I spoke to Curt Novak a couple weeks ago, and might go with a couple of his pickups, which are hotter and evenly balanced. The bridge pickup is built like a P90.

Also, I had the usual problems with the low E popping out of the saddle, so I installed a buzz stop. That problem is solved.

I don't like the whammy bar at all. It was swinging freely, so I took it off, and a few weeks ago, the receptacle that holds it in has come loose under the bridge plate, so that needs to be fixed.

Other than that, the guitar plays great, stays in tune like a champ, and looks cool. I never leave for a gig without it.

 

[Tig]

I could easily see myself palying a Classic Player Jazzmaster Special...

Or the Elvis Costello Signature Jazzmaster...

 

[player]

Yes those do look nice dont they?could see myself with one someday too.

 

[markb]

It's funny, isn't it how Jazzmasters started out as Fender's "top of the range" guitar, then became the "poor man's Fender", and are now seen as exotic rarities?

Elvis Costello (and Tom Verlaine and J Mascis) bought Jazzmasters because they were vintage US guitars (and thus good working instruments) for a fraction of the price of (say) a Stratocaster. They were still relatively cheap well into the 90s. Now we only get expensive "signature" versions.

 

[Jimi75]

There was that really great "other" Fender, called Starcaster. I've heard people saying it was even beeter than a 335. Hopefully, one day Fender will reissue this guitar, maybe with a more attractive headstock. I just recently saw a band live on TV, I think it was the Killers, and their guitarist played a Starcaster. It had a great great tone.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Wow, that is a cool looking guitar. I enjoy me some Killers. I will have to see if I can find some vid somewhere.

 

[Jimi75]

Wow, that is a cool looking guitar. I enjoy me some Killers. I will have to see if I can find some vid somewhere.

Fun band to listen and to watch. Here's a pic:

 

[Commodore 64]

The Jaguar has a really great sound, check out Red hot chili peppers "under the bridge".

The cyclone looks like a good guitar, its a short scale. It seems kinda similar to the ´51

http://cleveland.craigslist.org/msg/1718243492.html

Squire 51 on CL with spider amp for $200.

 

[DrumBob]

I could easily see myself palying a Classic Player Jazzmaster Special...

Or the Elvis Costello Signature Jazzmaster...

I like that Classic Player JM better in black with the tortoiseshell pikguard.

 

[Tig]

I like that Classic Player JM better in black with the tortoiseshell pikguard.

I gotta' agree. I'm partial to tortoiseshell on black. :AOK

 

[Katastrophe]

Holy thread resurrection, Batman! Notice that of the models mentioned at the beginning of this thread that there are a number of models discontinued at the big F.

Cyclone
Showmaster (beautiful guitars, IMO)
Toronado

I guess guitar players really are a rather conservative lot when it comes to guitar shapes, eh?

 

[Kestrel]

My CIJ Jaguar:

I first encountered it in a small dusty and nasty little guitar shop in town. New old stock, neglected and not in the best of shape. Rusty strings, missing vibrato arm and lots of fret buzz. It was a bit of a pain to set up right, but in the end it was worth it. I love the guitar.

 

[player]

Didn't someone in The Vanilla Fudge have and play one?That goes back a ways so a lot won't remember em (feelin ancient) :thwap

 

[Katastrophe]

Hey, player, I noticed in a local guitar shop a Coronado Wildwood that looks like yours.

Beautiful guitar!

 

[tremoloman]

In the very early 80's, I bought a 1969 Fender Mustang Competition for $200. One of the best guitars I bought. Very different from a Strat. I still pull it out once a week for fun.

That guitar is freaking gorgeous... :drool:

 

[player]

Hey, player, I noticed in a local guitar shop a Coronado Wildwood that looks like yours.

Beautiful guitar!

Maybe Jimmie Vaughn put his up for sale LOL.they are nice though,likely pricey too given not many were made.

 

[otaypanky]

That guitar is freaking gorgeous... :drool:

I like that one a lot too ~

Here's a Prodigy that's looking for a loving home ~

 

[Auriemma]

That guitar is freaking gorgeous... :drool:

Thanks... did I mention she is original? (exception: replaced the slide switches with Fender OEMs) I still have the bridge cover too, but I need to find a trem bar (lost long before I got her).

BTW: Stays in tune just fine.

 

[player]

Thanks... did I mention she is original? (exception: replaced the slide switches with Fender OEMs) I still have the bridge cover too, but I need to find a trem bar (lost long before I got her).

BTW: Stays in tune just fine.

I have an extra trem PM me.a tad larger than normal Strat trems diameter wise you can have.

 

[Auriemma]

I have an extra trem PM me.a tad larger than normal Strat trems diameter wise you can have.

PM sent... Thanks!

 

[player]

PM sent... Thanks!

PM read awaiting a reply.one detail mentioned may not jive.

 

[Auriemma]

Player... the trem bar fits and screws in no less. No mod needed. I can adjust the set screw to adjust the tightness.

Thanks!

 

[gregsguitars]

For me nothing beats a Tele, took me 14 years to find "The Strat" I liked, jags and other Fender models all have funky bridge setups that leave a little to be desired, bottom line ....get what you like and play.

 

[andyguitar85]

This is my Jaguar HH Special and I love it. Get a great sound from it and it looks awesome

EDIT : Sorry, no idea why its not displaying the image

 

[player]

This is my Jaguar HH Special and I love it. Get a great sound from it and it looks awesome

EDIT : Sorry, no idea why its not displaying the image

If it is Black it is showing Andy.nice axe man. :digit

 

[andyguitar85]

If it is Black it is showing Andy.nice axe man. :digit

Cheers man. For some reason images are not showing when I login, but they show when I am not logged in. Random

 

[player]

That is strange. this

beauty is going to see what it is worth in August at a roadshow,if I hear the right number she'll go but has to be one that allows for other better gear.

 

[panther289]

Hello all, Long time lurker here.
Have the Strat ssh and the standard Tele and love them both. Tried a friends Jaguar back in the 80's and didn't feel the love. About 4 months or so ago I noticed the Classic Player Jaguar Special HH at a shop and had to ask about the "mess of switches" and the buckers on it. The young lady handed it to me and proceeded to explain the setup. After about an hour of testing it out I left. Mistake, it was sold before I got back there. Well needless to say, I hunted one down and I have enjoyed playing it every chance I get. Unique even by Jaguar standards.