Pretty typical.

This has a tune-a-matic bridge? The wire holding the saddles in might be buzzing.

Isolate the buzz. Tape five of the strings together then hit the string that is free and start checking for where the buzz is coming from.

There are several gremmies possible.

The trem handle is buzzing in the collet.
The bridge saddles are buzzing. Gibson uses a wire to hold the bridge saddle intonation screw in place.
The bridge itself is buzzing in the socket where is is sitting. Often times on a normal Jazzmaster, the support posts will come to rest against either the front or back of the ferrule it resides in and buzzes like hell. You just have to center the bridge in the ferrules or isolate it by winding electrical tape around the bridge support. I can't remember if the bridge assembly on the player model floats.
The strings are buzzing on the frets. Super light strings will buzz like crazy. Most of us here use heavy flats on the Jazzmasters.
I have even seen the pickup selector switch buzz.

Make yourself a "stethoscope" out of a piece of tubing and use it to hunt down the exact area where the annoyance is coming from.

Time consuming and annoying for sure but the initial setup on a Jazzmaster or Jaguar can be a pain in the can....... They sure don't do it at the factory.

ed

Traditional........speak softly and play through a big blonde amp. Did I mention that I still like big blonde amps?

Whoops, bad advice on my behalf. All the Gibsons I've played recently have had abr-1 bridges on them. The new ones were probably swapped out.

Here is a big picture of the tune-o-matic Fender is using these days.

http://www.avenue-guitars.com/Electrics/Fender%20-%20Jay%20Mascis%20Jazzmaster4.JPG

It is possible that the e string is too far in back and the direction that the saddle is sitting causes the front of the saddle to lift up. To correct it just flip the saddle 180 degrees. That probably isn't problem, but it is one aspect of buzz on these bridges.

Try holding every possible part you can hold and then hitting strings. Maybe you can hear the buzz go away when holding parts. Personally I hold down each saddle with a lot of pressure to see if it buzzes then.

I purchased a CP Jaguar in December which did the same thing...A was a particularly bad note...Fender customer service said they all did it and to install a buzz stop...huh? Anyway, it was the TOM bridge, and it was the screws rattling. There is no spring wire on this particular bridge. The ultimate solution on mine was to exchange the bridge for one on a Jackson, which had the same bridge exactly EXCEPT for nylon bushings.
The Jag bridge went onto the Jackson, which was happy as it had a much steeper string angle.

If your guitar did not buzz in the store, and you have not changed anything, may be time to consider a return. I did not buy the original one I tried out, which did not buzz at all, as it had a bad pickup. The one I purchased came directly from Fender new, and I did not have a chance to try it out in the store.

It was said that heavier strings may help such a problem, but I thought that a cop out...I mean, sell a guitar (not the store , they didn't know, but Fender) you know has issues? Ah, the free market.

Interestingly, the review in England's GUITAR, in which they wax enthusiastic about the CP JM, does not mention any extraneous buzzing.

Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most...

badash
Well Fender is wrong about them all buzzing. Mine doesn't.

I bet your not using the stock strings. Ive tested a bunch of them now at different stores and so far every one has buzzed. There isn't much of a break angle over the bridge and the stock strings are ridiculously thin. I suspect but can't confirm the buzzing will go away with 11's or 12's

TwangOmatic

badash
Well Fender is wrong about them all buzzing. Mine doesn't.

I bet your not using the stock strings. Ive tested a bunch of them now at different stores and so far every one has buzzed. There isn't much of a break angle over the bridge and the stock strings are ridiculously thin. I suspect but can't confirm the buzzing will go away with 11's or 12's

Actually it is loaded with the stock strings. I didn't change them because I was determined to learn to play with lighter strings on a jag without pushing them off the fretboard when grabbing fast and hard up the neck. a Discipline exercise. Now I'm seriously considering putting 10s on my AVRI jazzy

badash

tommyalvarado

badash
Well Fender is wrong about them all buzzing. Mine doesn't.

Nor does mine. But it does squeak...

Did you get a screw in arm or are you one of the lucky ones that got the AVRI style push in arms?

Screw-in. I actually like the screw-in version. How about yours? My squeaky collet/string contacting problem should be a pretty easy fix.

We are with you Adam. Believe me, the Fenders came from the factory pretty much unplayable in the mid sixties as well. Nothing new about their lack of quality control or their arrogant attitude

I bought probably the first AVRI Jazzmaster sold by Fender and the neck would not stay true. We broke the truss rod in it trying to compensate for the 12/52 flats. The slab boards are much more likely to drift than the round lam. I really had to go round and round with those jokers to make them replace the neck. It wasn't a pleasant experience.

I went from a Gibson SG Special to a Fender Stratocaster in June of 1965. I never did get that Strat to even come close to the SG in playability.

It seems like they still, just don't finish the job.

ed

Traditional........speak softly and play through a big blonde amp. Did I mention that I still like big blonde amps?

I found the CP JM's use a bridge w/ small retaining clips inside the bridge to hold the intonation adjusting screws tight. They are hard to work with and I had lost a couple while trying to reverse the saddles on the lower strings to gain more intonation range. When you pull them out they tend to "jump" away on you. They are kind of a half crescent shape and are very thin. I would check to see if all 6 are there. If they are missing, that could be the problem. I could not find replacements for the ones that I lost in my shop, and ended up getting Gibson style retaining clips for modern tune-o-matic style bridge from stew-mac. My experience w/ the CP JM bridge was very good. I never had a problem w/ any buzzing. I thought it to be a good bridge for this guitar. My only complaint is the difficulty in handling the clips and getting the replacement parts (clips).

"Jesus Pins", that's good. Again, no offense to anyone, but that's what you say when they jump away on you. They look like a really tiny and thin version of the retainer clip that you find on a Dunlop strap lock, at least in shape, and in function.