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> After weighing all the options as far as mosrite copties go, it
> suddenly occurred to me that I'm 6'6" with hands to match, and a
> smallish Mosrite neck (or copy thereof) wasn't going to work for
me.
Jeez, and I thought I had big hands at 6'3".
> I've made up my mind on the Jazzmaster. Given my price range, it's
> going to have to be a CIJ/MIJ model.
Try to make it a later CIJ model that has the alder body wood.
> So here's the problem(s):
> 1. Too many choices. Finishes, 62 vs. 66 reissues (66's are getting
> harder to find, and are a little more expensive, but having played
a
> Gretsch exclusively for awhile, I've gotten accustomed to the block
> position markers), dealers, which brings me to...
>
> 2. Dealers. Ishibashi? Has them new, but apprently only in CAR, 3
> tone and white. Ikebe-Gakki? Has them new,in a virtual rainbow (but
> no surf green or sherwood green - which would be ideal), has the
66's
> but only in white and 3-tone. Ebay? Slim pickins these days, and
hard
> to tell who's full of crap and who's on the level. Gbase? The only
2
> in my range have already been sold, the others are asking WAY too
> much for Jap reissues. Some come with case, some with gig bag, some
> neither.
I'd try to go directly through Ishibashi, I've heard great reviews
from people dealing with them. Or if you didn't mind having a '62
reissue just pick up one of the musican friends Jazzmasters that are
now popping up on ebay.
> 3. Upgrades. After the whole deal is through, we're looking at
> replacing saddles and or a buzzstop. Possible replaing guards (I
have
> this thing for tortoiseshell) eventually the pups...all this stuff
> adds up. Will it offset the benefits of gettinga brand new
overseas?
> I dunno. I just don't know.
I say try it without the buzzstop and keeping the original saddles on
it first. I planned to do these mods on my Jazzmaster and haven't
had a need to yet.
> So - here's where y'all come in. Help me (or make the buying
process
> more difficult, it's a double-edged sword). Any options I haven't
> looked into (dealers, websites to check out, etc)? Anyone have one
> for sale? What's cooler, candy aple red or ocean turquoise (but
> doesn't everyone have a red JM?)? And, no, I can't wait and save up
> for an AV model, it's not gonna happen, the GAS pains are too
> intense...
What about a Jaguar??? I started on a Jazzmaster and got a Jag as a
backup and now can't put it down.
