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<supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
> 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.
I'm pretty sure it's either going to be Ishibashi or Ikebe - Ikebe
has a better selection. It also looks like the 66 is going to be a no-
go unless I want to replace the neck later on with a Warmoth or
something along those lines built to spec. It really seems to be the
only difference, and something that can be rectified later, or not at
all, if it turns out to not be an issue (I have a feeling it won't
be).
> 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.
> What about a Jaguar??? I started on a Jazzmaster and got a Jag as a
> backup and now can't put it down.
I had a MIJ Jaguar awhile back that I sold for some finacial burden
or other not long ago, and when I'd 1st got it set up, the tech filed
the saddles, shimmed the neck and the rattle/buzz/slot-skipping was
never an issue. I'll see how it plays before I start taking it apart.
I loved that guitar (the Jag), though - but I recently had the chance
to do a side by side a/b comparison with an AV Jag and JM (prolly not
the best way to compare, since I'm going Japanese, going Japanese, I
really think so - sorry couldn't resist - anyways...). The JM had the
better sound to my ears - I've got no qualms with the Jag at all.
When I get a few more gear-disposable bucks down the line, it's going
to be near or at the top of the list. The Jazzmaster is calling me
harder, though. (I'm trying desperately not to think of that 66
reissue Jag in the UBOX section of the Ishibashi site,
though...focus, dammit, focus...can't have both, not yet...)
