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Hey Dano,
So did you play the Jazzmaster pickups to see if you would like them, or did
you replace them out of principle because they were narrow Strat pickups?
Thanks for chiming in on this one. Lots of people are wondering about these
guitars as they are cheaper than the AV reissues, albeit you have to
possibly go through customs, etc. (except in your case..ha-ha).
Deep metallic blue? I wonder if that is the Japanese version of Lake Placid
Blue?
Thanks,
BN
> -----Original Message-----
> From: -=Dan Ware=- [mailto:]
> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 10:38 AM
> To:
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Show up a little later next time Dano...Jaguars
> and Jazzmasters
>
>
> Hey everyone,
>
> I just got around to looking at this string. I thought it fair
> to mention
> that I have two Fender Japan guitars. I got them last year right
> before the
> WTC disaster. They're this incredible metallic deep blue color,
> and I LOVE
> them. I got a jag AND a jazzmaster. A friend of mine went on a
> trip to Japan
> and went into a guitar shop there and KABANG! there were these jag and
> jazz'z and 'stangs in crazy colors he'd never seen before. Being a smooth
> talker, he kind of built a quick friendship in one of the clerks and
> well...Fender Japan DOES export now, they just don't know it yet.
>
> As for the guitars...
>
> I have mixed emotions. They're beautiful and play GREAT. The
> craftsmanship is incredible, but...
>
> For starters, they still come with those suck-ass threaded bridge
> saddles. BUH-BYE! replaced both with mustang bridges.
>
> The pickups on the Jazzmaster HAD to GO! They WERE strat pickups!
> $130 bucks later, I was two Seymour Duncan Vintage Jazzmaster
> pickups closer
> to good tone.
>
> The Jaguar sounded KILLER right out of the case, but when I took the
> pickguard off to inspect the wiring and switch componentry, one of the
> screws had a very poor alignment job and was barely into the wood of the
> guitar. I would say right now my jag is my favorite guitar. I go through
> phases, so I'm sure next month the Jazzmaster will be king...but
> for now...
>
> -Dano
>
