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Did you only put a buzzstop on the Jazz or did you put mustang saddles
as well?
--- In , "Gavin Ehringer"
<gavinehringer@e...> wrote:
>
> BN,
> My Japanese Jazzmaster has three different-sized barrels. As I've
often noted here, you
> can refit the Jag or Jazz bridge with either Mustang saddles or
Graphtech saddles a
> Mustang bridge isn't necessary, since the only difference is the
barrels. The saddles will
> help with the buzzing, but not so much as the Buzzstop, which I
installed on my Jazz.
>
> I don't know how the AV Jags and Jazz bodies compare with the
vintage, can't do an A/B,
> but I did play a vintage and Jap Jag side-by-side once, and the
vintage felt more solid and
> comfortable. But, all-in-all, I didn't feel or hear a HUGE difference.
>
> I have a new Surf Guitar custom job I am building...can't wait to
show it to the group!
>
> Gavin
>
>
> --- In , "Brian Neal" <bneal@i...> wrote:
> > > Looks like this is the one for Jaguars:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > These pictures have been really bothering me for some time, and I
couldn't
> > quite put my finger on it, until now. Maybe it's just me, but
these bodies
> > look just a little too bit squished. The lower bout especially
looks wrong.
> > It's too pregnant looking. My American reissue seems to have a
much taller
> > upper horn and a less pronounced lower bout. In general, it seems
to be a
> > bit more sleeker and less "fatter" looking around the lower part.
Can anyone
> > else with an AV RI or vintage Jag comment?
> >
> > Also, for those of you with Japanese Jaguars/Jazzmasters, do your
bridge
> > saddles have all the same groove widths? Or do you have multiple
(3) sizes?
> >
> > It's my understanding that vintage Jags/JM's had varying sized
saddles, at
> > least during certain years. The AV RI's have all the same size,
and the low
> > E saddle isn't quite wide enough.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > BN
