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My Jaguar is more buzzy than my Jazzmaster. I really disliked the
buzzstop on my Jaguar and took it off. I wouldn't have even though
of putting one on my Jazzmaster because I had set it up just right.
You don't need a buzz stop for this, plus they change the sound of
the guitar.
Here's what I did with my CIJ Jazzmaster. Cut a shim out of buisness
card paper to the size Mr. Gearhead has listed on his site. I then
placed it in the neck pocket where he said to as well. Now, you have
to deal with the bridge. Raise it up, but try raising the saddles
first get those higher up, you shouldn't raise them only tho. If you
do, your going to have a low bridge with really high saddles.
Remember to use flatwounds gauged atleast 11s, I have 12s w/ a wound
G on my Jazzmaster. These bridges were designed for heavy strings.
If you want wimpy strings then put the buzz stop on. When everything
is set and intonated, use a dab of elmers glue on all the set screws
and the intonation screws, just to make sure they don't work
themselves loose. This is what I did with my CIJ Jazzmaster and the
bridge is solid as a rock. Infact the thing is on ebay right now -
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Bill
--- In , "loscobrassurf"
<loscobrassurf@y...> wrote:
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> Ok I give up whats a buzz stop.Thanks for all the tips by the way.
I
> really do love my jap jazz. You guys hav'nt led me wrong yet.
Thanks.
> Miller
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> --- In , dave wronski
<stickmandw@y...>
> wrote:
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> > All US reissue Jazzmasters have 2 or 3 shims. Jags up
> > to four shims. The reason Jags have more is to get the
> > height to clear the mute. If you take the mute off,
> > you can lower the bridge, and remove some shims. The
> > neck pockets are too deep on these reissues, I've set
> > up probably hundreds of them, and it's just the way
> > they are.
> > When you decide how many shims to use it will be
> > determined by first having the saddles high enough so
> > the strings clear the back of the bridge. The strings
> > cannot hit the intonation screws, it will rattle. If
> > you don't use a Buzzstop, you need to get the bridge
> > up
> > high enough to get a little bit of back pressure
> > against the saddles. I think Buzzstops are needed on
> > all my guitars, except my '63 Jag for some reason. If
> > you use a Buzzstop, the ultimate thing to do is
> > replace the three round head screws on the tailpiece
> > with flat headed screws so the strings will not hit
> > the screws. You must first counter bore the holes to
> > fit these, and
> > use a bit that will not cause the chrome to peel.
> > Lack of sustain is caused by loss of energy in the
> > movement of the string due to rattle.
> > -dave
> > >
> > > Just for the record, my US Jaguar had 2 shims.
> > > I'm actually thinking about taking mine out. I think
> > > the shims are for
> > > light string gauge players. I've got 12's on the
> > > Jaguar, and the angle
> > > over the bridge is so steep already that the strings
> > > were hitting the
> > > back of the intonation screw heads (before I
> > > reversed the bridge). I
> > > wonder if you would notice a change in the
> > > tone/sustain if they were
> > > removed?
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