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Do these JM's have the crappy jap strat-under-jazz cover pickups, or a big
fat JM pickup in them? Do they SOUND like a Jazzmaster, or a bad strat?
The scuttlebutt is that these are the deep-bobbin Jap pickups, not the
wide-bobbin American reissue types. In fact, these are exactly the same
as the JMs and Jags meant to sell in Japan, with the alder bodies, etc.
I played one of these "Crafted in Japan" Jags at the local guitar shop,
it played really nice but was a bit more twangy with less balanced and
harmonically nuanced than the American reissue (I can't comment on the
vintage JMs, as I haven't owned or played one). Closer to a Jag than a
Strat, IMHO. But it had really light-gage strings, like 9s, and I think
some heavier strings might help give more ccolor and depth to the tone.
Still, a nice sounding and playing guitar, especially for the price
(always that caveat). The one I played was well set-up, as this was a
serious player's shop and they set up each guitar when it comes in.
I've heard the set ups on mail-order guitars leaves much to be desired.
Gavin
--- In , "Robb Lowe" <robblowe@h...>
wrote:
> Do these JM's have the crappy jap strat-under-jazz cover pickups, or a big
> fat JM pickup in them? Do they SOUND like a Jazzmaster, or a bad
strat?
Robb,
Have you actually such a thing as the strat coil under the Jazzmaster pick-up
cover?
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: Robb Lowe
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Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 4:01 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] question for the $399 JM owners
Do these JM's have the crappy jap strat-under-jazz cover pickups, or a big
fat JM pickup in them? Do they SOUND like a Jazzmaster, or a bad strat?
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Marty - yes, I have. I had a year-unknown jap Jazzmaster (cant remember if
it was M or C IJ) and when I removed the pickup covers, instead of finding
the large rectangular bobbin I found what was basically a strat pickup
looking very lonely under that big cover. It sounded very imitation-strat
like, not full bodied and warm like a JM.
Robb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marty Tippens" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] question for the $399 JM owners
> Robb,
>
> Have you actually such a thing as the strat coil under the Jazzmaster
pick-up cover?
>
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Robb Lowe
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 4:01 PM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] question for the $399 JM owners
>
>
> Do these JM's have the crappy jap strat-under-jazz cover pickups, or a
big
> fat JM pickup in them? Do they SOUND like a Jazzmaster, or a bad strat?
