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Opinions?
Found a '62 Shell Pink tortoise shell pg Jazzmaster for a grand.
Non-original, but good case. Sounds awesome, nice action plays well,
everything works, and all original except the color. Previous owner sent the
body, dig this, to Gibson, for a refin to the new color. This is documented
by Gibson's shop, and it has like 7 coats of clear nitro on it, etc.....very
nice finish, just hasn't aged...looks just like the shell pink in the
Frontline catalog. So whaddya think? Good deal...I dig the color, but it is
quite different....oh, and it seems like the trem-lock limits the trem a lot,
but the whammy still has an effect...is this normal?
Thanks,
Brad surfer wannabe
I think thats a grand for a pre-cbs Jazzmaster is a
fair deal, even if it is a refin. In fact, I play a
refin JM from '62 and it is the best guitar I've ever
played, wouldn't trade it for the anything. I paid
$900 for mine.
As for the trem. Are you aware of the trem switch?
It changes the bridge from a locked position that only
alows you to dive down on the notes, to a floating
bridge that you can pull up and down. All you have to
do is put the trem bar in, then push the bar down
while you flip the switch. The switch doesnt really
look like a switch though. Its that little round
gizmo between the 2 screws closest to the bridge on
the metal plate. The bridge floats when the switch is
pushed towards the bridge and locks when its pushed
away. Hope that description makes sense, but its
really not that tricky. Only problem is that the
guitar will go way out of tune when you switch back
and forth . . . at least mine does. I just leave it
on the float setting as I'm a trem junkie.
Good luck! Jazzmasters are great guitars. I played
about 15 of 'em before I bought mine. The 62'
sounded, played, and felt the best to me, but I've
come to learn that they are all different (I guess
mine isn't made of the same wood as most of the '62's,
according to the last tech to set it up for me).
Damon
--- wrote:
> Opinions?
>
> Found a '62 Shell Pink tortoise shell pg Jazzmaster
> for a grand.
> Non-original, but good case. Sounds awesome, nice
> action plays well,
> everything works, and all original except the color.
> Previous owner sent the
> body, dig this, to Gibson, for a refin to the new
> color. This is documented
> by Gibson's shop, and it has like 7 coats of clear
> nitro on it, etc.....very
> nice finish, just hasn't aged...looks just like the
> shell pink in the
> Frontline catalog. So whaddya think? Good deal...I
> dig the color, but it is
> quite different....oh, and it seems like the
> trem-lock limits the trem a lot,
> but the whammy still has an effect...is this normal?
>
> Thanks,
> Brad surfer wannabe
>
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That's the guitar that has been floating around ebay for the past few
months, isnt it? Cant be too many Gibson painted JM's out there! I cant
remember the prices it has been fetching, but you may still be able to check
the completed auctions and find it.
For some reason when I saw this guitar, an image of Rick Ocasek from The
Cars popped into my head. Remember that video for "you might think I'm
foolish" or whatever that song was, where he has a shell pink JM (or was it
a Jag..)? It sorta spins around and flys off. shrug.
I never did like that band, but they had a mighty cool album cover once.
Robb
