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Hey people Merry Xmas. A question for yous. I just started using my
jap jazz to play out.I was stringing it up with 11's(can't quite make
12's work yet).It started rattling some where arround the trem. It
doesn't come through the amp when playing but when practicing on the
couch it is annoying. Help.Also any one use Graphtech jazz saddles.
How do they sound.I tried a mustang bridge.The brass saddles made it
way to spiky.Thanks . Miller
loscobrassurf wrote:
> Hey people Merry Xmas. A question for yous. I just started using my
>jap jazz to play out.I was stringing it up with 11's(can't quite make
>12's work yet).It started rattling some where arround the trem. It
>doesn't come through the amp when playing but when practicing on the
>couch it is annoying. Help.Also any one use Graphtech jazz saddles.
>How do they sound.I tried a mustang bridge.The brass saddles made it
>way to spiky.Thanks . Miller
>
>
Make sure the trem spring is tight. Engage the trem-lock, tune the
guitar to pitch, then release the trem-lock. Then bring the guitar back
into pitch by turning the spring adjustment screw on the trem plate with
a screw driver. Another possibility (this happened to me) is that the
trem arm is rattling inside the collet. Remove the arm, wrap once or
twice with plumber's tape (teflon tape), and see if that helps.
I have a vintage Mustang bridge and saddles on my Jaguar, and I don't
think the saddles are brass. They are chrome color anyway... :)
Good luck.
BN
Thanks I'll give it a try.My mustang bridge (a New Fender part)had
non magnetic saddles . I figured maby brass. Miller
--- In , Brian Neal <brian@s...> wrote:
> loscobrassurf wrote:
>
> > Hey people Merry Xmas. A question for yous. I just started using
my
> >jap jazz to play out.I was stringing it up with 11's(can't quite
make
> >12's work yet).It started rattling some where arround the trem. It
> >doesn't come through the amp when playing but when practicing on
the
> >couch it is annoying. Help.Also any one use Graphtech jazz
saddles.
> >How do they sound.I tried a mustang bridge.The brass saddles made
it
> >way to spiky.Thanks . Miller
> >
> >
> Make sure the trem spring is tight. Engage the trem-lock, tune the
> guitar to pitch, then release the trem-lock. Then bring the guitar
back
> into pitch by turning the spring adjustment screw on the trem plate
with
> a screw driver. Another possibility (this happened to me) is that
the
> trem arm is rattling inside the collet. Remove the arm, wrap once
or
> twice with plumber's tape (teflon tape), and see if that helps.
>
> I have a vintage Mustang bridge and saddles on my Jaguar, and I
don't
> think the saddles are brass. They are chrome color anyway... :)
>
> Good luck.
> BN
My trem arm was rattling horribly inside the collet. I
took the bridge off, and used pliers to squeeze the
ends of the collet together (underneath the bridge,
the collet is split into four sections at the end),
and this tightened it up nicely.
Ric
--- loscobrassurf <> wrote:
>
> Hey people Merry Xmas. A question for yous. I just
> started using my
> jap jazz to play out.I was stringing it up with
> 11's(can't quite make
> 12's work yet).It started rattling some where
> arround the trem. It
> doesn't come through the amp when playing but when
> practicing on the
> couch it is annoying. Help.Also any one use
> Graphtech jazz saddles.
> How do they sound.I tried a mustang bridge.The brass
> saddles made it
> way to spiky.Thanks . Miller
>
>
>
>
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Ric Flinn wrote:
>My trem arm was rattling horribly inside the collet. I
>took the bridge off, and used pliers to squeeze the
>ends of the collet together (underneath the bridge,
>the collet is split into four sections at the end),
>and this tightened it up nicely.
>
>Ric
>
>
Please be careful when you do this on an American reissue. The collet is
very brittle and can break (happened to me twice). I've heard that the
Japanese reissues and the vintage guitars had much more bendable metal
than the American Vintage Reissues.
BN
I use the GraphTech saddles and like them A LOT - they come with new
springs which are way better than the originals. I had string
breakage problems and they have helped.
I have not tried the TUSQ saddles but think they may be worth a try
I seem to remember Dave Wronski saying a while back that a good set
up would be a mix of graphite and tusq but I don't know on which
strings....
happy holidays
Boulder Bob
The Beloved Invaders
I took Bob's advice and got a set of the GraphTech saddles for my
MIJ jazzmaster, and I dig 'em too. I don't think the space between
the saddles is a problem. I use pretty heavy strings that seem to
keep them anchored down just fine. The better springs keep the
saddles pushed forward better than the stock ones. I've noticed on
stock saddles, the saddle can work itw way forward and that can
cause rattles as well.
My favorite new "Tighten the trem arm" solution comes from Maui,
who chimes in here occasionally. he put a very slight bend in the
middle of the trem arm where it goes into the actual tremolo. He
reccomends the use of a rag and a vice, and use just a little
force. I tried it, and after a couple of slight tweeks, it works
great. I still used a little teflon tape, but my trem arm has
never felt more stable. Before, it was coming loose about every
other day, and would have to re-wrap it with tape. you can bend it
even more for a super tight feel if you need to.
Chris
--- In , "Bob Cannistraro"
<cannistraro@e...> wrote:
>
> I use the GraphTech saddles and like them A LOT
- they come with new
> springs which are way better than the originals. I had string
> breakage problems and they have helped.
>
> I have not tried the TUSQ saddles but think they may be worth a try
>
> I seem to remember Dave Wronski saying a while back that a good
set
> up would be a mix of graphite and tusq but I don't know on which
> strings....
>
> happy holidays
>
> Boulder Bob
> The Beloved Invaders
--- In , "kahunatikiman" <chris@b...> wrote:
>
> I took Bob's advice and got a set of the GraphTech saddles for my
> MIJ jazzmaster, and I dig 'em too. I don't think the space between
> the saddles is a problem. I use pretty heavy strings that seem to
> keep them anchored down just fine. The better springs keep the
> saddles pushed forward better than the stock ones. I've noticed on
> stock saddles, the saddle can work itw way forward and that can
> cause rattles as well.
I may try those out then. It must be the springs...? I emailed the
GraphTech guys and asked them why their saddles were advertised as for
Jazzmaster/Jaguar but they were not wide enough. They admitted they
were not as wide as the stock saddles, but made no apologies or even
said they would ever change them. But it's good to hear that it may
not be an issue. Thanks guys.
> My favorite new "Tighten the trem arm" solution comes from Maui,
> who chimes in here occasionally. he put a very slight bend in the
> middle of the trem arm where it goes into the actual tremolo. He
> reccomends the use of a rag and a vice, and use just a little
> force. I tried it, and after a couple of slight tweeks, it works
> great. I still used a little teflon tape, but my trem arm has
> never felt more stable. Before, it was coming loose about every
> other day, and would have to re-wrap it with tape. you can bend it
> even more for a super tight feel if you need to.
For this problem I followed the Dick Messick school of advice (with
good results):
(This is from Dick's Reverb Tank page; full URL is)
BN
Something else you or may not want to try would be to shim the neck
slightly ( a little goes a long way). So you can raise the bridge up
a little to increase the tension over the bridge. I would try
increments of maybe a thin business card thickness 1/4 - 1/2 inch
wide
strip running between the two screws closets to the pickup. this will
also change the feel of the tension ,which you may or may not like.
That woulda seemed like a good idear, Bob, but U.S. Jazzmasters already come
with three shims under the neck and still have the settling bridge piece and
rattling problems.
The Jazzmaster bridge problems are easily the most talked about topic on this
list. It is such a poor design. I think it's time that we collect all the
remedies that are often repeated here, and put 'em in a FAQ to which we can
refer new members.
Strangely, Don Wilson of the Ventures loves the Jazzmaster bridge and put it on
his Wilson Bros guitars.
Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Sweet
To:
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 3:20 AM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Jazzmaster trem rattle
Something else you or may not want to try would be to shim the neck
slightly ( a little goes a long way). So you can raise the bridge up
a little to increase the tension over the bridge. I would try
increments of maybe a thin business card thickness 1/4 - 1/2 inch
wide
strip running between the two screws closets to the pickup. this will
also change the feel of the tension ,which you may or may not like.
.
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--- In , "Marty Tippens" <mctippens@e...>
wrote:
> That woulda seemed like a good idear, Bob, but U.S. Jazzmasters
already come with three shims under the neck and still have the
settling bridge piece and rattling problems.
I see your point, I had no idea they already come with that many
shims.
> Strangely, Don Wilson of the Ventures loves the Jazzmaster bridge
and put it on his Wilson Bros guitars.
>
> Marty
I can understand that, that poor design is part of the sound of the
Jazzmaster. I'll find out about it soon enough. I'm almost done
building me a "doink" machine. I started spraying it last week, Fiesta
red w/matching headstock, w/Duncan vintage PU's. I've always played
Strat's but I want the sound of Jazzmaster on some things. Does anyone
know if the "Buzzstop" changes the tone much?
Oops! Sorry I don't want to hijack this thread. Just slap me upside
the head.
Bob
Yeah Bob, three shims on the U.S. Jazzmaster indicates to me that they should
redo the neck pocket on those things. I though mine was a one off that way but a
friend just got two U.S. models that also had the three shims.
Leo's intention was to limit the sustain with that Jazzmaster bridge, I guess
that's whatcha mean when you say a "doink" machine. The buzzstop brings some
sustain back but doesn't change the wonderful tone that we surf guitar fans
love. It's the same with the Mosrite and it's set of unique design flaws. You
gotta live with some playablility problems if you want those great tones.
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Sweet
To:
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 1:08 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Jazzmaster trem rattle
--- In , "Marty Tippens" <mctippens@e...>
wrote:
> That woulda seemed like a good idear, Bob, but U.S. Jazzmasters
already come with three shims under the neck and still have the
settling bridge piece and rattling problems.
I see your point, I had no idea they already come with that many
shims.
> Strangely, Don Wilson of the Ventures loves the Jazzmaster bridge
and put it on his Wilson Bros guitars.
>
> Marty
I can understand that, that poor design is part of the sound of the
Jazzmaster. I'll find out about it soon enough. I'm almost done
building me a "doink" machine. I started spraying it last week, Fiesta
red w/matching headstock, w/Duncan vintage PU's. I've always played
Strat's but I want the sound of Jazzmaster on some things. Does anyone
know if the "Buzzstop" changes the tone much?
Oops! Sorry I don't want to hijack this thread. Just slap me upside
the head.
Bob
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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?
Where did you hear that Leo wanted to limit sustain? I've never heard
that, just the general idea that they wanted to sell these guitars to
the Jazz players. Don't jazz guys like sustain or something? :)
A FAQ is an excellent idea. But there are web pages already with lots of
good info, like Mel Waldorf's and Tom from Germany (who has that cool
interactive Jaguar complete with sound). There are links to their pages
in the links area on the Yahoo site.
BN
Marty Tippens wrote:
>Yeah Bob, three shims on the U.S. Jazzmaster indicates to me that they should
redo the neck pocket on those things. I though mine was a one off that way but a
friend just got two U.S. models that also had the three shims.
>
>Leo's intention was to limit the sustain with that Jazzmaster bridge, I guess
that's whatcha mean when you say a "doink" machine. The buzzstop brings some
sustain back but doesn't change the wonderful tone that we surf guitar fans
love. It's the same with the Mosrite and it's set of unique design flaws. You
gotta live with some playablility problems if you want those great tones.
>
>-Marty
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bob Sweet
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 1:08 PM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Jazzmaster trem rattle
>
>
>
> --- In , "Marty Tippens" <mctippens@e...>
> wrote:
> > That woulda seemed like a good idear, Bob, but U.S. Jazzmasters
> already come with three shims under the neck and still have the
> settling bridge piece and rattling problems.
>
> I see your point, I had no idea they already come with that many
> shims.
>
>
> > Strangely, Don Wilson of the Ventures loves the Jazzmaster bridge
> and put it on his Wilson Bros guitars.
> >
> > Marty
>
> I can understand that, that poor design is part of the sound of the
> Jazzmaster. I'll find out about it soon enough. I'm almost done
> building me a "doink" machine. I started spraying it last week, Fiesta
> red w/matching headstock, w/Duncan vintage PU's. I've always played
> Strat's but I want the sound of Jazzmaster on some things. Does anyone
> know if the "Buzzstop" changes the tone much?
> Oops! Sorry I don't want to hijack this thread. Just slap me upside
> the head.
>
> Bob
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Hey Brian,
Indeed, trad jazz players are used to trapeze bridges on hollow body guitars
rendering less sustain than our beloved solidbody planks. I've seen the JM
sustain issue mentioned in a few places. Richard R. Smith's great "Fender"
history sez, "The length of string behind the bridge cut the guitar's sustain, a
way to enhance jazz plunk...(Leo) had built what he supposed the top players
wanted or needed into the Jazzmaster..." The book also tells how the bridge was
designed for heavy strings and the body was designed for sit-down playing.
With all Leo's good intent, the jazz players ignored it. One prob was that it
was too heavy for the guys used to playing the light weight hollow-body Gibsons.
I'm also guessing that a lot of jazz guys didn't want to look like "low brow"
rock and rollers. It's the same reason I wouldn't buy a Jackson with the pointy
headstock, I don't want to look like metal is the only thing I play.
That's great that Jazzmaster pages already exist. If they list the bridge
solutions, we should start refering JM questions to those pages.
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Neal
To:
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 6:43 PM
Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Jazzmaster trem rattle
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?
Where did you hear that Leo wanted to limit sustain? I've never heard
that, just the general idea that they wanted to sell these guitars to
the Jazz players. Don't jazz guys like sustain or something? :)
A FAQ is an excellent idea. But there are web pages already with lots of
good info, like Mel Waldorf's and Tom from Germany (who has that cool
interactive Jaguar complete with sound). There are links to their pages
in the links area on the Yahoo site.
BN
Marty Tippens wrote:
>Yeah Bob, three shims on the U.S. Jazzmaster indicates to me that they should
redo the neck pocket on those things. I though mine was a one off that way but a
friend just got two U.S. models that also had the three shims.
>
>Leo's intention was to limit the sustain with that Jazzmaster bridge, I guess
that's whatcha mean when you say a "doink" machine. The buzzstop brings some
sustain back but doesn't change the wonderful tone that we surf guitar fans
love. It's the same with the Mosrite and it's set of unique design flaws. You
gotta live with some playablility problems if you want those great tones.
>
>-Marty
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bob Sweet
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 1:08 PM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Jazzmaster trem rattle
>
>
>
> --- In , "Marty Tippens" <mctippens@e...>
> wrote:
> > That woulda seemed like a good idear, Bob, but U.S. Jazzmasters
> already come with three shims under the neck and still have the
> settling bridge piece and rattling problems.
>
> I see your point, I had no idea they already come with that many
> shims.
>
>
> > Strangely, Don Wilson of the Ventures loves the Jazzmaster bridge
> and put it on his Wilson Bros guitars.
> >
> > Marty
>
> I can understand that, that poor design is part of the sound of the
> Jazzmaster. I'll find out about it soon enough. I'm almost done
> building me a "doink" machine. I started spraying it last week, Fiesta
> red w/matching headstock, w/Duncan vintage PU's. I've always played
> Strat's but I want the sound of Jazzmaster on some things. Does anyone
> know if the "Buzzstop" changes the tone much?
> Oops! Sorry I don't want to hijack this thread. Just slap me upside
> the head.
>
> Bob
>
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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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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
--- In , dave wronski <stickmandw@y...>
wrote:
>
> 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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Get one here:
It pushhes the strings down against the saddles with a
roller bar. No modification needed.
-dave
--- loscobrassurf <> wrote:
>
>
> 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
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In , dave wronski
> <stickmandw@y...>
> wrote:
> >
> > 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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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 -
ViewItem&category=33039&item=3770755171&rd=1
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:
> >
> > 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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