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Dave W:
Have you ever thought about sharing your ideas and experience with
Jaguars/Jazzmasters with Fender and coming up with a better
mousetrap? Perhaps a Jaguar/Jazzmaster with some updated features
for the new century? All the ingredients are there: you work for
Fender, you play Jaguars, and you are a gear head's gear head. I'd
buy one in a heart beat :)
The Super Turbo Deluxe Dave Wronski Slackmaster!
Merry Christmas!
BN
--- 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?
> >
The Surf Guitar made by the Custom Shop is my idea.
Strat body, Jaguar scale, bridge, and tailpiece.
Though I placed the switch in a better place. It's
exactly the same position as a Jaguar. I use a blade
switch on my Jags. For this guitar, because of limited
space, I use a jazzmater style switch. {Gibson}
No one has asked for input from me about new products,
and they are probably pretty content with what they
are doing now. That's probably enough said. I've
included a a pic of my new guitar.I'm still waiting on
the neck that is being made outside of Fender.
-dave
--- Brian Neal <> wrote:
>
>
> Dave W:
>
> Have you ever thought about sharing your ideas and
> experience with
> Jaguars/Jazzmasters with Fender and coming up with a
> better
> mousetrap? Perhaps a Jaguar/Jazzmaster with some
> updated features
> for the new century? All the ingredients are there:
> you work for
> Fender, you play Jaguars, and you are a gear head's
> gear head. I'd
> buy one in a heart beat :)
>
> The Super Turbo Deluxe Dave Wronski Slackmaster!
>
> Merry Christmas!
>
> BN
>
> --- 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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Brian, I sent the picture of the guitar to the
Slacktone photo file. I'll probably add amiddle pickup
for looks if not for sound.
have a great Christmas!
-dave
--- Brian Neal <> wrote:
>
>
> Dave W:
>
> Have you ever thought about sharing your ideas and
> experience with
> Jaguars/Jazzmasters with Fender and coming up with a
> better
> mousetrap? Perhaps a Jaguar/Jazzmaster with some
> updated features
> for the new century? All the ingredients are there:
> you work for
> Fender, you play Jaguars, and you are a gear head's
> gear head. I'd
> buy one in a heart beat :)
>
> The Super Turbo Deluxe Dave Wronski Slackmaster!
>
> Merry Christmas!
>
> BN
>
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I really like the guitar of the guitarist from The Cocktail Preachers.
From what I remember Phil the bassist posting several months ago it
was built by some guy who works in the custom shop at Fender. To see a
picture go to surfguitar101.com and look under the Cocktail Preachers
pictures. It is a surf green Jaguar/Jazzmaster style body but the
tremelo is a strat style one. Also a Strat input jack. The pickups are
Jazzmaster pickups. The neck is figured maple. It is really a great
looking guitar. Not much of a radical departure from the Jazzmaster
but still pretty cool. Similar to what Ivan proposed a couple months back.
Hey thanks for admiring my guitar. Jim Decola from Fender Fame and I
came up with the idea for this 4 or 5 years ago. The feel of a
strat with the sound and balls of a Jazzmaster. Now if I can just
get a switch to emulate that chunky Mosrite sound, I'd be in heaven.
--- In , "jacobdobner"
<jacobdobner@y...> wrote:
>
> I really like the guitar of the guitarist from The Cocktail
Preachers.
> From what I remember Phil the bassist posting several months ago it
> was built by some guy who works in the custom shop at Fender. To
see a
> picture go to surfguitar101.com and look under the Cocktail
Preachers
> pictures. It is a surf green Jaguar/Jazzmaster style body but the
> tremelo is a strat style one. Also a Strat input jack. The pickups
are
> Jazzmaster pickups. The neck is figured maple. It is really a great
> looking guitar. Not much of a radical departure from the Jazzmaster
> but still pretty cool. Similar to what Ivan proposed a couple
months back.
Dave,
Looks very cool to me. It's also interesting that Shigeo from the Surf
Coasters also has a Strat that has a Jaguar tailpiece/bridge and only 2
pickups. I'm guessing that his guitar has the Strat scale length
though. Here is a pic:
The pickups are black in the recent Surf Coasters DVD, so I'm guessing
he changed them out since the photo was taken.
BN
dave wronski wrote:
>Brian, I sent the picture of the guitar to the
>Slacktone photo file. I'll probably add amiddle pickup
>for looks if not for sound.
>
>have a great Christmas!
>
>-dave
>
>
It's 24" scale, the same as a Jaguar. It gives you an
extra fret so you can hit "D" on the E strings. Yes,
those are Jaguar pickups. What's interesting that I
didn't realize until I tried a neck on it is how small
the guitar is with that scale.
-dave
--- jacobdobner <> wrote:
>
>
> Dave, what is the scale of the guitar. And those are
> Jaguar pickups
> right? With the glare I think I can barely see the
> claws.
>
>
>
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That is a cool guitar. It looks like a Strat body with
25" scale with 21 frets. If you look at mine you can
see that the knob placement is tighter, and there
would be no room for the switch in the usual Strat
layout. This is because of the 24" scale.
-dave
--- Brian Neal <> wrote:
>
> Dave,
>
> Looks very cool to me. It's also interesting that
> Shigeo from the Surf
> Coasters also has a Strat that has a Jaguar
> tailpiece/bridge and only 2
> pickups. I'm guessing that his guitar has the Strat
> scale length
> though. Here is a pic:
>
>
>
> The pickups are black in the recent Surf Coasters
> DVD, so I'm guessing
> he changed them out since the photo was taken.
>
> BN
>
> dave wronski wrote:
>
> >Brian, I sent the picture of the guitar to the
> >Slacktone photo file. I'll probably add amiddle
> pickup
> >for looks if not for sound.
> >
> >have a great Christmas!
> >
> >-dave
> >
> >
>
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I'll try to get some screen captures from the Surf Coaster's DVD to get
some better shots of Shigeo's guitar. Stay tuned...
BN
dave wronski wrote:
>That is a cool guitar. It looks like a Strat body with
>25" scale with 21 frets. If you look at mine you can
>see that the knob placement is tighter, and there
>would be no room for the switch in the usual Strat
>layout. This is because of the 24" scale.
>-dave
>
>--- Brian Neal <> wrote:
>
>
>
>>Dave,
>>
>>Looks very cool to me. It's also interesting that
>>Shigeo from the Surf
>>Coasters also has a Strat that has a Jaguar
>>tailpiece/bridge and only 2
>>pickups. I'm guessing that his guitar has the Strat
>>scale length
>>though. Here is a pic:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>>The pickups are black in the recent Surf Coasters
>>DVD, so I'm guessing
>>he changed them out since the photo was taken.
>>
>>BN
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
I can see the add now:
Dave W riding a Hobbie 10' at Trestles...
Playing his new custom while surfing...
the caption reads:
"You wouldn't part with yours either!"
The new "Wronkmaster" from Fender, manufacturers of fine
electric instruments...Corona, California...
dp
--- Brian Neal <> wrote:
>
>
> Dave W:
>
> Have you ever thought about sharing your ideas and
> experience with
> Jaguars/Jazzmasters with Fender and coming up with a
> better
> mousetrap? Perhaps a Jaguar/Jazzmaster with some updated
> features
> for the new century? All the ingredients are there: you
> work for
> Fender, you play Jaguars, and you are a gear head's gear
> head. I'd
> buy one in a heart beat :)
>
> The Super Turbo Deluxe Dave Wronski Slackmaster!
>
> Merry Christmas!
>
> BN
>
> --- 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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