WNSD! JM & THR
Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 12:07 pm
(So many acronyms! Actually initialisms, but anyway...)
Whole New Setup Day! Posted a sneak pic of the new Jazzmaster when it arrived, but here's a few more.
It's an American Original '60s Jazzmaster. Basically a '65ish Jazzmaster with a couple of tweaks—9.5" fingerboard radius and a slightly angled neck pocket, so the bridge sits at a better height and the break angle is improved and the strings don't jump out of place. Bridge is still a bit rattly though (it's the saddle screws, I've worked out), so I've got a different one on the way with fewer moving parts.
Neck's probably a tad on the thin side for some, but a comfortable '60s C. I'm not terribly fussy about neck profile these days. Really enjoying the neck pickup. I've wanted a JM for ages, so this is a forever guitar for me!
Also got this blue-green thing:
My current living situation doesn't really allow for a proper amp. My Princeton's chilling back in Hamilton. Looking forward to playing the JM through it, but the Yamaha does a pretty good low-volume impersonation. Doesn't get that Blackface breakup, but the clean reverb sound is really nice. The Class A setting does a very convcing Vox. I haven't explored the other sounds much, but I'm impressed with how good this little thing sounds and how much the different models even feel like the real thing.
Whole New Setup Day! Posted a sneak pic of the new Jazzmaster when it arrived, but here's a few more.
It's an American Original '60s Jazzmaster. Basically a '65ish Jazzmaster with a couple of tweaks—9.5" fingerboard radius and a slightly angled neck pocket, so the bridge sits at a better height and the break angle is improved and the strings don't jump out of place. Bridge is still a bit rattly though (it's the saddle screws, I've worked out), so I've got a different one on the way with fewer moving parts.
Neck's probably a tad on the thin side for some, but a comfortable '60s C. I'm not terribly fussy about neck profile these days. Really enjoying the neck pickup. I've wanted a JM for ages, so this is a forever guitar for me!
Also got this blue-green thing:
My current living situation doesn't really allow for a proper amp. My Princeton's chilling back in Hamilton. Looking forward to playing the JM through it, but the Yamaha does a pretty good low-volume impersonation. Doesn't get that Blackface breakup, but the clean reverb sound is really nice. The Class A setting does a very convcing Vox. I haven't explored the other sounds much, but I'm impressed with how good this little thing sounds and how much the different models even feel like the real thing.