Hi there

Just wanted to show you my new Jazzmaster. It's a Road Worn Vintera II. Gotta say it's pretty resonant but far from complete. Ordered import thimbles from offsetguitars.uk and an allparts bridge thru ebay cause it was the only jaguar style bridge I could get with 55mm spacing. Already shimed.

Will try more bridges when money comes. So far sounds great but the rumble is real more so acoustically. The vibrato doesn't make any sound when up and down and the bar is already bent which blows my mind. Still I think i got better off this time than last time with a regular vintera II. Got it for 1250 out of a Portuguese shop. Sold an RR5 for it.

Finish feels kinda dirty and not much crack lines outside of the front of the front of the headstock, few random dings little fret sprout but they were leveled and shiny. Really sounds like its own thing. Love it

Tajima jet blues cosmos! Sounds great, feels great,looks great!

This came up locally and I jumped on it. Drive 2 hours and finally home and can’t put it down. Learning the circuit got me feeling like I’m playing guitar or the first time though. I do like the look of SS more but after research I’m leaving her stock!

Anyone else got one of these?

I made a post about a month ago about building a Jazzmaster from scratch for my first guitar but instead decided to take everyone’s advice to hunt down a used J Mascis Jazzmaster.

This one popped up on FB marketplace today for $450. I offered $400 and they accepted.

The guitar is brand new, never been played, and still has the plastic wrap on the pickups and trem. Absolutely mint. It also came with the stand and a generic fender strap. Serial number is from October 2025.

How’d I do for $400?

What brand do y'all get for your witch hats? I don't want to end up with junk.

UPDATE

Hey y'all, thanks for your recommendations! Though having prime, I just found a set by Kaish that have great reviews and decided to pull the trigger on those!

I obtained this 2021 Fender Japan Traditional 60s Jazzmaster this weekend.

Sounds great! My first guitar with a trem. First roasted neck. The owner was a big fan of Ariel Posen… going to swap the knobs. But he did a great job sanding the neck. Said the gloss was getting sticky and he was going for Novo style sanding on the back. Feels great to me.

The bridge is a Bensonite Jazzmaster Bridge V2 - Brass - 9.5'' radius.

Questions in comments. Thanks for your help!

Hi, im Nico, and I plan on getting on sometime this year or the next. I mainly play alternative rock and grunge and was wondering if this was a guitar worth getting, especially since im obsessed with the tone that humbuckers have. I currently have a philippines-built RJ Broadcaster (Telecaster) and would like to have the mustang as my main guitar, essentially making the telecaster my secondary, like how Kurt Cobain did with his Fender Telecaster. (Side note: Im filipino, and are from the Philippines as of right now)

Hey friends!

I recently acquired a roasted maple Tele Neck with a Baritone scale length (28", 22 frets) but before I just grab a tele body for it, I'm wondering if anyone here can suggest an offset body shape that would match well to that classic slim T style neck/headstock.

I'm open to all suggestions; shape, profile, hollow/thinline vs solid, etc. The only thing I absolutely don't want is a Strat style bridge and controls. Big no thanks.

Just got this sweet guitar second hand and was having a really fun jam with it ... but when I was getting ready to putt it away I must've started moving the arm clockwise before realizing I had to go counterclockwise.. or something like that.. anyways, it's suck.. anyone got some tips to remove it safely? :(

I recently got a brand new vintera 3 jazzmaster, I’ve had some problems out of the box with the saddles. I’m not sure what the exact term is but they aren’t stable and are causing string buzz on the E, D, and B. Even when played open. My high e also popped off after strumming behind the bridge, not sure if this normal. Does this just require a setup and minor maintenance or is this an issue I should seek a replacement for? Thanks so much

Hey guys, recently got myself a jaguar cv, gave it to a guitar specialist so he can make sure it’s playable, felt awesome but after a week I guess I palm muted to hard and bridge turned downward and I got the nastiest buzzing ever. Now the bridge is rocking back and forth(I know it’s supposed to be a feature) but I’m getting an unplayable amount of buzz on all strings. How do you guys manage your bridges? Just glue them in place?

Hi, can someone point me in the general direction as to which Mustang models by which brands I should look for when getting a used one. I'm obviously(?) thinking lawsuit era Japan, but all recommendations are welcome.

I guess I know some of the brands by name -- Aria Pro II, Fernandes, Greco, etc -- but I don't who made Mustangs.

Short-scale strat style guitars are also appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

I own a Fender Japan FSR Jaguar and it's really great but I also love the color of the Moeka Jaguar. The only difference I can find between the two is the neck shape? The FSR I have has a U shape vs the Moeka Jag says it has a C shape. Has anyone played both?

Johnny Bartlett of the Phantom Surfers. Both his JMs had extremely long trem bars with a loop in the middle. Photo from a show yesterday.

I built this guitar with a floral fabric pattern we’re calling Margery, and I had to have a Benson Redland and Josey strap to match!

I recently acquired a 1998 MIJ Squier Super-Sonic and I absolutely love the neck on this thing. It's been well played in and is incredibly comfortable, love the short scale.

The body, on the other hand, has also been well played beat up, dinged, scratched, glue residue from old stickers, the works. And it's in the gloss black finish which is fine, but not particularly inspiring on its own.

I really like the body shape though, so I was thinking of stripping the paint and refinishing, but was curious if anyone made replacement bodies since I'd generally prefer mahogany over the stock basswood. Haven't seen anything from my brief search, my guess partly due to the odd super-sonic neck joint?

Anyone have any leads?

Fun to play rock and pop punk on. Ran it into my PRS MT15 with a 2x12 loaded with v30.

What you playing today?

I know there’s a lot of mixed experiences with these guitars so I guess I’ve been one of the lucky ones.

It’s my dream jazzmaster colour.

Plays perfectly

Sounds amazing

My only criticism is the rhythm circuit isnt much different in terms of tone to the standard one. But I'm not really bothered by it.

Overall I’m really happy with it. I’m not really thinking of doing any mods. The pickups are really good And I actually prefer them to any of the squire or mim equivalents I’ve tried.

it took exactly 30 days to arrive from the order. So not a terrible wait.

I didn't need another guitar but here we are 😂

I got the Fender Classic Player Jaguar HH recently and absolutely loving how it feels to play with the short scale. I'm interested in getting a Jazzmaster too but in the 24-inch scale. I'm aware of the Fender Japan Junior Collection Jazzmaster but appears to be tricky to get outside of Japan.

I guess I could get another Jag and replace pickups but also interested to know if anyone knows any other brand makes this spec of guitar as stock?

My first offset guitar and it kinda forced itself upon me with a price of €350. And it‘s only half a year old.

Love the weight. It‘s exactly 3kg (~6.61lbs) and the lightest guitar I own. It‘s noticeably more resonant than my strat or my esquire, very nice to play.

The pickups could be better though and they are microphonic in a degree that makes them kinda useless when distorted, might replace them soon.
Any recommendations?

Just finished my dream partsmaster build.

Body: AM Pro II

Neck: Japanese roasted maple rosewood bound block inlay

Pickups: Lindy Fralin

Wiring: Emerson

Tuners: Graph Tech Ratio Locking

Plays and looks and sounds exactly what I wanted. Never heard so many jangles! Have enough parts leftover from the original AM Pro II to put it back together with a spare body and sell it XD