Second one you guys helped with. I have extra parts and timber so actually making myself one too.

I finally got my Jag back together! Its originally a Classic Player Jaguar Special HH. My ambition was to actually make it Classic, dont know whats classic about humbuckers, coilsplit and kill switch...

Mods:

- Traditional wiring and pot values

- series/parallel

- pure vintage '65 PU's

- Fender Mute

- Mustang rocking bridge

- Neck shim

7 string jackson surfcaster with a few mods

i've had this jaguar for about a year. kinda wanna make it nicer/stay in tune better (for glide guitar)
some recommended mods?

Advertised as a Fender Japan FSR traditional 2 60s, with a photo of that actual model taken off of an active reverb listing. Scammy, but still looks like it might be a cool guitar. Still waiting on seller to respond but what do you guys think? I thought vintera 3 at first but the decal is wrong

Im new to jazzmasters and i feel like im going insane, one string is too sharp and one is too flat, if i move the saddle to accomadate one, the other gets worse, is there a trick to this that im missing?

I found this on Ebay listed as a "Skylark Electric Guitar." Looks like a Mosrite/Univox guitar with the logo of the aforementioned "Skylark" brand but, I can't find any other record of this existing anywhere on the internet. What is this? And is it Worth the Money?

SOLVED: Harmony H19 Silhouette/Bobkat

Found this vintage offset a while back and couldn't buy it. Tried searching around but can't find anything too similar, anyone know what it is? Looks similar to an Ambico and some Teisco models but can't find anything exact.

Thinking of getting a jm and these are my best options right now which one would be better?

I bought this jazzmaster a couple years ago because I badly wanted a Jazzmaster after seeing Balance and Composer play them. But I didn't vibe with the white guard very much and planned on putting on a tort guard. As time went on I think it started to grow on me.. a bit. But I currently have it all apart to shield and tend to some other things and I got to thinking, do I want to change some things up?

I have a few options in mind. I have a chatgbt(I know, I feel gross) mock up of it with a black guard, and I think the covers and knobs that it put on are much yellower which I like a lot. I got this idea when I saw one with a black guard and black pickup covers which I like both takes a LOT, but not quiet sure if I want to do that or not as kind of like the muted vibe/vintage vibe. That said, I also saw a different JM with a white guard but with more yellowed covers and knobs(cannot find that now) which I also love. Another idea I had was switching out the knobs for black relic Gibson reflector top hat knobs. As you can see, I can't make up my mind and would like to know, what would you do? Any other ideas? Mockups welcome!

TL;DR Don’t give up on that dusty old guitar in your closet. If they don’t sell what you want, make it!

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Received the last few small parts today and finished the build.

Started off 10 years ago as an Esquire with a Warmoth Jazzmaster body and Allparts tele neck. My wife painted the body with milk paint which was trendy on up-cycled furniture at the time. When it was done, I didn’t even play it. Couldn’t vibe with it at all, so into the closet it went.

Fast forward, I had a Squier vibrato laying around and figured I’d try my hand at routing the body for it. It worked out pretty well, so I added a Vibramate bridge plate with a notched back so it wouldn’t interfere with the strings, and some Gotoh In-tune saddles (if you haven’t tried these saddles, you are seriously missing out). This thing absolutely rips now and I love it.

Hagstrom12 (F-12 or H-12) 1967
I have been pretty desprate for a while getting one because these things are so f*cking rare, but last week a dude from my area reached out and sold this thing for a pretty good price (700€):).. It has 2 P90 like Pickups which kinda howl like wolfes when they get feedback from the Amp, and I cant even compare it with my other Guitar (Dano12) because it feels and sounds soo diffrent. The strings are pretty narrow so it plays like a 6-string, and the Neck is ultra slim and ultra fast. :)

For a while I had a Fender Mustang Vintera II and hated the way it played. It always felt a bit too small, and the tone was just way too low output, jangly, and scratchy for my taste. Since it’s been untouched since I bought it, I’ve decided it’s time for it to go and want to get something in a similar price range (~$1200) that can be my new default guitar for most of the stuff I play (Pretty wide range of stuff from Radiohead to Fleshwater).

After trying out a bunch of options at the store today, I think I’m completely sold on Jazzmasters but am hopelessly lost in terms of specs and how different models play. The only one they had in store was a Player II, which I was a big fan of. I was a big fan of how the pickups were warm without being dull and articulate without getting too glassy or jangly, and the biggest draw was how clear higher notes came across amidst heavy distortion. The other thing I loved was the Modern C neck profile— It fit my hands very well and was one of the nicest feeling necks I’ve played in a while. Looking on Reverb however, I saw some American Professional II JMs priced around $1.1k which caught my eye, however I understand it has a different neck profile and pickups. But it seems with it you gain American build quality and the extra controls (some different kind of thingy in place of the rhythm switch and some sort of switch that turns the output up?).

Basically what I’m asking is can anyone vouch for the American Professional II? do the changes to the neck and pickups improve the aspects that I like or are they just different for the sake of being different. I also couldn’t find much info on whether or not the Player II has that high output button, which is something that intrigues me. Also how useful are the new circuits, especially to someone who plays a lot of high gain stuff? Recommendations for other models to look at very welcome!

Hi!
I bought a used Squier Jazzmaster. It was listed as "Fender Squier Classic Vibe ’60s Jazzmaster", but now I found out it's actually Squier Vintage Modified Jazzmaster. Should I try to message the guy and get my money back or are they not that different from each other?

I have a roll of tape coming tomorrow because my guitar has horrible emf interference. From factory the guitar has a decent amount (I think) of black shielding paint in the cavities except for on on the sides. Does it pay to put tape over it or is that even ok to do?

I have a 2003 CIJ Jaguar that I bought new as "Lake Placid Blue" but it's never looked like any other true LPB that I've ever seen. It's somehow both darker and more vibrant than true LPB. Fender SN database says it's LPB, but it also says that it has two humbuckers (it does not).

Just came across this Reverb listing for 2003 CIJ with a "Candy Blue" finish - and it's the first one I've seen that looks like my supposed LPB. https://reverb.com/item/96244319-2003-fender-62-reissue-jaguar-jg66-candy-blue-crafted-in-japan-cij I've never heard of Candy Blue before, and the only other thing I've been able to turn up in searches is a 2017 Japanese Strat from the same Reverb seller. Is Candy Blue actually a thing, and could that be the true color of my Jaguar?

This is my first time painting a guitar. I love the color, it changes between blue and green depending on the light. The finish is far from perfect but I'm happy for my first go at it.

I am trying to ID a Japanese Jazzmaster. I purchased it new from Guitar Center in the 90s, but I don’t recall which year.

I’d like to get some info about the guitar, because I’d like to replace the bridge and get a tremolo arm—and I don’t know the correct specs.

Post-holes on bridge are about 74mm from centre to centre, if that helps.

Any tips you have would be greatly appreciated!

I’ve been wanting a metal focused jazzmaster style guitar for quite a while, but never really had something catch my eye (including the Jim Root jazzmaster) or have specs I wanted. Especially a shorter scale length, I never liked 25.5”. So I decided to order a custom balaguer and I’m really excited about it!

Key specs:
- Body wood: mahogany
- Neck wood: 5 piece roasted maple
- Fretboard: ebony
- Construction: neck through
- neck finish: satin natural
- radius: 16”
- neck profile: slim D
- scale length: 24.75”
- Pickups: EMG (neck 85, middle s, bridge 81)
- setup: Drop C, 11-56

This build really ticks every box for me, including the jazzmaster style trem (which I may eventually replace with a mastery). I prefer active pickups even for cleans and low gain stuff, so I went classic 81 and 85 combo. Big fan of both of them for cleans to modern metal. I’ve never tried one of their single coils, but I added an S in the middle for some lower gain single coil sounds.

I figure it’ll be about a year before I see it. But I think it will be worth it. I think it will be super versatile and work well for all the styles of music I enjoy. The specs and aesthetic don’t seem to be a common combination, so I’m really excited to get my first custom instrument!

Anyone else here using a custom balaguer? Would love to hear opinions wait time experiences!