Another stupid question: Re jazzmaster

[snushsnush]

so my last guitar building project was a jazzmaster copy. i'm interested in adding one of those crazy old mutes to it. does anyone know what it would take to add one to a jm warmoth body with the modified mustang bridge and jmaster trem system already installed? i just love all those crazy old switches and features that the old fenders had you know.

 

[danglybanger]

Re: Another stupid question: Re jazzmaster

The mute is actually a bit of a complicated process... Or else I'd have one on the Jag. It's not impossible to add one.

You need to drill a hole in the body I think 3/8" deep... but don't quote me... You put the spring and plunger in there, and put the mute on top of that... (available at guitarpartsresource.com)

There are two issues with the mute:

1.)you'll need to raise the bridge to install it, higher than is necessary for my favorite kind of setup. You'll probably need to shim the neck.

2.)it raises the pitch about a quarter step when in use :smack: to alleviate this, tune your guitar to pitch with the tremlock on (if you have a tremlock on your jag tailpiece... which unless it's an aftermarket it should have), and adjust it so that when you put the mute on and take the tremlock off, it's in pitch Just hope you don't have to do too many trem upbends

Oh yeah. All those gizmos they put on these guitars rock But I'd never do it to my Jag. I hate drills.

*Cream was mistaking the admittedly gratuitous bridge cover on my stang for a mute, hence the delete

Slade

 

[cream123]

Re: Another stupid question: Re jazzmaster

here you are: ebay mute

it may or may not fit, ask first

 

[snushsnush]

Re: Another stupid question: Re jazzmaster

damn it damn it **** ****. that's way more than i am capable of just flawlessly doing the first time. drilling is the only thing i can think of that i can do to a guitar to like permanently **** it up too. oh well. i guess it's not the first time i've had to resort to using the ol' palm.

 

[snushsnush]

Re: Another stupid question: Re jazzmaster

hopefully guitar parts resource will get them back in stock. they sell them for like twenty bucks.
i also didn't know that about the pitch. that kind of sucks. i just realized that i don't have the tremloc. grrr. this is suddenly getting pricey. i also can't find the mute spring on GPR. i don't suppose it comes with the plunger.