Robert Delahunt
Showmasterologist
Here she is after installing the Jazz neck and Full Shred bridge. A special thanks to MJ, who wound my Jazz neck RP. 
Fender Showmaster QMT HH
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Robert Delahunt
Showmasterologist
Robert Delahunt
Showmasterologist
Re: Fender Showmaster QMT HH
She plays great! Fretboard radius is 15.75" and she's 25.5" scale. There's a lot of corrosion (the dude who played it must've been a 6 foot 300 lb gorilla LOL) but I'll clean that up. The neck is straight, too. These are glued in neck, so the higher frets are very accessible. Planned mods are some graphite string saddles, locking tuners (the blackout model had them but not this one), and maybe a graphite nut.
As for the sound, the Jazz is my favorite neck 'bucker, and the mids of the basswood and rosewood fretboard balances well with the Jazz. The Full Shred sounds absolutely awesome with this guitar, and I'm glad I got one. Maybe not as versatile a sound, but still a very good sound, and goes great with this guitar.
I'll also be selling my Lite Ash Stratocaster (3 x Alnico II Pro Staggered) and getting an SSS Showmaster. I love flatter fretboard radii. But I'm still not entirely sure what pickups I would like for the SSS model. I know I want hum-canceling, but I'd like them to sound like single coils, so it's probably going to be Classic Stack Plus / Custom Stack / YJM Stack (or maybe I can convince MJ to do something more like a QP stack).
This is why I say the Showmaster is the most underrated guitar Fender ever made: quickly overlooked by all wanna-be shredders who think all true shred guitars have to have a Floyd Rose. There wasn't even a Facebook Page for the Showmaster Guitar, so I created it LOL.
She plays great! Fretboard radius is 15.75" and she's 25.5" scale. There's a lot of corrosion (the dude who played it must've been a 6 foot 300 lb gorilla LOL) but I'll clean that up. The neck is straight, too. These are glued in neck, so the higher frets are very accessible. Planned mods are some graphite string saddles, locking tuners (the blackout model had them but not this one), and maybe a graphite nut.
As for the sound, the Jazz is my favorite neck 'bucker, and the mids of the basswood and rosewood fretboard balances well with the Jazz. The Full Shred sounds absolutely awesome with this guitar, and I'm glad I got one. Maybe not as versatile a sound, but still a very good sound, and goes great with this guitar.
I'll also be selling my Lite Ash Stratocaster (3 x Alnico II Pro Staggered) and getting an SSS Showmaster. I love flatter fretboard radii. But I'm still not entirely sure what pickups I would like for the SSS model. I know I want hum-canceling, but I'd like them to sound like single coils, so it's probably going to be Classic Stack Plus / Custom Stack / YJM Stack (or maybe I can convince MJ to do something more like a QP stack).
This is why I say the Showmaster is the most underrated guitar Fender ever made: quickly overlooked by all wanna-be shredders who think all true shred guitars have to have a Floyd Rose. There wasn't even a Facebook Page for the Showmaster Guitar, so I created it LOL.
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MkIII Renegade
New member
Re: Fender Showmaster QMT HH
Cool setup. When I first started playing, I used to try and select pickups based on being able to do the most things well. But as I got older, I realized.......JUST BUY MORE GUITARS! I don't mind having a few guitars that are specialized for doing a few things very well as opposed to attempting to do everything in one.
I have to say I've rarely seen many people use the Full Shred neck model, although lots that have used the bridge model paired with something else. I'd probably do the same thing myself since I'm more traditional at the neck (since I've already done the '59 thing twice, maybe it's time for the Jazz). I've always liked the Full Shred. Mmmmmmm, I may need to get a guitar just to have this combo. :headbang:
Cool setup. When I first started playing, I used to try and select pickups based on being able to do the most things well. But as I got older, I realized.......JUST BUY MORE GUITARS! I don't mind having a few guitars that are specialized for doing a few things very well as opposed to attempting to do everything in one.
I have to say I've rarely seen many people use the Full Shred neck model, although lots that have used the bridge model paired with something else. I'd probably do the same thing myself since I'm more traditional at the neck (since I've already done the '59 thing twice, maybe it's time for the Jazz). I've always liked the Full Shred. Mmmmmmm, I may need to get a guitar just to have this combo. :headbang:
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TheLivingDead
Dawn Of The Shred
Re: Fender Showmaster QMT HH
Those are great guitars!
Sweet shots too.
Those are great guitars!
Sweet shots too.
Andrew Lamprecht
Minion of One
Re: Fender Showmaster QMT HH
Beauty.
Beauty.
Robert Delahunt
Showmasterologist
Re: Fender Showmaster QMT HH
I didn't use the Full Shred neck because I was thinking that basswood is very midsy (like the opposite of scooped) so I should pick a scooped neck pickup. The Jazz is a good idea, and sounds great, not to mention it's my favorite neck pickup, but in the end I would've liked to have tried the Full Shred neck.
If I'm famous some day and have the ability to influence Fender Musical Instruments, I'll tell them they need to do a Showmaster with the Full Shred set. I seriously have never understood their selection of pickups. Single coils? Sure, Fender knows what they're doing. Humbuckers? I'm almost always disappointed by their bridge 'bucker choice.
I didn't use the Full Shred neck because I was thinking that basswood is very midsy (like the opposite of scooped) so I should pick a scooped neck pickup. The Jazz is a good idea, and sounds great, not to mention it's my favorite neck pickup, but in the end I would've liked to have tried the Full Shred neck.
If I'm famous some day and have the ability to influence Fender Musical Instruments, I'll tell them they need to do a Showmaster with the Full Shred set. I seriously have never understood their selection of pickups. Single coils? Sure, Fender knows what they're doing. Humbuckers? I'm almost always disappointed by their bridge 'bucker choice.