J Mascis Squier Jazzmaster?

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Been looking at getting one of these for a while now, and I figure I better pull the trigger before they discontinue. Anyone have any experience with this model? I tend to stay away from Squier, but I've heard good things on this forum I figure this could be worth a shot. I could pick it up for $350 online. The bridge, tremolo, pots, tuners, might need to be updated.

What do you all think? Pull the trigger on this, or save up another $400 for the MIM classic players jazzmaster?

......or possibly a warmouth custom build?
 
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Re: J Mascis Squier Jazzmaster?

A buddy of mine got one of those, then got a MAstery bridge, then got a set of Lollar pups, then got Sperzel tuners, and the last I heard he was getting a custom neck for it from somewhere... I thought the original guitar was perfectly fine, but he thought it needed "upgrades" that made it cost what a vintage one runs...
SO yeah, out of the box I thought it played really nice, sounded pretty much exactly what a JM should, it stayed in tune even with my ham-fisted playing style, etc. But if you REALLY have to mod one, start with a Vintage Modified one and save some $. (really, they're fine stock)
 
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One of the best guitars Squier currently makes IMO. Some models even have come in with slightly flamed necks...nice touch.

As with any Squier you can certainly do some upgrades. The mastery bridges look great, but you would be amazed how many of them have come in broken... good idea, terrible execution IMO.

If I had a use for a Jazzmaster this would be the model I would buy.
 
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My friend has one, they're great guitars. The bridge can actually wait to be upgraded, at least compared to a regular JM bridge. I'd drop a set of pickups in there, replace the nut at my discretion, and rock it.
 
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first thing I'd do is replace the nut, as I'm sure that's a super cheap one in there. I'm thinking the pickups might be fine stock? I think they are duncan designed, and are "wound to J Mascis' specs". I found this model for $350 new. But I'm just thinking if the classic player might be the better buy. Hmmmm......

However, I don't want to replace the neck or bridge, if I don't have to. The mastery bridge is over $150, and necks are over $250. If those certainly need replacement, I might as well just buy a body and buy all the pieces separately.
 
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I've tested it first hand. I owned the blacktop jazz master, liked this much more.


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Anyone requiring the capabilities of a US-made JM should simply buy one to begin with.

For the Squier, the one area on which I would work is the vibrato tailpiece assembly. Remove it. Strip it down. Clean up any rough edges on the moving parts. Reassemble it. Also, get the locking mechanism to work correctly.

On my Fender AVRI '62 Jaguar, I added this Johnny Marr style arm upgrade. http://staytrem.com/epages/950002362.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/950002362/Categories/Page__Category Nice to use and free from the traditional JM/Jag clonking noises.
 
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Bridges are the most common upgrade, also the most expensive. I'm got to think some more, between this squier and a warmoth custom build. With the custom build, I could select the type of the bridge, pickups, color, ect. One drawback on these Fender JM's is there seems to be only 3 colors: white, black, sunburst. It'd be nice to have a custom color, be differernt
 
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I just watched the rig rundown with J Mascis, and he said he changed the pickups on his signature squier after he received it. So....I'll jump to the conclusion that the stock pups suck. He also mentioned SD's antiquities were his favorite that he tried so far.
 
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I havent played this model, but I will say that unless you get a rare turd, most squiers Ive played in recent years, have been very nicely made guitars. Matter of fact, I bought a Squier Vintage modified tele over even some fender models for price and playability. Id love to have one of these j mascus ones
 
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I sold a Classic Player Jazzmaster for $400 recently.

I bought a Classic Player Jaguar for $50 a year ago.

Save your money and buy the real thing. Asian guitars are great bang-for-buck if you can spend less than $100 on one. Otherwise... Watch Craig's List like a hawk and remember that patience is a virtue.
 
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Empty Pockets said:
I sold a Classic Player Jazzmaster for $400 recently.

I bought a Classic Player Jaguar for $50 a year ago.

Save your money and buy the real thing. Asian guitars are great bang-for-buck if you can spend less than $100 on one. Otherwise... Watch Craig's List like a hawk and remember that patience is a virtue.
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There's some jerk selling a JM on craigslist, and its been posted for over 4 months, but he will not budge from the $500 price because he "upgraded the nut". If I don't find a deal on craigslist, I'll strongly consider ordering the custom option. I think it would be less hassle that way
 
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qaiso said:
I just watched the rig rundown with J Mascis, and he said he changed the pickups on his signature squier after he received it. So....I'll jump to the conclusion that the stock pups suck. He also mentioned SD's antiquities were his favorite that he tried so far.
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The stock pickups don't suck at all. They are just P90 flavored rather than traditional Jazzies. I tried the Classic Player and the Mascis and, to me, the only noticeable difference are the lighter basswood body, the jumbo frets, and the satin neck. I think all satin necks feel cheap so I just learned to get over that. FYI, the Classic Player pickups are more like strat pickups.
 
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TIGEREYELASER said:
Does anyone have any real world experience and how they compare to and are different than say a strat, tele or LP?
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Not to be an *******....but its a jazzmaster. There's countless resources on 'real world experience' explaining the differences.
 
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