New J Mascis Jazzmaster from Squier

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Astrozombie is going to jizz himself when he sees this.
 
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I've been talking about buying this thing for almost 2 weeks here on the forum!

how did you find the "street" price?
 
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you dont think Curtis Novak pickups are at least decent?

I was halfway kidding. There is nothing wrong with their pickups, but in my most humble opinion, the Jazzmaster sounds best with one tone- the vintage Jazzmaster tone. It's fat, smooth, and bassy with just a tiny bit of grit from aging the pickup. What I am getting at is I wouldn't do the 180. I would drop vintage sounding Jazzmaster pickups in there and nothing else. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES DOES A HUMBUCKER EVER BELONG IN A JAZZMASTER!!! So please for the sake of all things heavenly, don't drop a humbucker in there.

I fully support the SD Antiquity Jazzmaster pickups. They are what I put in mine and I will die supporting them after the tone they have given me.
 
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I love Jazzmasters and I love Dinosaur Jr but that ****ing scratchplate makes me want to drink acid and then puke it directly into my own eyes.

Good price, though. If it was a lefty I'd probably grab one and swap the plate. I like JMs but I don't need one enough to justify the price of a good one.
 
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+1 for torty.

+1 for SD Antiquity pickups.

What other colours are available?
 
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To be totally honest I think I would mix it up and get a dark blue guard for that guitar.

Now, that would be seriously cool. IMO, so would that pearlescent Emerald Green that the Fender Custom Shop used to offer.

EDIT - One thought. Looking at the Fender website pic, the Sq CV JM bridge appears to have a small screw where the vibrato tailpiece locking button ought to be. Is this the case or are my eyes deceiving me?
 
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I was halfway kidding. There is nothing wrong with their pickups, but in my most humble opinion, the Jazzmaster sounds best with one tone- the vintage Jazzmaster tone. It's fat, smooth, and bassy with just a tiny bit of grit from aging the pickup. What I am getting at is I wouldn't do the 180. I would drop vintage sounding Jazzmaster pickups in there and nothing else. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES DOES A HUMBUCKER EVER BELONG IN A JAZZMASTER!!! So please for the sake of all things heavenly, don't drop a humbucker in there.

I fully support the SD Antiquity Jazzmaster pickups. They are what I put in mine and I will die supporting them after the tone they have given me.

the Novak 180 is not a humbucker. It is a coil tap-able single coil.

i spoke to him directly and he said tapping it just drops the output (so it's less "hot").
 
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the Novak 180 is not a humbucker. It is a coil tap-able single coil. i spoke to him directly and he said tapping it just drops the output (so it's less "hot").

I tried a similar idea on my CIJ Jaguar using an SSL-3T. (It will fit under the PU cover and claw.) Neither sound was right - hot or tapped.

I agree with jc and Kam. You either want the unique Jazzmaster sound enough to buy one or you don't want a Jazzmaster. (Same goes for a Jaguar.)
 
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