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Fender appear to have forgotten...
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 11:33 am
by BearBoy
...that they already make a decent trem for Jazzmasters:
American Special Jazzmaster with Bigsby. They are
definitely just trolling the
inclined now.
LANK
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 11:55 am
by Noisy Cat
Would love that colour combination on a 'normal' JM.
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 12:04 pm
by BearBoy
Apparently it's also available in CAR and Olympic white.
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 12:13 pm
by George
looks like shit and the rest of the specs seem pretty uninspiring
white witch hats are cool though
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 10:19 pm
by Fran
Taking the purist hat off I dont think it looks too bad.
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 10:22 pm
by laterallateral
I think it looks cool but I would definitely prefer a normal JM trem unit.
AND NO SQUIER-ASS TRUSS ROD ACCESS AT THE HEADSTOCK, DAMNIT!
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 10:25 pm
by Noisy Cat
laterallateral wrote:AND NO SQUIER-ASS TRUSS ROD ACCESS AT THE HEADSTOCK, DAMNIT!
Yeah, CONVENIENCE IS FUCKING STUPID.
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 10:40 pm
by Nick
I actually love the convenience of the headstock truss rod, but I prefer when it doesn't come with the black shit around it.
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 10:55 pm
by paul_
Interesting that it has a CBS Strat headstock instead of a Jazzmaster one... later CBS Jazzies did indeed use that shape, but it's seldom seen on reissues let alone new variations of Fender JM... wonder if the whole neck is being repurposed or shared with a Strat model or something else.
Edit- never mind, I'm pretty sure that actually is the original Jazzmaster headstock but the logo and truss rod stuff threw me off.
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 1:56 am
by Ankhanu
Noisy Cat wrote:Would love that colour combination on a 'normal' JM.
Yeah, that's nice.
Noisy Cat wrote:laterallateral wrote:AND NO SQUIER-ASS TRUSS ROD ACCESS AT THE HEADSTOCK, DAMNIT!
Yeah, CONVENIENCE IS FUCKING STUPID.
Yeah, I don't get the headstock truss adjust hate... it works well, and doesn't look much different. Truss access is split about 50/50 on my instruments, and the ones with access at the head are much easier to maintain.
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:27 am
by BearBoy
Picture of all three colours:
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:48 am
by George
lol the red one is like my bratomaster
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:56 am
by BearBoy
George wrote:lol the red one is like my bratomaster
George wrote:looks like shit and the rest of the specs seem pretty uninspiring
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 12:14 pm
by George
dont do this to me
tbh the specs are still bland and poor especially foregoing a jazzy trem for a bigsby, as is that original colour scheme in the op
the red/black/white and white/black/white getups are solid though
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 12:41 pm
by BearBoy
Ha. Sorry George. Seem to remember liking your Bratomaster. Aesthetically. I haven't broken into your house to play it.
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 12:42 pm
by BearBoy
Yet.
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 12:55 pm
by George
i would like to show it off at a meetup soon. it's still my #1
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:35 pm
by Fran
BearBoy wrote:George wrote:lol the red one is like my bratomaster
George wrote:looks like shit and the rest of the specs seem pretty uninspiring
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:51 pm
by vojtasTS29
I like the blue one, if it had a normal tremolo, i would totally dig it. But now it is just another attempt at a fender gibson guitar.
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 5:15 pm
by Nick
Fuck it I think it's kool