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You have to love John's couch-top reviews. I just really jam on his straightforward style, playing, and his obvious appreciation for the art. Rock on, man. We love ya.
I had a 1961 Jazzmaster that I bought from the original owner. It had an incredible vibe, and I LOVED the clean tones from it -- like the beautiful sounds of the early Ventures recordings. However, the bridge was so annoying that I finally sold it. I'm delighted to see this new version, which is better in several ways and sounds great. .
I did a re fret on my 1961 Jazzmaster with the same fret wire used on the Fender SRV Strat and it is a definite improvement for bending- the original neck felt almost fretless. My old frets were worn beyond replacement anyway, this puppy has high crowned frets right from jump. I been playing since 1961 but started with a masonite Sears with the amp built in the case.. The offset waist seems to hang just right when standing or sitting. Fender Guitars will out last the player that buys one as in I tried but you can't wear 'em out too easily though it's fun to attempt it. I like the middle switch setting with both single coil p/u's on to kill any idle noise or 60 hz hum , it''s is a great sound as well. Fat all over.
Beautiful Jazzbo! I do love that finish. Some things about it are not my fave though, truss adjustment at the headstock being the main one, like that they moved the input to the side. Really dig your reviews John, and you are my fave Rig Rundown host. I was jamming along to your vid with my fairly recently acquired MIJ Limited Edition Blue Flower Jazzmaster (which I love), and was able to get some very similar tones, almost made me wish I held out for this American Ultra, BUT, at $1000 more, I am happy with my Blue Flower (always loved the blue flower) and the Japanese craftsmanship. Other than it not being nitro finished I couldn't be happier. This is a sweet Jazzmaster though.
I always enjoy John's reviews. Funny how Shawn Hammond's Tuning Up (February 2020 issue) offering was titled "Why Do So Many Posers Play "Offset" Guitars??? Well, the answer now is because Bohlinger has inspired my "inner poser" to add some mocha offset to my life...lol. Love all you do guys!!!
Oh, the silent majesty of a winter’s morn, the clean, cool chill of the holiday air, and some asshole in a bathrobe that’s emptying a chemical toilet into my sewer.
The guitar guitars controls are incorrectly described. The S1 switch set the 2 pickup center position in series. The slider switch puts the pickups out of phase with individual volume controls to shape the out of phase tone.
Sweet, smooth, cool and I dig the surf-vibe as well. Did I hear a touch of "Lenny"? Hey John, have you done a First Look at the D'Angelico Bob Weir Bedford guitar? I've heard that it might be the most versatile guitar out there. How about the D'Angelico Bedford? Thanks - Chris G
Is a Jazzmaster a must have guitar?? It really sounds unique too me. I don’t have any Fenders and I’m considering a Jazzmaster over a strat and tele. Is it the best??? I don’t want to purchase more than one or two Fenders.
I just got mine today, really excellent guitar. My first Jazzmaster. Absolutely zero regrets! I have owned strat’s and tele’s for years also. I would say you wouldn’t be going wrong getting this as opposed to a strat or tele...I’ve found it’ll do it all actually. Fantastic work here from Fender. I am very surprised at the quality in every regard on this guitar. Love it.
See Fender site for a thorough run thru of all the tonal variations. It’s a great demo. By the way, I love this guitar, just received it. Total excellence.
What makes the Jazzmaster cool is #1 the pups and #2 the second circuit....many of the new Jazzmasters took away the second circuit......this one totally changed the use of the circuit. Huge part of the equation.
I’d want to change the bridge, the pickups and the tremolo which makes this just way too expensive for me. But I really love the cobra blue version so I’m still considering getting one haaaa
As a vintage JM fan, I have no problem with the changes. However, looking a little closely at the video it appears that the reveal on the 1st string position is off, not to mention the position of the 12th fret markers; i.e. 2nd string marker is way off in relation to the string as it is over the 6th String Neck PU. This shouts to me of poor quality control. Sorry, I'd be interested but I still can't imagine a Tune-o-matic bridge or anything similar as any tech worth a crap can set the "real" ones up which work perfectly fine. It probably plays well but it's the details that make it worth the price. FWIW I'm a huge Fender guitar and amp fan since the 60's but this is, IMHO, really poor. I've seen better positioning of bridge/nut/pickup on cheap copies. :-( Hey, what about changing the string trees to roller models?
JB did the entire first half of that review with the guitar shockingly out of tune. It just got worse and worse, and he never batted an eye. The mark of a true pro. Respect. Two things I dislike about this review. First, he says nothing critical. So it's less review and more promotion piece. Second, the after-the-fact patches about the bridge and switching a really lame. Not up to the usual standard.
I realize this is a year old but that's BS. I have an American Elite HSS Strat with gen 4 noiseless pups, and I love it. I wouldn't swap them for anything. Just listen to his tone in this video. They sound great to me.
@@theDreaming Dude!! Amazing! I just bought a used FSR American QMT Pale Moon strat! It just shipped. I'm super stoked! Appreciate you getting back to me!
My only bitch is they have 4 Ultra models (Strat, Strat HSS, Tele, and Jazzmaster) in multiple colors. Not a single offering in left handed. Pisses me off.
Fret-count is somewhat about 'modernity' - sure, many of the early Fenders were 21-fret and that's it. But go compare a 22 or 21-fret guitar's neck pickup sound to a 24-fretter's neck sound. People that still want 21 frets are willing to sacrifice the "easier bend up to E' for a preference for the neck pickup being closer to the string midpoint, resulting in a smidge more "droop" at attack and boomier lows. For certain blues and country licks, the difference is palpable if not crucial.
He probably didn’t stretch them out much, has no nut lube.... I played one recently, stayed in tune really well even off the rack. Get it home, tweak it. It’s golden.
