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@@MusicisWin Next time you have the urge to basically give guitars away for free please consider giving me one. I've been poor my entire life, I saved money to buy my guitar, I went through a cheap one($100 with mini shit amp(not that the guitar was any better), then got convinced to "buy the store owners" shitty Ibanez with the crappy Floyd Rose with the "fine tuners" which were awesome and didn't make up for the shitty design that doesn't stay in tune long enough to play 1 song($425). Then got my guitar I'm very grateful for and have had it for about 12 years and will never get rid of it, (MIM Deluxe Series is what is wrote on despite everyone referring to it as a 2010's model "Players Strat" in which nowhere in the manual nor on it is it referred to as a "player's strat". It has/had the vintage Stacked "single" coils (the humbuckers people call single coils(noiseless single coils). I wanted to improve my tone and decided, just a month ago, to update my pickups and surprisingly the $250'ish Seymour Duncan Everything Axe set doesn't really sound nowhere near as good as the pickups that came stock. Being I just spent all that money I'm going to try to stick with them and mod my guitar to give a vast amount of tone changing options. I spent a few weeks studying guitar circuitry, obsessively. I ordered $300 in circuitry parts. I have a unique experiment I'm going to try out so I can hopefully conqour the "multiple volume controls" issue, a special designed setup that of course is only special and unique if it passes the test and actually works. If not though it will be OK, there are plenty of other options and I'll have the parts to experiment with lots of resistors(many different values(caps too) for both the expected and not expected results), caps, 3 dual Stacked Concentric Pots with gold colored concentric knobs(the short ones) and 8 toggle switches(on/on 6 prong aka DPDT). Regardless of if the volume pots work out they(PUPs) will be equipped with toggle switches for use, the 3-way(5-way) switch will be converted to a 4-way cap change for tone knob(on A side of switch(caps in parallel add(C1 + C2 =Cx) ), and the B side will be a 5-way cap change for my low cut tone, switchable by toggle switch(changing from A to B depending on which I will need to better shape tone on any given effect(s), with a standard set for "variable cap switch off" on either the hi cut or low cut(without 5-way side A being cut off the trebble cap will just go through a 0.033uF cap, on the bass side will be a 0.0022uF cap when it's variable caps selection is cut off. I already have that circuit worked out and drawn up. Many other options/mods are going to go into this beautiful guitar that feels just right for me, $900 and something when I bought it and to me it was worth it despite other models going for much lower price. Though this particular model is still selling for around $725. Now that I know the pickups that came stock are actually very good on their own(no need to upgrade) I could really use a 2nd guitar to put them in, a good playability strat, thin and narrow neck that hand effortlessly slides down. Saddly I need my currently only guitar re-fretted, many frets have big flat spots on different strings in different positions. While I did learn how to do most repairs and setups on it, the frets is one thing I'm not comfortable trying to do. I'm going to have to save money for that one. I did get interested in self-made pickups and I'm stoked, I have a particular design "I don't think is being used in market-place pickups. I want to try out a hypothesis, making each poll its own coil(for theoretically more pronounced clarity of individual notes within chords, they will all be one continues coil wire, that will reduce the amount of coil so I figured after I get the limit on each pole(close neighbors, will have to wrap each coil before putting the next on) I will wrap around all 6 mini coils in the traditional way to get more coil on the pickup(s)- if that goes well it will of course become a set. I will make them from the ground up pretty much, so the strings are perfectly centered on the poles in each pickup position(3)x. The only thing I'll buy are the steel poles(screws with mounting chambers(for adjustable poles), which I already know greatly improves clarity of individual notes within chords buy listening to someone comparing Kinman's to the Everything Axe Duncan set(he was also fixated on the poles being accurately lined up(which Kinman does) while the rest, including other individuals irrationally believe that doesn't matter(of course it matters, just as much as the vertical distance from the pole to the string matters, we'll that pole being horizontally off is still a distance off and I could tell in his test by ear with my eyes closed, distinct clarity in the chords of Kinman's with poles perfectly matching string position in all 3 pick-up positions, while the Everything Axe set is clearly more cluttered sounding, less clarity of individual notes in a chord. It's easy to find this old man's comparison, and he has good ears too. I suggest non-believers to give it a listen...RU-vid "Everything Axe Kinman" that should bring it up. His shirt changes depending on which set he is using, (clever old man). And yes, I'm aut-ist-ic (Aspergers). PS: If my custom PUPs turn out to work as hypothesized then they shall be dubbed the "Dumbucker", the 14 coil mini humbuckers (for strat single coil PUP slots). Update: since I was linked back here by a like. The PUP idea is a flop, learned this from a guy that builds PUPs and sells them. This is a common idea by people who learn how to build PUPs.
As a guitar center employee, thank you for calling to ask if they could handle all that at once. All those guitars from fancier or less seen brands makes for a hell of a lot of work
@@Shadowman-1960 I did construction in my teens: concrete, framing, roofing - I worked hard doing hard work. In my 30s I was doing software development: countless all-nighters, sometimes 60-70 hour stretches. Not hard work, but I still f*cking-well worked hard. Who are you to say what someone you've never met is capable of, Captain Bluecollar?
@@MusicisWin That's cool! I don't think he'd push the joke as far as asking for an address in a DM! Good on you for wanting to give back to the community man! 👍
the most prized guitar in my collection is a 1964 fender jazzmaster. it was my fathers first guitar and he bought it in the 70s for 150$ and handed it down to me. never ceases to amaze me how good it sounds and feels. leaps and bounds above 99% of modern guitars.
I love how you have every single kind of guitar, every single kind of pickup configuration, every manufacturer, even every type of pedal that exists... But come back to a bonified classic thats tried and true, and absolutely rip it like you've never seen it before.. This was a very refreshing video :)
By far that jam was the best I’ve ever heard of your playing. So many incorporations of different techniques. I was thoroughly impressed. I hope to see this guitar more on upcoming videos. It seems it fits you!
@@steveeckert8396 you’re right I better delete my comment! Lol I really liked seeing something out of the norm and I hope this Fender will be a main guitar in future videos
Jazzmasters are amazing guitars. I’m very surprised they were never successful. I know it’s hard to compete with Strats and Teles, but I believe these belong right at the top with them.
They’re majorly successful in the indie/alt rock scene, man. Kevin Shields, J. Mascis, Roland S. Howard, Kurt Cobain, Johnny Marr, etc. Many prolific musicians swear by em. If you go to Coachella or any alt music even you’ll see em everywhere.
@@princebonnie1357 That’s my bad, Howard definitely did indeed play a Jag, same with Johnny Marr now that I think about it. It’s like two sides of the same coin of shoegaze/alt rock. Jaguar/Jazzmaster.
Well - jaguars leave a bit to be desired. The pickups aren’t nearly as versatile as the jazzmaster and the short scale makes it that much less rich / and that much less fender-ish. I’ve had a few because the looks are nearly irresistible- but I sold each one I had without regret
I knew when I saw underrated fender it was going to be a jazzmaster. I just bought one a couple months ago and I am so happy with it. It’s very versatile and just sounds incredible on all levels.
I bought a mexican Jazzmaster around 2010 and it's been my favorite guitar ever since. Seems like they really blew up in indie music over the last 10 years.
that was my thoughts exactly reading the title of the video… Jazzmaster, underrated? i see these everywhere, almost every local band down here in south florida has at least one guitar player playing one. and now shoegaze is suddenly in vogue and everyone wants to be kevin shields (,:
Yeah it is weird or driven by the RU-vid algorithm! I have been looking at a Jazzmaster for few days. Even the Squier versions get pretty good reviews.
That's a beautiful sounding instrument. I've never really got into Jaguars and Jazzmasters, but when I worked in a small guitar shop in London I played quite a few. I found that the early ones (and reissues) had a quite bulky uncomfortable neck profile, something of a D profile but quite wide. Fender were punting one out in the 90's with Seymour Duncans in that was quite a nice instrument but very "modern" sounding. One Fender that I did fall in love with, was the old Fender Lead. I think that they date from the early 80's and were available as mk1-mk3. They play and sound amazing and are utterly versatile instruments. If you could lay your hands on one of those I reckon you'd love it.
Depends entirely on the individual instument. My 1962 jag has the thinest neck Ive ever felt on a guitar, 1965 has a baseball bat. And this has nothing to do with the years they're from, one just has an abnormaly thin A-width neck, and one has an abnormally fat B-width neck.
Yeah, in the pre-CBS years there was quite a bit of variation from one neck to another in thickness, shape and many times variations in the fretboard radius. Not to say QC was bad because it was quite excellent back then- it had to do with which builder shaped the particular neck. While they did have a guide pattern it wasn't strictly followed and each builder shaped those necks by hand and used their personal experience to try to get the best neck they could out of each peice of wood they had. Some of them even had compound radius fretboards before that even became a thing! You can find quite a few earlier examples that start in the "cowboy chord" area at 7.25, of course, and end up at an 8 or even 9 by the 12th or 14th fret! Anyway, that's why back in the day it was imperative to play the instrument before purchasing because player's tastes varied, and of course they still do, as much as the guitar necks varied. Cheers P[>
i really like the sound... but the body being bigger than a strat... one thing i have learned is that i prefer light guitars 🤷🏻 because i can handle them for more hours 😍 (heavy ones feel like cutting blood supply to your leg.)
@@0000song0000 I can build you a Thinline Turbocaster J-Master that's lighter than most Teles (which are lighter than Strats in general). Just finishing one for myself, with the brand new EMG J-Master pickups. Can't wait!!!
Saw-weet!! Love the tone of your new Jazzmaster Relic!! Awesome addition to your collection. I don't usually watch this kind of video but I was intrigued to find out what you traded those 8 cool guitars for, and was quite impressed by the trade you made. I'd like to have one of those. Super nice and super sounding instrument!!
hey man, you are truly a great guitar player ! I like how you can change into various styles of rhythm and lead music. the fender jazz master was a great choice and it sounds awesome !!!!
Love the content man, just picked up guitar in December and you and a few others have really helped me get going, keep up the good work. Started off with a pretty junk bcp guitar but want to eventually save for a kiesel guitar. Would love if you ordered one and did a review on it.
Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine convinced me to get a Jazzmaster. The floating tremolo arm took a bit to get used to as MBV's "glide guitar" technique requires the whammy bar to be set very high and loose. All in all they look, feel, and sound great, especially with about 3 or 4 different reverb and delay pedals added!
I initially bought a Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster simply because a friend recommended one, and JM's are relatively common in midwest emo. I got into shoegaze shortly after and my jazzmaster is my best friend in music making now
Recientemente compré mi primera jazzmaster, una squire VM, ha sido interesante xq este tipo de guitarras con puente flotante y el asunto del tremolo flojo son un dolor de cabeza, pero esa guitarra es excelente para hacer un ruido asqueroso y delicioso
Man, I love the jazzmaster you chose and glad you went with it. I have a ton of good guitars and might trade them in on something awesome myself! Thanks for the inspiration!
Hi Tyler. I've been enjoying your videos for the humor and the interesting trips etc. Lately you've been playing more and I am really impressed. Technique can be practiced and learned but your musical choices ( what notes you choose) is pure talent. I love your style. Where can I find some video of you really playing? Shows, jams, sessions, whatever. That's the real deal.
Well I can attest that the Jazzmaster has increased in value. When I bought mine (black w/ matching headstock) I paid $408 with case. However that was in 1966. Still have it, have had offers to buy it, but it's a great guitar. Only gets better with time!
Great choice. It’s always a good thing to consolidate multiple pieces of gear you just don’t use anymore into a single higher quality piece of gear that you’ll find yourself drawn to and using daily. Less is more!
Yeah, bizarre? Couple of weeks ago, I traded two cheapish guitars in, got what I paid for 'em, about three times what I was expecting to be offered. It's a funny old world.
@@dragan4658 yeah, I wonder if age/experience comes in to it, too. I'm in my mid 50s and can grow a real beard 😉 Take me for a mug at your peril. 99 times out of 100, I know more about guitars than the shop employees. You don't tend to question them when you're young.
I can understand getting what you want, which is what he did, but it does seem he left quite a bit lighter on the wallet. On the other hand, we don't know what he paid for them, this side of an arm and a leg for what they appear to be worth. Nice playing, I've got to admit.
Your jams are just the most awesomest sounding jams on the planet. I'm always left wanting to hear more. Congratulations on your new guitar. It sounds great!
Pro tip: if your output is in the pick guard, use an angled jack to plug into your guitar (and run the cable behind the strap). I've seen them break out and it's not pretty. On a new guitar not a big deal, just get a new pickguard. But on a vintage guitar you want to keep as original as possible.... [2c]
The jam at the end has me sitting here with what I can only describe as an awestruck grin on my face. I felt like I was floating, only 1 or 2 songs have made me feel like that before
I would have kept the Danelectro if possible, you can always use that guitar recording. But a custom shop aged Jazzmaster in fiesta red is an heirloom that will only increase in value. I would have jumped on it too! “WIN!” When you’re in your deathbed all thats gonna really matter is who’s worthy of wielding your Excalibur.
Amazing sound! A lot of thought went into the Jazzmaster when it was designed. Without a doubt, it’s one of Fender’s most versatile models.Enjoy that beautiful guitar.
Dude, I'm gonna be honest: the jam sample you did at 3:45 as soon as you got home and unpacked the guitar...I was almost about to cry lol. It was fckn amazing!
Tyler, I don't know about the others you traded, but that is one sweet sounding guitar, I say great choice! Plus I really enjoyed the improvised "smooth" riffs at the end, great work! You made my day!
Outstanding. I'm a drummer 😎, but obviously got love for the lead and rhythm guitars, bass too, and well I guess the Cowbell, GOD bless your efforts to bring happiness through 🎶 🎵
I love my JM! Started life as a MIM but I upgraded the neck, pickups (Lindy Fralin JMs) bridge and tailpiece. Crazy big fat sound. And it’s super comfortable to play. A totally underrated guitar for sure. Happy you found yours.
It's really good to hear someone use a tasteful backing track and who knows how to play well instead of listening to someone who just plays loud noisy rock licks like most demo videos. Jazzmaster has a 50s sound. I have your kind of style too.
yeh! not once did he do the jingle jangle behind the bridge out of tune harp thing behind the bridge! very meta. Maybe he called the pickups P90s intentionally too..
Great job Tyler. That Fender is a sweet guitar. I love the sound. It’s very unique. Plus, I love the painted headstock. I wish more guitar companies would sell regular guitars with a painted headstock as a standard feature.
Watching you play Jazz is soooo cool, whenever I hear those kind of licks, I've been thinking of quitting metal and shred.😂mellow sounding Jazz is so heartfelt sounding. Cheers!👍
I've always considered JM pickups to be separate from your usual P90, I think they have a little more sparkle to em. Semi disappointed you didn't pick the Jaguar as your most underrated Fender but the JM deserves the love too. I'd love to get a Candy Apple Red matching headstock JM to match my vintage '69 Jag.
100%. They are different construction. (bar magnets vs rod "slug" magnets) They are similar, but JM pickups will sound like a mix of traditional P90s and a Tele neck.
Love the faded Fiesta Red on that Jazz Master. And matching Headstock. Great idea to get rid of the ones you don’t play and trade them for this beautiful axe.
That tone is absolutely amazing. i’m a noob and not that familiar with the jazz master. I’m really hearing a very strong David Gilmour tone in there. I’ll bet it’s a killer rock guitar in addition to the jazz
You can turn the lead/rhythm switch into a kill switch by turning the volume roller down all the way. It’s a cool thing to mess around with for heavy stuff
was always a shred guy, played Schecter and Ibanez and Jackson and the like, switched to indie like 15 years ago, played Teles for forever, then 5 years ago tried a Jazzmaster and never ever looked back. By far my favorite guitar I've ever played and I'm stoked you are checking this out.
Was hoping it'd be a jazzmaster. So great, I just bought one and it's easily the best guitar I've owned, kicking myself for waiting 27 years of playing to buy one.
Now I've played loads of guitars throughout the years, and I've enjoyed playing plenty of them, but there's really just something about a Jazzmaster that makes me smile most when thinking about them. Like if I had to marry a guitar, it'd almost undoubtedly be a Jazzmaster. XD ^_^
As a guitar center employee I can say for sure the best days are when dudes bring in a ton of cool ass guitars and I get to spend an hour testing them all out
I’ve been lusting after a Paolette. That fact that you included it with 7 other guitars to get one Fender had me scratching my head 🤔 sounds like a pretty lopsided trade.
@@kevmac1230 Well when you think that a Paoletti will run about four grand by itself let alone the addition of 7 other guitars. Even if the two or three PRS‘s we’re just SE’s. I understand you’re not gonna get retail trading in to a retail store but there’s a lot of dollars in eight of those guitars. Buying selling and trading a lot of guitars myself I also know that it doesn’t necessarily mean you have that much money into them so you can let them go for less sometimes. Plus I saw in another comment somewhere that he kept a Paoletti stratospheric. Which now makes more sense to me.
@@kevmac1230 any custom shop guitar us going to be 4 grand or more. Fender, Gibson, and/or PRS. Kiesels are one of the cheapest custom routes you can go but personally I don't desire one.
@@scotthack2632 I was looking at it like whaat? I wouldn't swap that tele alone for a Fender. I know Fabrizio Paoletti in person, he's from my hometown. He handcrafts those in a shop that's probably smaller than an American's garage
I was a huge Gibson guy back in the 80's then I bought a 70's stratocaster and it bonded with me, I think it's the 7.25 fingerboard I'm addicted to, it might be crazy but I absolutely love my 3 bolt neck stratocaster's nowadays! That good old Berryhill store is awesome!😉
I have a 1982 "Vintage Series" '62 Reissue Sunburst Stratocaster. This limited run series of guitars were designed and built by the "custom shop" before it was officially named the custom shop. They are incredible instruments if you ever are lucky enough to find one I highly recommend getting it! It's my #1 and that thing is simply amazing. All of that to say this: I also happen to have a 1974 Sunburst Stratocaster which of course sports the big headstock and the 3 bolt neck with "micro-tilt". It also has a maple fretboard while the other has rosewood. I can say unequivocally that these 3 bolt neck years get a totally undeserved bad rap simply because when they came out everyone seemed to think it was sacrilege to change the Stratocaster and so the hate was heaped on the new design. Frankly in retrospect the micro-tilt system was genius. And some people thought the 3 bolts wouldn't be as strong but in reality the design is actually stronger! The reason is the third bolt is indeed an *actual* bolt (as you know guitar necks are secured by long wood screws- we all call them bolts but that is a misnomer) that goes into the threaded hole in the metal plate under the neck. And the bolt is significantly larger in diameter than any regular guitar neck "bolts". Bottom line: that neck joint is extremely strong and will absolutely stay where you set it. Bottom, bottom line: while my Reissue will always be my #1 (because it's a great ax and my late father gave it to me for Christmas in 1983- it was also my first guitar and I was a kid so it's got serious sentimental value to me) there is no denying my '74 3 bolter is also a very fine instrument that plays like a dream and sounds just like a vintage Strat should! I've been saying for years that folks are eventually going to realize the 70's Strats are nothing like their reputation implies and are great, real deal US Fender's and can usually be had for a bargain because of their unfair image. Of course you can get a lemon from any era but I contend that on average you'll get no more lemons from the 70's than you would from any other decade.
@@patrickfoster4586 very cool guitars you have! I remember looking at a brand new stratocaster in 1977, I played it in the music store and I was 13 years old at the time, it became my dream guitar and I couldn't afford one at the time, I had to go back home and play my old Silvertone amp in case, I think the guitar was actually made by Danelectro. But I was forever hooked on 70's 3 bolt necks from that day in the music store as a young boy!
@@musclecarmitch908 They are definitely great guitars! The micro-tilt was one of Leo's last genius touches before leaving. I think it's too bad it didn't catch on. Sure beats having to take the neck off and trying to guess the right size shim needed to correct the neck angle! Cheers Mitch, P[>
This is great, it gives us all guitarists an excuse to buy a lot of guitars: We will trade them for a legendary guitar, so therefore we must keep collecting more!
