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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2018 9:52:39 GMT
I wish they'd rip off their own Troy Van Leeuwen Jazzmaster and offer it up to me. It's got 'me' written all over it. Actually, scratch that. Please don't do that Squier, or I won't be able to talk wyself out of it.  |
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Post by DerAlex on Apr 19, 2018 9:59:30 GMT
If the guitar will stay I want to change the PUs to ‚real‘ JM pickups. Will report back on my journey. Is that right? There seems to be some confusion over this. Bax Music calls them P90s but Fender's own site calls them Jazzmaster pickups. As I said I read all reviews on offset guitars forum on Jazzmaster reviews and here is what I found out: The JM Deluxe is the same as the J Mascis signature JM besides different colors on body and hardware. Both have the same pickups which are basically P90s in JM format. They also have bar magnets (vs. the vintage correct pole pieces as magnets). And these are cheap JM pickups as well so I would change them anyways. And the VMJM is a bit more expensive than the JM Deluxe. You get the vintage stuff in the 'Vintage Modified' JM but that has that strange bridge (and vintage correct trem disctance to the bridge). I wanted to have at least a bit modern and familiar hardware on my first JM. But I dig that vintage JM sound so this is why I envision to change the pups anyway. So thanks to Squier for providing a cheaper alternative to the JMJM soI will invest the price difference in new pickups and some other mods. :-D |
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Post by DerAlex on Apr 19, 2018 10:03:35 GMT
I wish they'd rip off their own Troy Van Leeuwen Jazzmaster and offer it up to me. It's got 'me' written all over it. Actually, scratch that. Please don't do that Squier, or I won't be able to talk wyself out of it. I don´t know if I would like the vintage correct neck radius of 7,25" and especially the vintage frets. So I stayed in more familiar territory with a 9,5" neck radius and medium jumbo frets. :-) |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2018 10:26:03 GMT
I love a small radius for barre chord playing and have tended to raise my action more and more these days, so even bending becomes less problematic on these kinds of radii and probably would help the string angle at the bridge a bit too.
I did read that Troy changed the rhythm slider to a more standard two-way switch because it was less easily knocked but that sounds like internonsense because I find the larger Gibson style switches very easy to knock. I just did it on my Revelation Jazzmaster where the switch is on the lower horn and in direct line with the arc of the tremolo arm. I suspect that arm may get Gilmour-ized very soon!
I'd have thought that Troy changed it precisely because it's easier to switch than a pokey slider.
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Post by salteedog on Apr 19, 2018 11:11:40 GMT
The artist endorsements are a bit of an enigma alright. I suspect that most people who buy the JMJM guitars are not Dinosaur Jr. fans. I'm a big fan of J - here's a great conversation between him and Matt Sweeney (who is a wonderful player in his own right) on Gear and guitar playing. Ironically if it wasn't for Frampton Comes Alive, J may never have gotten into Jazzmasters! And on a personal note of interest for me - in this video they are playing some licks off The Stooges 'Fun House'. On the same day in 1988 I bought both 'Bug' and 'Fun House' on vinyl. Seems like the stars have aligned in some weird way. And..also I'm sorry to admit - I've no idea who Troy whateverhisname is  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2018 11:29:31 GMT
Ah, Troy lurks around with that Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters, Eagles of Death Metal crowd. I think Mascis's link to Frampton is about as tenuous as it could get but sometimes it just takes that little something when we start and know little to less than nothing about guitars. I bought may first Les Paul because it was the nearest I could get to the look of Brian May's guitar (ie nowhere near!  ). Now, if I'd found Pink Floyd or Dire Straits sooner the whole caboodle would have been different. I was just too buried in 70s Queen to notice. |
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Post by DerAlex on Apr 19, 2018 17:08:47 GMT
Because of Mark Knopfler my first guitar was a Yamaha 112 which was horrible and never bonded with. Several guitars later my favourite is a LP Junior made out of basswood. And now I move into more single-coil land with that Squier.  |
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Post by DerAlex on Apr 19, 2018 17:12:34 GMT
I'm a big fan of J - here's a great conversation between him and Matt Sweeney (who is a wonderful player in his own right) on Gear and guitar playing. Ironically if it wasn't for Frampton Comes Alive, J may never have gotten into Jazzmasters! And..also I'm sorry to admit - I've no idea who Troy whateverhisname is Thats‘s a great video and that palm-muting info from Mascis was hilarious.  I‘m always astounded how shy and introverted some musicians are off the stage. And that format for videos is great for learning new interesting licks and songs. The name is Troy van Leuwen. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2018 18:26:05 GMT
My first electric was chosen by the guitar shop seller! He asked what I want and I said "dunno". Then he asked what kind of music do I listen to and I answered "Metal". He handed me a Black guitar and gave me a receipt. (Hide)
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Post by MartinB on Apr 19, 2018 18:29:03 GMT
Metal huh? You need something black and pointy with humbuckers.
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Post by salteedog on Apr 19, 2018 19:03:53 GMT
Yes. Troy van Leuwen. I should know him I guess since I own a few albums by QOTSA. ..but I always assumed most of the cool guitar work was Josh Homme...and never bothered to find out the names of the other band members. I'm not much of a fan-boy I suppose. Re. the video...I really enjoy those interviews with Matt Sweeney..very laid back. There's a great one with Annie Clark where she demonstrates her pinky harmonic tapping technique. And then there's this one with ex Sony VP James Williamson where they play though the greatest (and possibly one of the most influential) riff in the history of guitar-dom  Just look at Matt's smile at 1:55 ..  PS at around the 9 minute mark he has a top tip for you guys you prefer to play without a pick. |
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Post by MartinB on Apr 19, 2018 19:46:33 GMT
Pinky eh? I used to hold the pick with thumb and middle and use the index to “fret” the harmonic.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2018 21:10:13 GMT
I've always used my pinky to get harmonics. I just can't seem to do it any other way. The pinky seems fail safe to me.
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Post by MartinB on Apr 19, 2018 23:14:13 GMT
Funny, I get them best with index on my fret hand.
For tapped harmonics are we talking when you fret at 3rd for instance and “fret” the harmonic at +5, 7, 12 or whatever?
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Post by DerAlex on Apr 20, 2018 7:15:49 GMT
That is a very nice guitar. Are the Squier JM's full body thickness? So I measured the body thickness which is 43mm - I guess this means it is a full size body. It is not too heavy (though I don´t have a scale here atm). I would estimate less than 3.5kg. |
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). Now, if I'd found Pink Floyd or Dire Straits sooner the whole caboodle would have been different. I was just too buried in 70s Queen to notice.
Just look at Matt's smile at 1:55 .. 