All user reviews for the Fender Jazzmaster [1958-1980]

My Jazzmaster is a 62 RI Made in Japan in 2003.
The features are simple and it's not me who's complaining!

Channel trs comfortable, neither too small nor too large, a pure pleasure!
The Jazzmaster has a look trs particular, we like it or dtest, but there is not insensitive, mine is candy apple red, the finish is exemplary so I do not see why you would pay 1500E a RI United States while the japanese are just as good at violin, the difference in price is really not justified and I speak knowingly try to have 2 MODELS before my achat.Les mcaniques although the agreement and take the guitar sounds of the Premire dernire box with as much sustain or almost!

I play things both east blues, jazz and rock the noisy sonic youth and all styles of guitar suits me perfectly. I had a Start, a jaguar and when I tried the Jazzmaster, it was a rvelation finally I found a scratch that was perfect for me because what they say the Jazzmaster is to a rare versatility .... Just listen it's unclear whether characteristic, velvety, full and deep fall in love! Few guitars can boast as many characters from the telecaster, I mean the one that we recognize the ds Premire Notes cheeks.
This sound is so silky of their microphones, with simple large magnets if moves away from p90.
Distortion in the sound is full and gets dirty pretty quickly that I really appreciate not liking the guitar sounds too clean! The comfort is perfect, its not like the fender jaguar sis possde a smaller pitch (but even when a lot of charm).
If you want to listen the sound Jazzmaster while you lean on albums by Sonic Youth as dirty, goo, experimental jet set and no star ... the dinosaur jr or the first album of The Cure.
It's pretty weird to see that in jazz or blues, trs few people use this guitar because it has a real personality I use it for jazz and Tone with a zero ds amp lamps with a little reverb is sublime!

I have this guitar for a month and 900E is a good report qualitprix.
This is the first time I am completely satisfied with a guitar even if I think I kept my Start and my jaguar financirement if I had had the means.
Nothing wrong! :-B

MODEL 2003 Japanese reissue 62.
Two single coil pickups HUGE.
Two Tone indpendant circuits. A circuit with clear treble powerful circuit "jazz" with a tone a little softer.

These MODELS Japanese have little envy amricains MODELS (I tried both) Trs good quality instrument making (at least on The models in 2003 - with a serial number beginning with a Q; a rumor that the productions postrieures are slightly less good). The pickups are trs MODELS correct these, but better to change them (the Seymour Duncan are parat it, excellent.

Now, the bulk of the Jazzmaster default: an easel design stupid. On the one hand, the strings move sometimes when buggers. On the other hand, the guitar buzz a lot because of this attachment Systm ropes (ropes hanging bridge and at least twenty centimtres below)
So derrire the bridge, the strings of power failure o the parasite rather lightweight, but pnible over time. But the problem can be easily rsolu by installing a Mustang bridge (30 10 seconds to install), prservant of many worries. You can also climb ropes trs deep draft or install a system that spcial, screwed the front of vibrato, which gives the tension in the strings derrire the bridge - but it is far from 'lgant be ...
Another small problem with this page ... easel, the SETTING THE height of the strings is complicated DIY trs same.
So in 10/10 CHARACTERISTICS for a bridge with Jazzmaster Mustang (one wonders why Fender does not install them in SERIES)

All those who have tried my guitar t have all agreed: The handle is incredibly comfortable, it is immediately comfortable.
I love the shape of the Jazzmaster. Nice shape and large body, it is quite heavy, but we are still far from the trs weight of a Les Paul. The only small problem is that, given the scale - much suprieures that of a stratum or tl the Jazzmaster does not fit into the standard guitars tuis.
The sound is magical no matter what the position of microphones selected ... Trs good sustain for a fender, but also a standard precision ...

I love this guitar compltement. She knows everything, but its fawn. I never jou on a guitar that had so many characters. It is recognizable agreement jou.

On the micro serious clean sounds are relatively dry and prcis without being too cold, cold compresses are incredibly soft and treble trs.
Intermdiaire position - low and high shuffled his trs dry and cold, magical lights on my amp, it produces a natural espce chorus is just amazing to hear ...
Micro acute: the ultra slamming, pchu wish, relatively bold, but especially acute for a fte. Cocks for rhythm.

Attention, unlike the rumor, the Jazzmaster is trs comfortable in saturation and big sound. But all dpend the amp used. With a boss OD-1 pedals, I never make a sound saturated russi correct. But with my prampli lamps, this guitar is the road sacrment saturation.

Otherwise, this guitar is may be not as good as the stratum or P for solos, but I find that even in this area - which may be its weak point, it is far from be ridiculous.

Finally, an incredible, versatile and extremely typ. This guitar sounds magical, just listen to the Cure, Sonic Youth, God Speed ​​You Black Emperor, Pulp, Radiohead, Dinosaur Junior ... We can do everything with this guitar, except the TRS can be big sound - mtal, hard rock super heavy.

For me, the most beautiful guitar in the world.
I do not know anyone who has tried this without scratching compltement fall in love ...
I've had six months and I do not think I get bored one day, I sell it for anything.
Looking for a fender moves away from strotype Start, this guitar is for you!

Fender "crafted in japan" probably 2005 or early 2006
bridge changes to a typemustang as that of origin is a stew .. ca cheap delechanger, 20 to 40 euros
white

d j also saw Surla fender site in Japan that they add "crafted in japan" in 1997 .. That means hand made, is cequeca means that Fender Japan are the "same" as the US cocnernant Jazz and Jaguar? ?

Handle very pleasant, easy access to acute, good ergonomiequoique a little heavy but good after 2 hours of play, no back pain ...

Cote's, I have modified the pickups: changes pard US es jazz pickups. japan jazz sound is then compressed plsu What sound is more jazz us "Arian" or lgerou dilution (I have no aps the right word). but hey, in my opinion the two sounds are good, it depends what you want the. commej've read that for hard, it was not terrible, bah japan with a microphone in my opinion it does but it must have a good amp. j I have a 60W Vox amp and a simulatino d qd I put it on position or marshall2000 mesaboogie, I get it sounds super fat or hard fm .. so eventually I think c is more complicated for those who had the cheek Steve Vai 2000 .. the kind notes a second but no melody ...

To sum up I find the sound very well as US versio micro version japan

I have since February 2006, no pb at the moment.
very good value qualitprix

I wonder one thing: the reliability ... is what my Jazzmaster japan will be as reliable ds time that a US Jazzmaster ... .. in other words it can last for dozens of years?

Made in the USA.
The rest is a Jazzamaster, nothing special in the distance.


Ah! The handle, delicious thin and smooth, with a varnish Nitro all soft as Cajoline. Ergonomic seat DEADLY! standing and celeste!
The access to very good highs.
So do you get a good sound .. that's a funny question .. yes the sound is "Jazzmaster" .. but a bit flat at the crunch .. but hey are the big single "correct" without more, at least for my taste .. Peter Greenesque on the other hand they sound very opposite phase ... (quack)

This guitar must be the Swiss Army Knife of a guitarist.
I play on amps lamps, and as I am in an apartment, I have a 5 watt black star, and a 12W Fender .. It is a billion times to feast powerful asses and avoid visits to neighbors. I have a headphone and a pedal Boss RC2 ..

The sound?
Originally, way cool, but I ordered this July of P90 Lollar Jazzmaster. The sole distributor Parisien did not want me hanging around stock until September! Shame! I would stick a 0 / 10 .. Môooooooooossieur it by what does that command mass .. there's no microphones that are complementary to the ground in this country.
So mail to Jason Lollar ... and two days after the P90 are on my guitar.
Do not be afraid to order and pay by mail directly to the U.S. is safe. Upon arrival you'll pay + - 70 € fee on this set of pickups .. your normal safeguards will be attached and even a mail very pro commercial service, so whether you're happy (e) .. and I'm damned, faced with these two microphones packaged in their foam, it's Christmas in July! VIVE The U.S. and us poor small poor countries, let's seed, forgiveness of seeds, although crunch ..


In recent months, but I tried a Jazzmaster in 1962 ...

I tried lots of Jazzamaster, including the Classic players, Japan and all the others .. Already before digging up one on Panama's "Tintin Pigale" and good luck finding a skyscraper before three tones or other colors ... Anyway ...
All of these guitars (forgive me), are copies of Mr. .... face the big sister of 1962 ... already we speak nail varnish polyuretane = idem Ikea cabinets, yuck!, they are heavy and coarse, the sound is vaguely good, overall their sleeves should be part of a fund pickaxe handle in the time of the gold rush .. it is expensive and the current U.S. version is much better than the originals, which are worth in the 3000 / 4000 € in Europe, do not forget.
These guitars U.S. 1962/65 although sublime have been "upgraded" with the U.S. reisue 90s. After all that I respect his opinion on the subject.
I love a bit thin frets U.S. to Nipone is accurate, the color of my Green Surf .. guitar.au knob with two circuits: EVERYTHING is playable ... (go listen to samples on You Tube) . The history of this guitar is interesting in terms of design. I disassembled it is armored, but then the onions, and it smells good and the beautiful welds las capabilities qualities: as I'm craftsman for 28 years, we do not make me!.
It is mounted in 10/52, also careful to handle the caller with 4 screws, it tends to tilt more or less (the heel of the handle there is the year of fab buffered), avoid it touching. Me, I add two strips of zinc to give an angle to the handle nose concord .. it was a bit annoying to adjust well.
The vibrato is just "subtle".
I'm in love with this guitar yet to look a bit strange, like Firebird.
I just have exactly the sound of my telecaster, jazz sound, the crunch, attacks Peter Greenesques .. all knob, and even his brief ... .. David Gilmour it's up to you to find all the settings additions pedals or not .. choose the amp, but it is largely thanks 10W asses in domestic, and this allows you to push instead of a bridle 30W.
This is not a guitar but an alchemist's alembic. It is really possess.
(Caution on the picture are the original pickups, not with Lollar Vis)
DJ

The 1975 Jazzmaster is the last of the "early" Jazzmasters to be made before the line was (sadly) discontinued. This was a crime to end all crimes, but that's a whole debate in and of itself. The Jazzmaster, at this point, was still made in the USA, which means that it predates Fender's Asian outsourcing (and subsequent lapse in quality). The guitar has two single-coil pickups (large, white rectangular ones), and has a selector switch that is similar to a Gibson Les Paul's (three-way). There are unique volume dials that are mostly within the body of the guitar, on the higher part of the guitar. These are rollers that are strange at first but eventually you get used to them. Other features include the Rosewood fingerboard, the alder body, the floating bridge (a really cool feature that is not replicated on many of Fender's other guitars).

This guitar plays really well. It's fantastic for smooth rhythm playing as well as leads. I have not really ever had a problem getting a good sound from it. It has more low end and "oomph" to it than most other Fenders do, which is nice. Leads play smoothly and crisply, I have greatly enjoyed using this guitar in that respect. It's a little heavier than most Fenders but it's not as much of a burden as the Les Paul or a bigger arch-top hollowbody. It's got a strange design too, but you'll get used to that quickly.

The Jazzmaster doesn't have the bright, shimmering high end attack of a Strat, or the tough versatility of a Telecaster, but it does have a really unique sound of it's own. Rocking out is actually easier to do on this guitar, as it's more capable of getting saturated, heavier tones than the other Fenders, but it also maintains a high clarity more than a heavy guitar with humbuckers (like a Les Paul) does. It also is a great choice for people who really like to get crazy with effects, as it will feedback but not in an overly harsh way.

I like the sound of this guitar the best. I'm also a big fan of the floating bridge, the tremolo bar gives you much more control over the vibrato than most other tremolo systems do. I hate overdoing whammy bar bends, and this system tends to prevent that for the most part. It's expensive to get an original Jazzmaster, and some of the reissues are ok, but in my opinion they aren't as excellent as the originals are. I'd definitely go with an older, American version of this guitar than a later one, as they don't exactly hold up as well. Highly recommended.