5 Things I Know About Building a Jazzmaster

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After 8 months working on the project - I've finally got my Jazzmaster project built. I thought I'd make a video and share the 5 things I learned.

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@teensupertiger 7 жыл бұрын

well done. You made it with greatest specs. The jazzmaster is my favorite guitar because of its full range of tone.

@TONEonline 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Sebastien - I'm lovely that JM I can't put it down:) Thanks for watching! Matt.

@pablofrancis6258 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome to see Project Jazzmaster completed Matt. You look very pleased. It sounds and looks amazing. As always, a great post!

@TONEonline 7 жыл бұрын

Pablo Francis thanks mate she's a beaut;) Cheers Matt

@gutbucket260 6 жыл бұрын

I never thought much of Jazzmasters until I picked one up one day and played it. Had to have one. All this time I thought they were for surfers. But the neck position has some great blues tones.

@lueyteledeluxe7457 5 жыл бұрын

Mannn!! You made that instrument sound/look sooo good! 👍

@adamterry6383 7 жыл бұрын

that thing looks and sounds fantastic. Love the color as well.

@TONEonline 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words - she a beauty:) Thanks for watching!

@JamesOrcutt 7 жыл бұрын

Great channel love hearing your adventures in guitars and collecting. Have a few myself and building a few Fender partcasters..cheers

@TONEonline 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words James - I appreciated that:)

@bennettskb555 4 жыл бұрын

Looks and sounds great👍

@ThinDreamer30 7 жыл бұрын

I honestly do not understand the relic craze. But I do believe a Jazzmaster is my next electric guitar. I am happy I found your channel. Thanks for these videos.

@TONEonline 7 жыл бұрын

Hey Joshua you know I wouldn't relic a guitar again myself. I'm happy with this guitar and glad I went through the process though. Thanks for sharing your thoughts:) Matt.

@101Volts 6 жыл бұрын

@prolet kult It's probably about having a guitar you're not afraid of playing. Then again you could just as well get a new one and play it until it looks like a relic. Also, some people do build cars that look like junk just so they aren't afraid of driving them. Look at Icon Derelicts.

@marcmistermarc 6 жыл бұрын

i used to really like the relics when they first came out. The first ones I saw were the ones that Fender outsourced to a guy called Vince Cunnetto. I had a Telecaster (60's Fiesta Red) that was done by Cunnetto and it was really nice. That also had neck problems - it crowned around the 3rd to 5th fret on the bass side from what my repair guy told me... it wasn't a disaster but had to compensated with fret rework. The neck had a beautiful flame pattern - common with those early relics and I was told that they have a tendency to warp. It is possibly (combined with higher cost) the reason that Fender Custom Shop don't do them unless a special order now.

@francisbegbie1008 5 жыл бұрын

Jazzmaster vintage modified squire is the way to go ..the j mascis one is sweet

@jeffd8597 4 жыл бұрын

francis begbie I agree I just got one that was partially upgraded and for a whole lot less money than what this guy spent I’m gonna have a really nice guitar. thinking about putting a Mascis neck on it can get one for I think $150 from the stratosphere. I like big frets and I cannot lie! I ordered some Rose pickups. This guy didn’t know the guitar was gonna hum?

@elvinlewis4233 6 жыл бұрын

I want one mainly for it's very rich, jangly rhythm sounds. Both it and the Strat, are perfect for funky rhyrhm.

@S69Classic 7 жыл бұрын

Another great post Matt, as far as buzz/noisey pickups go check out Kinman pickups. They make 3 different types of Jazzmaster pickups along with different magnet spreads so they can be used with Mastery, Staytrem, Tune-O-matic and Adjusto-matic bridges. Also check out Brett Kingman's channel on KZfaq as he has demo's of these pickups on some of his Jazzmaster guitars - no buzz no noise. J Mascis is even using Kinman pickups in a couple of his Jazzmaster guitars, Marshall stack at full tilt along with a huge pedalboard, he needs a bit of quite every now and then. Cheers Rob.

@TONEonline 7 жыл бұрын

Hey I watch Brett Kingman's channel - I'll check out his video with those pups. Thanks for the heads up!

@sirrattles2902 7 жыл бұрын

G'day Matt. I've not gone down the stainless fret path yet, hence the question. I have been down the MJT track and built up a strat. Mark does very nice work. The hardest part I found was trying to explain in an email every aspect of how a guitar should look and more important, how it should feel. We got there in the end. Like you it was worth the wait. Ask Brenden about the " Brencaster" I'm sure he will tell you all about it. Keep up the great videos mate.

@TONEonline 7 жыл бұрын

Sir Rattles I know they get some mixed reviews but I like the feel of stainless frets. I've got drop in to see Brenden soon so I'll ask him:) Have a good weekend 👍

@lukedg5326 7 жыл бұрын

Very nice looking guitar. I love the Lake placid blue. I have five Jazzmasters 61,65, MIJ, Partsmaster and a Musima. On three I have Musikraft necks. Never had a problem. I did have a Warmouth neck warp in the same way as yours did. I would recommend using a Staytrem arm and am fairly sure that Curtis Novak makes noiseless pickups. I have a set from a guy called Manlius. Apart from that, you have put together a wonderful guitar.

@TONEonline 7 жыл бұрын

Hey Luke now that's a nice collection of JM's! Curtis Novak does do a hum cancelling pickup I think but from memory it's a humbucker? I'm using my SG for the ambient electronic stuff and it sounds amazing. I rehearsed with my band on the weekend and the hum was not a concern so I'll stick with the standard CN pups for the present as build has drained my funds:) The Staytrem arm is a good idea as nothing annoys me more than loose tremolo arms. Cheers mate Matt.

@tidepoolbay 6 жыл бұрын

Nice! Thank you!

@offsetb 7 жыл бұрын

Nice! Have you posted or will you post a video of playing it clean with the different pickup settings?

@hanshansen4267 7 жыл бұрын

Sweet!

@lueyteledeluxe7457 5 жыл бұрын

Looks nice, Bro :-)

@gobigrey9352 7 жыл бұрын

You mentioned those pickups are somewhat warm which probably pair nicely with the SS frets. Do you think SS would be too bright with regular single coils? I'm getting ready to order my tele neck from musikraft and I'm leaning toward EVO frets.

@daveandrew7014 5 жыл бұрын

Is that Curtis Novak JM-Fat on the bridge or is it hotter wound JM-V? As I understand Curtis winds the JM-V the same for the neck and bridge.

@musicmatty67 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice guitar but did you say there's no truss rod in the neck??😯 You and I both went the custom-build route for the Jazzmaster. I see you and I both addressed the inherent bridge problem in different ways.. You went with a Mastery Bridge which is an excellent choice and I stayed away from the vibrato bar and went with a Schaller roller Bridge.. this bridge also allows for adjusted string spacing which is really cool along with regular intonation. You chose L. Fralin pickups and I went with the Seymour Duncan Antiquity II. For the neck I went with Warmoth and the compound radius neck..10-14. These Jazzmaster guitars are really cool looking.. fun to play and they sound incredible.. I'm sure you would agree🤠

@henrystewart3882 4 жыл бұрын

that thing is so cool!! however it hurts my wallet just looking at it, those Mastery bridges and MJT finishes are top dollar

@johanvangoidsenhoven6784 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed your video. What pots did you use? Value and brand. Cheers

@_ricardocrz 6 жыл бұрын

Hey I noticed your pickups are fairly low I’m just curious on why you did that

@TheDistortions 4 жыл бұрын

grab some clip leads and experiment with grounding. you may discover the hum issue. in my case, it turned out to be the graphtech saddles that the person who build my jazzmaster installed. he failed to ground the strings/bridge properly. running a clip lead from the tremelo tailpiece to the metal portion of the bridge grounds the strings and takes all the hum away. i still need to figure out a soldering location and do a permanent fix, but i'll get to that next time i have the strings off and will lift the pickguard.

@Jbeliski 6 жыл бұрын

Hi I just picked up what seems to be a brand new Jazzmaster at the pawn shop in town. It was expensive but I fell right in love with it. I have a question as the action is so good and low and the stainless steel frets are not very tall what string gages are you running? It seems the strings on this may be med light. But I'e gotten to like a thicker gage. Would a thicker gage cause any buzzing?

@TONEonline 6 жыл бұрын

Jbeliski hey I have 11’s on mine... a lot of people use that gauge for Jazzmasters

@Jbeliski 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! this guitar is just a beast of an instrument. I've wanted a Strat for so long and all of a sudden out of the blue I have this Jazzmaster but I think I made the right choice for myself. It goes from super clean to really deep heavy and dirty with perfect tremolo. Everything I want.

@BCTGuitarPlayer 7 жыл бұрын

Matt, super! I own 3 Jazzys. On one I installed Joe Bardens on it. Plus a Strat with JBs. At some point, Matt, regardless of the model: Les Paul, Jazz, Strat...whatever, pay the extra money for set of Bardens. They're crazy expensive but worth every bloomin' cent. That 1/4 tiger neck is wonderful. I have yet to assemble my flower pattern gold leafed Jazz body (which I leafed myself) with a 5A maple neck. If you'd like to see it, I'll email a couple pictures pics to you. I've had all the 1965 RI parts ready to go for over two years, but it's still in a box. Rediculous...I've got to get it completed but I have more irons in the fire than a Texas cattlemen. Scotty

@TONEonline 7 жыл бұрын

Hey Scott yes please send me some pics... I'll check out th Barden pups I don't know too much about them. I've got Nocaster Ron Ellis pups in my Danocaster and they are sensational too:) Matt.

@pearloidstrat 7 жыл бұрын

TONE I've used lots of different Jazzmaster pickups including the Bardens, which sound very good and have no noise in every possible combination. But to me, they stray away too much from that beautiful traditional Jazzmaster tone. I've been using Kinman Fatmaster pickups for a few years now, which are completely noiseless while preserving that lovely vintage Jazzmaster tone. They sound lovely, as good or better than any single coil Jazzmaster pickups I've used. I really don't understand why not every Jazzmaster player is using them.

@BCTGuitarPlayer 7 жыл бұрын

pearloidstrat: I'll keep that in mind because I STILL haven't assembled the gold leaf Flowercaster that I mentioned. I realize the 65 RI pups will be noisy, so I'll seriously considering it. Trouble is I'll never get what I paid for them, even though unused. As far as the Bardens, I chose them because I'm more of a rock player. In the past, lots of jazz and even surf, but that was the 80s and into everything!

@hamletpowpowpow4774 4 жыл бұрын

Would you mind sharing what your neck specs were for this build?

@davidkieltyka9 7 жыл бұрын

Re. JM hum: it can be tricky because the pickups are sensitive (or "temperamental" if they're annoying you) and so you can't put too much shielding in the guitar without deadening tone. I'm always careful about finding the quietest orientation relative to my amp and then staying there. Maybe the best solution is to build a Faraday cage! :)

@TONEonline 7 жыл бұрын

A Faraday cage is necessary for ambient guitar stuff on a JM. I think the big issue is my Blackstar HT-1 all tube practice amp at home. It does something to the pups to make them hum. I was playing it through my Supro Black Magick and it was much much better.

@Neil-Aspinall 7 жыл бұрын

The tone is superb and is the sound in my head. Out of interest what did this project end up costing you, seems expensive?

@TONEonline 7 жыл бұрын

Sorry Neil I missed your message and just saw it. All up the guitar cost me around $2700 Australian dollars. Matt

@lueyteledeluxe7457 5 жыл бұрын

@@TONEonline You know, I'm Australian, and while $2700 is definitely in the "top shelf " category, it is by no means by any gross sort of margin. What I mean to say is ...he got a great instrument for the price. If I could be assured that quality, tailored, or chosen from, to my best specs, I would sign away the next 3 . grand I get to spend on guitar stuff - right away! Wasn't sure about the pearloid guard at first... I thought," is it too flashy??".. But then I started telling myself "how's it different from my very own lake placid b strat with custom pearloid guard?"...Answer?"It isn't!!" ... And true to God! I can honestly say I love that guitar (the JM) now! By the end of that video, I went from turning my nose up to it, just a tiny little bit.!.. to absolutely loving it!! It's a beautiful instrument, both sonically as well as aesthetically. And with this guy's testament as to its playability, this guitar looks like a Number One Hit to me !! 😀👍

@midwestpedals4686 Жыл бұрын

Is this the Novak JM-V/JM-Fat set?

@heum8050 4 жыл бұрын

12th Dot Spacing are narrow or wide?

@ice9snowflake187 5 жыл бұрын

That Jazzmaster looks just like one I sold in 1981.

@jltrem 7 жыл бұрын

Interesting that you mentioned pickup noise. I recall reading years ago in a Fender history that one of the initial complaints about the Jazzmaster was that "the pickups buzzed like a nest of angry hornets". Lovely looking and sounding guitar, though. Congratulations.

@TONEonline 7 жыл бұрын

Haha yes they can be a bit noisy at times but sometimes they are quiet too... but yes it's a JM thing. Thanks for watching! Matt.

@FAULKNA92 7 жыл бұрын

How did you go getting the rosewood sent over with cities?

@TONEonline 7 жыл бұрын

It was taking so long trying to get Cites paperwork that in the end I told MJT to just send it and I risked having it seized. CITES and Rosewood is a nightmare now!

@thecaveofthedead 6 жыл бұрын

Seriously man. If your SG's not staying in tune with the Maestro, you need to get the nut looked at. There's nothing stopping a Maestro holding great tune. 99% of the time it's a nut that sticks and the other 1% it's the bridge. I can dive bomb on my SG and it takes ages to lose tune.

@giordanorivolta4012 3 жыл бұрын

Actually Jazzmaster (and Telecaster) is the weapon of choice of a pletora of ambient musician, Jazzmaster-ambient is almost a cliché

@verdaodamassa 5 жыл бұрын

I like the British accent, are you a Australian? I love the Down Under country, it seems as Brazil, these more "tropical" land rsrs.

@hainzy 4 жыл бұрын

He sounds like a kiwi but I might be wrong.

@kurtcleary6794 4 жыл бұрын

What British accent 😂

@mattswannie6651 4 жыл бұрын

Matt is definitely Australian

@Dustandglory 7 жыл бұрын

epic

@TONEonline 7 жыл бұрын

Bobby Galinsky why thank you kindly... how's that White Falcon treating you

@andrewmoran357 5 жыл бұрын

it sounds great - I could not justify all the messing about getting parts sent around to be aged but having your own custom shop type guitar - you must have the money to waste good luck to you thanks for sharing

@marcmistermarc 6 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you had a bit of a nightmare getting this up and running with the neck crowning, no warranty and stainless steel frets combined with rolled edges... kudos to your tech for getting it all sorted!

@smokepeddler 4 жыл бұрын

Most important. Build a hard tail Jazzmaster.

@mike2dg 7 жыл бұрын

matt can you explain to me from your point of view why someone would "RELIC" a guitar? Why don't you just play it and it will wear from use and just enjoy it as is? Why put dings and scratches in it and wear the fretboard out in places where you might not even play in?

@TONEonline 7 жыл бұрын

Hey Mike yeah good question... I guess I do like the aesthetic of a nicely relic'd guitar but also the feel and by this I especially mean the neck. That's what I was alluding to with MJT making the neck look old but feel new. But I also get that is kinda cheating too:)

@mike2dg 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply. What do you mean about the feel of the neck? I bought my 1st guitar last year (strat) and it has a smooth neck, do you mean that from a couple of years of wear it will feel smoother?

@jonmatthews4254 3 жыл бұрын

What were the 5 things exactky?

@scat4me 4 жыл бұрын

So the next thing...

@bobcavicchio3279 5 жыл бұрын

never got into fake "relicing".

@janedoe3570 7 жыл бұрын

I think they look cool but I'm not a fan of the sound for me sadly

@TONEonline 7 жыл бұрын

Haha I get that... amazing that we all apparently perceive sound differently. What's your axe of choice?

@janedoe3570 7 жыл бұрын

My axe of Choice is an ES-335, I actually like the Epiphone Sheraton II more than the Gibson because it holds its tuning better and it's made out of maple which makes a stronger neck than Mahogany so you mod a Sheraton I think it's better but most would disagree lol

@TONEonline 7 жыл бұрын

I love 335's very nice choice... I'd love to own one someday:)