Telecaster with Jazzmaster Neck

RichardL · December 21st, 2005, 02:41 PM

Here's something you don't see everyday. Its a

CIJ Telecaster with a bound big headstock Jazzmaster neck. Patterned after the Tele used by Joe Messina of the Funk Brothers.

Mark Davis · December 21st, 2005, 02:51 PM

THis is the Fender USA Big Block Tele sorta has the same fretmarkers.

pohorsky · December 21st, 2005, 03:13 PM

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This guitar has 6way Bridge, so you can tune correctly

I'm guessing that he means the 6 saddle bridge, but can't you tune a 3 saddle bridge correctly?

jwells393 · December 21st, 2005, 03:22 PM

With that big fat goofy headstock it's definitely not my cup of tea.

RichardL · December 21st, 2005, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by pohorsky

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This guitar has 6way Bridge, so you can tune correctly

I'm guessing that he means the 6 saddle bridge, but can't you tune a 3 saddle bridge correctly?

"The neck is a little thicker than ogeneral Telecaster to grasp 9th code comfotably."

Hey, the store's in Japan, so they could have used one of those online translation engines like Ishsibashi does or they are taking a stab at English on their own.

Buckocaster51 · December 21st, 2005, 04:08 PM

Jaguars and Telecasters have a different scale length.

Don't think you would have much if you put a Jaguar neck on a Telecaster body.

I suppose you could build a Jaguar style neck with the proper scale length...and that is surely what has been done here.

Unless I am wrong again.

Merry Christmas

RichardL · December 21st, 2005, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Buckocaster51

Jaguars and Telecasters have a different scale length.

Don't think you would have much if you put a Jaguar neck on a Telecaster body.

I suppose you could build a Jaguar style neck with the proper scale length...and that is surely what has been done here.

Unless I am wrong again.

Merry Christmas

You know... it could be a Jazzmaster neck instead. That would be the same scale length as a Tele. Looks like FJ makes both a Jazzmaster and Jaguar with bound, block inlay necks.

Jazzmaster

Jaguar

Robert H. · December 21st, 2005, 05:23 PM

Messina played the willies out of that Tele. Must be something to it.

eryque · December 21st, 2005, 05:34 PM

Messina's neck was a Jazzmaster, but I can see why they'd make the mistake, the necks look so similar. It also looks like this neck was made specifically for the tele. Look at the fretboard overhang. On the eBay guitar it's square, like a Tele's. A normal Jazzmaster his rounded, like a Strat's.

BLACKCAT69 · December 21st, 2005, 06:32 PM

I found this one on www.telecastergallery.com and it immediately won me over.

I used to have an aversion to the big headstock's but I guess I'm over it now. I only recently saw the "Standing in the Shadow of Motown" film and kept trying to see what was going on with Messina's Tele. To me it's a good looking guitar.

Aen · December 21st, 2005, 11:02 PM

I totally posted the link to the joe messina tele, like, a month ago. Copy cat.

They also have a JOhn Lennon tele, which I thought was pretty awesome. It's just like a standard-fat type tele, with a black mounting ring.

Tele295 · December 22nd, 2005, 03:56 PM

What I want to hear is a Tele with Jazzmaster pups and a 3 piece compensated brass, string through Tele bridge. Not unlike the Will Rayocaster, but without the angled bridge pup and bender.

Mr. Sparkle · December 22nd, 2005, 05:02 PM

I want one of those jazzmasters. I've been looking for a while and haven't found one. they've done a '66 RI in gold, matching heastock and bound/block neck.

Anyone know how to contact a FJ dealer?

Thanks

RichardL · December 22nd, 2005, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Sparkle

I want one of those jazzmasters. I've been looking for a while and haven't found one. they've done a '66 RI in gold, matching heastock and bound/block neck.

Anyone know how to contact a FJ dealer?

Thanks

Try Ishibashi. They are a retail music chain in Japan but will ship worldwide. Lots of folks here have had good luck buying from them. The Jazzmaster in my earlier post is a JM66B-98.

Aen · December 23rd, 2005, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Tele295

What I want to hear is a Tele with Jazzmaster pups and a 3 piece compensated brass, string through Tele bridge. Not unlike the Will Rayocaster, but without the angled bridge pup and bender.

AMEN!

Oh, if i only had a router...

Heather Anne Peel · December 23rd, 2005, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by jwells393

With that big fat goofy headstock it's definitely not my cup of tea.

Dude, don't you ever get tired of saying that? I certainly get tired of reading it!

:? Heather

Mr. Sparkle · December 23rd, 2005, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by RichardL

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Sparkle

I want one of those jazzmasters. I've been looking for a while and haven't found one. they've done a '66 RI in gold, matching heastock and bound/block neck.

Anyone know how to contact a FJ dealer?

Thanks

Try Ishibashi. They are a retail music chain in Japan but will ship worldwide. Lots of folks here have had good luck buying from them. The Jazzmaster in my earlier post is a JM66B-98.

December 21st, 2005, 02:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
RichardL Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Anaheim Hills, CA Posts: 897 3 Photos	Telecaster with Jazzmaster Neck Here's something you don't see everyday. Its a CIJ Telecaster with a bound big headstock Jazzmaster neck. Patterned after the Tele used by Joe Messina of the Funk Brothers.

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Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 58 Posts: 12,876	THis is the Fender USA Big Block Tele sorta has the same fretmarkers. __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

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jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 64 Posts: 12,253 101 Photos	With that big fat goofy headstock it's definitely not my cup of tea. __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" _ Guys - learn to disable the flash on your digital cameras.

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Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 57 Posts: 5,603 1 Photos	How does that work? Jaguars and Telecasters have a different scale length. Don't think you would have much if you put a Jaguar neck on a Telecaster body. I suppose you could build a Jaguar style neck with the proper scale length...and that is surely what has been done here. Unless I am wrong again. Merry Christmas

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eryque Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: albany, ny [not chicago] Posts: 7,127 44 Photos	Messina's neck was a Jazzmaster, but I can see why they'd make the mistake, the necks look so similar. It also looks like this neck was made specifically for the tele. Look at the fretboard overhang. On the eBay guitar it's square, like a Tele's. A normal Jazzmaster his rounded, like a Strat's. __________________ my blog: eryque.blogspot.com Updated 9.17.08! Subscribe_____________________

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Robert H. Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Age: 54 Posts: 787 7 Photos	Messina played the willies out of that Tele. Must be something to it.

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BLACKCAT69 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canada-Windsor-Ont. Age: 37 Posts: 2,633 5 Photos	I found this one on www.telecastergallery.com and it immediately won me over. I used to have an aversion to the big headstock's but I guess I'm over it now. I only recently saw the "Standing in the Shadow of Motown" film and kept trying to see what was going on with Messina's Tele. To me it's a good looking guitar. __________________ http://www.lukefisher.com/blame.wav

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Tele295 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Haunted Amp, CA Posts: 3,403 14 Photos	What I want to hear is a Tele with Jazzmaster pups and a 3 piece compensated brass, string through Tele bridge. Not unlike the Will Rayocaster, but without the angled bridge pup and bender. __________________ "Turn it up and it doesn't need any reverb." - Danny Gatton www.dannygatton.info Tiger Town Aces - Music That Bites Back In Redd we trust! Free Bill Kirchen! If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?

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Mr. Sparkle Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Carlsbad, CA Age: 40 Posts: 1,309 4 Photos	I want one of those jazzmasters. I've been looking for a while and haven't found one. they've done a '66 RI in gold, matching heastock and bound/block neck. Anyone know how to contact a FJ dealer? Thanks