Here's mine now sporting black Fender pickguard and black knobs. The PG was a bit of a chore since the neck pocket on the JT is wider than Fender. Took some sanding but I got it there. Careful, once installed the control plate has to move forward and there is just barely enough room left over to cover the rear screw hole.
Jay Turser JTLT Custom Deluxe...Who has one?
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Parma_TeleMon
Friend of Leo's
Nice job. Looks sweet!
zoodiscmcc
TDPRI Member
JT-lt custom deluxe
I picked one of these up for $200 on ebay from mauery21804 in June 2010.
Ive seen a lot of reviews from older versions of this guitar. This is string through body cherry sunburst with humbucker neck and single coil bridge.
I bought this to replace a 74 tele custom and was planning on swapping pickups. I think i am going to leave it the way it is since it sounds nice.
He sent it to me set up pretty nice, intonation was a little off on 2 strings, but very happy. Guitar was pretty much in tune out of the box.
It has a great tele tone out of the rear ie stones, but the humbucker up front was what got me to buy it. The humbucker is very versatile. It goes from really muddy to somewhat clean if you drop the tone all the way down. Big range. With the switch in the middle its really full and balanced.
After the first jam session with it, the strap pin screw ripped right out of the body. I contacted tim and he promptly replaced the guitar. Must have been a soft spot in the wood.
One thing i will be replacing on the guitar is the nut. It seems soft and i think you could get even better tone if it was replaced.
I picked one of these up for $200 on ebay from mauery21804 in June 2010.
Ive seen a lot of reviews from older versions of this guitar. This is string through body cherry sunburst with humbucker neck and single coil bridge.
I bought this to replace a 74 tele custom and was planning on swapping pickups. I think i am going to leave it the way it is since it sounds nice.
He sent it to me set up pretty nice, intonation was a little off on 2 strings, but very happy. Guitar was pretty much in tune out of the box.
It has a great tele tone out of the rear ie stones, but the humbucker up front was what got me to buy it. The humbucker is very versatile. It goes from really muddy to somewhat clean if you drop the tone all the way down. Big range. With the switch in the middle its really full and balanced.
After the first jam session with it, the strap pin screw ripped right out of the body. I contacted tim and he promptly replaced the guitar. Must have been a soft spot in the wood.
One thing i will be replacing on the guitar is the nut. It seems soft and i think you could get even better tone if it was replaced.
TylerHier
Tele-Meister
It's a crappy shot, but here's my JT-LT Custom/Deluxe. All I've done is replaced the tone and volume pots. And that sticker in the middle is from Speed Demons Bearings (skateboard) 
cocoboudin
Tele-Holic
JT-LT-2TS
Ok, ive been lucky on this guitar, its a JT-LT-2TS(2 single coil,black & tabaco sunburst,black pickguard whit a maple neck rosewood fingerbaord and alder body)had it in a local music store for $125. The guitar did need some minor adjustment,neck intonation and the frets but for the rest it really ok, the electronic was ok to(not noisy). I tought to myself for the price it worth it,so i did the ajustements and play a while, the sound was not what i like about that guitar but the feel was amazing i did set the pickups heights,use few EQ pedals and it wasnt there so i tought to myself lets put good pups in it, so i did. Few friends of mine have teles whit different pups so i test them in my amps and decide to put a set DIMARZIO TWANG KING in it. Now i have a tele that i was really dream of for less then $300 that i could compare to a mia tele(of course to my opinion).
Ok, ive been lucky on this guitar, its a JT-LT-2TS(2 single coil,black & tabaco sunburst,black pickguard whit a maple neck rosewood fingerbaord and alder body)had it in a local music store for $125. The guitar did need some minor adjustment,neck intonation and the frets but for the rest it really ok, the electronic was ok to(not noisy). I tought to myself for the price it worth it,so i did the ajustements and play a while, the sound was not what i like about that guitar but the feel was amazing i did set the pickups heights,use few EQ pedals and it wasnt there so i tought to myself lets put good pups in it, so i did. Few friends of mine have teles whit different pups so i test them in my amps and decide to put a set DIMARZIO TWANG KING in it. Now i have a tele that i was really dream of for less then $300 that i could compare to a mia tele(of course to my opinion).
AngryHatter
Tele-Meister
I had a turser - could not sell it fast enough.
Darkdevil725
TDPRI Member
I just now got one, finally my first tele. Got in in a trade, gave up my LTD M100FM for this guitar and a Ibanez ART100 with harshell case. I love playing metal with the art but I did a complete cleaning *oh god did it need it* of the tele and after setting it up I ended up playing it fro 30 min straight knowing I gotta stop and start putting things away.
TylerHier
Tele-Meister
BTW, swapping out the 'pups for some EMGs, changing the pickguard to a snake-skin and even made a cavity for the battery itself.
pondcaster
Poster Extraordinaire
Never known anyone to have one? Just seen them in those shops with very little quality merchandise. The kind you walk in, make the rounds, and leave as quickly as possible...
Late Comer
Tele-Meister
I got some very cheap used JT pickups because I was putting a Partscaster together on no budget.
I figured even if it was low-budget, at least I would have a Tele and then I could upgrade gradually as I had $$.
I'm not saying they are the ultimate pickups, but I'm happy with the sound of the guitar and I'm not dying to upgrade. (But the neck pu would be the first to get swapped out.)
I figured even if it was low-budget, at least I would have a Tele and then I could upgrade gradually as I had $$.
I'm not saying they are the ultimate pickups, but I'm happy with the sound of the guitar and I'm not dying to upgrade. (But the neck pu would be the first to get swapped out.)
Late Comer
Tele-Meister
And BTW, people LOVE my tone!
mrbwa1
NEW MEMBER!
Hot Rod JT-LT
I have had a Tobacco burst JT-LT for probably 10 years now. It was the cheapest way for me to get into a tele at the time. Someday when I am playing more I will get a true tele, but I will hold onto the JT-LT. It is certainly a different little guitar with a few interesting quirks:
- This has got to be the lightest guitar ever! Even the Danelectro U2 re-issue I had (why did I sell that guitar?!?!!?) seemed heavier
- The tuners and nut are pretty much rubbish
- It looks great and has reasonable action once set up properly
That said, mine is hardly stock. Because I got it so cheap and there is little resale value, I used it as a platform to mess with pickup rewiring. The tone pot was replace with a push/pull pot for phase switching and the 3-way selector was replaced with a 5 way.
My original intent was to allow for the standard Tele 3 was selections: Bridge, Neck, Both plus Both is Series (there was no 4way switch, so the 5th position was unneeded).
Due to the construction shortcuts, the pickup grounding is a bit dodgy and quite by accident, the phase switching makes an audible difference in Bridge or Neck selections, especially the neck.
The additional switching makes for some pretty cool tones that aren't usually seen outside of hot-rodded guitars:
-B+N - Parallel - Out of Phase: Very thin, funky sound. Think of the intro to "Play That Funky Music White Boy"
-B+N - Series - Out of Phase: Pseudo Humbucker
-B+N - Series - In Phase: Strong output, but different feel than a humbucker. More of a P90-ish sound.
I have had a Tobacco burst JT-LT for probably 10 years now. It was the cheapest way for me to get into a tele at the time. Someday when I am playing more I will get a true tele, but I will hold onto the JT-LT. It is certainly a different little guitar with a few interesting quirks:
- This has got to be the lightest guitar ever! Even the Danelectro U2 re-issue I had (why did I sell that guitar?!?!!?) seemed heavier
- The tuners and nut are pretty much rubbish
- It looks great and has reasonable action once set up properly
That said, mine is hardly stock. Because I got it so cheap and there is little resale value, I used it as a platform to mess with pickup rewiring. The tone pot was replace with a push/pull pot for phase switching and the 3-way selector was replaced with a 5 way.
My original intent was to allow for the standard Tele 3 was selections: Bridge, Neck, Both plus Both is Series (there was no 4way switch, so the 5th position was unneeded).
Due to the construction shortcuts, the pickup grounding is a bit dodgy and quite by accident, the phase switching makes an audible difference in Bridge or Neck selections, especially the neck.
The additional switching makes for some pretty cool tones that aren't usually seen outside of hot-rodded guitars:
-B+N - Parallel - Out of Phase: Very thin, funky sound. Think of the intro to "Play That Funky Music White Boy"
-B+N - Series - Out of Phase: Pseudo Humbucker
-B+N - Series - In Phase: Strong output, but different feel than a humbucker. More of a P90-ish sound.
themovierad
Tele-Meister
These guitars look great (especially the paisely models) wouldnt you rather just save up an extra $150 and try to talk someone on craigslist down for their HWY ONE?
RaVe2
TDPRI Member
I have a jt - lt custom deluxe with a natural finish and Pearl pick guard..
Was very impressed! Needed a set up out of the box..but after that plays extremely well and an awesome tone! I've been playing for over 30 years.. would definitely recommend this guitar to anybody !
Its a solid build... Great finish... Im thinking about getting another!
Was very impressed! Needed a set up out of the box..but after that plays extremely well and an awesome tone! I've been playing for over 30 years.. would definitely recommend this guitar to anybody !
Its a solid build... Great finish... Im thinking about getting another!
RaVe2
TDPRI Member
cocoboudin
Tele-Holic
Dan Spiffy Neuman
Tele-Holic
Thoughts about the neck humbucker pickup in these? Mine seems very mellow. I swapped it for a Guitar Madness pickup and I like the neck position better, not sure about middle position.
radiocaster
Doctor of Teleocity
I played one in a shop, was impressed, it (the Custom Deluxe, with a humbucker in the neck and body binding) was much better than other Jay Turser teles I've played.
The pickups were especially good. Is the bridge pickup some kind of stacked humbucker?
The pickups were especially good. Is the bridge pickup some kind of stacked humbucker?
Dan Spiffy Neuman
Tele-Holic
That's why I bought mine. The sound was WAY better than the Fender I compared it to. It sounds like a single coil in the bridge to me.
The neck pickup in mine was very muddy-- it sounded like the tone control was all the way down when it wasnt. I replaced it with a Guitar Madness and it sounds a lot better now. But the middle position has lost some magic.
The neck pickup in mine was very muddy-- it sounded like the tone control was all the way down when it wasnt. I replaced it with a Guitar Madness and it sounds a lot better now. But the middle position has lost some magic.
