Hey guys, been posting a few guitars of mine lately and thought I’d share my current #1…my jazzmaster style build. I made some significant changes from a traditional jazzmaster, but I didn’t go into this as a purest. I wanted to make a guitar in the style of a jazzmaster and tailor fit it to my needs. So,
It is a roasted maple Warmoth neck. 42mm nut width, 10-16 radius, stainless vintage small frets, rosewood board. Such a comfortable neck and smooth with the raw roasted maple.
The body is an alder body from Guitar Mill that I stained black and finished with Tru-oil.
I originally got pure vintage 65 pups and loved the sound, they were just way too noisy for me. I knew that was part of the jazzmaster pup deal, but I had to try it for myself. I quickly ordered some noiseless jazzmaster pickups from Brandonwound and absolutely love them. I ditched the rhythm circuit and used a Freeway switch to get out of phase and series options. I don’t use tone knobs much, but I housed one up in the unused rhythm circuit area just in case. Then there is a blower switch by the volume pot to get the bridge pup straight to the jack. Incredibly versatile and not a bad tone to be had.
I went with a hard tail plate since I don’t use trems often and prefer the stability of a hard tail. Originally set up with a tune o matic, I swapped in a brass bridge from Compton Bridges and it made this guitar come to life. Every note blooms out and rings on for days. For tuners, I used hipshot locking tuners, but swapped half the buttons for black, purely for aesthetics. Locking strap buttons too to top it off!
Super proud of this one. It looks cool and sounds like the sound in my head. And it practically plays itself it’s so comfortable. (For me, some might not like the big boatneck; I like big necks and I cannot lie…)
Check it out!
It is a roasted maple Warmoth neck. 42mm nut width, 10-16 radius, stainless vintage small frets, rosewood board. Such a comfortable neck and smooth with the raw roasted maple.
The body is an alder body from Guitar Mill that I stained black and finished with Tru-oil.
I originally got pure vintage 65 pups and loved the sound, they were just way too noisy for me. I knew that was part of the jazzmaster pup deal, but I had to try it for myself. I quickly ordered some noiseless jazzmaster pickups from Brandonwound and absolutely love them. I ditched the rhythm circuit and used a Freeway switch to get out of phase and series options. I don’t use tone knobs much, but I housed one up in the unused rhythm circuit area just in case. Then there is a blower switch by the volume pot to get the bridge pup straight to the jack. Incredibly versatile and not a bad tone to be had.
I went with a hard tail plate since I don’t use trems often and prefer the stability of a hard tail. Originally set up with a tune o matic, I swapped in a brass bridge from Compton Bridges and it made this guitar come to life. Every note blooms out and rings on for days. For tuners, I used hipshot locking tuners, but swapped half the buttons for black, purely for aesthetics. Locking strap buttons too to top it off!
Super proud of this one. It looks cool and sounds like the sound in my head. And it practically plays itself it’s so comfortable. (For me, some might not like the big boatneck; I like big necks and I cannot lie…)
Check it out!
