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7. November 2009: That’s why I love the Jazzmaster

Just have a look at this live-performance of D.A.D at Roskilde and listen to the distinctive JM sound Sleeping my day away @ Roskilde :-)
30. March 2009: Jazzmaster in German Music Mag “Visions”

The printed April issue of German Musicmag “Visions” features a supplement for guitarists – and among them Gibsons and mainstream-Fenders there’s a page for the Jazzmaster, the J.Mascis signature, to be precise.
26. February 2009: Pitchfork.tv: In the studio with Dinosaur JR

Hang around with J. and the gang and bits of the new record: pitchfork.tv
25. July 2008: Fender celebrates 50 years of Jazzmaster

Recently a special webpage has been launched and on the 12th September 2008 a special concert will be held in New York’s Knitting Factory, with Tom Verlaine, Nels Cline, Thurston Moore, J. Mascis and special guests!
26. June 2008: Soundsamples bug

There seems to be a problem with the Soundsamples of vintage and reissue Jaguar and Jazzmasters Files. Under certain browser/system circumstances no sound will be played and only “buffering” is displayed in the flash-player. For those with these problems I have added the url to the sound-files below each player. Cudos to “Elm” and thanks for the report.
21. June 2008: New Gallery added

I couldn’t resist and recently got me this beauty. I always lusted after a Candy Apple Red, matching headstock Jaguar – preferably a pre-CBS one, hahah. Well, close enough for Rock’n'Roll. :-)
30. May 2008: Revised “Taming The Stringbuzz”

Upon the author’s request I updated the Taming The Stringbuzz article with his new insights :-)
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Sound samples of vintage and reissue Jaguars and Jazzmasters

I decided against riffs or licks of any sort for the sake of comparison – only the dull E-major chord is played. The sounds are plain, no effects were added. Recorded with a Line6 POD v.01 (Amp-simulation: “Black Panel”, Drive: 2, Bass: 8, Mid: 10, Treble: 8, Channel-Vol: 10).

Jaguar 1963

Neck pickup:

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Neck pickup with strangle switch:

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Neck and bridge pickup:

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Neck and bridge pickup with strangle switch:

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Bridge pickup:

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Bridge pickup with strangle switch:

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Neck pickup, rhythm cirquit:

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Jaguar AVRI 2001

Neck pickup:

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Neck pickup with strangle switch:

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Neck and bridge pickup:

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Neck and bridge pickup with strangle switch:

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Bridge pickup:

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Bridge pickup with strangle switch:

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Neck pickup, rhythm cirquit:

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Jazzmaster 1968

Neck pickup:

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Neck and bridge pickup:

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Bridge pickup:

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Neck pickup, rhythm cirquit:

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Jazzmaster AVRI 1999

Neck pickup:

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Neck and bridge pickup:

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Bridge pickup:

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Neck pickup, rhythm cirquit:

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Recorded on August, 13th, 2005. Samples are mp3-files, about 212kb each.