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28. July 2010: Lee Ranaldo talks about the Jazzmaster

And another video I just found: Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo talks about the Jazzmaster (and his signature model), see the video right after the click:

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28. July 2010: Elvis Costello talks about the Jazzmaster

Elvis Costello talks about how he came to use the Jazzmaster and his signature model, right after the click:

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28. July 2010: J. Mascis talks about the Jazzmaster

This is probably old news, but I just found video with J where he talks about how he came to play the Jazzmaster and his signature model – right after the click.

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24. July 2010: Gallery-Updates

Steve sent me some pics of and info on his really nice 1962 LPB Jaguar.
Sanford shares some info and pics of his lefthanded beauties: a 1968 Jazzmaster and a 1964CAR Jaguar!
5. July 2010: Full Frontal Offsetidy?!

Site update! What was planned as a quick revamp of the gallery has launched itself somehow in a moderate facelift of the whole website! :-) You know how it is, once you start digging, you find more and more stuff that you had planned to clean up a long time ago, but …

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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.