The Goodies

or the chapter formerly known as “miscellaneous” (but to write “miscellaneous” is harder than mastering the E-major chord, so I’ll stick with “The goodies” from now on ;-) )

See how the multiple switches work and how they shape the sound.

Well, this really is a short-scale. :-)

Short of perfect…

Fender’s official specs for the ‘62 Reissue Jazzmaster and Jaguar models.

Four guitars, one amp-simulation, and 10 cups of coffee.

Jazzmaster and Jaguar wiring graphics.

This thing goes in there and then something rocks on this and something is underneath, too.

In 1964 Fender introduced the “staggered” polepieces

Can you hear the differences?

Can you tell the differences?

First-hand comparision between “the real thing” and, uhm, the other. :-)

String buzz? Bridge rattle? It can be cured, even without a buzzstop.

This is a feature I found in 1999, originally written by Angel Romero. The website it originally appeared in is long offline, so I typed this from the print-outs I made then. If anyone has this source online, I’ll gladly add the link.

This feature is about the Jaguar’s and Jazzmaster’s tremolo system, one of the smoothest and tuning-stable systems out there. It is not designed for “dive-bombs”, but within normal range it’s ace. Plus it has the unique “trem-loc” feature – a feature that many people just don’t know about. I came across several guitar repair/maintenance guys who just didn’t know what this feature is about. Time to change that. :-)

First let’s have a look “under the hood”:…

by Greg Gagliano – Copyright 1996, 20th Century Guitar Magazine

Much has been written about the inception of the Fender Jazzmaster with its notable changes up to 1966. However, it is necessary to summarize these features to give some perspective to the Jazzmaster of the late 1960’s. The earliest Jazzmasters (prototypes) had small, Stratocaster-like headstocks and fretted maple necks. The headstock shape quickly changed to the familiar large style and remained unaltered from 1958 through 1967. …

A detailed description of the rebirth of one fine 1966 Jaguar, by offsetguitars.com user “sookwinder”. Has pictures, too. :-)

Another approach to the ever-annoying stringbuzz/bridge riddle. By Nate Barnes

Fender’s official specs for the Classic Player Jazzmaster Special models.