Building Your OWN Fender Jazzmaster from Start to Finish

[@landonbailey]

I'm going to show you how assemble and build a partscaster Fender Jazzmaster from start to finish. ENTER THE MUSIC NOMAD GIVEAWAY HERE: kingsumo.com/g/ajjl70/landons-sweetwater-music-nomad-bundle-giveaway And here are all the parts and gear featured in the video: Music Nomad Maintenance gear: 🛒 *Sweetwater* sweetwater.sjv.io/B0kExB Fender Jazzmaster Roasted Maple Neck 🛒 *Sweetwater* sweetwater.sjv.io/5gzagD Fender Locking Stratocaster/Telecaster Tuning Machines - Black 🛒 *Sweetwater* sweetwater.sjv.io/jraXrb Fender Jazzmaster Pickups 🛒 *Sweetwater* sweetwater.sjv.io/9gqGe4 Fender Performer Jazzmaster body from theStratosphereparts: 🛒 *Ebay* ebay.us/F7bxvx Fender Pure Vintage 1 Meg Solid Shaft Control Potentiometer 🛒 *Amazon* geni.us/Fender1MLinearPot Fender Pure Vintage 1 Meg Audio Taper Control Potentiometer 🛒 *Amazon* geni.us/Fender1MAudioPot Fender Pure Vintage 3-Position Pickup Selector Toggle Switch 🛒 *Amazon* geni.us/Fender3WayVintSwitch Fender American Vintage '65 Jazzmaster Knob Set 🛒 *Amazon* geni.us/FenderJazzmasterKnobs Musiclily Pro Vintage-style Bridge for Vintage Fender American Strat 🛒 *Amazon* geni.us/MusiclilyVintBridgeBlk Musiclily Metal Neck Plate for Fender Stratocaster Telecaster 🛒 *Amazon* geni.us/MusiclilyNeckPlateBLK Handheld Reamer 🛒 *Amazon* geni.us/theReamer 60W Soldering Iron Kit 🛒 *Amazon* geni.us/60WSolderingIron Helping Hands for Soldering 🛒 *Amazon* geni.us/HelpingHandsSolder DR Strings PHR-9 Pure Blues Pure Nickel Electric Guitar Strings - .009-.042 Light 🛒 *Sweetwater* sweetwater.sjv.io/Pynj6R Grizzly T25458 Nut Files, Set of 8 🛒 *Amazon* geni.us/NutFiles Fender Princeton AMP kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4nXc6esoMuEjqc Royer R-10 MIC kzbin.info/www/bejne/rX60mISfh9Gcibs *MORE Guitar Maintenance Tools I use* --------------------------------------------------------- kit.co/LandonBailey/guitar-maintenance-building-tools *Timestamps:* --------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 - INTRO and GUITAR PARTS 6:07 - MOD SHOP 7:41 - GUITAR ASSEMBLY 7:42 - STRAP BUTTONS SWAP 9:02 - LOCKING TUNERS & HAND REAMER 14:19 - NECK AND NECK PLATER 16:37 - BRIDGE AND TREM CLAW + SPRINGS 19:35 - ELECTRONICS INSTALL + SOLDERING 26:35 - INSTALLING GUITAR STRINGS 27:02 - TREM ARM SPRING 24:43 - GUITAR SETUP KIT AND STEPS 28:55 - NECK RELIEF - TRUSS ROD 29:31 - STRING ACTION 30:56 - NUT HEIGHT 33:42 - INTONATION 35:40 - the GUITAR GALLERY 37:54 - the AMP and MIC 38:10 - CUNIFE and COBALT PICKUP TONES - CLEAN 38:50 - MILD GAIN WITH A TUBE SCREAMER 39:15 - CUNIFE and COBALT PICKUP TONES - DIRTY BOSS SD-1 39:33 - TREBLE BLEED VOLUME ROLL OFF 40:15 - MARSHALL SHREDMASTER TONES 41:15 - TREM TUNING STABILITY 42:10 - HEAVIER GAIN STUFF 42:37 - SUMMARY and THOUGHTS

[@bsjeffrey]

i was soldering and driving while watching this video, you saved me. thank you.

[@EastOfGreenwich]

Hi Landon. I recently came across a bit of information about connecting necks to bodies: The path the screws make through the body should be slightly proud of the screw size. This will make the screw PULL the neck better into the pocket and stops 'bridging'. Look into it. I love your guitar.

[@NoNameNo.5]

Gotta say, I have seen A TON of guys reaming holes on the internet….and really, Lando has excellent control of his ream rod. Firm yet gentle control while teaming the holes. Have to ream holes hard but not like brutal, and he came to fill the holes perfectly. Kudos

[@GrizzlyDave85]

That’s what she said

[@mrNobody100]

holy crap that NECK!!!! maple fretboard block inlays for the WIN! and the black tuners match up nicely.

[@Clinthopanonymous]

This channel is so refreshing

[@landonbailey]

Like Junior Mint!

[@Clinthopanonymous]

Exactly like junior Mint!@@landonbailey

[@sadberserkr]

Dang, this guitar turned out gorgeous... Honestly never considered a jazzmaster before, but that guitar is perfection.

[@D-Tox_]

Top notch assembling. Really liked the part where you assembled the guitar. That's what editing is for.

[@charleshuguley9323]

I think you're more accurate in describing this process as "assembling" the guitar as opposed to "building" it, as is often said. Building is what a luthier does, constructing the instrument from raw materials (mostly).

[@1yoshi426]

That's what editing is for.

[@StefanoMaddalena]

So beautiful, man, you have a good taste for guitars. Would love to win it, never had a Jazzmaster, and I've been looking to get one, but obviously cannot afford one

[@rondobondo6600]

Landon you absolutely are amazing n I really love your video z 🎉 u r my most favorite youtuber.. Keep doing what ya do...😊

[@thseed7]

This one turned out looking awesome. I've missed the Landon Bailey Custom Shop builds. The slow-mo tremolo arm shot had me laugh audibly.

[@jorichanson76]

Nice build Landon! I use bee’s wax on the screws in my partscaster builds. It has better tone than paraffin wax and allows the screws to breathe inside the wood.

[@williamduvall2800]

Alrighty, perhaps it is finally time for me to consider adding a Jazzmaster to my collection. 😉 Thanks for sharing!

[@larrymedeiros]

I’ve been using the Music Nomad setup kit for over a year and it is excellent - easy to follow step by step instructions.

[@lone-wolf-1]

Wow, what a beauty of a Jazzmaster! So well put together, craftmanship and colors! 😎 👌 Never was craving so much for a Jazzmaster as after this vid! Love it! 👍😍

[@OldStreetDoc]

Well done, Landon! Looks fantastic. You’ve sort of done the impossible here… I’ll never be famous as far as my playing talent goes. But I’ve come to really love building guitars from parts over the last couple years. To be honest I’ve never been a big fan of Jazzmasters. They’re nice guitars obviously, but I’ve always leaned more towards a Strat or a Tele as far as preference goes. But……… that ‘Lake Placid Blue’ and black hard wear got good to me. I may just follow your lead and try to build a Jazzmaster. If it turns out half as nice looking as yours I’ll be a happy guy. Thanks, Landon!

[@DonBeckett]

Beautiful work!❤

[@briannelms158]

Turned out great Landon! Great work!

[@BecklyCrackers_18thFloor]

I realized why I find your side jokes so hilarious! The tone that you use reminds of Bob & Doug McKenzie.

[@Casey3-P-O]

Great job on the guitar, man. I liked listening to you play it at the end. I really like the maple fretboard. I think I want to build a mustang with a bridge position humbucker someday. That would be awesome. Hopefully it will happen.

[@dcamnc1]

The wax trick works great, I use that too.

[@shredb4dead]

Nice work… but… you forgot the string tree. 😮😆 I built a parts Jazzmaster earlier this year. I actually sanded the sheen down, made it faded Candy Apple Red. Then put a nitro vintage formula clear coat over top. Hopefully it will check some over time. I stuck with the original style Jazzmaster bridge so I also had to shim the neck for a good break angle over the tailpiece. I like the your build with the Strat style bridge, no shim necessary. 🤘

[@dirktucker77]

I think the staggered tuners don't require the string tree. I could be wrong

[@vicioannou]

I find it far quicker to hone out tuner holes with metal drill bit in a drill as it’s only small reaming out & won’t damage the wood plus cheaper

[@ericinthekitchen]

I think you made a mistake with the tuners. The 3 shorter ones are for the treble strings , it’s the opposite of what you did … Good video . I love watching you work so peacefully.

[@landonbailey]

you're absolutely right! this seems to work ok for now, so I'll move them next string change. thanks!

[@ericinthekitchen]

@@landonbaileyBeautiful guitar and really good work besides that . I have always a good time watching your videos.

[@paullanglois3768]

@@landonbaileyI panicked when I watched this. I thought “wait, I have 3 guitars with staggered tuners. Landon knows what he’s doing. I must be wrong!” Glad you clarified the minor mixup. Great looking guitar!

[@landonbailey]

Fixed it today. Best part of locking tuners, quick string off and on

[@bahadreskici9504]

Dude I haven't finished paying for my last guitar, you're gonna make me buy that guitar kit I've been wanting!!!!

[@lynguist]

buildassembling at its finest !

[@creationinspired200]

A clever trick to avoid filling slots and having to deal with that mess shim the nut with a thin piece of buffalo horn or similar

[@charlescampbell9267]

Lock washers for pots go on the underside of the pickguard. I do like that with care, most anyone with some guitar knowledge can indeed assemble one.

[@landonbailey]

Thanks! I can fix that!

[@michaelmadron8654]

Nice. I spoted that neck browsing around a week or two ago, black inlays look so good. That was a good build.

[@landonbailey]

🎸👍

[@metalheadpunk]

CLEAN REAM

[@landonbailey]

I d-REAM about how clean it is

[@JasonTMays]

You know why Im here!!! I've been waiting for this!

[@landonbailey]

I think it turned out great!

[@JasonTMays]

@@landonbailey Yea! It turned out awesome! now you've inspired me to get my hands on one of those roasted maple necks.

[@nascargas]

Been watching you for little over a year now. Gotta say I love your delivery. I never fail to giggle. Who knew our passion for guitars could be so funny?? I had to laugh when you got stuck on reaming. Almost had to pull the car over. What? Not sure what Im saying. After also watching Ted the luthier. Not at the same time. About the same length of time. Not that his video is as long as yours. I mean some of them might be longer. Its not important. He talks about reaming quite a bit. Seeing you get stuck on it made me giggle. Now I cant watch him without giggling. Ive always wanted a Jazzmaster. Well not always. I wanted toy cars. It took me a few years before I knew what a guitar was. But that was the 70s. Ive wanted one since one of you decided to review one a while back. So how much did your build cost in total? This look like fun to me. Im thinking Olympic White. Is it cliche to want gold hardware or should creme plastics look better....hmmmm. have to think on that. Thank you for being you. You are one of the best.

[@thejonathandoan]

Now that is a beauty!! Nice work. Thanks for sharing the build!

[@jonlavigne3270]

A few things: Musiclily is great. I got a new pickguard for a Jazz bass and all the screw holes just lined up. Magical. Second: You would think that Fender/Sweetwater would send you tuners that would fit into that neck without having to ream out the holes. It was cool to watch and I’m sure you appreciate the experience, but someone should have mentioned “this neck is drilled for Vintage tuners and not modern locking tuners”. Finally: the tuners on my old Precision bass were almost locked up. I looked up some stuff and a waxy lube like paraffin was recommended as part of the work to fix them. You know what I ended up using? Unflavored Chapstick. And very fine sanding/polishing. Freed up those 50 year old tuners amazingly. Now if only my 50 year old body wouldn’t seize up…

[@landonbailey]

I chose all the parts

[@charleshuguley9323]

Very nice-looking instrument. I like all the color choices. Congratulations!

[@landonbailey]

Thank you very much!

[@RitosM]

Very helpful stuff, thanks Landon.

[@DavidPerry-ui2qz]

Love it!!🤘🎸🤘

[@classicaxe1]

Lots of important information ! Great job ! Awesome video ! Damm finished build sounds amazing ! One badass guitar !

[@GaryArmstrongmacgh]

Lubrication is good!

[@smartmammal9926]

Check out Icon Plates out of Minneapolis for neck plates in the future

[@jeremyfried5463]

I really enjoy your delivery for bad jokes. It reminds of Monty python type of delivery. You always seem to have a great deal of confidence in your apparent lack of confidence also, that’s what editing is for.

[@sonicobsessions947]

musiclily are great parts! I use them in some of my builds

[@PaperbagmanOfficial]

I dig it! Nice build man ❤‍🔥🔥

[@robertyoung7027]

That's a Miller build man!

[@pttrent123]

Really appreciate the video, could be a great project, thank you!

[@christopherguzzi1316]

Just a thought, next time you could try mixing the wood shavings with the glue when filling the small head stock holes you filled.☺☺☺

[@landonbailey]

Great idea

[@caseyodonnell6621]

Whew, Fender sure are proud of that neck. For $450 you’d think it would at least be quartersawn.

[@jezmez68]

If you like the Tube Screamer and that Boss OD, you should sell both and buy an Earthquaker Devices Plumes. Has a (mode) 1) Tube Screamer; 2) Clean Boost; 3) Boss Overdrive circuit. $99 new, but you can get them used on the Reverb.

[@christophervincent8420]

That is one great sounding and looking Jazzmaster

[@ranman58635]

Yo! It's really hard to do those types of tuners due to the 2 tap holes. Very hard and I don't recommend a beginner do that. Template or stew mac tool. Props!😊

[@smartmammal9926]

I built one from a HB kit. I will sent pics or you might be able to see on my channel

[@shadowminister4090]

Really nice guitar! Suggest adjusting your Nut height before setting your Action and Saddle height, otherwise you may have to recheck and amend them.

[@dirktucker77]

Also putting the pick/capo thing in while adjusting and measuring string height was confusing.

[@dw7704]

I totally get swapping out the chrome strap knobs for black ones as theme Did the same thing with a Les Paul copy I modded I also swapped out bridge and tailpiece to get black ones, and have black machine heads to swap out

[@traineecanuck]

Perfect timing. I’ve been itching to make a guitar for years and decided on a Jazzmaster body with P90s. Maybe Fishman Greg Koch if I can stretch to that. Can’t decide on colour though. Down to TV yellow vs sea foam green. Or maybe transparent orange stain……

[@landonbailey]

have fun!

[@dustdevilz4771]

This will be my next build. That’s for demo.

[@landonbailey]

have fun!

[@BJester91]

I recently put together a partscaster Esquire with a roasted maple neck. I used a harbor freight reamer for the tuning machine holes and I will advise anyone to not buy a harbor freight reamer. It took me hours to ream the holes millimeters and my hands hurt for days. Buy a nice reamer and hate yourself slightly less. The neck was supposed to be ready for vintage tuners, it still needed reaming and it was way harder than it should’ve been.

[@IBuiltDaArk]

Great work as always. I love the Musiclily stuff, great value and nice to get that Amazon Prime shipping for parts lol

[@landonbailey]

ya the Musiclily stuff is great. no complaints

[@angusorvid8840]

Very cool build! I love it!

[@andybungert]

Very cool. Gotta rewatch the whole thing :)

[@angusorvid8840]

Sounds awesome!

[@AlekSaint]

great video, building partscasters is always fun! But I noticed one thing: You installed the Fender Tuners in the wrong order. With staggered tuning machines, the shorter posts are supposed to be installed further away from the nut, so that the strings have a steeper break angle over the nut. It's pretty much the same thing a string tree would be used for, just without the added friction. Hope this helps, otherwise you gave a lot of very useful information!

[@landonbailey]

ya someone else pointed that out! I've since swapped them back

[@cominginsecond]

Oh man! You missed the opportunity to get a DecoBoom neckplate.

[@musicken33]

I loved the humor! :)

[@n4pwx]

That was a great jo o the ul, Thaks Lao.

[@DH432hrtz]

Hey Landon, hope your well

[@RobertNolan]

@8:15 Those are just called felt washers.

[@landonbailey]

I felt embarrassed not knowing that!

[@RobertNolan]

@@landonbailey was that a fabric pun? If so, I'm in stitches.

[@doogledog1740]

A good Build, Brandon. I feel like a dill, but had never noticed before that the headstock sticker said "Offset" Contour Body as opposed to the "Original" Contour Body on Strats. Oh yeah, those Fender "Pure Vintage" witch hat knobs are a silly price. I've been looking to change the knobs on a Squier Tele Deluxe over to white witch hats, but need four and certainly not at that sort of price!

[@doogledog1740]

Oops! *Landon* (I think "Brandon" was a conflation of Landon & Bailey :-)

[@paulinedavis8734]

That was a lot of tuner hole reaming. Very classy Jazzmaster. But the only REAMING I’ll be doing I’m afraid, is on a lemon 🍋 to make a cocktail, a hot toddy or for cooking.

[@NoNameNo.5]

Great build…..we know that the Tele is your fav Lando, a la Greenwood, but what would you take as a 2nd?!

[@vicioannou]

They’re called “felt washers” for strap buttons lol 😂

[@TommySG1]

Hey man, Just a heads up, the washers for the pots go to the base of the pot, not beneath the nut 😉 Stew Mac also makes a nice tool to make life easy for those little titts on the tuning machines. They also have the other ones on the same tool incase you decide to go with the Schaller ones with the titts closer to the base hole for the tuners. Nice axe, I've never done a Jazzmaster.

[@landonbailey]

Thanks for the info! 👍🎸

[@robertgallagher2226]

yes! nice one!

[@jezmez68]

No black chrome jack?

[@ltgray2780]

Fender Fuzzy Pads?...That time of the month?

[@valueofnothing2487]

Would it be much cheaper just to get a classic vibe jazzmaster? I think it's 339. Or a monoprice is $129 just for the body and hardware.

[@landonbailey]

It would be cheaper

[@jeffwarehime5808]

Nice Job 👍

[@landonbailey]

Thanks! 👍

[@jeffwarehime5808]

Love your videos

[@tannermorton6752]

Great video. Did you find the neck worth it? I've been looking at this exact one for a 60s vibe squier.

[@landonbailey]

Ya I love this neck!

[@AdamWellsMusic]

Cool build. I enjoyed it. Your commentary sounds like you’re explaining a large purchase to your wife and your not exactly sure how she’s going to handle it lol

[@rustylewis1425]

The Jazzmaster hat knobs were the most expensive part. 😂

[@GaryArmstrongmacgh]

Drugs are good Landon. Isn't weed legal in Canada. Eh? Weed. Guitars. Cool!

[@DaringDan]

The reaming you did was so clean I was expecting an 18+ content warning.

[@jezmez68]

I started printing this out 2 days ago and it's still not complete.

[@landonbailey]

i hope it's a dot matrix printer and recycled paper

[@carlmcgregor2707]

Ive seen the Musiclily guitar components for sale on Amazon Australia (I am NZ based)... Does anyone know if it is of OK quality? (Not expecting high end level, but whether it would be good enough for doing mods on sub $500 guitars)

[@rammcascante2191]

Aren't your tuners installed the other way around because you aren't opting for string trees?

[@landonbailey]

You’re right! I reversed them after someone else pointed it out

[@ogracer]

nice ream job 😅

[@rockoutmichigan]

I hope I win, because blue guitars rule.

[@khillsy4489]

Not available to me? Why watch? 😅

[@mestayno]

we infact fly cars now yes

[@theguitarprofessionals8584]

Sounds like it needs a neck shim

[@Sammywhat]

I still couldn't tell if you were joking about people not being able to tell when you were joking. So there's that.

[@fibonacho]

Partscaster? More like PartsMASTER, amirite?

[@Souldoubtrocks]

You should be the first human being to put a B or G bender on a jazzmaster. But weird you have a fender neck and fender locking tuners but still had to ream out the holes. 🤔

[@stevearcade]

I suspect the neck was drilled for vintage-style tuners, which have a smaller (I think 8mm) diameter, as opposed to standard/modern tuners (which have 10mm diameter).

[@davedavem]

I have lost the live chat. I am sorry if I have lost it for everyone. Premier ruined. 😢

[@Furtheronmusic]

Ermmm... The body ground as you call it is pointless. There needs to be ground shield either paint or copper sheet making a cage that then attaches to but as it was I can't see the point in it.

[@landonbailey]

Why?

[@Furtheronmusic]

@@landonbailey there's no conductivity. You've attached a wire to wood. Paint the cavity with shield paint them it is earthing a Faraday cage to cut down the hum you demoed in the sound samples.

[@dezionlion]

The black tuners look wired and we’re a total waste of time and money but other than that I like it!

[@dezionlion]

Weird

[@nocheckmarkgames]

THEY WANT $450 FOR A FKIN NECK!?!?!? These People Have Lost Their Minds...

[@KaiOBoyle]

THATS WHAT I THOUGHT i was looking at the parts and THE NECK IS THAT MUCH crazy honestly

[@voiceofexperience]

But it's not a TELE.

[@M5guitar1]

I had a wonderful dream that I had built one, then some guy stole it and made a video....coincidence?

[@NuTacLLC]

How are you my age but look 20 years younger than me? I’m guessing you have a very clean diet and constantly exercise. Or you know magic. Is it magic? Are you a damn witch?

[@rvaguitars]

Those of us who actually do build guitars, think it’s pretty sad when people that assemble them refer to it as a build. Just saying.

[@landonbailey]

have you ever built a Lego set? it's just a word.