Why You Need A Jazzmaster

[@charlesrense5199]

I love how Leo somehow just bumbled into the future every single time. Everything he failed to accomplish just ended up accomplishing something better.

[@jimmyfrombrooklyn8550]

How true!

[@brutallyremastered4255]

And the designs - phenomenal: masculine, feminine, automotive yet delicate across at least three models and basses.

[@mikelundquist4596]

Bumbled?

[@rodneykuhn249]

He was probably smoking pot when he designed this shit lol

[@TheChancellor212]

@@mikelundquist4596 totally failed to do what Leo intended it to. It just something else really really well.

[@MinivanMegafun100]

Totally agree. I'd throw the Jaguar into this same argument as well. As my buddy put it when he first heard my Jag (and was blown away): "It doesn't sound like a Tele, or a Strat, but it's still unmistakably Fender sounding!" I've got one of each now and you're right, the Jazzmaster is now the first guitar I reach for. They sit so well in a band mix too.

[@mraycgz]

Yes! I’ve had my Jazzmaster for a year and my next guitar will likely be a Jag.

[@charleswilmot7612]

With the addition of the high pass filter on the Jaguar, I would argue that the Jaguar is more versatile than the JM.

[@vrodri1]

@@charleswilmot7612 I love my jaguar, but then again, I've never played a jazz.

[@whssy]

@@charleswilmot7612 I've actually put a high pass filter on a guitar with JM pickups (Marauder replica body and I used Jag controls and had a spare switch) But Jaguars are so much fun to play though. Couldn't put mine down when I got it - even to change the ancient strings. Took me a week to get round to it.

[@paulegrandrobinson]

Oooooóoo

[@EverestMystery]

Brought my son to my favorite guitar shop to buy him a guitar. I was about 150% sure he was going to 'throw the gauntlet' down on a Strat. He sees an aged Olympic white Jazzmaster and couldn't put it down. So, the kid comes home with a Jazzmaster, teaches his ol' man a thing or two about axes. He made a damn good call... Great video, thanks.

[@andrewhamson435]

brings a tear to my eye :,)

[@EverestMystery]

@@andrewhamson435 lol...kid has himself a nice axe!

[@lecanius]

ur a good dad :)

[@lueysixty-six7300]

That's no surprise. The jazz master is the cool guitar now. New Gens see it as the "cool" guitar, and the srrat & tele as "boring old boomer" guitars.

[@Cayres9]

Thats similar to me when i bought my first guitar years ago my friends all wanted me to buy a Les Paul or a Strat as they were the most popular but then i came home with a Telecaster lol beautiful in Black with a Maple neck and have owned it for 20 years now , Ive never played a Jazzmaster as i thought it was an Upper Class persons instrument as always seemed posh people in the UK where i live would play them but guess i may have to get one and try it ,I may just like it!

[@TheAmazingSnarf]

my first new guitar, at 52, is a Jazzmaster. i am incredibly satisfied with each and every aspect of it. she's an absolute joy to play- and even when i'm not playing, she flirts with me from across the room. bonded, for the rest of my years.

[@devinpatrickmusic]

I totally agree. I’m a huge offset fan, and the Jazzmaster is the one I pick up when I’m sitting on the couch, improvising and noodling around. As a matter of fact I love them so much that I have five of them! It’s an obsession.

[@rinnathekilla]

Agreed! I have 4 and a Jaguar ✊

[@jeffgreen7499]

I know what you mean. I've had about 20 of them. Ranging from 1959 to present. Tried many guitars, and JMs have been the best for me. I sold away most, but kept my favorites. My all-time best are an Olympic White '65 and an Aztec Gold '65. Both are Corona Reissues.

[@MrSaturnMusic]

I got a Classic Vibe Jazzmaster a few months ago and it has made me actually fall in love with playing guitar again, I learned a bit in high school and I sucked so bad that I switched to bass, and I love playing bass, but this Jazzmaster has my full attention, it feels and sounds incredible

[@Weimerica8841]

@RD History 🤣🤣🤣

[@ryanllewellyn3472]

Looking at getting one myself. I have a cv strat and really impressed how versatile it is. Tempted for the 40th anniversary gold edition 😍

[@MrSaturnMusic]

@@ryanllewellyn3472 go for it! :3 Mine is sunburst and I'm thinking about replacing the tortoiseshell pickguard with the classic anodized gold one

[@ryanllewellyn3472]

@@MrSaturnMusic Love the gold pickguards on any colour tbf. Look great on the sunburst 🙏🏼

[@MrSaturnMusic]

@barrett402 yeah it's gorgeous, it's been almost half a year and I still just look at it and go "wow..."

[@thanatoastiii6341]

Great video! I had been a very mediocre guitar player for decades but bought a JM a year ago and my playing has improved exponentially. It is so comfortable to play that practicing easily goes on for hours now

[@jimmyfrombrooklyn8550]

Hey Baxter, I whole heartedly agree. This was a guitar easily overlooked by rock guys- “jazz” master- most rock guitarist from my era identified with LPs, Strats, SGs. Even 335s weren’t rock n roll enough. But then we age and hopefully grow as players. The Jazzmaster is definitely a worthy guitar! You hit it on the head re feel and tone, it’ll take you places as guitarist you won’t regret. Happy New Year to you and crew. Jimmy the retired teamster from Bklyn

[@jonsdavis]

I was drawn to the look as a kid, years before I started playing, from the cover photo of the first Elvis Costello album. Loved how it was always (in my mind) associated with players who ranged from quirky to experimental to outright avant-garde (Television, Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine, Adam Franklin of Swervedriver, Nels Cline of Wilco, Sean Eden of Luna). It was kind of heartbreaking to see it become THE guitar of those who were FOLLOWING the herd (in indie rock, anyhow), but I still wanted one -- but my small hands and that chunky neck would never get along. Then the American Professional II line came out, so last year I was finally able to scratch a 40 year itch, and it VERY quickly became my Number 1. And yeah, at this point in my life I do most of my playing sitting down. It's the only guitar I know of where you can do a "look ma, no hands!" and it just... sits there in your lap, perfectly balanced.

[@robertkeene7909]

Congratulations on your first JM! Aren't they great and fun to play?! Ditto to it being easy to sit with - they designed it well. I have a similar story, ended up with a Am Pro 1 after 20 years playing mostly a Tele. Cheers!

[@thorstenkochling4750]

SWERVEDRIVER!! One of the most wonderful bands from the nineties!

[@chilldude30]

I didn't realise jazzmasters had thick necks. I just for my first one it's a vintera 60s modified and the neck isn't thick it's similar to my strats.

[@xxczerxx]

Dude Swervedriver are amazing

[@arcarioandsons]

I absolutely love these videos. His appreciation for the instruments and a love that goes beyond logic and sales talking points really shines through in these videos.

[@CasinoGuitars]

Thank you sincerely for that!

[@dorianford6227]

The first fender guitar to have the “preset concept”. Very inspiring video, I love both of my Jazzmasters but I truly love my American Original Jazzmaster. Great guitar man

[@CasinoGuitars]

We agree and thank you so much for taking the time to watch Dorian!

[@michaelrosa2589]

Adam Granduciel of The War on Drugs[5] Robert Smith of The Cure played a Jazzmaster with a Woolworth Top 20 guitar pickup installed.[6] Nels Cline of Wilco plays "WATT", a 1959 Jazzmaster once owned by Mike Watt of the Minutemen.[7] Jessica Dobson of The Shins and Deep Sea Diver plays a Jazzmaster.[8] Elvis Costello[9] Inoran of Luna Sea uses his signature "Road Worn" model[10] J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr.[11] Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine[12] Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth[13] Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys[14] Troy Van Leeuwen of Queens Of The Stone Age[15] Ira Kaplan of Yo La Tengo[16] Jim Root of Slipknot plays several different Jazzmaster guitars with a HH setup[citation needed] French singer songwriter Clara Luciani[17] Tom Verlaine of Television[18] Don Wilson and Bob Bogle of The Ventures[19] Ric Ocasek of The Cars[20] David Rhodes, guitarist with Peter Gabriel, Random Hold and Blancmange[21] Grant Nicholas of Feeder[22] Jesse Lacey of Brand New[23] Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins[24] Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons[25] Chris Stapleton, singer, songwriter all the people who play or played a jazzmaster. Thanks Baxter I could not agree more

[@Zappo32]

I was a 'Gibson guy', but never had an actual Les Paul until 2016. Next year I got an Epiphone Casino and a MIM Fender Stratocaster. Finally in 2018 I made a 'trial purchase' by getting a Squier Jazzmaster and it changed my musical perspective forever. Now the Jazzmaster is my all time favourite guitar and I can hardly wait for my American Professional Jazzmaster to arrive.

[@dangolguitartech]

Honestly never really thought that much about a jazzmaster until I was working for an artist who used several of them on stage…teching those guitars on a daily basis made me appreciate all of the subtleties and nuances you could coax from them. They really were rather splendid; especially once I ditched the standard bridges in favor of Mastery bridges. Which ties back into yesterday‘s topic. It was wath the artist wanted, so I’ll just leave it there. Still don’t own one for myself yet, but I’ll get there… Great video, fellas!🤠

[@TheMuseumOfMistakes]

Been my number one for 20+ years. Nice to see they're finally getting the attention they deserve....even if it has meant the vintage ones have jumped in price exponentially 🤣

[@TheMuseumOfMistakes]

....and they have the greatest vibrato Fender ever created.

[@bobbyglass7214]

Do you prefer it over a Stratocaster and if so why and what type of music do you like. I like the blues and rock would it suffice as now I am really interested in one as I’m looking at purchasing a new Stratocaster and was looking at the player series. If you could elaborate on it I would appreciate it thank you

[@TheMuseumOfMistakes]

@@bobbyglass7214 I prefer almost everything on a Jazzmaster over a Stratocaster. Wider range of tones, better balance and ergonomics, better vibrato. It really was the next evolution upwards. The Jazzmaster/Jaguar vibrato system has a smaller range than a Strat but a much smoother sound and wave to it. And is infinitely more stable with tuning if set up correctly. It's almost impossible to put them out of tune! BUT, most of that is just personal preference. It is a superior instrument but that isn't always the deciding factor is it 🙂

[@echopark78]

I got my first jazzmaster in 97 and it’s been my main guitar since. It is nice to see all the different versions and parts that you can now get. It makes customizing easy.

[@caiusmadison2996]

@@TheMuseumOfMistakes 2nd greatest, the Dynamic Vibrato of the Mustang, has the most play of any vibrato unit ever. Seriously, only the Dynamic can outrange this guitar.

[@nikverschuren4291]

Really love your style of capturing video, feels like being in the store and experiencing history. You really are good in telling. Keep it up, greetings from The Netherlands.

[@DeadWhiteButterflies]

What I love about the Jazzmaster is the shape. I love an offset body, and I love the Jazzmaster's because it's really comfortable. Arguably mores so than a Les Paul or a Strat. You can have it both slung low or high & near upright, but nothing will poke at you or get in the way. They hug to my body in a very pleasing way that just works. It's a quality I look for in many other guitars, and might be the reason why I love offsets in particular. Because no matter where or when you're playing, you gotta be comfortable and not feel like you're fighting the instrument to get what you want out of it.

[@jeffgreen7499]

To me they are the best looking solid-bodies. Although debuted in 1958, they still look up-to-date to me. My favorite is a '65 Reissue in Olympic White with the matching headstock. It is very elegant, and sounds as wonderful as it looks.

[@lahar2412]

Les pauls are really uncomfortable. The body is too small so the edge pokes against my forearm and the upper fret access is just horrible.

[@JillandKevin]

You nailed it! I've played 335 style guitars, then Tele style guitars for most of my life. A few years ago, I decided to buy a Mexican Jazzmaster (with '65 Vintage pickups). I suddenly found myself playing the JM and letting the grass grow on my Teles! I make guitars (Turbocaster Electric Guitars), so decided to build myself a really nice one. I've been using my new one up until a few weeks ago, when I got a set of the upcoming EMG JMaster pickups. No, they're not available to the public for a few more weeks, but I talked Rob (CEO of EMG & good friend) into making a set for Jazzmasters, and they're now in production! And I got the first set!!! I built myself a brand new Turbocaster TJM Deluxe (Thinline Jazzmaster style), just for these new pickups, and MAN O MAN!!! They sound like Jazzmaster pickups, but so much cleaner & clearer!! AND quite a bit more versatile as well!! After over 50 years of playing professionally I have FINALLY attained the tone that's been in my head all theses years!!! (Even stock Jazzmasters still make me happy!!). And I finally feel good bringing only one guitar on stage!! It even does a fairly decent job on Swing straight four rhythms, which is something none of my other electric guitars can do, so needed to have to have an archtop handy. Not any more!!!

[@MarsK84]

Purchased my first JM recently. American Professional II in mystic surf green. Loving it. Have previously only played my strat.

[@MrThx3876]

The Jazzmaster and Jaguar are Uncle Leo's crowning achievements IMO

[@LeanBackMac]

Glad to finally get a video on this guitar. Dream guitar of mine. Incredible beast. Highly recommend sitting down with a jazzmaster at a local shop. Easily my favorite shape

[@mikecollins1206]

Keep up the daily videos, breakfast with Baxter. I'm just a novice, and a budget guitar player, but you guys are great to watch.

[@yyzca6126]

Well done review. I’ve always been a Stratocaster guy. Now I’m sitting while playing. A different sound and style is exactly what I’m looking for. Thanks for your insight on this great instrument from Leo Fender.

[@mastachief97]

Played one of these when I bought it for the shop a while back in sunburst. Single owner, guy that owned it had a picture of it with his band back in the day. Played like a dream

[@lavalizard1]

Couldn’t agree more - the JM stole my heart and in our band I cycle between two when we’re gigging…. Such a versatile guitar - especially w the tremolo. I think they’re perfect (though in all honesty I have a few American pro models that ditch the rhythm circuit / strangle switch). - Cheers. LOVED your video.

[@kennethhoneycutt4513]

Wish you would do more videos like this they are informative and are very educational into why someone would want to play that particular guitar thank you so very much

[@nj1255]

This is the beauty with pretty much all of Leo's creations. Guitar builders today are mostly just reiterating the same guitar archetypes, with a few different details here and there. There's nothing wrong about that - but Leo could really think outside of the box to try and create something totally different, instead of just repeating what the market tells him is selling. I couldn't even begin to imagine where the guitar industry would have been at today if Leo hadn't existed.

[@omniton4106]

I just bought a Jazzmaster; I really am happy with the purchase. The way it feels and plays really does make one play a bit differently, which is a good thing.

[@RB-jw8ff]

I want to pay you guys a compliment. So many channels, even if you start off liking them, get annoying. Or are partially annoying. You guys never have an off note. You are always humble, never annoying. I just love everything you do.

[@mcfontaine]

I didn’t think I could love Casino any more than I did, but I do now. You are so right Baxter … after thinking I’d never find a guitar that could take the 1st place machine of my 72 Thinline … I then got my first Jazzmaster. I then got a 60th Anniversary one and I basically don’t pick anything else up now.

[@sergiolicea9056]

Such an intimate and well thought out description. Couldn’t bond with the 2 Jaguars I once owned so I dismissed Jazzmasters, this made me reconsider that thought process. Keep up the great content! 🤘

[@pretty.noodles3540]

Was going to write my own take, but I think your first sentence nails it. He obviously has gigged for years upon years with a Jazzmaster. I own a Nash JM63. It’s the guitar that sits out of its case on a guitar stand, ready to be grabbed. Not my 56 VOS goldtop w/ a Bigsby, not my Gretsch 6118. It’s casual enough to have out, but means enough business when it’s go time. You should def reconsider.

[@MetallicA29]

Wanted one since the mid 90s. Price always scared me away because I didn't think I'd play it all the time. Now I'm a PRS Tremonti player, but still want one.

[@marvinmitt4575]

Such a great video, no average noodling but insight expertise and tasty musical clips. Such a joy and inspires to get one.

[@danielrheaume904]

This might be the best music review video I've watched in a long time - the host is so genuine and I love his vibe- especially when the big sound interrupted the video, I just loved seeing a dude with such a good and chill vibe about stuff. Top it off with good history, and great playing. Really impressed with this video and the team that made it! Subscribing for more!

[@DareBear2099]

I have a partsmaster I built with a fender neck, Tagima TW-61 body, EMG P91 and P92 pickups. Has a varitone switch instead of a jazz circuit. It’s my favorite guitar to play by a country mile

[@ravenbom]

Jazzmaster has been my favorite guitar since I was a teen. I think now is a great time for Jazzmasters because frankly, the pickups never cut through a mix the way a Strat, Tele or LP would. But since the small amp revolution following every small venue getting better sound gear and mixers, and every venue prefers you DI when possible, the Jazzmaster is a better live fit now. I personally like the look of the big goofy soapbar pickups, but still don't like the rhythm circuit. I greatly prefer the strangle switch on Jaguars or the out of phase switching for Mustangs (even if I don't like the short scale). I fell in love with P-90's over the pandemic for their dynamic range, clean while soft, and dirty when played hard, but also the way they respond to subtle volume/tone switching, and was so glad that Fender came out with the Noventa series last year. I just wish it had 22 frets, then it would be my perfect Jazzmaster (yes even though it lost a lot of the Jazzmaster sound). The bridge is ABR-1 style and much better than the vintage bridge. (My other Jazzmaster complaint since a new bridge essentially adds +$300 to the base price)

[@pascalgalipeau1796]

If fell in love with the Jazzmaster 2 years ago. Love the neck and how it is positioned. And the neck pickup is so good.

[@fuzzysurf1083]

I got a G&L Doheny for Christmas 2020, and I immediately bonded with it. More than my Strats and Tele, I tend to grab the Doheny. It's comfortable to hold standing or sitting. I love the way it looks. I love the way it sounds. My favorite part about it, though, is that I never play anything "normal" on it. If I try to play anything bluesy, "classic" rock, or pentatonic...it's like my hands and body rebel and scream STOP! RIGHT NOW!. The Doheny is where I go when I want to play freaky and psychedelic.

[@glenkepic3208]

Great ! Nice to hear you play. Sounds good. man, '63, I'm 6 and my older Sister buys "The Colorful Ventures", Don Wilson, a Strat. Bob Bogle, a Jazzmaster. I loved both. Garage band days then and a neighbor bought a Jazzmaster. This is when still a tyke...one of the most beautiful things i'd ever seen. First electric was an Audition Jazz-alike with gold foils, 15 in '72. Loved it. Now, SQ Jagmaster. A Christmas gift from my wife over 10 years ago. I love it, too.

[@alexanderball6326]

I think we can all agree "...cause i want one" is a good enough reason for any guitar

[@jasonm3602]

Thanks, Baxter, nice video - doin' it solo, brother, and doin' it well. It's nice to see pure love for guitars, in all their forms.

[@johnpeccarelli2389]

I really like your descriptions of the Tele, Strat and JM tones. I like to describe the JM tone as a “sticky” tone, which almost reminds me of the texture of “sonic cotton candy”. Of the three guitars, my favorite is definitely the JM. The variety of sounds and colors it possesses serve as inspiration for me to create.

[@steveclark7736]

My American Pro 2 Jazzmaster is my mistress of Rock! I love the midrange sound like a Les Paul but has the feel and jangliness of a Strat. It was a guitar I was gonna overlook till I bought it on a whim. Best decision of my Life! I do play nothing but Pop Punk with it

[@sgd5k292]

After playing for years first in the beginning a Tele, and then Strats after that, I decided to try a Haze Jazzmaster copy two years ago and because it was so cheap, I thought I could play it and if I did not like it I could discard it with no real financial pain. After upgrading the trem to a Fender AVRI and upgrading the bridge it quickly became my all time fav guitar. Now my 2007 Strat VG hangs all lonely on the wall. Now and then, I give the Strat a real shot at regaining it's vaulted position and I have just gotten to where I don't like playing it anymore and I really hate to admit that! Last month after doing a bunch of research, I ordered an American Professional II Jazzmaster Dark Night, and can't wait to get my hands on it. If it is half as good as I think it will be, I will be one happy guy. Thanks for the review!

[@charlie-obrien]

Leo Fender, like Dr Frankenstein did not realize the monster he was unleashing on the world when he created the Jazzmaster. But in retrospect, his genius to search out and find not only a brand new usable tone (via the JM pickups) but he also added the rhythm circuit that put this guitar into a unique category of it's own. His only problem was that he was 20 years ahead of everyone, even the buying public, in presenting this now highly regarded instrument. this guy is also right about using the JM in the mix of "Normal" rock n Roll combo. We were inspired by Elvis Costello and others to bring in a second guitarist/keyboard to our band in the early 80's and we made that magic happen on quite a few nights.

[@chadwicks_guitar]

@Casino Guitars have you guys noticed that the QC on the newer American made models has really dropped since they did the massive layoffs last year? I’m noticing a lot of flat frets lately at pretty much every guitar shop

[@pjsalty]

@6:03m Agreed. Each of my guitars ask/usher me into a different way of playing. And I love that.

[@tcjensen1]

I like how this dude just gets out of bed in the morning and says, “yeah, hair is perfect.” Wish I could do that.

[@AdrianHernandez-nc3ez]

Just got myself a Suhr JM Pro. It has been my favorite go to guitar besides my PRS and my Kiesel . My JM has the S90 pickups (Suhr version of the P90) it sings . The contour of the body feels so comfortable so much like a glove. The neck is set up and shaped so perfectly. You don’t want to let it sit

[@400_billion_suns]

I love mine. It's incredibly versatile and the tones you can get from it are unobtainable on my strats. It can go from ultra dark to ultra bright, and all the range in between is amazing. It cuts in a mix effortlessly, and you can get a sharper bassy whumpf on the note attack than a strat, too. The bridge design gives it a subtle natural vibrato without even touching the trem arm when chords ring out, and the vibrato using the trem arm is so smooth and precise. The strings have a certain springy/rubbery feel to them due to the design of the bridge which I find unique and enjoyable. It's an instrument with a lot of character, a lot of range, and certain sounds that you can't really get on any other guitar (especially if you like classic surf tones -- a strat sounds good, but a Jazzmaster is THE unmistakable surf sound). And yep, the ergonomics of it are amazing. A super comfortable guitar to play.

[@neilanderson9151]

I’ve been reviewing jazzmasters non stop for a few weeks- This is the only time I’ve heard someone point out how the strings are more springy because of the bridge. Interesting observation!

[@Irkennalpha]

@@neilanderson9151 Isn’t also due to the string length? With the high E string you don’t even have to cut it. All that length from the end of the headstock to the tremolo tailpiece make it really slinky. I don’t even cut that string ,to be honest

[@derekdunn5037]

Played guitar for like 15 years, bought a jazzmaster like a month ago and hes really right, theyre so fun

[@duffy315]

Never played one, but you peaked my interest. Great video.

[@CasinoGuitars]

Thank you so much! They are truly fun :)

[@d.n.5259]

I've had an American professional ii for more than a few months now and am enjoying every min. of dialing in tones only a Jazzmaster can do. Acquiring new pedals as well to get some cool ambient sounds.

[@FoardenotFord]

I’ve had my Johnny Marr Jaguar for about eight years now and absolutely love it - it certainly has challenged me to play differently, and has a unique sound (those bareknuckle pickups are amazing). I just got myself a Nash JM63 Jazzmaster clone as a birthday gift-I originally wanted a guitar with P90s but kept coming back to this one in the store after trying Gibson, Suhr, and PRS guitars. The neck is incredibly comfortable, and the weight, size, and balance feel perfect. It’s similar in ways to my Jaguar but also totally its own thing. I’m trying to dive in and explore all the tonal options and capabilities

[@jordantaylor1988]

Completely agree. I started playing way back in the early '90s. Strats and Les Pauls all day. But then, about 10 years ago, I picked up a Jazzmaster for the first time. I consider myself a Jazzmaster fan boy now. It's all I play anymore 😆

[@BassOutcast]

Bought a Squier CV one as a backup guitar, ended up making it my main guitar. They really do have an amazing tonal spectrum, you can pretty much play anything on it and it'll deliver.

[@shayan.a]

got a 2011 squier jazzmaster. love it dearly. only has a three way switch but similar duncan pickups.

[@larrocovarry9027]

Kurb Kobain really shined with these offsets!!! Unmistakable two sides of the same coin!!! This is the two face of the rock world!!! Love it ,

[@royalblue2229]

People say these don’t stay in tune when you use the trem. If you shim the neck (so the bridge doesn’t have to be slammed to the body), and stay above 9 gauge strings they stay in tune really well. Also the strings stop popping out of the saddles.

[@twenty3electronics]

10s are thick enough if the neck is shimmed. 11s have the same tension on a Jazzmaster as they do on a Stratocaster. Most modern Jazzmasters, such as those made in USA, Mexico and Japan, have some neck angle to the pocket already. The classic vibe needs a neck shim really badly

[@royalblue2229]

@@twenty3electronics yeah, I meant 10s or thicker. I play 10s on mine and have no problems. Also I’ve seen that they’ve been doing the angled pocket. About time!

[@sagittated]

Today, i was sitting with my Jazzmaster doing a lesson online, and I had cause to let it go and reach for something on the floor with both hands. When I sat back up, i just chuckled at how it just sat there on my thigh, perfectly balanced. I even tried wiggling about to see if it would perhaps dive toward the neck. Nope. It just sat there. Unbelievable ergonomics and balance in that design.

[@joerob3081]

They are cool looking. A friend has one and when I play it I keep the switch on.

[@colinleblanc9390]

I never realized you could use the trem on a jazzmaster like a button at 7:54! Neat. :)

[@jasonrm68]

My dad was good friends with Tony Hicks of the Hollies. He bought a 58 Jazz from him back in the 60s. Tobacco Sunburst… Tony borrowed it back at some stage for a recording session, last known owner was Elvis Costello.

[@theuserthatishere]

the extra circuit makes it super easy to go warm, imo does jazz comp well as it was intended

[@lameyknives]

There's one in a local pawn shop, I've probably walked by it 50 times. Gonna plug it in tommorow.

[@trianglerecords]

I own a jazzcaster and it is for years my favorite guitar.

[@dmitriygritsenko22]

Gotta agree with you, I just got a J Mascus a few weeks ago and it really is an amazing guitar, super hard to put down once you picked it up

[@Donholleyglobeaz]

It hit me as I’m watching this video: I’m listening to you play and talk at the same time! Kudos to the production quality of your videos. They are really great. But what pulls a person in is you and Jonathan and your love for guitars. I want a Jazzmaster! I do have a Strat and Tele. Maybe this will be the year.

[@VintageRadius]

Im 41 and I bought my first Jazzmaster this week. The first thing that jumped out to me was “where has this vibrato system been all my life??” It makes me want to play a little slower and let beautiful chords ring out with a little flutter at the end. That’s my first impression

[@jwp2460]

I've been playing a Jazzmaster as my main gigging guitar in a 60s/surf rock band for the past 7 years or so. The thing I LOVE about the Jazzmaster is that it is probably the very best rhythm guitar I've ever played. For clean rhythm parts it as a big sound that helps fill the band, (using the neck or middle position). The bridge pickup and offer a unique twang sound that is Tele-like but a bit different, and works very well for rockabilly, country, as well as surf. ... and when you play this guitar through more of a crunchy/overdriven amp (such as a Vox AC30 or Marshall Plexi) it gives you the most amazing snarly rock tone that is perfect for Indie Rock or Punk kinds of sounds if you want it. It's a surprisingly versatile guitar that seems to be an unappreciated gem of the Fender world. I love mine!

[@clayton56tube]

I'm not a guitarist but wanted something to lay down tracks for demos, I found a used Jazzmaster in a shop and liked the Jetson's look. The salesman put it down but I liked it. It did it's job for years, though I sold it in a culling. Years later I wanted a spaghetti western guitar for my demos and got a MIM Jazzmaster with P-90's. Changed the pickups to '65 Jazzmaster pickups and it sounds pretty darned good.

[@mr.dr.prof.patrick7284]

the jazzmaster is the best guitar i own… i chose it over a strat and a tele and i don’t regret it… the sound it makes is perfect for the tone of music i play and listen to.. it’s the best impulse buy i’ve ever made

[@teknomanning]

I pulled out my old 2019 misty sea foam. I loved your comment fat necks slim necks. Changed my mind totally

[@StevenShults]

Love that silence at the beginning until the connector touches the input jack! (And the rest of it is also very good. 🙂)

[@surfwriter8461]

I like your way of describing and analyzing this guitar's unique qualities. I know next to nothing about guitars, but I do know that Tom Verlaine (of Television and solo recordings, now deceased) used the Jazzmaster quite a bit. You mention him as one of your favorite guitarists who employed the Jazzmaster. If you want to hear some incredible guitar playing, look for the live performance of "1880 or So" by Television, with Tom Verlaine doing a lengthy solo and Richard Lloyd playing a shorter solo on the Jools Holland TV program from years ago. I think Tom Verlaine's solo starts around the 4 minute mark, and it's an incendiary guitar solo on the Jazzmaster. I'd be interested in feedback on that.

[@mraycgz]

I bought one last year on a whim. I absolutely love it. But I live in the middle position 90% of the time. It opened my eyes to how much of the Johnny Cash sound was actually on a Jazzy not a Tele like I thought.

[@jackhaugh]

In the not so distant past I purchased a Squire Jazzmaster Paranormal 12, which is now my favorite guitar. I played it for 4 hours straight last night, and just keep loving it more! If anyone is thinking about getting a Jazzmaster, Squire is by no means a slouch in the guitar game!

[@csnide6702]

The guy who got me started playing played a Jazzmaster. He had an old original 1968 sunburst version with the soapbar pickups played through an old original Fender Super Reverb . He passed away about a decade ago & I always wondered what happened to that gear. Still see his Mom from time to time , but just can't bring myself to ask her about it. while I played it a few times , I just couldn't get used to all the controls.

[@ciggy_]

The key to the jazzmaster for me is to run it at 8-9 on the volume, keeps the pickup out of the brittle sound

[@whssy]

Unlike a lot of guitars, you do actually end up using the volume and tone knobs on these.

[@jeffgreen7499]

Yes, that's the key. You can set the tone by adjusting the guitar's volume.

[@t.r.backenbaum7325]

Or you can change the pots. This rarely gets a mention but most vintage oriented Jazzmasters still come with 1meg pots. They were designed for the heavy flatwound strings back then so you needed that extra brightness. With thin, nickel plated steel strings most use nowadays it can get a little harsh. I recommend 500k, you can still get that trebly thin tone if you need it but it's not as brittle. If you want to keep your pots on 10 all of the time and play on the bridge pickup with lots of drive I recommend 250k. If it has vintage style pickups it will still be bright enough

[@whssy]

@@t.r.backenbaum7325 You COULD but I must have ears that are tuned to higher frequencies as I wouldn't want to sacrifice that high end. I also have a HH CIJ Jaguar which also has 1 meg pots as standard - gives a more single-coily sound. I think 1 meg pots are overlooked TBH.

[@raf475]

I love my Fender custom shop jazzmaster as well as my made in Japan jazzmaster!

[@_NoDrinkTheBleach]

One of my favorite clean tone guitars and definitely my favorite fuzzy tone guitar.

[@stephenupton]

I don’t have a jazz master, but I recently picked up a unbranded telecaster master, and what a guitar it is, great tone beefy neck, I love playing it, great demo love the tones

[@trevormeade645]

Jazzmasters are amazing in the studio. Now I’m biased my JM is my main electric but the studio is where the jazzmaster gets to shine because of how well it sits in and above a mix

[@lustreboy]

I've had a Japanese reissue since early 90s, and I still love the shit out of it!

[@surfmonster7464]

I do. I need a chartreuse sparkle lefty Jazzmaster.

[@johnpuzder7401]

I have been on the fence about my next guitar, now I’m positive it will be a jazz master!

[@richardlucascronley5128]

Can you please tell me the kind of pickups in this guitar? And what amp was used? I’m chasing that EXACT tone you’re getting in the intro !

[@liam_loveless]

just got mine last week a american original 60's in ice blue metallic :))

[@Glicksman1]

My 60th Anniversary '58 Jazzmaster is one of the best guitars I've ever played. Love the feel, tone and looks. The JM is unique in the Fender world with its archtop, hollow body geometry, long string length behind the bridge, but with a great, smooth proprietary tremolo. But let's keep this secret amongst ourselves lest vintage Jazzmasters go the way of vintage Strats and become made of Unobtainium.

[@jaorte10]

I built a reverse jazzmaster. I ended up moving top horn back an inch to allow for upper fret access. It's got some cool mojo. Everyone loves it. ended up putting 3 firebird pup's. It's now known as a "fenderbird". I realize that name was coined by the bass player for the Who. But the name fits well.

[@donnyhall2535]

Dang! Baxter, that thing is gorgeous and sounds amazing. I don't have a jazzmaster but I've played the Squire Classic Vibe Jay Mascis jazzmaster. That was my first guitargasm in public, I am not ashamed to say. I'm sure the Jay Mascis signature model is a bit different of an animal. But it was so good. I think I'm gonna pull the trigger and just order it. Welp, it was a great video Baxter and always a pleasure to hear you play. We are definitely gonna have to prank the World's Okayest Guitar Player again.

[@josephg8222]

Pull the trigger on that J Mascis Squier. It is amazing. You will not regret. I can't put mine down!!

[@jamro217]

Love these instruments. The neck pickup is fantastic.

[@ripster8766]

Heavy relic offsets just look great

[@onionheadguy7094]

I got my first Jazzmaster on Christmas and I absolutely love it!

[@BlackRose369.]

Looking to diy with a maple neck version

[@joeldowdy404]

Tele's are my favorite but after that I do prefer a Jazz Master over a Strat.

[@joerojas5448]

I have an original 1961 Jazzmaster and I love it.

[@johnleduc5276]

Red Gibson here. One of my first guitars was an early '60's Jazzmaster which I loved and I still have it. I bought a Gibson 330 in '68 and I love that ax. I quit playing the Jazz solely because of what I considered aesthetics, (which ARE important). I need to find all the parts to the old Fender and stick it back together. Maybe I'll make a video of the reassembly for KZbin.

[@davidharding200]

Really enjoyed this. And same can be said for the Jaguar.different again from the Jazzmaster.

[@darklight4815]

That's it,I need one now to put next to my tele and showmaster