The REAL Reason I IGNORED Jazzmasters 🤦🏻‍♂️ | Friday Fretworks

[@SparkyGuitar]

I love this! My '66 Jazzmaster has been my friend for 30 years now... and there is nothing else quite like it. If takes pedals like no other guitar - it comes alive. So glad Chris has a new love in his life!

[@sourcepotato_bwobby]

it definitely serves you well

[@wilkowilkins363]

You and Michael Lemmo have converted me to the Jazz master. Wonderful sound and I want one! Happy Birthday Maestro

[@Haze763]

Chris, Michael, and Andy from Andy demos are the 3 best guitarist on the internet imo.

[@Angel-fz8dr]

@@Haze763 Danish Pete?

[@wilkowilkins363]

@@Haze763 indeed but Chris is a band player, a professional musician above all . KZbin is just an extra for him

[@leonardgould6657]

❤😅😂 YEAH! DANISH PETE! What a "WELL TEMPERED CLAVIER!",- PETE gives a whole new meaning to the historical English phrase, "Danelaw",- what a happy Warrior!

[@FoiMal123]

Man I don't know if anyone uses jazzmasters like that, but you should. I mean ... That was epic.

[@edwardmarks4293]

Chris, while I'll never be as good as you, your solo segments always inspire me to pick up my guitar and try to keep up. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@bradwoods371]

don't say that. you can become as good as you can imagine yourself being.

[@frankieconcepcion7860]

@@bradwoods371 So true

[@aligrundy812]

7:27 is the Chris Buck lick to me

[@jeremycraft8452]

I got a Squire 40th Anniversary a year ago. It’s terrific. The rhythm circuit does things to an octave pedal which cannot be frankly discussed in a public forum.

[@tylerdurden5122]

Let me guess- it’s still illegal in some states?? 😂

[@NadaSurfinAB]

Watching your live clip, your’re bending all over the place and the guitar is still in tune at the end of the solo - no locking trem. Impressive.

[@seanmarshallmusic]

Absolutely *love that D’Angelo-inspired r&b track. Really showcases your pocket feel and versatility 🎯

[@stevencoleman9013]

I'm mostly a Strat player, but I love my Jazzmaster and the rhythm circuit. In fact, I play leads using that circuit when I want that deep, rich sound it provides. Now I see Fender turning out Jazzers without the rhythm circuit. I regard them as pretenders. Great playing as usual!

[@yargnad]

Fender makes variations on all models. Dual humbucker Strats and single humbucker Teles, Jags with out the strangle, etc. Some players are simply visually, vs sonically, oriented and want their new guitar to have the look without any regard for the unique tones the original designs provide.

[@sagittated]

​@@yargnadshoot, the Player Series Jazzmasters have humbuckers.

[@yargnad]

@@sagittated The operative word being _Players_ series, but even then there's variations in almost every line. The _Vintera,_ American Performer, Professional, Ultra lines all offer the original configuration.

[@sagittated]

This video popped in my feed right after I did a lesson with my Squier 40th anniversary Jazzmaster in my lap, so I had to watch. I did not get the pretty desert sand one. I got the institutional hospital surf green, so I refinished mine with wallpaper and swapped the pickups to Lindy Fralin Jazzmasters and had it put back together by an expert, and dang, I love that thing. Now I just have to learn to play like Chris does. Should take a few more lessons. ✌️

[@samuelhatman8995]

Gosh Chris... I think the outro made the speaker grill a bit melty. Smashing good video performance! NO critic here, fan all the way. I'm on my way to lesson number two today for guitar at tender 70 after playing by ear alone for 66 years. You are inspiring Sir! All the best sincerely, Sam H. just another Yank across the pond who will never stop loving guitar!

[@MrTKnighton]

Dude your jams are the coolest thing on the internet. Absolutely killer

[@markio5830]

That outro was simply fantastic, thanks Chris for more amazing guitar playing

[@shaunkathfallows3320]

Just revisited Tied up in blue. What an amazing piece of music with soulful guitar work. Wow I can't stop playing it.

[@TheYearsShallRun]

Another amazing video. Love how open you are to apprenticing guitarists and styles that are outside of what you mostly play. Great attitude.

[@alaoismusic]

Man that intro jam fucking hell. You’re a master

[@dreamscuba]

Great video. And your playing is superb as always. Whatever guitar you play you always sound like Chris Buck! Nice.

[@giuseppefabbricatore4314]

Happy Birthday Chris!!!!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@rudolphpyatt4833]

The only players I know who played jazz on the Jazzmaster are Roy Lanham and Neil LeVang. Note: Like the Strat and the Tele, the Jazzmaster was designed in a time when 12s were considered light strings. This is why many players have problems with the bridge and trem system: The ultra light strings now commonly used don’t fit the original design.

[@jumpingjack55]

What a great sounding guitar Chris... but doesn't a lot come from the fingertips! Fantastic playing!

[@MrPinkfloydian]

Wish you another exceptionally skilled year, Chris 😊 Thus, a very happy New One!

[@linheitzig9227]

It sure has been a pleasure to watch you live. Thank you Chris.

[@THEItchybruddah]

Maestro: I haven’t watched any further than the opening bit of playing. That’s the most scalding grease I have been subjected to in many moons. THANK you! I will now proceed to the program.

[@Nate_has_Dogs]

That opening solo was just Nirvana to my ears.😉

[@xyzman001]

I ignored it for the same reason! 😂 I regret it big time now. Also regret never trying a tele till last year 🤦‍♂️ Thank you for the video! Love your guitar playing!

[@888jimm]

Guilty as charged here as well😂

[@badcatsebastian]

As someone who rides the volume knob, do you find that the 1Meg pots are difficult to control? The highs are gone so quickly, the linear taper is quite different.

[@maplechill75]

One thing I love about Jazzmaster’s is that, no matter what type of fuzz pedal you pair them with, they always sound fantastic.

[@maplechill75]

@@caspay21 that’s very interesting. I’ve always attributed the magic to the pickups alone, but it makes sense that the rest of the circuit is making a contribution.

[@Goldeneraguitars]

So amazing to see and hear this beauty in your hands. Thank you for everything!

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Epic playing Chris. You are an inspiration. GBY.

[@paulmeier3462]

Have to say, some of the best tone you've ever had. You're almost tempting me to get one.

[@DareBear2099]

Got into Jazzmasters recently too, my J Mascis is my daily driver for worship gigs. It kind of became a partsmaster, gutted the rhythm circuit, put in EMG JMasters, put in a rolling bridge from Wilkinson, tusq nut, rolling string tree and locking tuners.

[@mikeomatic9905]

Ship of Theseus? Ship of Mascis?

[@crisjohnalvarez6036]

my go to guitar now is Jazzmaster, its my 3weeks using it every Saturday and sunday. im a telecaster player. but jazzmaster surprise me these 2023 . now my tele and strat is store in the house but in live situation jazzmaster i pick for now. haha i love the neck pickup on rhythm, even bridge pickup and i love to stack Ts9 to a distortion. its very friendly guitar to pedals

[@dannyschindler]

Bagged one of the last 40th anniversary editions from thomann based on your recommendation. Absolutely love it

[@Haze763]

I ve been subscribed for over a year now. Are you pkaying better? How is that possible? 😂 You're a beast of a player man. Awesome!! ✌

[@thebrysmith3]

That second jam was downright jazzy!

[@ZitherBeast]

Chris, you'd make a $79 Amazon guitar sound good. Awesome stuff.

[@ashbody3499]

I got into Jazzmasters for surf rock…. They’re obviously great for that genre. But I have recently discovered they are also absolutely superb for 80’s pop… the sparkly pickups work brilliantly with chorus, flanger, phaser. Such killer dynamics.

[@davidwoods358]

Chris, your videos are very informative and your playing always inspirational. My playing (phrasing) has improved greatly since discovering your channel. I was in quite a rut until you came along. I actually still am in a rut and may always be but, it certainly isn't as deep as it was. I can see a bit of light now.

[@davehopping7212]

For a few years in the late '50s-early '60s the Jazzmaster (and later the Jaguar) was THE ONE to have for mainstream rock and roll/ surf/R&B. I was amazed to see how fast the British Invasion made Fender offsets look like yesterday's news, and while they found favor with the alt-rockers later on, they're still regarded as something of a niche instrument. My '07 AVRI is one of my favorite easiest-playing great-sounding guitars, but since I play country, Telecaster visuals go over better with that rather conservative crowd and I haven't taken the Jazzmaster to work very much at all. Too bad.

[@pdxsaintjohn]

Lots of '60s country pickers played Jazzmasters!

[@johnnyvandutch3080]

What a beautiful finish!!! I have three T-style partscasters from Golden Era. Absolutely phenomenal work!!!❤

[@tooselfish]

Happy new year, thanks for your videos

[@schmargle]

More outstanding playing. Love it, man.

[@marcraygun6290]

Got my 62 slab board sunburst from cranes cardiff back in 2008 for now ridiculous price of 1600 pounds , still best guitar i ever played

[@JHKNVY02]

I've ignored them because I don't find the sound to be what I'm looking for. Some kind of weird Tele/Strat in between/mix and I prefer just to use both. For P-90s, I know it's weird, but the best guitar I've played was a set neck Tele with a Tun-O-matic bridge. Rock Machine! That said, this is probably the best Jazzmaster tones I've heard, but not for me. To each their own with happiness, just not a sound I love, but the body geometry is KILLER. Love the shape. Fender has done some spectacular work over the years.

[@compucorder64]

For a sort of modern take on the Jazzmaster but crosscut with some Gibson DNA, give a try of a Baum Wingman at some point. Beautiful and pristine playing modern guitar designs out of Aarhaus, made very well in Korea and Q.C'd in Denmark. I prefer the Bigsby trem on the Wingman to my Mustang. The pickups are a fatter sound than a JM too, and I also prefer having seperate full size large tone knobs for the pickups than those tiny fiddly rollers swhich aren't in a great location for quick live changes. Would like to pickup a Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster though, mainly for the pickups.

[@ManicMaximus]

Great timing. I’m taking delivery of my first Jazzmaster tomorrow, an MIJ Traditional in sunburst

[@bagsbunny]

The last few 40th Aniversary Squier Jazzmasters on Thomann went for £259, delivered. I got one of the SeaFoam Green ones, I’d been trying to raise the original £400 for over a year, desperately watching it come into and out of stock. It is totally brilliant, far better than my slender abilities, without a doubt my personal lifetime best bargain.

[@speedtrap63]

Thanks for another epic video, Chris! I just love you're playing and your jams are my favorite part of every video. Always makes me pick up one of my guitars and play! Cheers!

[@davidt9841]

You possess an exquisite touch and a remarkable guitar-mind!

[@robertdicarlo4490]

That 10:02 jam was nice !!! Sometime tell us how Cardinal Black writes songs.

[@bkmeahan]

I got my first jazzmaster because I had a Les Paul, SG, and ES-335, but only had strats and a telecaster from Fender. My OCD drove me to balance things out. The first time I played one, A Squire Classic Vibe, I was blown away at not just the sound, but how comfortable it is to play. Quickly became a fan of the offset body and now I have 3 with two more builds in the work and a G & L Fallout that was Leo's next generation of offset guitars after Fender.

[@greblus]

I want these fingerpicking skills 😊. It's unfair. ❤ your playing!

[@RealReado]

The outro playing was the 💣

[@iDominic42]

Nice (exceptional) playing as usual Also nice to see your custom builder using a Mastery bridge - but then again, it is the best choice. I have a mid-90s Fender (Made in Japan) Jazzmaster that was really nice, to a point. The point being when the string popped off the saddles. Then I put a Mastery bridge on it. Just bought a Fender Gold Foil Jazzmaster, which has the Mustang style bridge on it, as well as a Bigsby, but without the "strangle circuit" extra switching I think your Squier 40th Aniiversary Jazzmaster has that Mustang bridge, too? All I can say is that if you hit or bent those strings as hard on my '95 MIJ Jazzmaster (with it's non-mastery bridge )as you do in the opening guitar wizardry, you'd have been swearing at the strings popping out of the slots, and wondering how to fix that...

[@iDominic42]

Ought to add, the '95 MIJ Jazzmaster has a really strange neck profile. It's very, very shallow, skinny - but quite nice. Definitely different from every other guitar I've ever owned.... You definitely could pick that guitar out of the bunch just by wrapping your hand around the neck....

[@anthonychilds8193]

1st time watching your vid/hearing your playing (extremely fluid, tasteful playing); I'm definitely of the indie/shoegaze/dreampop ilk and glad you mentioned several of the giants of (some of) my favorite music. Just for interest you might want to check out (if you are unaware) Adam Franklin (Swervedriver, Bolts of Melody, Toshack Highway), particularly any of the first 4 Swervedriver albums. Initially likened to early Dinosaur Jr., and really only adjacent to shoegaze/dreampop (I see him as more American guitar band influenced than the 1st wave of shoegaze artists). I've never owned a Jazzmaster (or Jaguar) but it's a nice reminder that it's something I should look into. And absolutely good on you for completely rocking blues w/ a Jazzmaster; fascinating history of missed marketing (albeit the genres that gave it new life didn't exist when it began). Ultimately it's not the guitar it's the player and you absolutely have the goods (and in this case might sway other blues aficionados to go with a less traditional "look" to rock their style. Happy new year, best of health and creativity to you.

[@DrBadLlama]

I have a G&L Doheny, so a bit different, but it's a fantastic sound and guitars.

[@samisabell6555]

When you mentioned Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips, your vid showed a pic of Steven Drozd instead. A minor faux pas, however I'm sure it's an easy editing fix.

[@sebydipi]

happy birthday Chris!!!

[@blackout8845]

How can anybody not get jealous of the sheer skill shown in that intro. Bravo!

[@kingcal53]

Fabulous looking and sounding partscaster there, Chris. Great to hear Golden Era getting a shout out, been following Scott's work since his SC Customs days and he does some mighty fine work.

[@McHale72]

As a recent convert to Jazzmasters and offsets, welcome to the club. My biggest problem is nobody makes an offset that has the features I want so am forced to build my own. The Fender custom shop won't even make them. In the last couple of years I think I've built 3 and picked up 3 more to mod. All of these years of collecting Teles and Strats seems like collecting Enron stock now.

[@kenster865]

I too have ignored Jazzmasters over time. Just never got into them as a blues/rock/jazzer cat. I'm pretty much dedicated to Strats, Teles, Les Pauls and 335's. Will I try one at some point? Maybe, but at age 72 my eyes are now on hi-end archtops: a Gibson L5, Heritage Super Eagle or... a Benedetto! Big bucks for either the L5 or Benedetto's, for sure but one has to be focused at my point in life. Great playing as always. Cheers and Happy New Year! 🙂🙂

[@igavehimadollar3354]

I remember playing localy in grunge bands through the 90s and I had friends and knew of other people playing jazzmasters and I just didn’t get it . Then I got interested a few years ago so I picked up the squire jay mascis over summer holidays and well I realised how wrong I was . I have 2 now and their my favourites

[@gcvrsa]

The opening jam, man...I've been relistening to Kula Shaker this week, so this is where I'm at right now.

[@jeremythornton433]

Sounds killer! I really wish you'd do a review of the Squire Cabronita Thinline Telecaster. I has something like Jazzmaster pickups in it and I think sounds amazing! It's also affordable which is important to most of us here.

[@froblivion8284]

Lovely guitars - nice to hear how versatile they are. I may get one someday - it’s on my list for sure. Thanks Chris - great video as per usual. Happy New Year to you. 👍

[@nicfabrizio1776]

I agree with everything said I love my jazzmaster

[@JustinWoo]

I picked up a Squier CV because I'm a huge Cure fanatic and overall 80s post punk / indie fan in general. It's an astonishingly good guitar for the price, but it is a project. Shim the neck, stop the bridge from rocking, etc. It's a lot. But it's worth it. I play it with 11 flats on it and it's a really cool machine.

[@JimmyGallowayGuitar]

I feel the same way- I got my first in 2015.... it's really the best of everything. I love the trem system, love the pickups, the feel, the rhythm circuit.... I wish I would have got one 30 years ago. Great vid, and playing.

[@pczTV]

Chris could make a cigar box guitar sound amazing. My first guitar was an off set (teisco)… I had some jazz masters and jaguars but sold them all as it wasn’t really my style. I’m a simple tele guy.

[@brandonnelson7489]

absolute talent! what a pleasure to listen to and watch.

[@prjackson7802]

Great video

[@guital425]

The 60's Ventures got me interested in the Jazzmaster - got one from a guy in Nam in the 60's very happy I did!

[@raymondmeers]

Love the big rock intro

[@Irkennalpha]

I have a modded ‘Noventa’ that’s my main guitar. I added a Jaguar rhythm circuit plate that has a bass cut and 1meg pots which besides being a great preset circuit, makes it sound like a Strat. I love Strat in phase sounds, but the geometry and control layout aren’t for me. Jazzmaster do it quite well, the Panorama vibrato does a great job with aftermarket springs

[@Bob-of-Zoid]

The opening piece was pure guitar evil!!! Daaaaaaaaaaaang!!!

[@Christocalese]

Killer playing as usual 🔥🔥🔥

[@moussaounnoughene221]

Holly Molly, you lived in France ... Would have been awesome to meet you in a pub in Rennes! Did you got to go to Roazhon Park?

[@ChrisBuckGuitar]

Aha! I didn't actually although Arsenal (my team) played there not long before I was living there in the Europa League. If I'd been in Rennes then, I definitely would have tried to get tickets!

[@moussaounnoughene221]

@@ChrisBuckGuitar too bad, nice stadium! Bu I heard Highbury and the Emirates Stadium are not too shabby!

[@bestboy897]

is that a rolex? also great jam in the intro

[@GRBAquatics]

Very Cool, Thankyou. Having never played an actual Jazzmaster, but being inspired by Elvis Costello, Robert Smith and other 'Offset' Players I purchased an Australian Company 'Artist Guitars' "Grungemaster" offset guitar. Such an amazing Guitar, minus the 'Rhythm Circuit' Switches it still as an Awesome sound unlike any of my other guitars. Amazing Guitar to play that inspires me to play at my best. All The Best. Cheers

[@rong648]

I changed the pots in my JM lead circuit to 250K I really like the sound.

[@axtonkahler7360]

I absolutely adore my Mascis Squier. I've never played an "original" spec JM for more than a few minutes, the spacing of the vibrato is different on the Mascis as are the pickups slightly, but holy hell there's nothing about that guitar that I don't love. Amazing playing as usual Chris, thanks for dropping another vid on one of my favorite guitars!!

[@connorchambless7062]

The Jazzmaster- design vibrato system is truly one of the most stable systems out there when represented by high- quality parts i.e. Mastery/ Descendant. The bridge can be fantastic stock, but the Mastery upgrade truly turns a Jazzmaster into another level up IMO. Just a fantastic design that has aged like wine.

[@iDominic42]

I have a mid 90s Made in Japan Jazmaster (and a Jaguar) - and the bridges on those were not good You either had to put extremely heavy strings on, or not hit or bend them - as they would pop out of the slots. Putting Mastery bridges on both fixed those problems. The Jazzmaster, which was a Limited Edition, is a really nice play - but has a almost Ibanez like (skinny) neck profile, but with a 9.5in fret board radius (I think) The Jaguar has an earth fault I need to trace, despite having actual mm thick copper plates in all the cavities....

[@mrsifter0202]

i've got an Troy van Leuween Jazzmaster, traded it against an 2001 Gibson Firebird III. Best thing i've done!

[@fabulousfreddyisready]

Tom Verlaine was the guy that got me into the Jazzmaster. Such a great tone, surf like with distortion and a touch of Neil Young vibrato use.

[@GraniteSoundtrack]

Not being dissuaded by a guitars reputation is what has recently led me to become a tele guy. I’m from a super country music mecca (Bakersfield) and I just thought of them as the country guitar. Come to find out they have what I want. The most from a Fender..maybe even from any guitar. I think I’ll have to try a Jazzmaster now though. I also, let that guitar stay in its reputational genre rather than actually giving one a try. I totally have the same opinion of strat terms as you.

[@ahoneyman]

I had one. It works a lot better on paper than in real life. The rhythm circuit is a great idea. When just jamming you don't really use it. Maybe for multi layer studio recordings it's wonderful. The trem stinks. The pickups are their own thing so YMMV on those.

[@birdsong2552]

After you have gotten know the Jazzmaster, take the time to explore the Jaguar and the Mustang, as they both have their own kind of voice. Check Mark Ribbot (Tom Waits) for a good Jaguar sound. And KZbinr Eric Haugen for the Mustang.

[@kinonico]

Chris already explored the Jaguar 2 years ago :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5TYd6KgjKyapM0

[@bobhewitt5047]

Expect to see Jazzmasters flying off the shelves anytime soon… Fender couldn’t have wished for a better promo video than Chris tearing it up on a JM.

[@tobyklatter]

I’ve got one of Scott’s Jazzmaster bodies as well it’s such a beautiful guitar

[@michaelaiello9525]

Love the opening progression. I hope to have a Jazzmaster someday. I tried one next to a Jag, fully expecting to like the Jaguar better with an easier scale length. But not at all.. that was my moment of awakening to the Jazzmaster. No need to explain, no one at the shop understood the controls.. I eventually set it down and reached for the simplicity of a Strat. But the JM is definitely on my radar now. (BTW. The short scale length works for me on a Mustang…. so the question now is which will be first, because I really feel comfortable on both the JM and Stang)

[@johnfrahm9163]

Magic Slim plays a JM. If you want something similar but a bit different too, check out the Reverend Jetstream 390.

[@craigthomson3621]

You are correct in stating that the Jazzmaster missed its original intended market - Jazz players. However, before its adoption by the alternative / indie scene, it was widely adopted by surf rock guitarists from the early/mid sixties onwards.

[@kevinmurtagh4996]

I may be wrong, but I think that photo might have been of Steven Drozd of Flaming Lips- not Wayne Coyne. :)

[@williama-d6]

beautiful

[@dennyclosser8456]

Chris, every time I watch one of your videos I’m reaching for one of my single coils! I do not have a chance master as of yet I had a jaguar many moons ago that I lost in a fire sadly. Completely different Guitar. The man that jam at the seven minute mark, also, your ending? Is that an album that ending song what was that, exceptional!! as always looking forward to more of your content. Be safe.

[@jemwand2530]

PLEASE cHRIS, DO A VIDEO ON HOW TO DIAL A TONE INTO AN AMP... I think I have constantly made an error of chosing a pick up position and dialing in from there, which is probably why my strat has alwys sounded shit... should one dial a tone from the bridge pick up on fully open tone knobs? Or am I just being a knob in having the stupidity to ask such a question? Knob?...or Not a knob?.... (Not very likely, mate), have I missed the most basic prerequisite of tone?

[@BeefNEggs057]

That outro rocked.

[@codythedoggo7671]

Damn, that intro solo

[@reijerlincoln]

Great guitar for surf music. The middle position gives you that hollow twang.