Mastery and The Fender Mute: Mod Guide and Setup Tips

[@cowsmoosic]

The intro playing is probably the coolest use of reverse reverb on guitar that i've heard :)

[@jasonwelch6306]

I'm a simple man. When I see Mike's coke bottle green Jag I watch the video, I click like, and I comment on it.

[@Puisheen]

Haha! Love this

[@ry7hym]

the intro was ethereal🤤

[@rvierra7235]

Thank you for this video. Hats off to you for going through the this ordeal to make it work. Way too much work to go through for me. Pain in the arse.

[@vava9050]

That ending jam was *chefs kiss*. Reminds me of early Battles!

[@Puisheen]

LOVE YOU

[@emill3186]

This was so so good. I’ve been head over heels for Jazzmaster’s for awhile now, in large part due to your passion for them. And now the more I see and hear your Coke Bottle Sparkle Jaguar, it’s taking me too. Your playing and sound choices are always so on point and inspirational, man! And especially on this one, with the mute. New territories of sound. Thanks for the great content.

[@edwardkujawa]

its a jAGUAR NOT A JAZZMASTER

[@timvanboening9432]

Love it. I’m a newer Patreon of yours, so I’m catching up on all your tasty videos. This video does speak to me tremendously. I have ‘98 CIJ Jag and I bought all the tidbits to instal a mute on it, but didn’t own the right size drill bit so I was looking to someone else to do it. I was living in Boise at the time, right down the street from Porter Pickups. I sought them out to see if they could help me with the drilling but their tech guy couldn’t help me. I’ve worked on my own guitars for twenty years, wiring and painting and other mods. Seeing your videos and Nicebelle’s (who you both live just up the 5 from me now that I live in the Tacoma area!), I think I’ll just buy the right bit and do it myself. The pickguard has all the holes for the mute stock, so I have a template to trace😝 I truly enjoy your videos, man. It’s always good to see someone who loves offset guitars and everything as much as I do. I’m getting a Bass VI soon, so that adds to the things in common!

[@timvanboening9432]

Update: I began installing the mute tonight. So far so good. I’ll need to shim my neck also, it also has a .50 so I’ll try the .75 that you did. I also have a 1.0, which I’ll keep as a last try if my Staytrem won’t play with the mute.

[@mjb_33]

Update? Curious how it worked out with the staytrem. I have an older model staytrem. I know the new ones work with the mute, not sure if the old ones do though...

[@Cris_Borgnine]

As I've said before I REALLY love that guitar 🔥

[@Puisheen]

Bless you, Cris

[@vicdelapaz]

Every offset needs the Puisheen treatment. Every last one. 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@MustafaShaheen]

I just got a Jag and I want to install a mute. Thanks for this!

[@gaigedespain3857]

i love your playing in this video, especially the fingerpicking near the end! it's nice to see the mute used in a more creative way than usual. also stepped drill bit is the bessst

[@grantcindrich]

Just bought an M1 for my ‘63 Jag and was literally thinking about if this would work last night. I mean, what are the odds?! Glad I can keep my original mute in its case and just mod a repro! What a great vid!

[@jakebermel6193]

Awesome video, Mike! This is maybe a dumb question, but is there any reason why the mute plate wouldn't work with Jazzfriends? I almost never see them together!

[@Puisheen]

Jazzfriends? Is this a cute term I don’t know for Jazzmasters? Gonna start using it that way if so. Jazzmasters have one little difference that makes it very hard to use a Mute, and that’s the small distance between the bridge and bridge pickup. Not enough room for the plate to fit! HOWEVER if you fancy a project, Warmoth has, for some inexplicable reason, moved its bridge pickup rout half an inch closer to the neck, which actually makes it a great candidate for Mute modification. I’d go that rout rather than modifying an existing Jazzmaster

[@jakebermel6193]

@@Puisheen Ah! Super interesting. I didn't even think about the spacing there. Duh. Thank you! That's neat. I'm not fixin' for a project guitar just yet, but I'll file that away for future use. I don't know if Jazzfriend(s) is commonly used, but I use it and welcome anyone else to!

[@LoneEagle270]

@@Puisheen I always assumed the pickup was moved to accommodate non Jazzmaster tremolos. Like the strat or floyd styles

[@alexmasters23]

I went into this thinking "I don't have a jaguar and even if I did I wouldn't put a mute on it just doesn't suit me" and then I watched mike's video because it's mike's video and then the last riff changed my mind. if I get a jaguar I'll consider putting a mute on it!

[@elliotgoodine954]

Sounded awesome at the end! I've learned about rubber bridge guitars a little bit, but this does seem to be a more practical and versatile alternative.

[@tasteapiana]

I had no idea this was even a thing. I've seen mutes on lots of basses and a few guitars, violins, violas, horns, etc but never a contraption like that for a small electric where you can mechanically flick it on/off. I'm intrigued. Thanks for making this video.

[@jamesmarkham7489]

I finally got my first offset. A vm jazzmaster. It has some quirks and needs some setup but i love that work.

[@abelramirez7320]

Welcome to the club!

[@Puisheen]

Congrats on the cool guitar! Love the VMs!

[@jamesmarkham7489]

@@Puisheen thanks! It’s all from watching the channel I wanted to try one. I tried the vm against the 40th anniversary jazzmaster and thought the vm sounded better. What do you think of the 40th anniversary models?

[@garymclark7726]

Great video, thank you! I bought a fender mute around the same time I put a mastery bridge and vibrato on my Jag and.. because I couldn't get it to fit it's been sitting in the case. It didn't come with a plunger or spring however! All I need now is a friend with a giant drill, a screw and a plunger. I'll get there. Ps Mastery bridge and vibrato great.

[@jackgreenwood1817]

Nice one Mike. I followed your published article on this years ago (Premier Guitar?) and use the mute regularly with my Mastery. I've sent a few people to that link in the past telling them to follow it but this video will make it much easier for people to see how it's done. That Jag looks and sounds great, beautiful axe

[@LentilsOverkill]

I believe it's possible to fix the intonation shift by cutting small slots into the foam for each string to rest in. That way, the muting pressure is mostly coming from side to side, rather than vertically. Nordstrand makes bass mutes with this design and they're fantastic.

[@averylangs]

Excellent video as always, Mike!

[@randyt04]

Purchased a Fender Johnny Marr Jaguar in late 2020 and had the Fender Mute Plate installed before taking delivery of the guitar. It's nice to have the option of using this and it definitely adds a unique sound to what is being played.

[@Goldsteinphoto]

This was helpful. I just put the Fender mute on my Jaguar. I also got the chrome bridge cover. Jaguars are pretty unique and a bit quirky, so I wanted all of the original items that makes them different. I wonder why no other guitars have a similar mute. It should be easy to make a similar one that attaches to a Tune O Matic. A creative person could make a very simple one that would work on many guitars attached by double sided tape.

[@allisonholmesmusic97]

Cool video. I always wondered why you would want a mute, so knowing why and how to install it was interesting. Is it fairly straight forward to install a mute on a Squier Classic Vibe Jag with the standard bridge?

[@Healingpowerofmusic_Corruption]

These are really good videos, enjoying them

[@darksparklermusic]

Great sound on the outro!

[@NGUnderground]

I just played one of these originals at the Guitar Center on Sunset. I have the same color Squier Jag. It was nice to know I can pull most of the same sounds out of my instrument as the 5k version, BUT this MF'er has that MUTE. It totally changes the instrument, adding a completely new dimension to it. Cheers!

[@ewym5408]

I would love to know that chord progression when 14:48 kicks in!!! Gorgeous! Thought I was content with my partsmaster jazz but recently that jag is getting a hold over me....

[@ICY95]

This really made me wanna put the mute back on my AVRI!!!

[@ninjaomega14]

Damn this is sick. Unfortunately, I got a staytrem bridge instead on my Bass VI. Wonder if I'll be able to still incorporate this mute without crazy modifications

[@nitrogennick123]

Could you do a video on jazzmaster pickups pleaseee?? Difference between 50s and 60s plus maybe some history please! :)

[@nitrogennick123]

@Telegram Me 👉@Puisheen let's! I see a lot of marketing around jazzmaster pickups that split the 60s from the 50s, what's the difference? Also if you don't the like PV65 what would you say is a great alternative? Thank you!

[@teeko98]

What reverse reverb are you using? I love the intro tune!

[@JoelGilardini]

This is a mod I was pondering to had to my Jazzmaster: the Mute! And I happen ot have a MAstery bridge... and a LEFTHANDED JM!

[@noalgreene8762]

I want to experiment with a mute on my Mustang. Also, patiently waiting for a mustang video.

[@Puisheen]

I have one coming soon all about a very cool/strange one, but I think I just need to buy an old Mustang to get a full video done on the subject.

[@noalgreene8762]

@@Puisheen I'm so excited I can hardly stand it. I love your videos and perspective on offset guitars. I always feel a bit smarter having watched them. Mustangs and their vibrato system are my favorite guitar EVER!

[@jasonswitzer1748]

Umm not going to lie… mutes sound insane on electric guitars. BUT… the finger picking at the end was pretty rad. Unfortunately, I think I’d only use it to mess around… not for normal playing so a mute isn’t for me. But it’s a pretty interesting feature for Jags. Thanks for making the video, Mike!

[@mattdoliver1984]

Great video Mike, I like the mute I think it produces a great sound. Do you think they’re child friendly?? Wonder if I could install one on my 5year old lad 😂😂😂

[@billiramone]

7:05 to 7:10 - that's what they said :P great vid as always!!

[@Formlessrecording]

Is this intro song recorded or another artists songs? It's instantly super inspiring.

[@Puisheen]

Thanks! Unless otherwise noted, the music I make for these videos is totally unplanned. Sometimes I have a theme in mind, but it’s usually stream of consciousness for me. In the case of the intro song, I was having trouble with another idea that I wasn’t warmed up enough for, and I just kinda banged on that first E chord and happened to like how it sounded! You can see me working it out in those first few bars. That’s a really good idea that I want to come back to!

[@chriscarrillo967]

cool video and breakdown mike! by chance would something like this work for a jazzmaster if using the same bridge or mastery? or would there be spacing issues with the pickups? could be cool on a JM!

[@eightbitfighter01]

Any insight in to the new offset design coming out from Fender? I've heard things!

[@VevozoneTV]

Damn I absolutely love those chords in the intro! Sounds super melancholic. Btw, what are those chords if you don’t mind me asking? ❤️

[@DriftSpaceZero]

Any ideas for a mute (other than a strip of foam) on a Bass IV with a Staytrem? I went with the wide Staytrem bridge on my Bass IV, so this Fender mute won't work, but I do like how it functions.

[@Puisheen]

Actually the VI and Jaguar always used the same mute plate, so it’ll work with the wide Bass VI bridge. I have the same on my Squier VI and that one’s getting a mute next. And believe it or not, the mute you see in this vid came off of a Custom Shop VI!

[@DriftSpaceZero]

@@Puisheen Thank you! It's good to know there's not a special Bass VI mute; a lot of people seem to think there is. When I typed "wide" I meant that my Staytrem bridge has more room for intonation and saddle-travel distance; it doesn't appear that it would fit over (or into) the stock Fender mute.

[@JayEdom]

You , andertons and Mike are the best guitar channels on KZbin. I use to have a jaguar that i wanted a mute for now I have 2 jazzmasters a squier classic vibe 60s model from 23 and a noventa mx21….. the behind the bridge isn’t the same as regular jazzmasters on the noventa so it’s got a different harmonics variety than some jassmasters but it also has a tunomatic bridge that seems to be where the strings have their breaking point any advice should i sand the grooves with fine grade sanding and the entry and exits of the groove too?

[@PoetRuiz]

A mastery bridge is on the to do list one day. Up before that though is to learn to play 😂

[@mastermachetier5594]

@puisheen I'd be curious to see if you do offset bass stuff too ! Could be great content

[@Puisheen]

I’m planning on tackling the Bass VI soon!

[@mastermachetier5594]

@@Puisheen oh boy looking forward to it :)

[@rmppotts]

I love your videos! Quick question, have you ever played one of the Jim Root Jazzmasters? Probably not exactly what you’re looking for in a Jazzmaster 😂 I recently got one and I love it.

[@Puisheen]

I have! I like them a lot which definitely goes against expectations! Are they my first idea of a Jazzmaster? No! But my god are they fun guitars

[@Veryunclever]

This guitar is practically begging for a matching headstock. My goodness what a finish.

[@atomcatz69]

Holy crap you did it before me lol I started doing this to my AVRI Jaguar just on a whim but I think I remember you saying in a video that AVRI offsets have a little too much break angle or something so Mastery bridges just don't work great for those guitars so Is that the case??

[@Puisheen]

Hey cool, glad you’re digging into your guitar! As for the Mastery thing, that’s specifically the AO and AV65 which have an angled neck pocket. AVRI62 have a flat pocket and shims, so it’s a lot easier to get a Mastery at the right height.

[@atomcatz69]

@@Puisheen DANG I have a av65! lol but it's actually okay because I have a way to make this work, I really want save up for a Jaguar body from guitar mill cause yours is absolutely beautiful! So I can just go that route and I have a easy solution to fix my AV65 So thanks you ALOT for taking the time to reply about the angled neck pocket man I really appreciate it Stay happy, healthy, and safe friend 🍄🛸👽🤙

[@ggvbeer4339]

When is your SOLO record coming out ?? , vinyl please ??

[@j.d.lawrence1222]

Ive wanted a mute on my jag so bad that I knew I wanted one before I ever owned a jag!

[@isabellaalguacil]

awesome mike!!! loved this. I wish there was a mute for a jazzmaster 🥹

[@brendanreeves7766]

Could you put a mute in a bigsby tele?

[@banjogrizz]

@Puisheen do you still do guitar setups?

[@willywillhite361]

Awww man. This is a fantastic video, exactly one week too late. :) I just went through this whole process on a new build installing a mute for the first time. Lot's of trial and error. I find that mine is still pulling out of tune quite a bit, probably because I am using 10.5-48 strings. Also, your mute seems to move much smoother than mine, any tricks there?

[@Puisheen]

I've found that cutting a couple of coils off of the mute plunger spring can really loosen up how the plate slides in and out of position. Try that, and put some wax on the tip of the plate screw that rests against the plunger, see if that doesn't help!

[@victorgan4126]

Hi Mike, how are you? What do i do in my bass vi, one post of the bridge is leaning more to one side, the other is centered, and the bridge almost fit because of this

[@flight-or-flight]

Is there a way to reverse the mute so you could switch in and out the noise behind the bridge?

[@matthoemann7400]

Opening clip sounds like a weird binaural soundscape meditation. Namaste!

[@Puisheen]

I love this

[@SIXX2772]

Leave the mute engaged overnight a few times to get it broken in.

[@Aljacobsux]

Hey what’s the tuning for the intro?

[@jacobcoffey8846]

I am trying to install one of these on my Johnny Marr Jaguar and I keep getting a screeching noise when I engage or disengage the mute. Did you have this problem on any offsets you’ve set up and know a solution?

[@crossbones911]

I didn't know it needed a spring-loaded plunger underneath the bridge for it to work... I hope that's not too hard to install.

[@cactus-mcjacktus]

kinda just throwing it out here, but i’m looking at getting a jaguar or jazzmaster to match my strat. I know strats and teles, overall, aren’t too different from each other in terms of overall dimensions, and swapping between them doesn’t distract me too much. I’d love to keep this same feel, but just have something different in the stable. I do love the sound of both as well. What would you guys pick?

[@mark78750]

A Jazzmaster because it has a 25.5” scale length. The CME special edition is really good, as are the American pro 1 and 2 and the American original.

[@cactus-mcjacktus]

@@mark78750 cheers! I know the Jaguar is about the same size as a Tele, even though they have different scale lengths, is this the sane case for the Jazzmaster?

[@redmodpedals9100]

is it possible to remove the foam and let the metal plate touch directly the string? if yes how does it sound? Clangy?

[@danielbrown8556]

presumably it wouldnt mute it, just make it buzzy and slightly sharp

[@CryptToneMusic]

I need a Jaguar in that color so bad 😂

[@Bobby_Digital37]

How hard is it to install a Mastery bridge on a fender Squier jazzmaster?

[@reubensolly2237]

What chords are those in the beginning?

[@nessearthbound3107]

How do you always upload a vid when I’m thinking of doing of the same mod haha, gonna do this to my Warmoth Jazzmaster-Strat hybrid!

[@ryanmckenna3088]

Where to find a knock off mute plate?

[@thecappy]

Before I rip my Johnny Marr jaguar apart, has anyone put a mute on theirs?

[@amspb7426]

its a vintage style bridge, so it should work

[@Puisheen]

I forget if that model is drilled for the plunger, but as long as you can do that part the rest is easy!

[@thecappy]

@@Puisheen yeah I can’t remember either. I don’t think it is, it’s been a hot minute since I changed strings so maybe I’ll have a look. It is drilled out for the plunger and the pickgaurd has the hole for it and the two screws needed for the mute. Ordered a whole kit from Darren Riley.

[@El-Scorcho]

Where do you get the foam from?

[@Puisheen]

You can find it on Reverb or nab it from Fender!

[@El-Scorcho]

@@Puisheen cheers mate

[@joeferris5086]

For some reason I thought you used power slinkys on jags.

[@Puisheen]

I use a 12-54 set that EB makes for me

[@joeferris5086]

@@Puisheen I use power slinkys with an 11 and lately I've been thinking a little more heft on the first string in particular would help midigate the saddle vibrating, as I have a stock jag grooved saddle that tends to get wobbly legs so to speak. Is this a special set of power slinky's that they make for you or are they branded as something else? I can't seem to find a set that EB makes that is 12-54

[@perecaramba3319]

MB is to expensive to improve my Squier...

[@MrDJDanny29]

Video challenge: do it on a mustang 😉

[@davewithadrum]

❤❤❤

[@CameronForrester]

This feels like something that could allow for tons of unique applications, but my brain hurts thinking about using one, where I rely on natural palm muting so naturally. Feel a bit like an old man stuck in their old ways.

[@Puisheen]

One doesn't replace the other! You can still do both with a Mute installed, just disengage and palm away!

[@mikegarwood8680]

No, you just need to increase the slots using an appropriately sized end mill in a milling machine. All you're doing here is just turning the slot into a larger hole, meaning there will be more play in where the mute will end up, e.g, the plate will wander more in the center to center path.

[@hotrod54chevy]

I'd never heard of rubber bridge guitars until this video. Here's one on a Jaguar. I prefer this option: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5DWhKaGadWepLs

[@petethedutch]

This video has a high contingent of "That's What She Said" moments. Lotta hole talk.

[@petethedutch]

@Puisheen SCAM ALERT!

[@mikeschneider2251]

pre blood-stain

[@grandudetonesnob7107]

Trigger alert! The words "strangle" and "mute" will be used when discussing jags and bass VI's.🙉