ON THE BENCH #7: Matt's 1965 Fender Jazzmaster + MICDETH

[@NicolaiJereb]

Why do i have to think of Bob Ross sometimes. A little wiring here, a little wiring there. 😁

[@Artefracture]

Happy little string trees!

[@NicolaiJereb]

@@Artefracture 😂

[@pascalgalipeau1796]

I am now a Patreon 😊

[@Puisheen]

I'm grateful!

[@ThatMattGoodMusic]

Good ol Dr.Dave! Beautiful guitar

[@xzatious]

This has got to be my favorite video so far. Being a part of the whole process in the Discord may have something to do with it but also, the pure joy, love of guitars, and the effort you put in to make these guitars the best they can be is so evident here. Much love.

[@thecaveofthedead]

Amazing to think it was so close to being playable for probably many, many years. It's hard to imagine anyone would have left a '65 Strat like that.

[@隠れた]

I wish I remembered this video after I installed a black bobbin 920d wire harness, it was shorting out against my shielding paint and I ended up just cutting a thin slice of pickup foam and sticking it there and it solved it

[@doogdoogdoogdoogdoogdoog]

goddamn, that hammer trick is SO satisfying; we've gotta work on a supercut compilation one of these days *_THWACKKKKK_* - *_THUNKKKKKK_* - *_KERPOWWWW_*

[@jonfaries5990]

I have to say, I love your playing totally inspirational my dude!

[@pascalgalipeau1796]

I own the exact same guitar. Bought from a shop in Portland Oregon. It plays so well. While I was waiting for the guitar to come home, someone near where I live was selling a later 1965 that was owned by his father. Didn’t think of owning 2 Jazzmaster, but the guitar was mint and came with an mint and original 1968 Twin reverb. So...I am now the proud owner of 2 1965 JM. They are my favorite guitars (with my Warren Haynes 335 reissue).

[@pascalgalipeau1796]

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[@johnsmith-bk4ps]

super investments as well

[@Artefracture]

I sprang for an AVRI '62 last week. It's far more than I would ever comfortably spend on impulse, but far less than I have ever been able to find one for. It already had a Mastery in it and it was in the colour I've always wanted (black, red tort). I'm in love. Matt made the right decision. He would've for sure regretted not getting his new JM.

[@jamesmarkham7489]

More micdeth tracks!

[@tomisham9900]

A beautiful example of a Jazzmaster and it sounds wonderful!

[@heywoodjablohmei5324]

You're both a pleasure and a treasure Mike, thanks for all the effort you put in it!

[@CharissaJAdams]

MicDeth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🖤

[@bretolson8484]

I’m so inspired by your thorough investigation and conservative approach to component replacement. Your buddy’s gonna love that guitar! I want a Jazzmaster now, thanks for that, too. (I like my vise or clamps with padding for bending trem arms.)

[@stephenhawkingsfootballboo7885]

Dude... your content (and playing) is the best. Keep it up!

[@Puisheen]

Thank you!

[@danielsgrunge]

Wow... That thing is so beautiful

[@Larry-Art179]

Very well done and enjoyed the playing at the end

[@mcfontaine]

Yet again, another video and another comment from me praising the detail you go into Mike. Also I have to say … now, don’t everyone jump on me at once … but I’ve never been a fan of sunbursts, but I have to say, that one would change my mind. Matt, I think you got yourself a beauty there fella.

[@Puisheen]

I'm kind of in the same boat. Burst being the most common finish means I get bored with it quickly

[@MrDaigoRiki]

You should make your own Jazzmaster and sell it, I’d buy it if not so expensive, I’d prefer the Jazzmaster you made than a fender custom shop one. You are probably the master of Jazzmaster on the earth.

[@andrewkoastephens210]

Beautiful guitar, beautiful job. Your beanie was cracking me up. You had the offset-gnome look happening full on!

[@SIXX2772]

lol........love this guy, whatched you go from praising the easiest fix ever to a complete nest in seconds lol

[@BushidoPhoto]

If you put the old guard in the oven it will shrink and you can put it on your keychain. Shrinky-dink style! lol Love watching you work on guitars. I love swapping pickups, pots, etc too.

[@drewbert7]

I have a 64 music master II and have the same problem with the tuners. I'll try your method!

[@Ghostt2109]

Great job as always Mike

[@rodrigoramos2167]

another rad video, Great work Mike!

[@julius2790]

I always love your videos! I wonder how ole' Pancake is treating you these days. Coolest JM ever!

[@JYelton]

I love checking out the restorations you do on vintage guitars! But one thing I can't fathom when it comes to guitar repair... why not replace all of the old wiring? I'm an electrical engineer and I see no reason to keep old wire around. Why not replace it since it's cheap?

[@Puisheen]

Well, it all works so there's no point. Most of it is intact and doesn't need it. Originality is also a factor, so keeping as much of the original harness as possible is always best practice.

[@doylealexander1834]

Shout out to the Rivers Cuomo strat in the back

[@lucy-tg3sy]

all about that al gore rhythm

[@tidepoolbay]

Nice Work!

[@conblurgh]

Is the McDeth on the Lollar menu?

[@brianmengini]

I love this channel!! Very educational and entertaining!! Where do you get the rollers and mounting plates from? They seem to be the items I struggle to find online - I’m building my own Jag offsets. Thanks!!

[@mkhael1843]

does carmex also work as a lubricant? what if you tried other lip balms and ranked them i think that would be fun

[@andrewkulick698]

You mention tricks to stretch a shrunken vintage pick guard. Could you maybe go over that in a future video where you encounter that issue? I’ve got a ‘62 jm with a beautiful guard that is pulling the screws inward.

[@Puisheen]

I'm debating on that. Most of the tricks I use require a ton of supervision, and being that old celluloid is super flammable I don't want to go around recommending things that could ignite them!

[@andrewkulick698]

That’s sound logic. Thanks for the vids. I love seeing/hearing all those offsets.

[@raynefaded]

You mention old pickups had waxed wire... does that serve any purpose? I noticed when I bought some stock Fender pickups for my jazz bass, that the wires were waxy, but it's the only pickups I've ever had that are waxed. Secondary note, I wish you were located in Montreal so I could bring some of mine over for a real setup... difficult to get offsets setup here. I once had a tech complain to me about "hipsters and their Jags/Jazzmasters" and how they were "horribly designed". Needless to say I never went back to him.

[@ShoreyJr]

Tell me about it. There's a guy in my city in the UK that set up my Jag, I asked him about raising the bridge and neck shims and whatnot, and his response was "nah, don't need em, they're just overengineered pieces of crap". "They got it right with the Strat" my arse.

[@raynefaded]

@@ShoreyJr I've found that it's people who don't understand the engineering of it that complain about it. They don't get the electronics, or the neck angle, or the bridge, or the vibrato... but they look at it from the standpoint of a telecaster or a strat.

[@Puisheen]

ugh I am so tired of hearing that!

[@Puisheen]

Oh I don't think it really served too much of a purpose, that's just what was in there

[@Artefracture]

Sadly, a lot of techs everywhere treat every Gibson, superstrat and Fender the same and don't know the specifics of setting up offsets. On the plus side though, it kinda forced me to figure out how to do my own basic setting up. Mike's been crucial for this!

[@jltrem]

20:04- You're so goddamn clever!

[@rootsradical]

Burt's Bees would probably be nice on the knife edge connection of the vibrato arm eh?

[@Puisheen]

I've never had reason to try it, I'm not sure!

[@rootsradical]

@@Puisheen my VMJM stock vibrato is a little creaky sometimes, I wonder if it might be a good bandaid until I get an AVRI vibrato or something.

[@Puisheen]

@@rootsradical If you try it, let me know!

[@JazzCatzs]

Do you know how the fret size varied from late 50’s to mid 60’s ? vintage tall, narrow etc.. The Fender Customshop JM’s use “tall narrow” (6105) for its ‘59, 62 and 65 and sometimes “vintage tall” for their ‘65’s. Are these the same thing and are these fret specs historically accurate ?

[@Puisheen]

Neither of those current wires are quite 'vintage correct' not that it matters all that much. We're talking thousandths of an inch really, but I'm usually good with most wires referred to as "vintage tall" and the Stew Mac 148 continues to be my favorite size on my own guitars. There's a really good chart floating around that shows the minute differences, but I'm struggling to track it down now

[@NintenDub]

There's a point where you need to stop fuckin with things until they stop working. Your like " yea this works....but...I don't like it. Let me mess with it until it stops working,than I can justify messing with it more, than go to the next thing,and even tho it works,it's not new like the last part in the chain, so let me resolder that than mess with the switch until it stops working, so I can replace it" 🤣 One of my friends is notorious for this.he doesn't know when to leave stuff be

[@johnsmith-bk4ps]

i could have fixed that pot, you need to keep cloth wire out of old organs for these repairs. those roller switches were lousy

[@jonbjerke4145]

I'm curious what current Fender Jazzmaster model you recommend in general. I saw that you didn't really like the Ultra, what are your thoughts on the Professional II?

[@MinivanMegafun100]

What effects are you using in the end demo? Damn that sounds awesome!

[@telecasterbear]

Still at seven minutes in, I still dont see a black wire attached to the jack. I only see white. Or, does the shied backing of the pickguard eliminate the need? The color of the new nut is glorious. Very meaty forearms, indeed.

[@Puisheen]

The original shielding plate takes care of that

[@telecasterbear]

@@Puisheen Thanks Mike.

[@alexwashington8749]

You doing an upcoming show with Rivers’ guitar?

[@Puisheen]

Mmmmmaybe

[@rossamundbrennan7248]

Yabadabadoo

[@shortymcsteve]

Mike, what’s the riff? I really like it. Great video as always. Those spider eggs though were pretty yikes!

[@Puisheen]

Just made up!

[@BeesWaxMinder]

20:30 Alas I don’t think that is a half assed switch cut out I think the pickguard is shrinking in a way that the aluminium shielding is it… 😳 STILL a brilliant video as always👍!

[@Puisheen]

That's a reissue guard, it hasn't shrunk at all.

[@BeesWaxMinder]

@@Puisheen OH! I see, Thanks 👍

[@alexnuhn7973]

What do you recommend for pickguard replacements? I have a 2012 avri 62. and the burgundy pickguard is exceptionally boring. Whats your go to replacement?

[@Puisheen]

Lava, Spitfire, and Fenderparts on eBay!

[@reijerlincoln]

Why is there a screaming bear in the intro?

[@MaximilianMengwasser]

Awesome Video! I have a question and it would be great if anyone could help me. Bought an Troy Van Leeuwen Jazzmaster (really great guitar) but the Trem Arm doesn‘t want to fit in the Tremhole. Do these Arms need a real hard push or is it maybe a problem by the manufacturing of Fender? Would be great if anyone could help me. Thanks in advance!

[@Puisheen]

Generally they do require a firm push!

[@MaximilianMengwasser]

@@Puisheen Thanks for your reply but it doesn‘t work. 😕 Tried to push it real hard in the Tremhole. No chance. I’m afraid to break something. Wrote Fender. Hope they could send me a new Tremarm.

[@lukasschliepkorte3019]

Dear Mike, Great work as usual! Just to be sure: is your screwdriver magnetized? If so it could severely hurt the pickups. Best whishes. Eagerly awaiting the next one.

[@taylormoon3561]

This guitar looks so much like pancake that my brain keeps expecting to see the wear spots and it almost seems wrong that they aren’t there

[@lenbones7940]

How do u it ur whammy bar like that? " well see I use a 62.... we almost thought u were bout to drop some trade secret knowledge on us.. grabs bar bends it with his bar hands.... lmao... and we all think damn... if I too was man enough my whammy bar could look like that one bahahaha

[@bryantcrawford214]

Here's a task for ya.go on eBay and look at how much money that masking tape is going for from vintage fender guitars.you just pulled off like 2000 dollars worth of tape off that guitar.i wish I was kidding.cheers

[@Puisheen]

Fools and their money are easily parted. Anyway, that number is hyperbole-- nobody's paying that for tape. Even eBay doesn't have listings for tape at the moment, and the actual components are topping out at far less