Warmoth Baritone Conversion Neck on Squier J.Mascis

On today's installment, we check out this newly assembled Squier Jazzmaster J.Mascis Signature series that has been modded to have a 28 5/8 baritone neck on it from the lovely folks over @ Warmoth.
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[@GaryHiebner]

Looks awesome. Really like that Maple neck and sounds great.

[@baritonecult622]

Im all about your playing style, that's why i dig your channel. Subbed under mps ss, great playing#13

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

I can dig it! Sounds sick. Looks good. Love that string through mod. Thanks for the shoutout brother!

[@nerdyoutube7847]

Great riffs

[@nicgundy]

I had considered the J Mascis for about a year since I got a black replacement pickguard until I found the Jazzmaster baritone in the same shop in 2018 & brought the baritone home. I'm forever a sucker for maple fingerboards!!

[@rabbitspliff]

The title screamed at me as I was scrolling through my search results and holy shit, it's absolutely floored me. I don't know what else is in your signal chain or what magic you have in your fingers but it's awesome.

[@GearStuffandThings]

Wow! I’m so happy you like it. No magic just the Helix and a cool guitar :) Stoked to have ya here

[@kidwajagstang]

I believe that the Squier Bass VI and Baritone Jazzmasters have resulted in metal players “discovering” not just the Jazzmaster in general, but also they the Jazzmaster pickup as a usable pickup and that they don’t have to use only humbuckers. I don’t doubt that when they first saw photos, most just figured they’d swap out the pickups as soon as they were able to, but they quickly changed their minds after plugging in and actually hearing how killer they sounded. Prior to these guitars being available, the Jazzmaster, especially STOCK Jazzmasters were nearly non-existent in the hands of metal players. Even Jim Root’s signature JazzMaster has EMG’s equipped. However, when it comes to these models, the vast majority have kept them stock and there isn’t nearly the amount of 2nd hand modded versions out there that would have assumed otherwise prior to players figuring out how great they sounded on their own. I’d even say that the STOCK Jazzmaster is starting to really grow in over-all popularity with guitar players in general. Most often, unless they were JM enthusiasts already, when I saw a person with a Jazzmaster, it was modded with typical humbucker style pickups and they often had the pickups swapped out before actually even listening to how it sounded stock! It just seems that these days more players are willing to accept the Jazzmaster with stock pier than before

[@CraigCrider]

Ohhh man, you've opened up a rabbit hole for me. I've been looking at a J Mascis as well as some sort of baritone...this is awesome.

[@GearStuffandThings]

Craig Crider glad you’re enjoying the channel:)

[@generatorofheavy7761]

Wow!

[@luke8026]

I love the intro songs omfgggf

[@jebbaoaf1150]

Thank you for the shout out and the kind words! Great content as always! I need to get on the ball with things and get my guitar builds going. I'd love to get an instrument done and in your hands!

[@GearStuffandThings]

No problem! I’d love to play one of your builds!

[@kennethmeldrum4401]

That is a sweet guitar! Great work and I’m looking forward to more heavy riffs

[@jesselough]

Sick riffs man. Nice story behind it too.

[@GearStuffandThings]

Really appreciate your kind words! Thanks for watching.

[@EasyHeat]

Sounds freaking awesome! I got two Squier Affinity Jazzmasters, and I've recently been considering turning one of them into a Barry. Well, now I'm absolutely convinced!

[@GearStuffandThings]

Thanks for watching Jason! Definitely make a baritone it’s amazing!

[@EasyHeat]

@@GearStuffandThings I own one of the new Squier tele baritones, but I really want a humbucker offset. What do you know about these super cheap Barry necks on eBay? Yes, my budget is that desperate. Haha!

[@GearStuffandThings]

@@EasyHeat I would recommend WD, All Parts or Warmoth. For baritone necks. AllParts and WD can be found for around $150 US

[@EasyHeat]

@@GearStuffandThings looks like WD is out of stock : /

[@GearStuffandThings]

@@EasyHeat keep an eye on on reverb.com too they pop up pretty regularly

[@stephanematis]

Great idea!

[@GearStuffandThings]

Glad you think so!

[@6oundStudio]

it came out awesome!

[@GearStuffandThings]

Thanks for checking it out. I think it turned out ok :)

[@FreddieOrtega-cr33p3rofficial]

Since Warmoth has the option for a Bass VI neck I’ll use that to get my 30in scale length I really wanted the Squier but I’ll get a used regular Squier Jazzmaster and do that. Great vid

[@GearStuffandThings]

That will not work unfortunately. I tried that. The Warmoth bass vi neck has a proprietary neck pocket. You’ll need a fully blank body or the Warmoth proprietary body for it to work.

[@FreddieOrtega-cr33p3rofficial]

@@GearStuffandThings oh ok so that means I have to look on eBay or get a body from Warmoth themselves

[@GearStuffandThings]

@@FreddieOrtega-cr33p3rofficial correct

[@hibernative]

I lost it at the exorcism twerking part. It's Tuesday.

[@THEItchybruddah]

Looks and sounds fantastic. Here are my questions: (probably for your luthier) Were there any intonation issues with the change of scale and... Is that a 12 inch radius neck? (Because The stock neck is 9.5 and the TOM bridge is 12. Thus, mine was re-drilled and Mastery was installed...) Thanks for taking the time to do this.

[@GearStuffandThings]

I can answer these questions. No there were not intonation issues. Compound radius neck.

[@afterstars]

Did you go with a 12inch radius?

[@GearStuffandThings]

10-16 compound

[@awonderingoneil206]

Would've been even cooler with the actual tremolo, low tunings lend well with the term, especially with reverb and fuzz. Nevertheless this was pretty awesome, I'll do this with my 60s vibe and keep the trem.

[@GearStuffandThings]

To each their own. Tremolos are not my thing so it’s cooler without it for my use. Thanks for watching

[@hnatyshyn]

Thanks for sharing. I plan on doing the same. I find it sad that all your product links are from amazon.

[@GearStuffandThings]

Very happy you dug the video and are about to make an amazing baritone. Sorry you don’t like the links

[@kangazkorva5674]

How did you get Warmoth baritone scale with a standard headstock and not warhead?

[@GearStuffandThings]

They offer baritone scale on the majority of their headstock choices. Just use the create your own feature unless there is already one in the gallery

[@kangazkorva5674]

@@GearStuffandThings oh thank you, very much❤️. Didn’t see the option. Cause I looked on the CBS neck shape. Standard Strat has it indeed. Appreciate, mate!

[@superheavytimes6145]

Is this a jazz master specific neck? Or is it universal fender styled neck?

[@GearStuffandThings]

Strat baritone conversion from warmoth

[@superheavytimes6145]

@@GearStuffandThings thank you!

[@GearStuffandThings]

@@superheavytimes6145 no problem:)

[@laynefuller]

any kind of intonation work that has to be done with these necks? Does the bridge have to be moved at all? Thinking about throwing one of these on a tele deluxe

[@GearStuffandThings]

No the whole thing with conversion necks is that they account for bridge placement. Intonation will be needed for any tuning or string gauge shift.

[@matttorres8921]

So a year later... how do you like it as a Baritone, do you have to take that plate off each time you want to change the strings, and if you haven't already have you considered putting a different bridge on the guitar due to strings skipping out or have you not had that issue?

[@GearStuffandThings]

It’s a cool guitar. I’m not sold on the pickups. No the plate doesn’t come off for string changes. The bridge doesn’t not have slippage issues at all. It’s a really great guitar overall. Unique for sure

[@matttorres8921]

@@GearStuffandThings Rad! Thanks for the reply, I was contemplating turning mine into a baritone and your video and reply helped me decide on that.

[@GearStuffandThings]

@@matttorres8921 that is amazing! I’m so happy to have helped out. Cheers on your adventure into baritone land

[@MindlessBanana]

Hi! What years production model your J Mascis is? I've heard that there are some changes in the neck pocket from 2019 ->

[@GearStuffandThings]

2018

[@slowestjabroni]

wait you can just toss a different neck on a guitar?

[@brandonwrightmusic]

Are you able to tune down an entire octave from standard?

[@GearStuffandThings]

Technically you could with bass vi strings and a set up. It would be a tiny bit floppy. I can safely get to F at this point but this guitar is generally just in A standard

[@brandonwrightmusic]

@@GearStuffandThings that would be a cool experiment for a video

[@GearStuffandThings]

@@brandonwrightmusic not a bad idea