My Johnny Marr Jag has the Mustang bridge, but if you hit a string too hard it will spin the barrels which is very annoying. Almost gone. (Fender) Jazzmaster Wiring Harness, Treble Bleed, Upgrade --- FREE DELIVERY AUSTRALIA WIDE --- Hand wired, point to point, replacement or upgrade wiring harness for a Fender Jazzmaster electric guitar with Volume , Tone, and Input Jack. In addition I have found that some of the Mastery changes actually remove some of the signature Jazzmaster and Jaguar tone. For shielding Allparts UK supplied a Fender aluminium plate and adhesive backed copper foil. Real Deal Style. These are the pickups that made his reputation and a real upgrade over the stock pickups (that more closely resemble Strat pickups). 15. Each pot comes with a washer and a nut and I find it necessary to install the washers behind the ‘L’ bracket in order to centralise the roller wheels in their slots. I didn't want to hijack the other JM bridge thread, but is there a drop in replacement for a 9.5 radius Classic Player Jazzmaster bridge? The November 2020 issue of Guitar Magazine is out now! Don’t worry if you have no interest in Jazzmasters and their potentially troublesome hardware, either – you’ll find this advice applicable to Jaguars and Bigsby-equipped Teles, too. Unlike Stratocasters, where the pickups are suspended from a pickguard assembly, which can be lifted out in its entirety, Jazzmaster pickups are screwed directly onto the body. Ben Ford is the guitarist for The Apache Relay. This is a 2008 Classic Player Fender Jaguar Special HH. Curiously, J Mascis prefers a tune-o-matic. Thanks guys for your input! The maker of affordable guitars comes of age with three commemorative limited editions in a distinctive Silverburst finish. The latest guitar news, reviews and features delivered to your inbox. The Northern Irish bluesman’s kinetic style fused blues and rock with a virtuosity that inspired scores of guitar players – here are the fundamentals of his technique. Load hardware with pots facing down to ensure it all fits in the cavities. Check the thimbles on the instrument you are upgrading to see what fits best. Time to gather round the fire with some Fireside Sessions. Genuine Fender Classic Player Jaguar/Jazzmaster Tremolo Arm, 007-7422-049. We provide insight and opinion about gear, artists, technique and the guitar industry for all genres and skill levels. The man behind Derek Smalls and a hatfull of iconic The Simpsons characters shares some of the highs and lows of his musical life. However take care when unwrapping the components, because the shrink-wrap is hard to remove and you may damage delicate switch and pot solder tags if you’re not careful and patient. In addition, saddle heights can be set at each end to conform to various fingerboard radiuses. Mastery's have their hardcore fans for sure and it is a great bridge. To position the pickups properly, I first fit the loaded pickguard onto the body and screw it down. JavaScript is disabled. Instead I decide to use sticky backed copper foil to line the body cavities and found the foil and a shield at allparts.uk.com. With a fat, thick sound all its own and sleek, elegant style, the Player Jazzmaster stands out under the spotlight. In the first of a series looking at the chord shapes and sequences used by the Beatles, we get inside the head of John Lennon and find a solid rhythm guitarist with an ear for original chord changes. Mastery’s bridge design features swivelling low friction saddles, global height adjustment, radius setting and a cutaway back plate for clear string path. Peak opportunity to learn about the brand’s durable equipment cases. Fender Mustang Bridge with Height Adjustable Saddles 0081239049 $ 25.00 Add to cart; Fender Classic Player Jaguar Jazzmaster Tune-o-Matic Bridge 0076230049 $ 36.00 Add to cart; Fender Johnny Marr Jaguar Bridge Assy 7712971000 $ 119.00 Add to cart; Fender American Vintage Jaguar Jazzmaster Mustang Bridge Post Thimbles 0054447049 $ 15.00 Out of stock As well as looking back over 35 years of PRS, the brand’s virtual booth at Guitar.com Live showed off just how far its come, and how it found the positives in 2020. The Mustang bridge is a cheap improvement over the AVRI bridges, but it doesn't solve all problems. Are they both straight drop-in? Gibson and Gretsch introduced humbucking pickups in 1957, so Fender must have been considering how to reduce noise without deviating from single-coil pickups. Most of those I found seemed to show alternative wiring schemes, so be careful. It was immediately apparent that the neck would need a shim, but the factory saddle settings provided a good starting point for intonation and the acoustic tone displayed superb clarity and sustain. Offset b Here's a pretty good thread on it: LanceM71 nailed it. Free shipping . AU $17.93. Free shipping . Player Jazzmaster®, Pau Ferro Fingerboard, Capri Orange. Works pretty well now. Free P&P. The Classic Player Jazzmaster comes with a deluxe gig back, but do the right thing and buy a hard case for this guy. The posts went straight into the thimbles, so I re-tightened the base screws and then retracted the post grub screws to lower the bridge height. The store near where i live only had one JMJM in their warehouse so i didnt get to try it out yet. This is a 2015 Fender Classic Player Jaguar in black finish. Not only did they upgrade the bridge to a Fender Adjusto-matic model, but they’ve made the pickups a bit hotter too. The September 2020 issue of Guitar Magazine is out now. In regard to the Mastery Bridge, it can add better sustain and tone. In part two of our look at the chord shapes and sequences which define Paul Simon’s sound, we focus on his early years as a solo artist. The shielding has to be grounded, so I attach a couple of solder tags to the side of the control cavity with a self-tapping screw. The whole raison d'etre of the Classic Player series is to hot rod or update existing models. Get it right the first time; nothing beats the Mastery. It's set up the way I like it, doesn't buzz at all (I don't have a buzzstop on it) and the strings NEVER pop off of it (I use .11's). The bridge features two saddles, each with two pivot points allowing both trios of strings to be intonated accurately. A Mastery bridge is almost always my first pick here, which does indeed require pulling the old AOM/TOM inserts, filling the holes, then re-drilling. FPicker, Feb 7, 2013 #36. Bill Frisell uses a Mastery bridge with a Bigsby on a JW Black T-style. I perform a test fit with the shield and the pickguard to establish that everything lines up really well. The Pure Vintage unit is significantly heavier and seems like a much higher quality part. Fast forward to now, and as I sit here at the computer, I have one of Fender’s new Classic Player Jazzmaster Specials in my hands. I covered the process of installing bridge thimbles in our November 2015 Telecaster revamp feature. I also applied solder to the joins between the foil on the sides and bottoms of the cavities. Most Jazzmaster lovers will concede that the classic stock bridge is something of a bête noire when used with modern strings. Protect the paintwork from stray blobs of solder with kitchen paper. Unloved at the time, but a hugely influential proto-punk manifesto, The Stooges’ frighteningly loud, furiously uncompromising third album does exactly what it says on the tin. Before screwing the pickguard back down and stringing up, I verified the controls were working properly and was relieved to find I’d done it right first time. He went down the shielding route and lined the control cavities with form fitting brass. That's cool, but it's also of more limited practical value, I think, than what is accomplished with the mastery design, which is what caused (some) people to leave mustang bridges behind as a solution. They sell for about $200 and if you're familiar with the pr This could be it. --Squier VM has Duncan Designed hot variant of Jazzmaster pickups, CP like the JMascis uses a P90 pickup instead to please those who want a more rocking tone instead of the JM jangle/glassy chime pickup tone.--Classic Player has a Strat-style screw-in tremolo arm & tremolo lock, Squier doesn't and uses a normal pop-in trem arm. I have ordered a Mastery Bridge and a Staytrem tremolo upgrade. Some of the shapes were tricky and I found it easiest to work with shorter strips of foil rather than attempt to complete each area with a single strip. The October 2020 issue of Guitar Magazine is out now! We tackle the installation of a Mastery unit and show you how to wire up your controls to keep hum to a minimum. Fortunately, you can buy a Fender-branded repro of the aluminium shield, but full cavity shields are impossible to come by. I got the Mastery and it automatically: This is a really nice write up. The process of lining the cavities begins with laying the foil over the cavities – with the backing still on the foil – and pressing around the edges of the routs to transfer the shapes onto the foil. I fixed those two problems by filing the bottom of some of the center most barrels a bit to flatten out the radius, and also re-drilling the holes where the springs go into to getting the string spacing a little closer. Would an American Professional II Jazzmaster be a "huge" upgrade from a Classic Player Jazzmaster? Another well-documented issue involves the action height adjustment screws. Its screw-in tremolo arm increases stability and control when "twang-dipping." The outward differences between the Strat and the Jazzmaster are obvious, but one of Jazzmaster’s groundbreaking features hides under the cover. High quality steel pivoting bridge and spring-action tremolo, as originally designed for Jaguar ® and Jazzmaster ® solidbody guitars.. A lot of guys love the Mastery aftermarket bridge too, but it indeed comes with a hefty $200 price tag. FPicker, Feb 7, 2013. With our guitar’s 9.5-inch radius neck, a 7.25-inch Mustang bridge was never going to be a workable solution without under-saddle shims. I try to leave a slight overlap at the top and bottom so the foil will contact the aluminium shield and make up for any inaccuracies in the base cut outs. This provides a crisp outline and you can cut out the shapes with a sharp scissors. The Classic Player Jaguar and Jazzmaster are Mexican made with some very nice updates and improvements. Other tweaks to the guitar include the replacement of its rhythm/lead slider with a toggle switch and the use of a Mustang bridge with the Jazzmaster tailpiece. Applying masking tape to the top of the covers, I position them inside the pickup openings with the tape holding them in place. Discussion in 'Guitars in General' started by civtrx, Feb 5, 2013. I tried pretty much every bridge available and the roller was superb on the CP, Guitar.com Live — THE WORLD'S LEADING VIRTUAL GUITAR SHOW —, down to ensure it all fits in the cavities. In 1958, Fender began using threaded saddles on some of their guitars – Telecasters got them, along with the new Jazzmaster model. Unlike a regular Jazzmaster bridge, which is designed to rock back and forth with the vibrato, Mastery bridges are fixed in place. I will agree that the Jazzmaster bridge isn't as bad as you'll usually hear, and what is really most needed with using it is a proper shim. I was skeptical of the upgrade, especially costing around $170 (USD). First impressions of the Mojo 58-64 pickups I used are also highly encouraging – visit www.mojopickups.co.uk to check out the full range. Hooking up begins with grounding the volume pot tag and splaying the solder tags on the pickup selector. These resolve two issues that are as old as the Fender Jazzmaster and Jaguar guitars. Listen: Mateus Asato takes a blazing solo on Renforshort’s cover of Feel Good Inc. 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None of the cheap imports is an upgrade over Fender Japan's tremolos, which aren't that bad as it is; the only real upgrade is an American one. I've got a Classic Player JM too, and I've tried a few different bridges, including a standard Jazzmaster bridge (my favorite is the roller Tune-o-matic). After cutting out the foil to line the bases of all the cavities, we set them to one side. However, I finally just pulled the trigger when I broke a string at a gig, and watching 4/6 of my saddles shoot off into the crowd. Authentic surf-era technology! It’s not a perfect one – Jazzmaster and Mustang bridges are known to rattle, and if you don’t get your neck angle right, the strings can buzz against the rear plate of the bridge. When browsing used Jazzmaster listings on Reverb, you'll often find models with the Mustang bridge already installed. To wire a Jazzmaster, you need to assemble quite a collection of parts. "U" shaped channel bridge design. It’s worth the perspiration though, as a few well-chosen upgrades can make all the difference. Padding, packing and protection – how to ensure your prized guitars stay safe in a big move. Many Jazzmaster players regard the stock bridge as a cause of tuning instability because it doesn’t always return to position correctly. But there's a lot of room for improvement. It has a custom Mastery bridge. I left my guitar to my tech for Trem Stabilizer installation, this happened. the staytrem is more affordable and looks good. The Allparts Jazzmaster wiring kit provides everything you need for this fairly complex wiring job. The December 2020 issue of Guitar Magazine is out now! I got the Mastery and it automatically: The main reason is that the Staytrem bridge is fairly new as an aftermarket part so for years and years the Mastery was the only great option out there. My Johnny Marr Jag has the Mustang bridge, but if you hit a string too hard it will spin the barrels which is very annoying. Will fit most Fender and Squier Jaguars, Jazzmasters and Mustangs. I'm not knocking Mustang bridges or the staytrem, which makes all the improvement that people in the know have made to that bridge, but those guys have all gone to Masterys (except Marr, I guess) for a bunch of good reasons that have to do with sound and performance. £8.78. Transfer the cavity shape onto the foil by pressing the edges with your finger then cut them out with scissors. I am also not fond at all of the two saddle design on the Mastery. We agreed that it was too bad Fender hadn’t come up with a more rugged bridge design. A popular modern solution is the Mastery Bridge. The shield isn’t glued to the guard and instead, the potentiometers and switches clamp it in position. This can also be used for Squier or other Asian made Jazzmaster … It’s also interesting to discover that the Jazzmaster circuit has a 1meg linear pot for volume and a 1meg audio pot for tone. Next we’re moving on to shielding the main control cavity. The grub screws are also fairly tight, although they do move freely enough for adjustments. The posts are inserted into cups or ‘thimbles’ that are pressed into the body and a long Allen key can be directed through the centre of the post to set the bridge height at each end. 42awg wire with alnico 5 magnets. http://staytrem.com/epages/95000236...2362/Categories/JM_Jaguar__Jazzmaster_bridge1, http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=33498, http://www.warmoth.com/JazzmasterJaguar-Bridge-Chrome-P567C701.aspx, https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/1138982. As a consequence, the action becomes lower and strings will begin choking out and even stop ringing altogether. However, the Jazzmaster’s break angle is slightly too shallow, and the grooves on the saddles are not deep enough to prevent strings from jumping out. However, I finally just pulled the trigger when I broke a string at a gig, and watching 4/6 of my saddles shoot off into the crowd. I couls pick a JMJM up for £400, or a CP for £900. The first stage of the wiring is complete – don’t forget to insulate the legs of the tone capacitors. The pickup selector switch’s solder tags must be splayed before you start soldering to prevent shorting out. You must log in or register to reply here. I have had my Classic Player for about 2 years now; it is a solid guitar but I have never really been "over the moon" about it (although I think that is mainly due to me just liking my telecaster better overall). Same threaded bridge saddles, same complicated tremolo system, same rhythm circuit, same bottom of the neck truss rod access (requiring the neck's removal to adjust), same proprietary "soap bar" pickups on the Jazzmaster (and custom pickups on … This modernised the Jag, but took away some of the ‘Jaguar-ness’. Staytrem also makes a drop-in thimble replacement for these, so do keep that in mind if you’re looking for something less, well, surgical. Lots of style and tone. I can say that I was very much like you before I got my Mastery. They’re solid shaft 16mm pots rather than the full-sized 22mm split shaft pots and Allparts UK provided the roller wheels, as well as the pots. By checking the boxes you agree to receive the following from us via e-mail. The radius is only 7.25 and the width of the barrels are not wide enough on some versions, which is annoying, so they sway back and forth. About gear, artists, technique and the shield and the second then... Another well-documented issue involves the action height adjustment screws fascinating video in which i talk about my Jazzmaster endeavour... The solder tags connect the bridge on it: LanceM71 nailed it control. I couls pick a JMJM up for £400, or a CP model the ither day loved... 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