final guitar choice

king_buzzo · 08.03.2006, 06:15 AM

ok so by new years i can get around 350 eur and buy a fender mex strat. but i can also save up to 750 euros and buy japanese jag or a jazzmaster. im wondering if the japanese jags and jazzs are any good? or should i just go for the mexican strat?

finding nobody · 08.03.2006, 06:22 AM

i have a mexican strat. and i love it.

i havent played jags or jazzmasters very much, but the prices you have up there are good compared to what i've seeen

king_buzzo · 08.03.2006, 09:02 AM

yeah man theire made in japan so thats why theire so cheap, i dont think they make them anymore

Danny Himself · 08.03.2006, 10:31 AM

I have an old japanese jazmaster. It's fucking great.

heavium · 08.03.2006, 12:42 PM

save up for a japanese jazzy, you won't regret it, and if you really don't like the pickups (lack of power...mainly) you can always replace them with some lace sensors or whatever later on.

i bought a japanese mustang ('69 reissue, lefthanded) a few months ago and absolutely love it..put some daddario 12s flatwounds on it, it sounds very nasal but i love it..hehe, it's a very 'easy-playin'' guitar but like most jap. owners i'm thinking about replacing the pickups because they can't handle distortion/fuzz too wel.

my two cents ;-)

drrrtyboots · 08.03.2006, 01:11 PM

And about not selling them anymore, there's this website called ishibashi that sells new jazzmasters for what converts to i think $560 new and then it's about $100 for shipping to the US, probably around the same to the netherlands. It's a bit complicated to order from a foreign country but if you just email them they explain it pretty well. They have really good customer service.

king_buzzo · 08.03.2006, 01:12 PM

i dont really like the jazzs pickguard and the main wing (the part that sticks out the most, where the switches are) the japanese jag has a very ugly headstock (at least the one they have at the store.) i still dont know but i need more mex strat owners to tell me how the thing is. i think ill go for a white or a sunburst strat.

Danny Himself · 08.03.2006, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by king_buzzo

i dont really like the jazzs pickguard and the main wing (the part that sticks out the most, where the switches are) the japanese jag has a very ugly headstock (at least the one they have at the store.) i still dont know but i need more mex strat owners to tell me how the thing is. i think ill go for a white or a sunburst strat.

Stratocasters are boring. Get a Japanese Jazzmaster, used. See mine:

drrrtyboots · 08.03.2006, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Danny Himself

Stratocasters are boring. Get a Japanese Jazzmaster, used. See mine:

That matching headstock is gorgeous danny. Did you buy that used?

Sheriff Rhys Chatham · 08.03.2006, 01:33 PM

i love the jazz. I hope to get one some day, lefty makes it harder to find cheap ones. What I really want is a gibson hummingbird though.

Danny Himself · 08.03.2006, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by drrrtyboots

That matching headstock is gorgeous danny. Did you buy that used?

Yup. I ebayed it for £350. I had to go to the other end of the country to get it, but no bother.

And Sheriff- I am left handed. It's easier to learn right handed guitar than try to find a decent left-hander. If you insist on playing left handed though, just get a right-hander, turn it over, and string it backwards. DIY style.

Sheriff Rhys Chatham · 08.03.2006, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Danny Himself

Yup. I ebayed it for £350. I had to go to the other end of the country to get it, but no bother.

And Sheriff- I am left handed. Why should the weak left hand be doing all the strumming?

I get that a lot, people saying the left hand is better for fretting, but I find I do quite well playing left handed, plus it's to late for me to switch now.

Danny Himself · 08.03.2006, 01:39 PM

Whoops, I edited before I saw the reply. Each to their own, I guess. Sonic Life.

Sheriff Rhys Chatham · 08.03.2006, 02:54 PM

respondig to your edit.
Thats what I did with my first guitar, fliped it over. But the knobs and switches would get in the way and make it uncomfortable. But for a guitar like a jazzmaster, I'd deal with it.

heavium · 08.03.2006, 07:06 PM

check out a site called guitarjapan.com or something..nice lefty stuff on there...

i live in belgium and it sure as hell wasn't easy to find a shop that would go through the hassle of importing a 'crafted in japan' fender..but hey..if fender usa would've been kind enough to make lefty RI jm, jags &stangs i would've saved up for one, finding a used one would take you forever since there's not a lot of lefty offset owners who are willing to sell ...cheapo..heh

finding nobody · 08.03.2006, 07:56 PM

lookin good danny.
i've got an R2-D2 sticker on the pick gaurd and a sonic youth sticker on the back.. i will have pictures one day..

Пятхъдесят Шест · 08.03.2006, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Danny Himself

Stratocasters are boring. Get a Japanese Jazzmaster, used. See mine:

HEY. That mystery Cosmos Area wasn't the one somewhere in South Dakota was it?! If it is I've been there too, and it wasn't all that strange.

Danny Himself · 08.03.2006, 08:09 PM

Yes. It's kinda sucky.

Пятхъдесят Шест · 08.03.2006, 08:10 PM

Thats crazy you've been there too though. The ball rolling up hill was weird, but other than that I don't remember a thing about it. Maybe it was hard to walk a straight line or something.

Danny Himself · 08.03.2006, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Пятхъдесят Шест

Thats crazy you've been there too though. The ball rolling up hill was weird, but other than that I don't remember a thing about it. Maybe it was hard to walk a straight line or something.

I did that thing where you can change height. That was mad. And I stood on a wall.

08.03.2006, 06:15 AM	#1
king_buzzo invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,110	ok so by new years i can get around 350 eur and buy a fender mex strat. but i can also save up to 750 euros and buy japanese jag or a jazzmaster. im wondering if the japanese jags and jazzs are any good? or should i just go for the mexican strat?
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08.03.2006, 06:22 AM	#2
finding nobody invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 7,275	i have a mexican strat. and i love it. i havent played jags or jazzmasters very much, but the prices you have up there are good compared to what i've seeen
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08.03.2006, 09:02 AM	#3
king_buzzo invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,110	yeah man theire made in japan so thats why theire so cheap, i dont think they make them anymore
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08.03.2006, 10:31 AM	#4
Danny Himself invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,623	I have an old japanese jazmaster. It's fucking great.
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08.03.2006, 12:42 PM	#5
heavium bad moon rising Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: belgium Posts: 148	save up for a japanese jazzy, you won't regret it, and if you really don't like the pickups (lack of power...mainly) you can always replace them with some lace sensors or whatever later on. i bought a japanese mustang ('69 reissue, lefthanded) a few months ago and absolutely love it..put some daddario 12s flatwounds on it, it sounds very nasal but i love it..hehe, it's a very 'easy-playin'' guitar but like most jap. owners i'm thinking about replacing the pickups because they can't handle distortion/fuzz too wel. my two cents ;-) __________________ http://www.myspace.com/lemonpiefrog
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08.03.2006, 01:11 PM	#6
drrrtyboots invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: in the forest(s) Posts: 2,946	And about not selling them anymore, there's this website called ishibashi that sells new jazzmasters for what converts to i think $560 new and then it's about $100 for shipping to the US, probably around the same to the netherlands. It's a bit complicated to order from a foreign country but if you just email them they explain it pretty well. They have really good customer service. __________________
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08.03.2006, 01:12 PM	#7
king_buzzo invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,110	i dont really like the jazzs pickguard and the main wing (the part that sticks out the most, where the switches are) the japanese jag has a very ugly headstock (at least the one they have at the store.) i still dont know but i need more mex strat owners to tell me how the thing is. i think ill go for a white or a sunburst strat.
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08.03.2006, 01:33 PM	#10
Sheriff Rhys Chatham invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England. Posts: 4,027	i love the jazz. I hope to get one some day, lefty makes it harder to find cheap ones. What I really want is a gibson hummingbird though. __________________ My Music(grunge rock) A part of this blue shit since June 24th, 2004
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08.03.2006, 01:39 PM	#13
Danny Himself invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,623	Whoops, I edited before I saw the reply. Each to their own, I guess. Sonic Life.
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08.03.2006, 02:54 PM	#14
Sheriff Rhys Chatham invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England. Posts: 4,027	respondig to your edit. Thats what I did with my first guitar, fliped it over. But the knobs and switches would get in the way and make it uncomfortable. But for a guitar like a jazzmaster, I'd deal with it. __________________ My Music(grunge rock) A part of this blue shit since June 24th, 2004
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08.03.2006, 07:06 PM	#15
heavium bad moon rising Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: belgium Posts: 148	check out a site called guitarjapan.com or something..nice lefty stuff on there... i live in belgium and it sure as hell wasn't easy to find a shop that would go through the hassle of importing a 'crafted in japan' fender..but hey..if fender usa would've been kind enough to make lefty RI jm, jags &stangs i would've saved up for one, finding a used one would take you forever since there's not a lot of lefty offset owners who are willing to sell ...cheapo..heh __________________ http://www.myspace.com/lemonpiefrog
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08.03.2006, 07:56 PM	#16
finding nobody invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 7,275	lookin good danny. i've got an R2-D2 sticker on the pick gaurd and a sonic youth sticker on the back.. i will have pictures one day..
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08.03.2006, 08:09 PM	#18
Danny Himself invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,623	Yes. It's kinda sucky.
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08.03.2006, 08:10 PM	#19
Пятхъдесят Шест invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Omaha, Nebraska, USA Posts: 3,063	Thats crazy you've been there too though. The ball rolling up hill was weird, but other than that I don't remember a thing about it. Maybe it was hard to walk a straight line or something.
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