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You were vibing with that guitar, or are a great actor!

This or the ultra ? Which would you choose ?

I've got this one--I love it, however: Fender put the wrong pickup in the bridge at the plant. I still have an outstanding warranty claim . . . in any case, I threw on some Madlove Travis Bean pickups. Works great. I love the neck. Probably my most comfortable guitar.

cute video

I just found a new channel!!!! LOve it!!! And love Glen!!!!

Amazing video. Thank you.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for not doing the tired, overplayed blues thing

What is the name of your band if you have one ?

Pretty sure the factory spec height - 5/64" B 4/64" T - is with the string fretted at last fret.

Cheers for these bench vids! Just swapped stock pups on a Paranormal XII for some Curtis Novak. Can’t seem to manage keeping the pole piece neatly throw the cover while trying to maneuver the springs and screws into place. Result is pole pieces are misaligned with cover holes when screwed in. Any advice? Thx!

Love that playing behind the bridge thing - very cool! Thanks for another great review - also enjoyed the Fender version overview. Seeing this makes me wonder . . . maybe grab the Squier and spend a bit on mods (TV Jones / Monty's / Bare Knuckles?) rather than the original Fender (or Johnny Marr . . . which I would love!). Cheers, really enjoy your approach to reviewing!

I believe Adam got this one refinished in Shoreline Gold, or a similar metallic color, didn’t he?

I hope you are well, Mike. I always enjoy and appreciate your great work. You are missed.

5:43 "even with the binding, this is a comfortable C shape." How does binding affect the neck profile?

your first review made me not want one, them clearly responding by changing the headstock, combined with better recent reviews made me take the jump.

Great demo, lovely playing - thanks for this!

The bridge pickup sure is twangy...sounds like a tele....great guitar

I've played this guitar. My buddy owned it here in Florida. I know how much it was new. Curious what auction price was. The bass 6 wasn't setup correctly from the custom shop but maybe the original owner will refresh my memory. Brian???

I've played this guitar. My buddy owned it here in Florida. I know how much it was new. Curious what auction price was.

I've played this guitar. My buddy owned it here in Florida. I know how much it was new. Curious what auction price was.

I've been thinking about this for my b-bender tele

Best song ever and best cover ever. Love this!!!

Before this demo I really doubted I would be able to justify it, but the looping in this video swung me in the other direction!

It is great to see someone giving the old vibrola a fair evaluation. I have one on my SG Special and I love the resistance that it gives and how that makes for a very smooth fluctuation in pitch.

Thank you for this video!

LOVE the color of that Jazzmaster!

We who were already Jazzmaster owners and Fender players when the block inlays and larger headstock came out, HATED THEM!! So you are fussing about components that you think are wrong ... while many people originally did not like what you are complaining about the reissues NOT BEING! HA! Confused? Now. More confusion. I'd LOVE to have a reissue Jazzmaster in RED with matching headstock!! Go figure ...

i need someone to do this to mine 😭

With those bridges that have like a screw slots for your strings ….I took a file and sand paper and made the cradle out of the slot i use for my string normally and trenched it a bit deeper so it was wider and deeper and just raised the bridge to prevent the strings from slipping i still like tuneomatic myself

Hi Mike I have a few Q if I may. I just bought 40th (not vintage) and was planning to mod the hell out of it. Got it half price new in a shop, so very happy. “Problem” is mostly with the trem. It needed the hammer trick, but otherwise I cant get this guitar out of tune, so only reason I can find is my own snobbyness, because I would like it to say Fender on it. So is the fender AM vint. a good upgrade? I think the pickups sound good clean, but with overdrive, theres some overtones I dont like, so im going to try some lollar 58. I play it with the tone rolled to like about 4. I have sanded the neck, and that made it play really well. Allso did a good ageing to the body with a lot of dings. And im going to take of the squier logo and put fender there, but not gonna sell it, so again its for my own snobbyness.

And my Squier Jag’s bridge is fully touching the pickguard and the strings are touching the pickups and frets.

Nothing for real vintage Jazzmasters i guess...who in the world would drill into a 63

My Bass Vi top e is dull and I’ve noticed pick up way too close. Now I know what causes it. Thanks

The real question is..where do i get good body and neck to start our project guitars ? Not too much $$$

I use this with a JHS 250 drive before it and it's SO gnarly

I'm sold 😊

I loved the guitar tutorial, the best tutorial ❤ ever

I have welder’s torch tip cleaners. I’m planned on trying those to file the slots. Do you recommend against that?

Hi Mike, I’ve got a classic vibe bass VI, I love the sound of the stock pickups but they’re super microphonic, so much so that even with all the pickups turned off sound comes through. What on earth is going on? Is that a wiring thing?

Love your videos. And yeah this was a dealbreaker for me when it came to buying a Squier j mascis or a fender classic player. I don’t like the modern position Also thank you forever for taking the time and luthier skills to make such a wonderful video. You even used the same guitar! You dropped this 👑 lol

Mike I love your vibe

Cool , thanks a lot...

Where can i find that awesome looking combo amplifier?

I'm not sure if things have changed since this video came out but mine has none of the issues you mentioned and it was produced in July of 2023. I have the same color one too and it doesn't have the same headstock even, it's the jumbo sized normal Jazzmaster one. Maybe they rushed ones that were wrong out to reviewers instead of selling them. I bet whoever was crowning frets noticed halfway through that the headstock was wrong and they stopped any work since they couldn't sell it, maybe a poor decision if reviewers were going to receive it. I don't think this guitar is indicative of the overall QC or the value of this series of guitars. You can't review the entire line of guitars, which is what you're doing, based on the quality of 1 or 2 examples. As far as your critique about the accuracy of the design, there's another yt video that a/bs an actual 66 Jazzmaster sunburst with this and they're identical. I don't think this is a very good review video for the guitar itself. Because there are a few issues that could be remedied by getting a replacement, the video devolves into a fender QC criticism video. What about the guitar? Does it sound and feel good on its own merits. Fender QC is its own topic. If everything were right, what is the evaluation? It just becomes easy/lazy content to fuss over QC problems but I know it's not necessarily your fault when you are pressed to get a video done and don't have time to wait for the replacement. Although, since it seems you and your buddy got to keep/modify this guitar, you could have accepted the gift and made the necessary repairs to see what it would be like if it were right and then made a QC video later about overall issues on everything, not just 1 guitar. I really got nothing out of this video

Ladies and germs let's hear it for the opening jam...

Super helpful as always! I just got my hands on a beautiful Vintera Jazzmaster in fantastic shape but had so much electromagnetic noise it was annoying to play. Turns out the prior owner had installed a new pickguard and didn't pay attention to where the wires were running so they were all literally directly under the neck pickup. After shielding the entire cavity (with COPPER foil tape lol) and making sure the wires sat in the route next to the neck pick up as opposed to directly under it it now sounds completely quiet to the extent that my amp makes the same amount of hum whether this guitar is plugged in or not. Such a huge improvement and thanks for the tips in the video - I wouldn't have been as careful about the wires without Mike pointing that out in this video!

Great video, glad I didn't lubricate the bridge on my new Custom Tele (Jazzmaster bridge)

would the distilled vinegar method work to fade a gold anodized aluminum pickguard or would that somehow screw with the anodization?

There is so much wiring in a Jazzmaster that they really need some excellent shielding from ... the world! Whether that is directly from the aluminum pickguard or a plastic guard with an aluminum shielding underneath ... I don't think it would matter much.

I was thinking that when you were talking about the small headstock, I agreed with your point but it didn’t matter at all to me. Then…OMG… those flaws don’t belong on any guitar much less an American Fender. I see so many reviews of Squires or Epiphones that have none of these problems. Nearly every guitar needs a set up but tool marks on inlays and fretboards? That’s ridiculous. I’ll look very closely when I go to my local shop to play one. Thanks for the heads up and honest review.