2026 - 2007 - 2005

Anyone have experience with both?
I like the look of the “classic” Halon and leaning toward that purely from an aesthetic POV and the fact that it’s cheaper. Is Descendant worth the up charge?

I got a jazzmaster bridge gifted to me and I know I need those things that go in the guitar to be able to mount the bridge. What is the name of the things the bridge sits on? The things that push into the body of the guitar.
I am struggling to find a place to buy them online
Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this question.

My bridge always keeps tilting forward and staying that way when I use the trem even once? Does it have to do with the pressure on the bridge I’m currently using 10 gauge strings should I put und 10,5 or 11s?

With PTB tone control and dual volume control. Also has a switch to tap the coils

Is it worthy?

I’m looking at this Squier Toronado that is for sale locally for £210 (US$278) described as being in “as new” condition. Money is tight so I’m hesitating on this but I’d be interested in your thoughts on both the Toronado and the price.

I have a squier bullet strat i purchased 2 years ago second hand. Recently one of the tuners just broke itself and now the E string is out of tune.
I was thinking on upgrade to a jazzmaster type guitar.
I have 3 options 2 squier and 1 sire.

1 Sire Larry Carlton J5 Sherwood Green

2 Squier Jazzmaster Classic Vibe 70’s vintage blonde

3 Squier Jazzmaster Classic Vibe 60’s

Any advice?

Without dragging up the Strat debacle, what does everyone think to the new American Professional models?

The addition of the Custom Shop-ish, Bensonite-like bridge is cool, but I find the colour selections too middle of the road. Oxblood is nice, Dark Night isn't to my taste and the other are very very normal.

Also, why no Mustang in this series. There are a LOT of Mustang players!

Any more thoughts?

https://pt.fender.com/en/pages/jazzmaster-professional

Hey ! I’m thinking about getting a Jazzmaster playing II on thomann, since there is no way to try it near where I live. I really want an offset guitar for the look and also for the vibrato sound.

Since I already owned a MIJ Jaguar and I had a few problems with it… almost no sustain, the infamous bridge, uncontrollable microphonic feedback with 0 gain TS9 and 1/3 drived RAT2 into a Pro Reverb …

I consider the JM because of the look, the pickups, the larger scale, the mustang bridge and the better neck. It’s (relatively) cheap, and I guess it’s playable right out of the box.

I play in a band, garage rock / punky / shoegaze stuff with lots of leads. Do you think the JM is for me ?

So I won an auction on Yahoo Auctions (Japan) for a 64 A neck 22.5 Red Mustang. Paid. Get ghosted, and see the seller had relisted on Yahoo Auctions AND Yahoo Fleamarket AND Rakuten used goods site. At the same time.

Submitted many reports. Seller cancelled bid (an absurd function which allows sellers to unilaterally cancel an auction days after the auction is finished and Yahoo has your money in escrow account).

Will eventually get money back, but will never, ever trust any e-commerce site again. That guitar is still listed for sale on Yahoo and other sites, in violation of Japanese law - not to mention flagrant violation of the hosting sites.

Anyways, the universe subtly aligned and the Mustang on the left turned up, just got it a couple of hours ago. 1964 A neck, 22.5 scale, all original (except trem arm as usual). Clay dots, black bobbins, original pots and wiring, Brazilian slab, all the goodies.

The one on the right is a 1965 A neck, 24 inch scale, all original. The neck on that one is the slimmest neck I have ever seen on one of these, it is like a toothpick, The 64 neck is like that at the nut, but goes to a chunky, wider heel.

Absolutely stoked with this pair. So pleased people do not like them (while never even trying them) which means I did not have to pay anything like what similar vintage strats, teles, LPs etc go for.

Fabulous.

Recently a customer friend had me take two Jazzmasters and build him what he wanted from the parts from each and then use the other parts to build another he was going to sell.

As you can see, I have a thing for Sunburst Fenders…and I was really happy with how the “leftover” one came out so we worked out a deal (I was doing a bunch of other work for him as well) and I get to keep the burst!

Aside from needing better pickups (the bridge pickup on this thing is not great…) it’s basically a new guitar and because I knew he was planning on selling it I cleaned it up and set it up really well. Absolutely love it.

I don’t make a habit of doing things like that but he’s a bit strapped for cash and I really wanted the guitar so it was a good trade deal for both of us.

Are there any videos out there that step by step teach me how to do one of these conversions? I've seen a few schematics that I can kind of interpret but i haven't found much video. I just got a soldering iron and want to take a crack at it.

With the announcement of the updated American A
Professional line yesterday, any chance Fender will update/upgrade the features available through the Mod Shop guitars?

(Asking for a lefty looking for a Jaguar.)

Well I’ve been wanting a player II neck for my Squier sonic mustang for a LONG time. And finally got one. This is only the second time I’ve done a neck swap and honestly it went way smoother than the first time. That is until I went to try and set action and realized after I screwed the neck in it kinda changed angles so the strings are resting at the high fret. For some reason the screws are basically frozen in place. I was able to free 3 but one is still stuck. But I stripped them pretty bad regardless.
Anybody know if there’s anything special to these screws? Or just go pick up similar screws at Lowe’s or whatever.
Also wanted to share a pic as I feel this looks pretty sharp.

Hi, I recently bought a new American Pro bridge for my Fender Classic Player Jaguar and, after doing some research, decided to try the M8 (8mm) screw mod. The screws fit perfectly into the thimbles, but one thing I haven’t seen anyone mention is that if I push the M8s too far down, the bridge seems to lose its support. The problem is I can’t lower the bridge any further using the two Allen adjustment screws on the sides, as the legs would no longer have anything to sit on properly. I’ve adjusted the grub screws to get my action right, but the bridge still doesn’t sit straight, even under string tension. Has anyone had this issue or know how to fix it? Would really appreciate any help, thanks!

This guitar is sick and ya’ll should give it a shot

2005 AVRI ‘62 Jazzmaster:
At this point I had owned a 1995 Fender “Squier Series” Strat that was my first “real guitar” as a teenager, that I got in its birth year. After 10 years of on & off playing I had finally gotten a lot more serious about playing, was getting better, started jamming with people and stuff etc. So I got a big tax return that year and decided it was time for my first “REAL real guitar”. Had been getting into sonic youth and dino jr, and was very intrigued by the Jazzmaster, seemed like the coolest guitar ever to me….luckily at this time (2005) the AVRI series was happening. I REALLY wanted a Sea Foam green one, and saw they were in stock at the typical online dealers. But I wanted to be “cool” and support my local brick & mortar super crummy, scammy guitar shop so I ordered the guitar from them instead. Ordered the Sea Foam green. Needed to put down a deposit. A few weeks later they call and say sunburst is the only color that is available (online stores all had the green in stock….) and since I gave a non refundable deposit, guess I was getting a sunburst! 2 months later, my guitar finally arrives. I ended up paying like $200 more going thru the local shop. Whole thing sucked, lesson learned. But….the guitar was really magic, I ended up playing in a gigging band for a couple years soon after I bought it,
and I got way better at guitar during this period. Owned it for 21 years now, it’s all dinged up, scratched up. Recently put new Lavaguard pickguard on it, looks legit 60s now, so stoked on this guitar. It’s amazing how crappy the stock fender tortoise guards look in comparison. NEVER goes out of tune even with heavy trem work. Love it.

2024 MIJ Traditional II Jaguar, Kinko music FSR:
Got this one a couple years ago after being hit & run while riding my bicycle by a crazy drunk/drugged lady. Somehow escaped with minor injuries and received some $ in a settlement….so I did what anyone would do, buy a new guitar! Had been seeing a bunch of the matching headstock FSR MIJ Jags and JMs on Reverb etc., they looked super nice, and figured what the hell, I’ll give the Jag a shot. Always loved sonic blue too so the choice was easy….I had ignored the Jaguar in the past because I already owned a JM, figured they were pretty much the same. Boy was I wrong. What a cool and different instrument. The shorter scale is really fun, thing is really easy to play….really love the dif tones you can get with the pickup selection. I unscrewed and flipped over the whole pickup selector plate so I wouldn’t accidentally switch off the pickups while playing aggressively, worked perfect. The build quality and finish on this guitar may be the very nicest I’ve ever seen, like it’s literally perfect, the Japanese aren’t messing around….Very happy, might be the best guitar I’ve ever played.

These are my guitars: five Jazzmasters are on the sofa—the MIJ Hybrid II, Troy Van Leeuwen, Squier Vintage Modified, Vintera III ’60s and Squier 40th Anniversary. The sixth, a Squier FSR JM Classic Vibe Black, is on its way. What a collection—and pure happiness!

PS
I love my guitar obsession, to be honest. I’ve played guitar in a jazz band for 30 years, and I’m fortunate to have spent all those years making music. If that’s an addiction, I’m happy with it.

I ordered a guitar from elliot trent, i know he has a long waitlist and takes his time for each guitar, but he hasnt uploaded a guitar to instagram since august or sent us an update like he usually do.

I sent him a email last weekend and hasnt responded, when he usually answers the next day.
Anyone knows whats up?