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Jazzmaster Classic Sound
By: wstagner Date: January 16, 2013, 3:05 pm
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This video personifies "that sound" that only the Jazzmaster
has. You can clearly see the toggle switch position. We can
only speculate that the colour is Olympic White or Lake Placid
blue.
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIwK4Ikl4U0
HTML http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIwK4Ikl4U0
Looks like he's using at least .11 maybe .12. The Ventures cood
have done this toon back then. I woon't be sprised if they had
and it's hiding in a vault (or some 1 basement).
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Re: Jazzmaster Classic Sound
By: wstagner Date: January 16, 2013, 3:31 pm
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Jazzmaster, neck pickup:
HTML http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUlzCw4nUoM&NR=1
HTML http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUlzCw4nUoM&NR=1
Cooda bin on the Country Classic LP
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Re: Jazzmaster Classic Sound
By: abstamaria Date: March 20, 2013, 10:59 pm
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I enjoyed watching that, Walt. It reminds me of how much I
wanted a Jazzmaster when I was 13 or so but could never hope to
get one.
Based purely on the year, I would guess he is using at least a
12 and most likely flatwound.
Best regards,
Andy
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Re: Jazzmaster Classic Sound
By: cockroach Date: March 21, 2013, 5:37 am
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How I envy his long supple fingers!
It always seemed harder with my short fat hairy little sausage
fingers....:-)
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Re: Jazzmaster Classic Sound
By: wstagner Date: March 21, 2013, 1:38 pm
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Defnitely heavy strings, wound G 4 sure.
Plain G not available until early 60's.
Never noticed his fingers...they just "move".
;D
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Re: Jazzmaster Classic Sound
By: Bruce D Date: March 22, 2013, 4:57 pm
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I really like Neil LeVang's playing, plus his selection of
material is awesome. Our guys should have gotten him in as Lead
Guitar when Nokie took a hike.
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Re: Jazzmaster Classic Sound
By: wstagner Date: March 22, 2013, 5:05 pm
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Me 2. He cood plays anything.
Not to mention he had a stockpyle of all the rite geetars! ;D
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Re: Jazzmaster Classic Sound
By: Nokie Date: March 26, 2013, 11:09 am
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The Jazzmaster tone really is unique. It's always been a
curiosity to me. I'm guessing it's a function of the 25.5" scale
coupled with the bridge and tail piece and the over-wound single
coils on a wide bobbin and yes, heavy flatwounds are the way to
go. The characteristics of that tone get exaggerated when put
through a reverb tank but it does sound great on this video and
in particular on some of the early Ventures recordings. -Marty
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