Jazz - M Type
JazzStar
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The ASR JazzStar is built sparing no expense, starting with a highly polished, metallic paint and poly clear, industry custom guitar wiring using parts such as CTS pots, Pure-Tone jack, Switchcraft 3-way, Gavitt wire, and fully shielded.
THE BODY
- Ash
- Purple, fine metallic - (See color chart below)
ELECTRONICS
- American made, tested, and matched CTS 500k pots.
- Switchcraft 3-way switch and input jack.
- Pick-up height adjustment, Via springs, not foam rubber pads. This makes for easier and finer adjustments.
TONE SHAPING
- Neck volume
- Bridge volume
- Tone w/43k Cap for both
This configuration affords the player a great amount of control by regulating, via the individual volume pots, the percentage of volume mix happening between the P-90 in the Bridge, and the one in the neck position.
And if you have never played a P-90 equipped guitar before, you have been missing out, big-time. Go watch clips of all the bands at Woodstock, about 85% of the guitarists used the P-90, which is why the music from that era growled & chimed in that certain way.
THE BRIDGE & TREMOLO
- The Schaller STM Roller, Tunamatic style bridge
- Vintage style tremolo
- Strat style Trem also available on specified bodies
- Custom 4-Ply Pick-guard, .100" vinyl , glossy finish w/ beveled edge
THE NECK
- Canadian Hard Rock Maple w/Vintage Amber Tint
- Custom Rosewood fret board w/Tree-of-life inlay (Not Std)
- 22 medium jumbo Stainless steel frets
- Brass nut
- Double action truss rod - 3/16"
- Neck shape is Modern "C"
- Neck Finish: Gloss Poly
- Fingerboard Radius: 12 to 14
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Nut Width: 1-11/16TH Inch or (43 mm)
- 56 mm (2-3/16th) inches Heel Width
- 10 mm Fender Locking tuners
- Elixer 10-46 Strings
- Ships w/Hard case
Available Colors:
Because of supply chain disruptions, some colors may not be available at time of ordering:
Tremolo operation tips:
The 60’s era Fender Jazzmaster Trem design was NOT created for heavy use at all, and tuning stability was never good, but it does look great!
This type of trem will feel slightly glitchy for a while and should get smoother with time, however, it is not meant to be used like any of the more modern designed Tremolo bars that can be pushed all the way down to the guitar body without losing tune.
ALSO: The JM system is meant to be used (pushed down) no more than ¼ to ½ inch for a gentle tremolo affect, like how you hear a Jazz player use a Trem. Hence the original model name – JazzMaster.
Always make sure that when you push down on the trem bar to create the effect, that you always allow it to spring back to its start point without holding it back on its way up. Holding it back as it returns will usually change your tuning if the trem plate does not return to its original location.
Many times, if the tuning sounds a bit off, you can push the trem arm down kind of hard (not far), and allow it to snap backwards on its own. This will usually return it to zero.
Just stuff to get used to when owning and using vintage design gear. But again, it looks super cool and that is the really important thing, after all.