Blackbird on Jazzmaster

[MrPhotodoc]

WAAAAAAAAAAY too fast!

[steffenla4]

Great playing! I really dig the jangly blue-grassy vibe of the tempo.

Those Lollars sure do sound great

[fefsfdssdv]

hey nice job! quick question is that the vintage white color? Because im planning on getting one of these in white but im not sure if vintage white looks good i dont really like the yelowish color of it it but it doesnt look bad on yours. Please help me out. Thanks

[Stof31]

@fefsfdssdv - Yes, that's the color Fender Japan calls vintage white, it is quite "creamy". You can see it better now that I've replaced the pickguard by a white one :

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[fefsfdssdv]

@Stof31 Thanks a lot. Another question i have is whats the finish coated with? polyester? nitro? or poyutherine? Thanks

[SotR59]

the speed kinda makes it sound Blue grass. Still pretty cool.

[StonedPro]

SLOW DOWN!!!

[overoath123]

Wayyyyy to fast

[fordgt402]

This is a beatiful guitar,well thought of in terms of design,personally i think this is better than a telecaster,btw is the fingerboard ebony?

coz it looks dark from my computer screen.

Its a shame Fender neglected this series coz its versatile,comfortable and sounds good.

[Stof31]

The fingerboard is rosewood, the video is a bit dark. Well they're not _that_ neglected; Fender has recently created a "Classic Player" Jazzmaster series made in Mexico. Slightly different specs from a standard Jazzmaster, but great instruments nonetheless. :)

[marshman500]

slow down speed racer lol

[FrozenStringz]

you really got a music feel, man.. and you make it look so smooth and comfortable.

Great job

[MaventaofCosta]

It's cool man, my friend plays blackbird on acoustic faster than this. I am used to this style, great sound out of the jazzmaster.

[but28]

this sounds like a country song

[heyheymymy78]

Kinda bluegrass version....

[marshman500]

so fast lol

[edwinmoise]

muy bueno/very nice!

[acepple95]

Tad Doyle used one of these

[tylerdurden4495]

Very nice dude!

[Tomwipers]

oh you're awesome

[DavieMcCool]

Nice =]

[iluveno]

Slow DOWN!?

[basslinger]

If it sounded like the original, then what's the point? You're awesome, I enjoyed it, thanks.

[Iraqveteran8888]

I love the way you play it and the tone of that guitar is great. I like how you let us hear the different tones of the guitar.

Just a bit fast but hell if you don't have to sing I say go for it.

Thanks 5 stars....check my stuff out and see what you think.

[pearceytheguy]

u play it wrong

[AlexDeMars123]

no u play it wrong

[uchihathegreat]

good but the tempo needs to be slowed down a little bit

[crazy8rgood]

i have a question, what do all of those switches do, this may seem like a stupid quesion, but i play a strat and the only switch it has is a pickup selector.... and jazzmasters seem to have like, 5 switches.

[Stof31]

When upper switch is up:

- only neck pickup is active;

- tone and volume can be set with the upper black wheels (these are pots, not switches).

When upper switch is down:

- the active pickup(s) can be selected with the lower 3-way selector, like on a Tele;

- tone and volume can be set with the lower white pots.

The point of this setup was to have two different settings with their own tone and volume, so you could use the upper switch during a song to change from rhythm to solo and back.

[crazy8rgood]

Thanks!

[bumble155]

well picked (bit fast though!). Nice guitar too.

[Totoronio]

woao! very nice!! :O

[GulioRufus]

Do you have the standard pickguard or a turtoise?

[Stof31]

Standard pickguard, which is brown tortoise. The video is is bit dark.

[adajensen]

NICE. love those white JM's.

I play an AVRI jazzmaster ( beautiful guitar). but, I dont really like the pickups. how are the lollars?

[Stof31]

They're great, very pure clean sound. But from I heard, the AVRI pickups are good too, what don't you like about them ?

[adajensen]

well, the stock pickups are really bright. since the jazzmaster is already a bright guitar.... it kinda kills my ears. but..... some amps it works out great. but, most amps it has too much Ice-pick treble. OUCH!

i was thinking about the lollars or the curtis novaks.

[Stof31]

Oh yes the JM is very bright, but that's not the pickups, that's the 1M-ohm pots. I usually play with the tone pot halfway (on 5). I doubt swapping pickups will change this.

[adajensen]

hmmmm.... does your tone pot have a rather steep taper? example..... 10 is really super bright ......turn down to eight and a little bit warmer..... turn down to seven and all of a sudden the treble is all filtered out?

anyways, i just got this guitar... so im still learning. I should probably open her up and take a look sometime.

lastly, how high do you keep your pickups?

[Stof31]

Oh no, I find the tone pot is rather progressive. Maybe replacing your tone pot with a 500K linear would help your brightness problem ? I didn't play with the pickups height, defaut was fine to me.

[JonesBonesScones]

hey sounds great, the tone is really good, what amp are you using??

[Stof31]

The guitar is plugged into a Vox Tonelab LE preamp in Tweed 4x10 mode (a Fender Bassman emulation), I recorded on my PC from the optical output of the Vox.

[fkthsh]

I actually like this sped up version better for some reason.

[curbshoppin]

nice very nice

[saenrj11]

i am so in the market for a jag or JM

[ananda4530]

i wish to own this guitar one day.. with the exact same colour :)

[joshjosh182]

I love this guitar. what amp are you using? those bass notes are really warm. I have a custom epiphione black beauty two les paul, its got damazios on and i got it second hand for £445, how much would a good jazzmaster set me back do you think? reply please :]

[Stof31]

Well a Japanese JM is around 800€, and a U.S. one around ... 2000€. The price difference is not worth it though, the japanese woodwork/hardware is good, the weak point is the pickups (they're good, but not very faithful to the vintage Jazzmaster sound), that's why I replaced them with Lollar pickups. As for the sound, the guitar is plugged into a Vox Tonelab LE preamp, I recorded on my PC from the optical output of the Vox.

[willywonka091]

wow! how the fuck did the beatles even begin to write this?! incredible.

[theMANdrew]

its a paul mccartney song

[gomode301]

yeah but it was released on THE BEATLES white album. it's not like a paul solo song. just because John Lennon wrote all you need is love doesn't mean it's just a Lennon song. it's Beatles.

[neoionunder56]

Sounds beautiful, rich tone. Played quite fast : )

[qba5775]

Rich, full, accurate, with amazing fine tone. Outstanding skills and feeling...

[boredmanaic]

i like how playing it gives it more of that white summer/black mountainside feel, nice playing dude. very graceful, smooth transitions.

[boredmanaic]

i like how playing it gives it more of that white summer/black mountainside feel, nice playing dude. very graceful, smooth transitions.

[allth3s4me]

yeah man you play fast as fck but sounds pretty sweet anyway... just try to give it more feeling!!

[jnutrocks]

a jazzmaster was to record this song on the white album

[blackfireINSANITY]

sorry, but the song was acoustic.

[Kitschead]

This is a great guitar but mabey you should try a banjo for this kinda stuff.

[McSnern]

stupidly fast!

[capsaicinrain]

i watched this video before hearing the actual song,

i think it sounds nice...not the same, obviously, but it does sound nice

[DimmyAraujo]

pretty good, but too fast...

you made it look like some chicken pickin' stuff...

[GulioRufus]

That guitar is so beautifull man!

[GulioRufus]

Nice Sound.

Witch amp do you use?

[JollyBarHanau]

You play it too fast and without feeling!

[EternalxRest23]

it was fast, but you still did perfect.

i would give it a 10 still.

keep it up!

[bigtoomz]

slow down a bit. perfect otherwise. sounds amazing.

[scottiebrea]

YUCK! too fast....

[Thumbag]

j"adore  :)

[diegorojas]

niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice

[menga111]

what are those pickups? are they like p90's?

[ImThEkOoLeStYeA]

jazzmaster pickups have their own shape and sound they r single coil like p-90s but r way differant sound wise

[julosx]

Joli picking, mon garçon. En matière de Jazzmaster, cela nous change de Johnny Mascis question son.

Mais c'est curieux, y aurait-il deux sélecteurs de micros sur cette guitare, un en haut et l'autre en bas ?

[Jazzmaster11]

il y a deux circuits distincts sur la jazzmaster, un circuit en potentiomètres 1Meg, un circuit avec un potentiomètre de 50k en tone, d'où un son plus velouté.

[JARZO8]

You did a nice job but like one other guy mentioned you played it to fast, slow it down and you'll have perfect.

[Matiaz91]

robot

[myblackday]

How much?

[zappin100]

Maravilloso, Wonderfull

[miriamleaman]

You have a very beautiful guitar. And you played nicely too.

[PitxiYo]

Nice guitar and nice song :)

[bigtophalloween]

Shut up, you old fogies. If it's too fast you're too old. I wanna see homeslice play it even FASTER!

[fcapece]

hey...great sound...I've a question...I'm about to buy a Fender Jaguar (the one with Humbuckers)...I'm into White Stripes Guitar sound...that FAT Vintage SOund...What do you think?...I'm looking just for an opinion

[mr0ska]

i've gotten white stripes kinda sound with a les paul studio and the presence cranked downon my amp, i think that sound is more bassed on amp settings than equipment, tube amp might be necessary though.

[fcapece]

thanks!

[whatwouldusaydmb4]

If you want a White Stripes sound try a Montgomery Airline, they have some decently priced ones on Ebay, I saw some for real cheap on Ebay UK

[Verence]

What other equipment did you use for this? How did you record it?

Sounds great. Fast, but great. :)

[Stof31]

Plugged the guitar into a Vox Tonelab LE, which has a optical-out -> straight into my Terratec soundcard. Did it as a demo of the Lollar pickups for a friend, so i kept the sound as clean as possible, only a bit of reverb.

[Verence]

Cool, I'll have to look into getting some equipment like that.

[enioperceval]

so, our guitars are brother, cause the serial of mine starts with "Q" too.

[enioperceval]

"made" in japan or "crafted" in japan?

[Stof31]

I don't have it at hand, but i'm 90% sure the decal says "Crafted", it's a 2002-2004 instrument (serial starting with "Q")

[Beefgog]

You are poopy

[Dumbass455]

Great, but no need to hurry, I agree.

[martinusos]

damnit, the way you play this sucks xD I owned a jazzmaster.. they really sound great, but the tremolo isn't the best one arround

[jamespatrickbarton]

sloooow it down, it's not a race!

[Stof31]

Yup you're right, the original is way slower. Should have checked it for reference before doing the clip (recording stress probably raised the speed too), sorry about that.

[Monitpara]

Pure clean sound, great.

[Jazzmaster11]

Magnifique, manque plus qu'n petit teste en crunch et overdrive et je serai rassasié.