My standard question these days is "it sounds just fine, how does it feel?" If you're not a broker and you're not looking to retire off of a flip, put it back together and play it! The nerds and the money men have long ago lost track of the simple fact that these are MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS! not stocks and bonds. That Jazzmaster is a completely different voice from your Strats and given enough time, it will probably cause you to think differently when you play it, and you'll most likely come up with different ideas because of that. I would vote for keeping it. It'll expand your creativity in some new direction, and it'll be fun.

When I was kid buying my first Jazzmaster back in 1979 the older guys thought they were for squares but I really loved how versatile it was. It's cool watching you take one apart.

@caiusmadison2996

11 ай бұрын

In all honesty, the older rock would've sounded pretty good on one. They missed out trying to out 3 or 4 guitars each other in the 60's &70's

@MitchellMaichak-ze7mr

7 ай бұрын

The time to buy 'em is when nobody wants 'em !!!

A very minor mod and they put it back as close to stock as they could. It’s amazing! I’d ditch that buzz stop though (definitely NOT a stock part) and get a full-pocket neck shim if you end up with bridge rattle afterwards.

I love when you do these authentication videos! Your vintage tear down videos are my favorite KZread content. Thank you!!

I like this channel so much better than Trogly's Guitar Show. He's like the Mr. Rogers of guitars. Keep it up.

@jscotlandr

9 ай бұрын

I agree. This is my go to "Vintage Fender" channel. Trogly is my "Gibson Les Paul" channel. He is a great resource even if he can be a bit boring. Trogly knows so much about Gibson guitars. One thing I appreciate is that he doesn't limit himself to just vintage guitars. That's nice since the vast majority of people can't afford to spend $50k on a guitar.

Another great information show. So much I'd never think to ask or look for. You save people a lot of grief and money. Thank you for all your work.

Aside from the gear, I love your taste in decor, specifically the cushions, rug and blankets. They look like Navajo designs which are my favourite.

Thank you, appreciate you showing everyone some areas to look at when buying a vintage guitar. Unfortunately there are so many scammers around today, attempting to take advantage of people. The greater educated people become, hopefully the fraudsters become exposed. Appreciated your work Matt, please keep your videos coming. I get excited when you post a new video.

Love your channel. Very informative and personable. The playing and tone in each video are fantastic!

@MatthewScottmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Ryan!

Pretty cool! I like your vids. I enjoy learning about the construction and authenticating of these old guitars. The closest I have come to owning a vintage guitar is a 72 telecaster. I love that guitar.

@_Ramen-Vac_

Жыл бұрын

Not "close" . . you have arrived! nice keeper that 1.

Thanks for another great video. I always learn something while watching your videos!!

Freaking Awesome Matthew!... i luv them "player grade" guitars, so much mojo with them. it's hard to explain until you have one you really won't know what that means.

@jpalberthoward9

Жыл бұрын

I have 3 that would fit that profile. I also love to build parts casters out of old parts. The old stuff has a cool factor that is off the chart, and these are two ways of dodging the reptilian Merrovingians who lock them in the vault until they can flip them to another reptilian Merrovingian who will lock them in the vault until he can flip it to another reptilian Merrovingian who will lock it in the vault until he can flip it to another reptilian Merrovingian who will lock it in the vault until.............. "To infinity and beyond!" Buzz Light-year.

Excellent vid! I’ve had hundreds of vintage Fenders in my hands over the years. I’m definitely a Fender guy - Gibsons I’m just not as familiar with. Great you pulled the neck pup! I may well have missed this in a casual evaluation, say for insurance reasons - and I’m 65! (should know better) Love your channel. Peace

Yeah, loved it Matthew! Great to see all this knowledge - and from a wonderful *player* too!... 🙏 👏👏

Geez … nice tones. I’m glad this popped-up in the random-feed. Subscribed!

Fantastic look through this vintage Guitar. So Young and so much knowledge! Carry on My man

Love these videos Mathew. Thanks for your Knowledge!

Thanks Matthew for another really nice informative video, love it. PEACE 🎸🤠👍

Thanks for the pointers!

In my town in the late 60's-early 70's, when Strats and Les Pauls were the only guitars with status, you could pick up Jazzmasters at the pawn shop for cheap, way less than a tele. I'll bet someone got this one and did the LP humbucker swap for a while until he could afford a "real" rock guitar. Or a jazz player who wanted that humbucker sound. What a blessing that he kept the original! I remember looking at them and thinking that all the switches were dopey, so I made due with a Mustang until I could afford a "real" guitar. 🙄 Oh, lordy, if only I'd known...

it's like an old car, it's amazing what's been done under the dash sometimes

@jogmas12

Жыл бұрын

But you know, I was wondering what kind of people were buying new Fenders in the 1950’s and early 60’s????? I mean I know who’s buying them now, rockers right?

@briano.1503

Жыл бұрын

@@jogmas12 My dad and uncles were buying them then. They started a band around 1963. Lots of up and coming rockers and country players were too.

@MatthewScottmusic

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. There's always something you discover..

@jogmas12

Жыл бұрын

@@briano.1503 that’s all and good but I’m wondering how many “little Johnnys” out there that got brand new Fender guitars for Christmas during the 1950’s and early 60’s and what became of those guitars? 🤔

Just bought a 72 mustang on reverb and now you’ve got me nervous 😂😬

@marcraygun6290

Жыл бұрын

Bought a 64 gretsch astrojet on reverb had great experience....don't panic

@fuchsia5899

Жыл бұрын

Oooooo what finish?

@thislittleamp

Жыл бұрын

@@marcraygun6290 appreciate the reassurance thank you!

@thislittleamp

Жыл бұрын

@@fuchsia5899 sunburst 😁very excited

@rdaws73

Жыл бұрын

I don't know how you guys buy vintage guitars without inspecting it in person. Yall are crazy lol.

Very cool hand woven rug. Nice touch

Great video! I just saw dinosaur jr two days ago and he was playing his vintage sunburst fender Jazzmaster almost identical to yours

What a magnificent find! Killer looks, killer sounds, I love it! I recently bought a set of new pickups for an 'old' strat I own. I decided to remove the whole pickguard with all the knobs, switching and wiring, all in one piece. So if I want to get it back to the original state it was in when it was brand new, I can totally do it. But let's assume I wanted a filtertron pickup in the bridge position you would find some extra routing under the pickguard, but everything else would be completely original. This is probably what happened here. The man you bought it from might have never known this. And if he did...., well, I assume you got it for a good price. I know you're not an idiot. So congrats!!! This guitar (for me) would fall into the category 'guitars I'd kill for' (as a matter of speech off course). 😎

Always enjoy your vids and learn something every time.

Great insights!! Terrific.

Damn! That tone at the beginning!

Hey man. So good to see that your channel is successful. People watch and care because you do :) Any updates on the old Gibson that people wanted you to keep the pickups in? Any gigs you've played with it that have video? Thanks and Best Regards and Best Wishes!

Glad you apreciating the 63 neck. An you have played many. Its my fav too. Darker almost black rosewood, the colour of the dots, an for me, the veneer board. An just the way it looks. I still got original bone nut an just love my 63 jazzy

Love your videos Matthew!

My friend in highschool had a red 1969 fender mustang. And eventually got rid of it for pretty much nothing.. i wish he would have held onto it. It was all original and was in excellent condition.. I'd love to be able to collect some vintage guitars mainly vintage basses. I'd love to have a 60s fender jazz or P bass.

Interesting, as always. Thanks Matt!!! 👍👍👍

That would have been hard to spot! YOU are an awesome resourse

In 1970 that would have been a $100-$125 guitar. Jazzmasters were not considered desirable at all. Strats were $125-$175, as many as you could find.

@marigner

Жыл бұрын

Thats 784 USD today

Matthew... you're gonna make a Great old man and/or grandpa! So good at sharing information... you will Captivate the youngun's as you do us, right now!! Better sign up for "the Course" soon !!

Amazing knowledge! Very impressive!

I love the history of old guitars. After high school I traded an Ibanez flying V, peavy cab with 4x12s and $150 for a Strat. Had no idea what year it was but it had already had a custom paint job on it. Think late 60s-70ish hippie van. I called Fender later to check the serial # on the neck plate and it coded to 1967. So that is what I thought it was. After reading Fender history, because they are modular guitars, components from different years were often used to construct that year's model. Many years later, I took the neck off for the first time, and I could not decipher the code. It was 22-196-109-B. Fender explained it like this. 22 was the code for Stratocaster, 196 was the production number, 10 was the month, 9 was the year and B was the nut curve. Having owned this guitar since around 74, I believe it to be unmolested except the repaint. So, Fender used a 67 neck and 69 neck on the same guitar. Still have it and it's awesome. Long post, sorry!

Very interesting thank you. I'm a antique furniture & clock restorer. When I bought a bandsaw the guy I bought it from said his income was making fake guitars. He made Gibson & Fender "replicas" and had been for a few years. I saw the stamps for putting the dates on the necks on his workbench. I think as with any antiques & collectables from clocks to guitars to cars the simple rule is the more it is worth, the harder you need to look. That said they even fake $5 Casio watches now so who knows! Knowledge is king. Thanks again!

Had a guy trying to trade me a “80s Silverburst Gibson Les Paul” last week for my Strat last week. I told him I would look it over, thoroughly. Upon further inspection, It was just a Chibson that had been a little roughed up for looks. Dude got a little heated when I still wouldn’t trade with him and got in my face about it. Tried to snatch my case from me. I warned him that he was about to be traded a hollow point for that Chibson. Be careful out there doing business folks!

Nice hat, man! Guitar House of Tulsa is a great place for vintage gear.

It has a beautiful creamy, soupy sound! Well of course you’re putting some nice playing into it and going into a nice old amp

Cool pointers and tips 😊

Great content. Keep them coming please and thanks.

Man that tone. 👍 Beautiful.

Subscribed. Like learning about the old guitars and like to hear the tones they produce.

@MatthewScottmusic

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, nice to have you here Mike!

As ever, a very thorough and well informed analysis. To most of us, this subject is as mysterious and full of pitfalls as it is interesting. Thank you for your insight and valuable work! Nice one Matthew. 🎶🌟👍

Awesome Matt🎸《☆》Nice Jazzmaster Brother👍🏾I wish the date code on my mid 70s Strat neck was that simple to read✌😎☮

Yeah, I found out the hard way! I was building a partscaster, and the neck in the body was supposed to be made the same year by the same company but it didn’t fit the body the way it should have and then when I called out the person I got it from they went ghost on me!! so I ended up having to change the bridge to a smaller size. It was a hell of a mess.!!

thanks for sharing your knowledge

Loving this parts and specs videos, more please

Wow, freaking great tone at the intro there!

@MatthewScottmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

@jamescassidy3995

Жыл бұрын

@@MatthewScottmusic Always love your stuff here in England mate! ✊️🎸✨

i used to go to Guitar House of Tulsa when i was a kid. oh yeah, cool hat bro!

I was born 4/63. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks, Matt. Always learn something form your excellent videos (even tho' I'm a drummer0.

Great video Matt, could save someone a lot of money someday. I'm glad you bought this guitar because I've always wondered how the Jazzmaster would sound in the hands of someone with a blues style and nobody in this genre seems to play them. I'd love to hear a video of you going back and forth between this and one of your strats for contrast.

@Gabe-1997

Жыл бұрын

I use one myself in a jazz-funk band so obviously there's a strong blues foundation there and I think it's great. I did switch to 500k tone pots because the 1meg ones that came stock on my vintage-style model are just way too bright. The Jazzmaster's EQ profile really gives a big, fat, spanky sound that's great for the more percussive approach to blues playing. To my ear, it's almost like if you mixed the sounds of traditional Fender guitars with hollowbody guitars. Also, the rhythm circuit is grossly underused, its sound with the with the volume all the way up and the tone most of the way up reminds me of PAF pickups.

@michaelturner4729

Жыл бұрын

Shawn Pittman occasionally uses a Jazzmaster... kzread.info/dash/bejne/qqCHm7SOqdzHaJM.html

@MatthewScottmusic

Жыл бұрын

I hope it helps. I didn't think I would like a jazzmaster. Then I heard the recording..

@mohamedtlass3842

Жыл бұрын

Pop Staples would play them as well as Jaguars! Also guitar slim I think

@joshuajkoplin

Жыл бұрын

@@mohamedtlass3842 Otis Rush played a Jazzmaster also. So did Jimi throughout his career

That’s one nice guitar. Thanks for sharing.

Well done Matt.👍

Good demo. Thanks. 👍☮️🌞🎸❤️

I just retrieved a guitar from the U.K. that I have owned since 1977 and had sat at my parents’ and later my Dad’s place since then, apart from when it was with me at college for a year or two. It is an Antoria Soundmaster made by Fuji-gen sometime between 1967 and 1972. When I tried to remove the bolt on neck so that I could pack it on my luggage I discovered that someone had epoxied in the neck with a couple of metal washers service as neck shims sometime before I got it. In the course of discovering this I of course snapped two of the neck screws and then had to rip the neck out of the pocket once I had crossed that particular Rubicon. It is currently being rendered playable again by my regular guitar fixer. Neither of us can work out why there was what appears to be a roll of veneer material sitting inside the body either.

Interesting: I have a 1963 Jaguar with a neck marked 1 MAR 63 B. Sixty years from the date of this video. Like yours it has cloth covered wire in black, white, red and yellow. Also, like yours mine has the letter 'B' between the pickups.. but my B is followed by the number 2.

I enjoy your video and your knowledge. A small constructive criticism if you don’t mind.. you left out a major question most of us had… What’s the value of the guitar when you bought it then the value of the guitar when you found the mods.. I think a lot of us want to know how this could affect the value. Much thanks!

Ur tone is unmatched dude

I had a '63 refinished with new pickguard that I sold back 28 years ago for $550. Feel pretty bad about that one, it had the original blonde case with orange felt too.

i’ll play drums and bass for you if you just let me come over and see all of your old amps and guitars. that super six reverb is so sick

Was adding a humbucker in the neck position something people did to Jazzmasters? In the '80s I was guitar sitting a friend's '66 that had a PAF style in the neck position. It was hidden under the pickup cover so it looked original. This was a fantastic upgrade as the guitar sounded fantastic! I did not have the extra $350 at the time to buy it from him...

Sometimes the older guitars have some issues and they still sound amazing. If your buying for an investment okay whatever but the reason you buy a guitar is for the sound and the way it plays !

Thanks Matt

Before the pandemic I bought a 1963 Fender Duo Sonic for $700 at a pawn shop. The neck pickup doesn’t work. I took it to some guitar shops and guitar guys told me it must be a refin. I capoed the neck and removed the neck and found an OK in a circle ink stamp in the neck pocket that was half on wood and red overspray. I think I might have one of the first Candle Apple Red Fender guitars since 1963 was the first year for CAR.

Matt, love the piece! I’ve got a question, is your tortoise pickguard original? My ‘66 JazzMaster has a very different pickguard and has suffered expansion and contraction from years of temperature and humidity fluctuation which has put some buckling in the steel plate underneath. Also the edges of the tortoise have a bit of aging. The pickups were held up by thick black foam rubber like you might find in an older car door seal, and yes the edges are crumbling due to age..👍. Keep up the good work my friend, also let us know when the album comes out!

That’s a pretty sweet guitar! I don’t think I could buy a guitar without getting to hold and play it first unless it had a really good and easy return policy. And if you’re looking at a vintage guitar and they have a problem with you wanting to authenticate it then just walk away because they’re probably trying to rip you off!

@castleanthrax1833

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm pretty sure everyone knows that.

@usernameunk

Жыл бұрын

@@castleanthrax1833 🙄

@castleanthrax1833

Жыл бұрын

@@usernameunk 🙄🙄

What a fantastic video I actually enjoyed it

Still love it and it sounds great. Keep it.

That fuzz sounds sickkkk

Awesome advice

That fuzzy tone at the beginning was awesomely filthy!

Can you check out a Jaguar? Love your stuff man!!!

Time for a gibson junior restoration repair? This is the classic

I have 62 which has similar levels of wear , signed by a Martinez under scratchplate

Man what pedals/fuzzes are you using in that jam? That was awesome!

It's not uncommon at all: modifications reduce the value of the guitar. So he modded it, played with PAFs and then put it back the stock before selling. To keep the humbuckers and bring back the value. I do it, too, when I mod and sell something.

@MatthewScottmusic

Жыл бұрын

What's uncommon is the story.

The low end is massive! What tuning were you in? Standard about sounds unbelievable

0:34 truck commercials be like

I don't think the mod and then returned to stock would bother me. It's all there and the tone is killer.

On the weird front route. 1 possibility is the bit was coming loose a sliding out of collet .. If the depth varies in it, sometimes it doesn't ,.

i was born in april '63. nice find!

That's a beautiful guitar man.

Good info

Ahhh the Jazzmaster love is still felt though. What fuzz were you using for the riff in the beginning?

Dude quickest I've caught ya

The shielding plate under the pickup should be soldered to the control cavity shielding

That sounds Glorious detuned..

What pedals are you using in the intro? It’s a great tone!

Hi Lester, the amp isn't a particularly expensive one but when working correctly is good enough for most purposes. As I have already told you until recently my Glarry glp101 electric guitar, bla ck model is now not securely attaching to my amp. I have tried other cables but they don't fit snuggly into guitar or amp which is very frustrating as I think the issue could be easily fixed, but I keep trying but so far, still not quite right.. Regards ..Steve

I love that guitar!!!

What pedal are you using here? What an awesome tone

whered the videos of you restoring your main 59 strat go they were incredible

Is that the stock bridge pickup route? Looks funky.....

Hey Matthew this may seem crazy to ask but would you consider doing a refret for me? I’m local to OKC metro and have this custom shop strat that has been beveled to short by previous owner. The board is fine the frets are too short so falling off the board is a problem. I’d pay you of corse but I don’t trust any local shops since my old guy Jim retired there are no good techs around here. Let me know what you think I know you’re busy guy but worth a shot. Your work is legit!

That neck is 4 days older than me! 🎸