I remember taking lessons at guitar showcase in 78' and looking for my first guitar. A salesman tried to steer me towards a used Mustang, Jag or Jazzmaster for $150. But they were all nicked up with cracking finish and old hardware. I wasn't about to be sold an old junky guitar by a slick salesman so I opted for a brand new candy apple red Kramer Pacer with a single Humbucker pickup wired to a single volume knob. A guy at school begged me to trade it for a Les Paul Custom Black Beauty but I knew the Kramer would hold its value over time. Yeah, I have a lot of regrets in life.

@kennethchou4384

3 жыл бұрын

Dear god...

@flouisbailey

3 жыл бұрын

@Jim Goose Your point is solid, at times it appears a deal but turns out to be a used Hound vs a used Lexus.

@Artefracture

3 жыл бұрын

The Kramer sounds badass!

@jonp3890

2 жыл бұрын

I got one for ya, you’ll love this because it’ll probably make you feel better, lol. In ‘77, my folks got me an Antigua Strat, which was the big new color at the time. I never bonded with it and after a couple of years traded it for a ‘71 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe. Yay, right? But when I got home, my folks, who didn’t know anything about guitars, hit the roof, and it was some time before I could convince them that I got the better end on that trade. Like, a couple of years worth of mild guilt trips. Eventually they came around, though, especially after I started making a few side bucks with it. Fast forward twelve years, I’m in Tampa, trying to make a living, fallen on hard times. Had nothing to sell at one point to pay my rent but, you guessed it, the Gibby. That hurt… But I got what I thought was a fair enough price on it, and after I left the music store in Clearwater where I sold it, a buddy of mine that was with me said, as we were getting back in the car right after, “Do you realize who you just sold your guitar to?” I didn’t, and he told me that it was the former bass player for The Outlaws… I guess it went to a good home, but I’ve missed that twelve or thirteen pound baby ever since. I recently saw on Reverb that one just like it, same year, etc., was selling for almost $6000. So, you see, I probably ended up coming out more stupidly in the end than you did, lol.

@Phatzo1000

2 жыл бұрын

Funny thing is, I had a Pacer back in the 80s and I wish now that I never got rid of it. (I swapped it for an Ibanez)

Amazingly, shoe gaze is having a MASSIVE resurgence all over the world right now. Being in the indie/shoe gaze scene myself, I’d really love a jazzmaster in my hands. Specs and sound aside, they just look so cool. Classy, different, retro, just awesome.

@Tanikaze2

Жыл бұрын

"Amazingly, shoe gaze is having a MASSIVE resurgence all over the world right now. " THANK GOD

@gushutchinson8758

Жыл бұрын

Is that like navel gaze, but a couple of feet further down?

@KCBIG

Жыл бұрын

@@gushutchinson8758 what?

@Hawk3n.

11 ай бұрын

I never knew what shoe gaze was until I really got interested in the jazzmaster and it is easily my favorite genre. My favorite band is freshwater, they only have 1 album and 2 singles but they are SO good.

@e_j_

7 ай бұрын

hot tip, get a cheap clone and mod it to heck. clones these days are so solid. harley benton, artist guitars, etc. have great jazzmasters

Leo fender: *creates jazzmaster* Jazz players: did I ask?

@rakbadoodlestv3676

2 жыл бұрын

Chibson: no one asked, we listened.

@charlie-obrien

Жыл бұрын

True Jazzers love their full hollow bodied guitars for sitting in and playing live. But Leo's design is great for that too, Plus so many other styles and genres. I have my traditional big box and my JM and they both have a place in my home that they will never leave.

@papo_parra

3 ай бұрын

(a couple of years later) Jazz players: Oh, Leo... you are the GOAT!

Leo built a guitar for the Jazz greats, who turned up their noses and it fell right into the hands of surf daddys , Elvis C and alt rockers. He might not have hit his mark, but he sure did catch the wave.

@ClairvoyantEntertainment

Жыл бұрын

well said

@loveseat-honey

5 ай бұрын

Nice word play as well

Brilliant. Now do Jaguars, to THOROUGHLY confuse me, lol.

@honkytonkinson9787

4 жыл бұрын

Yes please. For some reason I always preferred the Jaguar over the Jazz Master, ever though I've not played either. The closest I've come is the Jag-Stang; one of my favorite 90s guitars

@runlarryrun77

4 жыл бұрын

I got a Jaguar the other day. At first I was confused, but then I took a different approach, I didn't get hung up on what switch did what, what pick up/s were activated etc & just focused on what sounds were coming from the guitar. I absolutely love it, best guitar I've owned.

@jeronimomartinezfabregas

4 жыл бұрын

Bump

@TylerKingNuReview

4 жыл бұрын

I echo this sentiment

@Official_KC

4 жыл бұрын

@@honkytonkinson9787 In most cases, the jazzmaster is larger than the jaguar. Correct me if I'm mistaken. But that's one of the biggest differences, aside from the tone knobs. A lot of taller guitarists tend to go for the JM over guitars like the tele or jaguar

Once again Hypes, I learned so much from your video! This is What Makes KZread Great!

@fivewattworld

4 жыл бұрын

Hypes, that means a lot coming from the Swervedriver hoody man himself!

@KeithSouthwest

3 жыл бұрын

Ricky B. Alright!

@johnnyd63

3 жыл бұрын

Since Rick B. Is onboard with your channel,count me in too...No kidding though..Great job

@blacktoothfox677

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@talonalec4282

2 жыл бұрын

I dont mean to be offtopic but does anyone know of a trick to log back into an instagram account?? I stupidly lost my account password. I love any help you can give me.

Shoegaze has a strong scene in Japan currently

@arrestedmemories

2 жыл бұрын

Can you recommend any artists?

@fivewattworld

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry not my genre as much as my script editor Perry.

@visvge4934

2 жыл бұрын

@@arrestedmemories kzread.info/dash/bejne/oJWos6hmqZOrqps.html I mean there's a whole rabbit hole but this is a start

@Sethsm1

2 жыл бұрын

@@visvge4934 This is sick, and I had no idea shoegaze was going strong there. Thanks for the rec.

Very informative video. One complaint: in your timeline you skipped from Television and Costello to MBV and shoegaze and completely omitted another music scene in between that heavily used fender offsets including the jazzmaster: the Postpunk scene which was sandwiched between the end of punk and shoegaze(and the postpunk bands all influenced the shoegaze bands to play Fender offsets). Bands like the Cure, Siouxie and the banshees, Cocteau twins and others all heavily employed fender offsets including a fair number of jazzmasters. This is a definite musical movement that deserves its mention in the history of the jazzmaster and Fender offsets in general.

@lustreboy

Ай бұрын

Robert Smith is the reason I got my Jazzmaster 30 years ago, and I bloody love it!

"In an age when a Cadillac was actually a Cadillac " words of wisdom. I like the Jazzmaster and Jaguars I find them a very comfortable couch guitar. The latter with the shorter scale keeps my wife safer too

@mcpauldjrickmusicmaker4504

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha

@WS102

3 жыл бұрын

When Cadillac meant "quality", unlike most if not all GM products now which mean "Manufactured Obsolescence", a term they invented and happily put into practice.

While I've grown to appreciate Strats and Les Pauls, for a long time I didn't want anything to do with one. All I wanted were Jazzmasters, Jaguars, and Mustangs. Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth, Mudhoney, were the bands that got me to play guitar and those offsets were all I wanted.

@masonhaxelTMV

4 жыл бұрын

i own the j mascis signature squier, best guitar ive ever played

@doitnowvideosyeah5841

4 жыл бұрын

Well strats and Les Paul seemed like lunkhead guitars, rock solo star guitars and that wasn't what 'we' (the post punk/s hoegaze/ college rock nation) wanted to do. To play an offset was to choose a side. Also, the vibratos on jags,jazz and ( tho vastly different) mustangs were better for our noisy purposes.

@blackpillfitness9136

4 жыл бұрын

I’m in that phase right now. Although I use a Tele that I’m happy with

@masonhaxelTMV

4 жыл бұрын

James Devine same dude! mexi tele thinline!

@j_fley6702

4 жыл бұрын

Complete opposite for me. I was always a big Les Paul guy. Recently got a classic vibe jazzmaster, absolutely love it! I am strongly considering getting the j mascis. It's one of the coolest guitars I've ever seen

17:38 Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins and Robert Smith of the Cure (and Siouxsie Sue's Banshees) deserved mention here. Cocteau Twins in particular are seen as progenitors of shoegaze, and Guthrie is probably either where the Jazzmaster begins its long association with effect-heavy "ambient" sounds or pretty close to it.

@dougslawin4725

2 жыл бұрын

Hmmmm... I always thought Robin Guthrie played PRS?

I thought Robert Smith might’ve got a mention as a player. The record company bought it for him as they didn’t want him playing his Woolworths guitar. He ended up taking a pick up out of it and mounting it in the central position.

@GaylordBonnafous

4 жыл бұрын

Underrated guitarist...

@zazz63

3 жыл бұрын

he started to disfigure it over the years to the point that it wasn't even recognisable as a jazzmaster ...i managed to see it in the flesh as this blackend shadow of its former self with fish hanging from the headstock at the save the whale gig at the royal albert hall during the mid 80s...i think it must have disintegrated completely after that as i have never seen a photo of him with it since.

@Dick67

3 жыл бұрын

that's the Jazzmaster story I always remember, the Cure (maybe still called Easy Cure?) heading into the studio for the first time, Robert Smith playing a National (i think) or some cheap instrument, and their manager or record label rep bought him a JM off the rack to record with

@HerveBoisde

3 жыл бұрын

He actually owned a strat as his backup guitar when he recorded 3 Imaginary Boys with the Woolworth guitar. But yeah, that Jazzmaster completely changed his tone on the 17 Seconds album.

@Case_

9 ай бұрын

@@zazz63 He used a Jazzmaster with his signature Top 20 pickup for the first third of the Trilogy concert in 2002, available on DVD, and it has been spotted now and then even as recently as 2020 in some of his home studio streams. To what extent it is the original guitar is certainly a good question, but he certainly still has and plays a Jazzmaster in his classic configuration with the added pickup and the behind-the-bridge brass bar.

Damn I love these videos.

@fivewattworld

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man.

@wolfgangfricke8555

3 жыл бұрын

wanna collect all those guitars after watching.

@purplebondsaiyan2987

2 жыл бұрын

@@fivewattworld you Forgot to Mention John Fruscatine from Red Hot Chilli Peppers use a Surf Green (Maybe a Blueish Color) Jazzmaster on the Music Video for The Song "Under The Bridge"

I just started playing. Didn't understand anything about guitars and I bought the Squire Jazzmaster. I questioned my purchase as I rarely see anyone playing. This vlog makes me good about my purchase. Thanks.

@nolanaramini473

4 жыл бұрын

You can't go wrong on a JM!

@mikedwiles

4 жыл бұрын

I recently bought one of the Squires too. They are well made. The pickups are actually better in these than the current Am ones. All you need to do to this guitar is play it.

@StuartPeel

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Dave! Maybe you didn't know what you were buying at the time but a great choice - well done! Jazzmasters are great guitars. Jazzmaster and Jaguar owners tend to be totally committed to offset guitars. They have just that right amount of strangeness to make them interesting!

@miltonwaxman

4 жыл бұрын

Why do you need somebody else's approval for you choice of guitar? If you like it, that's all that matters!

@leftpastsaturn67

4 жыл бұрын

Squier has to be the most oft-misspelled brand name out there :D

SHOEGAZE WAS VITAL TO THE 90’s (well, for those of us with taste.)

@LeeGee

3 жыл бұрын

It was the late 80s. It was need by 89

@mondrian5620

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, and I love it now.

@wspann1967

3 жыл бұрын

original comedy

@aNgElandPaRaMoReRoX

2 жыл бұрын

And still is now!!! There's a shoegaze revival!! And I'm taking part of it, got me a squier 60s vintage Olympic white (lefty) and making tunes with it just need a bass and drums lol But I LOVE MY JAZZMASTER

@DHIRAJKUMAR-hi8cv

2 жыл бұрын

@@wspann1967 00

Thank you for mentionning My Bloody Valentine. I was scared you wouldn't mentioned them, they're a must in the jazzmaster history. Great video !!!

Actually there was a Jazzmaster fact that you missed: this year it was included in the American Ultra Series w/the first-ever Noiseless pickups.

My first “big boy” guitar was a J. Macis Jazzmaster. It was a monumental step up from my Epiphone LP special. I’ve never played anything like it and even though it’s a Squire it surpasses some of my higher end guitars.

@theslayerofgoblins849

4 жыл бұрын

Yes,,,as of now the J Mascis is going to be my next guitar....or an SG.....or a Dot....I kinda want another strat...hmmmmm so many choices.

@squirelova1815

4 жыл бұрын

Squiers are their own unique brand/species. I have a 2011 Classic Vibe 50's in a lovely 'jetstream' blue that came with a stock , perfectly Quartersawn neck (?!) and the alder is even very light (as some connoisseurs prefer it for 'resonance'). The original fretwork is impeccable. Those even have deeper 50's contours.

@jambajoby32

4 жыл бұрын

The j mascis one is really well built!!

@randompheidoleminor3011

4 жыл бұрын

@@theslayerofgoblins849 my squier CV strat is so much better than my Gibson SG.

@whiskeycan529

4 жыл бұрын

Squire J Mascis Jazzmaster is a modern classic. They'll be worth 5x the price in 30 years, mark my words.

I have a love/hate relationship with your channel, man!! I love the amount of detailed history you put in this, I love how you can make gear I have always dismissed look freaking awesome and desirable; I hate that as soon as I watch one of your videos I feel compelled to spend money. Keep doing what you do!!

I recently purchased a Squier Classic Vibe 60's jazzmaster. Once it was set up I instantly fell in love with the tone. It's like my strat with a bit less punch and a bit more beef. And both pickups together on a clean jangly tone creates that perfect midwest emo twinkle.

@GJSsongsmith

8 ай бұрын

Hi Jordan just bought the same albeit the 40 th anniversary model in surf green with the gold anodised scratchplate ! Absolutely love it

@huntsworthdoom

7 ай бұрын

I got the same thing (a pink one on marketplace for $215) and after a bit of repair it is the best sounding and playing guitar I’ve ever played. It’s the one for me

Let's take a moment and say thank you to this man.

07:37 - "1MOhm pots yield a "less bright" tone than the 250KOhm pots"? I think it is the other way around - the 250KOhm pots would be 'darker'/'warmer' than the 1MOhm pots in the lead circuit (capacitor values being equal), since less high frequencies in the signal would pass through the higher-resistance pot + and capacitor (with the tone rolled all the way up/brightest setting) to ground. The rhythm circuit, however, uses lower-value potentiometers - 50KOhm for the tone. Less resistance means more high frequencies will 'leak' out to ground even with the pot rolled all the way up, which would make for a much darker tone. otherwise - thank you for your video; good info in there!

@bobilly

4 жыл бұрын

Correct

@vitreous_luster

4 жыл бұрын

Yep. I just went down to 500k pots (from 1M) in my JM to tame the brightness. Worked like a charm. Also I noticed that they didn't mention the switch to the white witch hat knobs in '65. Small detail though.

@albertoansaldo2958

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. The higher the volume pot resistance, the stronger is the pick-up resonance peek, so the tone result brighter by moving from 250K to 1M.

@Uchison

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much. I bought my first (vintage) Jazzmaster January 2005 and have never looked back. Even sold my Cunetto relic Strat after I realized I was never going back. I meant to comment on the video and replied to a reaction instead. Well in that topic, when I got my first Jazzmaster it had a ‘60’s 250K pot in the volume. That made the change to a Jazzmaster gradual. After a while it started bugging me and I switched first to the 500K and realized pretty soon that the bright sounding 1 Meg has something really special about it. Glad I went through all of them as I know for sure that I’m happy with the original design.

@dustinpowell6297

4 жыл бұрын

I think jazz players are more likely to turn their volume down on their guitar, and a larger ohm volume pot is only brighter with the volume full on. As volume is turned down, the hot part of the signal that goes to the amp is forced to go through more and more resistance. Since impedance increases with frequency, treble frequencies are attenutated more than bass or mid. So at half volume or lower, lower ohm pots are in fact brighter as the signal that reaches the amp goes through less resistance. Tone pots, on the other hand, are wired parallel to ground with the cap acting as a gate that only allows treble frequencies to pass to ground as resistance is reduced. (tone pot turned down) Larger tone pots give you a brighter tone at the sacrafice of practical pot sweep.

A burgundy mist Jazzmaster is truly one of the most beautiful guitars.

Keith, you are RIGHT ON for giving Kevin Shields & MBV attention in this video ! Love your videos, Sir: you do great work !

To add to famous band's artists who often use in their records and lives is Radiohead's frontman Thom Yorke

Robert Smith of the Cure used his olympic white Jazzmaster with an additional cheap pickup on the early albums and created this special sound, we all know from "a forest", "boys don´t cry" and other pearls. Thats why i bought my ow MIJ Jazzmaster in 1983. She is still a fantastic well build guitar with a more percussive huskier tone than a strat. Another hero of mine, Chris Reed from Red Lorry Yellow Lorry also used an ow Jazzmaster. Sonic Youth two guitarists were playing Jazzmasters.

This was a somewhat costly video for me. Ended up buying a Jazzmaster although it was a Squier Classic Vibe 60’s Jazzmaster. Always been curious about these guitars. Your video was very informative and I enjoyed it very much. I especially love your short history videos.

@loveseat-honey

5 ай бұрын

I’ve played a few jazz masters at guitar center and Sweetwater. They’re not my favorite, but they certainly are good. Though, I do need a few hours alone to get to know the guitar, so I can’t really say anything 😂

My favourite Jazzmaster player is Chris Brokaw from the criminally overlooked Boston-formed 1990's band Come. Their 1998 swan song release "Gently Down The Stream" is a gorgeous document and a perfect showcase of the Jazzmaster's versatility and depth.

The thing all these videos bring home is that the young, creative musicians were playing instruments they could afford (used and cheap) and making the best music they could with what they had. Afterwards, people with less imagination drove up the prices of the same instruments, trying to mimic those sounds, while producing much less that was noteworthy. There’s a lesson there, but I don’t think many will learn from it.

@haupper

4 жыл бұрын

That's a point I've been making for years. Wealthy collectors bidded up the prices of old guitars over the heads of players. Most of those instruments are probably either in glass cases decorating penthouses and mansions, or locked in temperature- and humidity-controlled vaults and left to appreciate. Few are being strummed.

@jacobbrown1690

2 жыл бұрын

Totally true. Make do with what you have. Be the next star ….. not the best copy. Let lawyers and dentists buy the high priced copies

This was great - and I'm pleased you included Swervedriver. They're often overlooked, but were phenomenal at their peak.

@nilsfilm

3 жыл бұрын

Swervedriver rule!

Thanks, great video. Marty Wilson Piper of The Church, though known more for his use of Rickenbackers, does great work on a Jazzmaster on their '90's and 2000's stuff. Always wish he got more love!

@fivewattworld

4 жыл бұрын

It’s funny. My buddy Rob also loved “The Church” but I always think of Rics. I didn’t know he used JM’s.

We can't leave out Robert Smith of The Cure, using a JM in the early 80s during their sort of post-punk/goth phase.

I love these videos. It's good reminder that we're often presented with a skewed version of history. Rock-n-roll was, at one time, considered to be a brief fad that had run its course. Most people know the early rock stars of the 50s, but few know the famous musicians of others styles who were, in their day, quite a bit more popular.

My first serious guitar was purchased in the early 70’s, it was a 1960 Fender Jazzmaster. It spent 23 years on the road touring the world. I still own it.... amazing guitar!

@hunkydorian

4 жыл бұрын

It's amazing that it hasn't been stolen.

I used to only think that humbucker guitars were usable for me, a guy who mainly listens to metal. Then I saw a video of a guy playing a sick riff on a Jazzmaster baritone, and comparing it to a 9 string guitar. I was so blown away by the tone on the Jazzmaster pickups that I immediately knew that my next guitar was gonna be a Jazzmaster, and now that I've played it I can't imagine ever going back to using mainly humbuckers. Jazzmasters just have a fantastic distorted tone that you can't get anywhere else.

@hollymartins6913

5 ай бұрын

I have two jazzmasters now, but before I ever got one, I was installing jazzmaster neck pick-ups in the neck position of my Teles because they work for anything and the tone is groovy as hell.

I had the absolute pleasure of seeing Wilco last year (flew from Tel Aviv to Brussels to see them!) and Nels Cline is just an amazing player/human being. I waited to see him in this video and cheered when you mentioned him heheh. Thanks again for a great video!

I really want a Jazzmaster after watching this and previous performances from Lemmo ...and I don’t even play guitar

@caseyking8394

4 жыл бұрын

Get one and start learning, fender play is free right now (I think)!

@MJTbreww

4 жыл бұрын

Casey King There’s a local J Mascis Jazzmaster which I’m extremely tempted but a MIM Strat would be cheaper so I’m torn.

@jacksonb8114

4 жыл бұрын

@@MJTbreww Though I don't own one, a lot of people swear by those J masics. I have a Vintage modified Squier made in Indonesia that i prefer much over my MIJ Fender

So glad in a crazy world. You still have the time to bring us home to the five watt world. Love your message,and your stories and ideals. Thank you brother. Truly appreciated

@fivewattworld

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching William.

These videos are so educational for a young beginner like myself. Before discovering this channel, the variety of guitars out there felt staggering, and their differences were esoteric and shrouded in mystique at best. Now I feel pretty confident about my understanding of what sets these things apart! Of course, my newfound confidence likely says more about my lack of knowledge than vice versa. At least purchasing a Brazilian knockoff for $185 will feel a little less daunting now- so thanks a ton Kieth!

My brother still has my father’s 1962 Jazzmaster that was ordered custom from the Fender rep at a gig my dad was playing in 1962. Still have original case and a couple of the original documents. It’s been through more gigs than most between my dad, brother sister and myself. It’s taken a beating over the years but still plays wonderfully.

Once again, a comprehensive history, compact and concise.

The JM was the first guitar I picked for myself, after my parents got me a basic Strat clone when I very first started learning. Mostly went for the "outsider" aspect of it, since most people only ever talk Strat v Tele. Since fell in love with the offset body and the wonderful tone, and the extra wide and smooth range of the tremolo.

You do an incredible job researching and presenting the Short History series! Happy to see the channel continue to grow. Thank you for all the effort you put into these videos, definitely some of the most informative and entertaining in the realm of guitar!!

Another masterpiece Keith. One of my all time favorite models for purely sentimental reasons. Thanks so much for your attention to detail and doing these videos. It’s one of the highlights of my day when a notification comes in for a new posting by you. Keep up the excellent work!!

BTW, how come the "less gear" channel always reminds me of another cool guitar I need to buy? 😀 (received my 5WW t-shirt last week. Very nice!)

@fivewattworld

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support Tony. I'm not a GAS generated really. That's on you brother, ;).

@maxcuthbert100

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha !

@userofthetube2701

4 жыл бұрын

As the saying goes: the number of guitars you must have in your collection is 'one more'.

@del5582

3 жыл бұрын

The duality of man.

You are doing a great job with this content! A++ I can honestly say I look forward to these history lessons ❤️

The Short History videos are nothing less than spectacular. I can't believe how in-depth they are and can't imagine the amount of work involved. I'm a huge Jazzmaster fan, and owner of an Artisan Series Custom Shop model, and was hoping to see some mention of these remarkable examples of the Jazzmaster - wish I could share a picture of it here. But so much was covered and I loved every minute of it. Thanks for putting the time into creating these profoundly educational videos.

Thank you Keith this is one of the Short Histories that I’ve REALLY been waiting for! The Jazzmaster deserves far more attention and love than it seems to get. Loved the video!!!

I just love your videos on the history of guitar stuff. I am an obsessed collector of guitars and gear. I love hearing all the history

Would love to see a similar vid about Jazzmaster's cousin, the Jaguar. Always been my favorite one of the Fender line.

That was great, as are all your A Short History videos! Thanks, keep them coming!

Another great history lesson! Thanks for doing these, they're great!

12s were considered lights?! What were the heavy gauge strings, then? Bass strings?!

This was a really great video! I love Fender history. The Jazzmaster has been my main guitar since I was 15!

I always love it when I see a new "A Short History". Great job as always. I've had only one Jazzmaster, and it was cool (as were the Mustang and Jaguar I've owned), but as with those, I never quite knew what to do with it. That Jazzmaster is probably the most versatile of the three.

A few weeks ago I didn’t know anything whatsoever about Jazzmasters, until one day I randomly decided to pick up a Squire J Mascis Jazzmaster inside a guitar shop. That thing sounded better than some of the other $1k Fenders I was trying out. Ended up buying it & have been kind of obsessed with learning about Jazzmasters ever since. They just fit me like a glove

nice! for my quarantine tast i am rebuilding this old "Musima Elgita" which a friend of mine once found on a dumb side (!!). it was made in the GDR. It is hard to date, but looking at the pots, cables and the fact that all the screws are flathead i would guess early 60s. all the parts are there, it was in what seems to be the original case. electronics seem to work fine. it has two "p90s" and a weird switch that reminds of a gibson varitone switch. the tremolo looks awsome and a rather sturdy opy of the fender version. it even has roller saddles. east-german engineering seems to still be good old german-engineering :) it just needs a new input jack and should be ready to go. maybe a fretjob. gonna be done tomorrow... your videos always come to the right time ;)

Robert Smith saw Elvis Costello on Top of the Pops in 1978, following him he got Jazzmaster, which he played on the first Cure 4 albums

@CWard-1616

3 жыл бұрын

I remember Robert Smith playing one of those Ibanez hollow-body Gibson copies a red one? It was like a es 345?

Thank you for the short history series . Everytime I find interest in a different topic , I find a video from you !

I love these history of a guitar videos that you do. I haven't played my guitar in over a decade, but I still love the instrument and your channel is teaching me many things.

YES! keep em coming Keith! Would love a hofner violin bass short history!

Thank you Keith, for delivering more really cool guitar history during a time where we have to distance as well as care. Love your vids.

@fivewattworld

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Larry

I’m late but this series is so valuable. It’s so important to know where the music you love comes from and how it came to be. Thank you for doing some research for us that wouldn’t know where to start! Have a way deeper appreciation for my Fender Jbass now (:

Recently picked up a 60th Anniversary Fender Jazzmaster with the block inlays and matching color headstock as well as a handful of modifications (better bridge, new nut, etc.) a month or so ago, and am absolutely loving it. Such a beautiful, and beautiful sounding, instrument.

I play in a psychedelic surf band and I love my Jazzmaster (and my Strat)! It’s a unique sound and when paired with reverb and tremolo, it’s great for the genre!

Would love to see a comparison between the Jazzmasters, Jaguars and Mustangs

@lolobuggah2670

4 жыл бұрын

The JM is bigger.

The intro was by Michael Lemmo from Norman’s, a budding star! Great video, much appreciated! Look forward to the rest of the series.

Thanks for these very informative and enjoyable short histories. I appreciate all the work you put into each episode.

My favorite guitar. I have the J Mascis jazzmaster signature series and it's by far the only guitar I was want to use. It may be a Squire but the neck is absolutely amazing.

@onlyguitars

Жыл бұрын

Just got this model last week, and it's amazing!

@elliotthammer1102

Жыл бұрын

most comfortable guitar i've played, in the store i only played it for about a minute before i decided it was coming home

I’m a long time bass player who decided to pick up my first six string. I chose a Squire J Mascis Jazz Master and I love it. Came here for some learning and you never disappoint. Thank you!

@JopeyPajatrick

2 жыл бұрын

That’s quite the guitar.

Thank you for what you do here! This is the kind of channel I always tried to find.

Your videos are great... you tell the history in a very interesting way, that holds our attention. I'm a Fender lover since I was old enough to know... 1962... 8 years old, playing my brothers' 1961 Jazzmaster, and later his 1963 Stratocaster. Have many Fenders now, and am always looking for something....Thank you!

Very enjoyable episode. I have a left-handed American Professional Jazzmaster in Mystic Seafoam Green, Maple fretboard, fitted with D’Addario NYXL 10 - 46 strings.

How about a nod to the Jazzmaster’s cousin, the Fender Electric XII, invented by Leo in 1965? Although it has very little in common with the Jazzmaster except for the body shape and rosewood fingerboard, it is another Fender design that was purposefully designed to appeal to an audience that the Strat and Tele weren’t serving, the Folk-Rockers. Due to the unique split-pickups, it has a distinctive voice unlike any other Fender, or the Rickenbacker 12-strings of the same era. A very cool instrument!

@maxcuthbert100

4 жыл бұрын

Pat Metheny had one, very briefly, when he played with Gary Burton ,as a teenager. It may have sounded good, but Metheny disliked it, intensely.

@crisp9929

4 жыл бұрын

Dave Davies of The Kinks used one of those, though sparingly. Most notably on "I'm Not Like Everybody Else".

@Tunkkis

4 жыл бұрын

Jimmy Page has one as well. It's the guitar Stairway to Heaven was supposedly recorded with.

@darrellm3410

4 жыл бұрын

The 6 string bass too.

@legatomodi3522

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder if fender didn't misplace his money and had to sell the company (which doesn't mean he necessarily blew it. Accounting can go wrong many ways like a big tax you don't see coming) I wonder if he would have gotten that shape to be accepted better in its time if he was able to develop it more. Telecaster was much different than a strat, but when he found this JM shape he used it on everything. 12 strings, Jazz basses, Jaguars, bass vi, and even the mythical marauder. It was obvious he found the body he wanted to be known for. Theyre awesome and I'm glad it didn't just get lost in history and made a big comeback with alternative rock.

"A dizzying rainbow of cool." Just terrific writing, Keith. Top-notch work, as usual! 👍👍👍

Fantastic video! Thank you so very much for putting in the effort. I own 2 Jazzmasters and I still love them so much. Keep up the great videos!

Hey! Ever consider doing history of the bass VI? It’s a little niche compared to a lot of the “history of” videos but as a die hard Bass VI player who can never quite seem to find the full story on the instrument I would love to see your opinions and retelling of the history behind it

And of course Nels Cline brings it full circle. Thanks for another superb history lesson!

Great video and history lesson! My Jazzmaster has made me fall in love with playing guitar all over again like when I was first starting out and getting the hang of it.

Thank you Keith! These videos are great for us to learn about our own instruments and for people who are thinking about buying them. an awesome contribution to KZread!

the come back of JM is so epic, bunch of outdated guitar found by those young player, and redefine the sound of the ages. Listen a lots of shoegaze and New Wave, You can easily feel this instrument took an important role in those music genre. and thanks of the history about Fender japan, I always wonder why there was lots of discussion about JM from Fender Japan.

MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED

Another fantastically presented and researched episode. Now I want to get a Jazzmaster.

Just wow! This was an awesome episode! I have always loved the aesthetic of Jazz Masters, eve though I am historically more of a hard rock/metal guy. As I have been broadening both my listening and playing to involve more Jazz elements, and using less gain, I may consider looking for one. Thanks !

fender: *makes jazzmaster and jazz bass* jazz musicians: nah im good *uses strat and p-bass*

2:52 Joe Pass is playing a Bass VI in the photo... But awesome video!!!

@jayechristian9697

4 жыл бұрын

That's not a bass vi lol thats a jm

Fantastic as always! Looking forward to a follow up on the Jaguar, and I'm absolutely nerdy enough to be very excited at the prospect on a video on the history of Fender's custom colours. Hope you have a safe and productive quarantine!

I really enjoyed your video on the Jazzmaster. You are always thorough and have useful and fun info. Thanks 🎸

I NEED a short history of the mustange. I would look it up myself but would rather wait for another one of these great vids.

@Ian-qs3fz

4 жыл бұрын

I’m with you right there

And to tie everything together even more - Nels Cline got his beat up black Jazzmaster from Mike (not Five) Watt of the Minutemen.

@jaschul

4 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite bassists. The Minutemen were one of the best bands of the '80s, easily.

I remember those Fender ads from the music store on Whittier Blvd, where I took lessons on my $79 Tiesco which had a copycat daphne blue finish. The best my parents did was a used Mustang. Great video! I like the history of this one, just like your other videos.

Your videos are the beat my friend .. the info and the way you make them .. makes me proud of being a human 🤗

Such a detailed video, well researched! Can you do the Gibson Explorer and Flying V? Im missing out not knowing the history of my guitars!

@fivewattworld

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, the V is on the list.

Mikul Lemon, the greatest jazzmaster player of all time.

Thanks Keith, really needing these videos these days!

So interesting to get the history behind these great guitars, many thanks for the information.

love these shows - I think Robin Guthrie deserves a mention as one of the earliest and most consistent Jazz master players after Costello ....

Whoa, you’ve imbedded your excellent “Short History of the the Jazzmaster” with a nano-history of “Walk Don’t Run” [!] You, sir, will be honored one day as our preeminent short historian.

@fredherfst8148

4 жыл бұрын

Too true. I was 17 in a band in Victoria. I cut my bass teeth on Ventures tunes with them. We knew all their tunes. Our lead had a new strat with a (gasp )maple shiny neck. Good memories.

Without a doubt my favourite guitar model. Thanks for another great deep dive!

Fantastic video, as always! Thanks for brightening up my day!