Hot or Not? Made in Japan Traditional 60's Jazzmaster
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Danhedonia
Noted duckfat enthusiast
There's a very serious issue with these JM's, as well as the recent "American Professional" Jazzmasters.
The pickups are total bullshit. They're essentially Strat pickups. The wide, shallow bobbin that is an enormous part of the JM sound isn't there. For a long time "Jazzmaster people" (yeah, sue me) disliked this about the Fender Japan JM's. It was more or less assumed that part of acquiring a Japanese JM would be a pickup swap.
But when FMIC chose those disliked pickups to be the stock standard on their new, flagship US Jazzmaster, I just wonder what they're thinking.
The pickups are total bullshit. They're essentially Strat pickups. The wide, shallow bobbin that is an enormous part of the JM sound isn't there. For a long time "Jazzmaster people" (yeah, sue me) disliked this about the Fender Japan JM's. It was more or less assumed that part of acquiring a Japanese JM would be a pickup swap.
But when FMIC chose those disliked pickups to be the stock standard on their new, flagship US Jazzmaster, I just wonder what they're thinking.
Kerouac
weird musical dildo
I wondered about that too. It definitely makes buying a new one less likely, even though on the used market these are going to be priced for waaaaaaaaay too much second-hand, and I might as well go ahead and buy a new one...
Danhedonia
Noted duckfat enthusiast
Which do you think are going to be overpriced? The MIJ Paisleys?
Kerouac
weird musical dildo
All of the current MIJ models will definitely be overpriced on the used market, especially the models designated "Limited Edition." Thus choosing between buying new and immediately replacing pickup or being patient and waiting for a used one that's at a good price. These things won't depreciate very quickly unless the batch has currently unknown QC problems.