Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted January 21, 2011 Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 After designing my first custom guitar, I've acquired a taste for it. I'm loving my Thinline Bullet Esquire http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?2666208-Thinking-of-building-a-custom-69-Thinline-someday...&highlight= ...but I'm already dreaming up another custom build. I won't have funds to build this for another couple of years, if ever. I'm still paying off the Thinline. But I can still dream. Using the offset dressing room and the Paint program, I've been creating a Custom Jazzmaster design. I want it to be a flat-top with pearloid binding and an f-hole, like the new Japanese Jaguars. Unfortunately, I don't have enough Paint skills to illustrate that well. But the pic below gets the concept somewhere in the ballpark. Hardtail Strat Chrome Bridge? Yeah I know, that's going to get a lot of "WTF?" But I just don't use tremolo much, I have enough guitars with tremolos, and I want my Jazzmaster to be a thru-body design. I have enough top loader guitars, and my preference is really thru-body anyways. Filtertrons or TV Jones classics for the pickups? I'm all about the jangle, and the chrome; and I think they look fabulous in the way that they provide a visual continuation of the block inlays on the neck. I tried using a traditional Jazzmaster pickguard; but after much pondering, I've come to the conclusion that I don't really like the look of a Jazzmaster pickguard. Something about it bugs me. It looks awkward to me. On the other hand, I've always loved the way that the Jaguar pickguard is broken up with chrome for the additional electronics, despite the fact that the contours are the same as a traditional Jazzmaster pickguard. YMMV. Dark Green Metal Flake Finish? What can I say? I like the Retro Glam look more than the Surf look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Killing Nevada Posted January 21, 2011 Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 lordy, i think that will look much better than the mockup. the green on the mockup is meh, but i think it'll look great in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted January 21, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 lordy, i think that will look much better than the mockup. the green on the mockup is meh, but i think it'll look great in person. Yep, my skills suck. But the concept is there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poltergeist Posted January 21, 2011 Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 i'd rock that bad chicken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mr benn Posted January 21, 2011 Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 I'm currently building this obscenity! jaggy copy by mechanicalapple, on Flickr got the mij Jag cheap on here a few years ago from one of the UKers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ollenorin Posted January 21, 2011 Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 nice !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thezeng Posted January 21, 2011 Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 Is there meant to be chrome over the rhythm switching? Also, are you planning on having a matching headstock? This looks pretty cool though, I hope it's as sexy as that tele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poltergeist Posted January 21, 2011 Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 i think it'd look better with them black knobs though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gae86 Posted January 21, 2011 Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 Awesome Thomas! I love the sparkling green and the block inlays on the neck! Seems really cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orange worker Posted January 21, 2011 Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 it reminds me of this thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted January 21, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 I'm currently building this obscenity! got the mij Jag cheap on here a few years ago from one of the UKers I love that design! I saw you post that in this thread: http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?2725352-..so-if-you-could-create-a-new-product-for-Fender-Squier-what-would-you-release It was actually the impetus that got me thinking about my design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thezeng Posted January 21, 2011 Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 EDIT: forget this post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thezeng Posted January 21, 2011 Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 it reminds me of this thing When was this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted January 21, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 This looks pretty cool though, I hope it's as sexy as that tele. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted January 21, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 i think it'd look better with them black knobs though I'll have to ponder that. I might agree. I just went with chrome barrels because I'm a real sucker for chrome in general. But black knobs would echo the black switches also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted January 21, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 Awesome Thomas! I love the sparkling green and the block inlays on the neck! Seems really cool Thanks, Gaetano! Yes, I just lost an eBay auction last week for a Japanese Block & Binding Jazzmaster neck I would've bid higher, but I'm flat broke, and I don't have enough funds to finish out this guitar anytime soon anyway. I hope another one comes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mr benn Posted January 21, 2011 Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 I love that design! I saw you post that in this thread: http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?2725352-..so-if-you-could-create-a-new-product-for-Fender-Squier-what-would-you-release It was actually the impetus that got me thinking about my design. cool :phil: im definitely into hideous sparkly finishes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted January 21, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 it reminds me of this thing Those Telemasters are really cool. The lighter green is a bit too much for me though. I like my greens to be deep and dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted January 21, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 cool :phil: im definitely into hideous sparkly finishes Me too. I love the late 60s and the 70s, so I guess that's the connection... Glam, Disco, Space Funk, all of that! Here's my G1628 Sparkle Synchromatic Gretsch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thom Posted January 21, 2011 Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 Looks cool. I just might have to steal that idea of combining the chrome of the jaguar with the pickups and longer scale lenght of the jazzmaster. I don't dislike the look of a regular jazzmaster, but the jag looks just a tiny little cooler impo, thanks to the chrome. Any idea where in UK/EU I can find parts if I were to finaly build me my own axe? I'd also want a neck with binding and block inlays, but with a more traditional jag/jm look. Meaning no f-holes or sparkly finish, and the normak hardware. Srry to hijack the thrad btw:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gae86 Posted January 21, 2011 Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 Me too. I love the late 60s and the 70s, so I guess that's the connection... Glam, Disco, Space Funk, all of that! Here's my G1628 Sparkle Synchromatic Gretsch. I really want a sparkly finished guitar! sooner or later.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted January 21, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 Looks cool. I just might have to steal that idea of combining the chrome of the jaguar with the pickups and longer scale lenght of the jazzmaster. I don't dislike the look of a regular jazzmaster, but the jag looks just a tiny little cooler impo, thanks to the chrome. Any idea where in UK/EU I can find parts if I were to finaly build me my own axe? I'd also want a neck with binding and block inlays, but with a more traditional jag/jm look. Meaning no f-holes or sparkly finish, and the normak hardware. Srry to hijack the thrad btw:) Not a hijack at all. I was hoping this thread would go this direction See http://guitarmill.com/guitarmill/?page_id=16&shopp_pid=22 Prices are a bit too high for me, but it might be the only alternative to buying the parts on eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted January 21, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 I really want a sparkly finished guitar! sooner or later.. My first bike was a gold Schwinn Stingray with chrome and sparkle gold handle bar grips (like the one pictured), which probably explains my affection for that look. I'd like to graduate to this bike: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Saturnine10 Posted January 21, 2011 Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 I think the guitar looks awesome!! I personally would ditch the F holes though, they look funny to me Its like they should belong on a big hollow body rather than a jazzy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted January 21, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 21, 2011 I think the guitar looks awesome!! I personally would ditch the F holes though, they look funny to me Its like they should belong on a big hollow body rather than a jazzy.. I"ll try a mock-up without the f hole. I just love the Thinline look and sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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