thesjkexperience wrote:Joeleo wrote:That looks great Scott! I'm a couple weeks away from having my second Jazzmaster done (actually, technically speaking it's a Jazzblaster since the pickups are Wide-Range Humbuckers). It's Ice Blue Metallic that I tinted so it's halfway between blue and green. I'll post some pics once it's ready!
MMmmm I have two pine Tele bodies and a lot of parts, but I need to get moving on putting a finish on the two bodies before the weather changes! I love my Telemaster so much I have considered selling one of the Tele bodies after I finish it and buy a Telemaster body, but it is hard to find one with a good weight. Mine is swamp ash and I believe it was made by Wildwood which does OEM work for MJT and many others. If finishing the bodies goes well I may get a business license and try and bring some money in for a change lol.
Which WRH's did you get? I have looked at the Lollars, but I think I am going to try these: http://www.at-the-creamery.co.uk/scatte ... amery.html He makes dead on copies of FRH as well as models that fit into a regular humbucking ring as well as the Jazzmaster pickup route. I have even thought of building just a regular Jazzmaster with a fat maple neck, mustang bridge and The Creamery WRH for Jazzmaster with the traditional trem. I have this cool arm & collett made by the guy who works on Johnny Marr's guitars so there is no wiggle in the hole and the arm stays where you leave it.
They're actually the ones made by Curtis Novak that are made to fit in a jazzmaster pickup space (the JM-WR's). My buddy has the Lollars, though, and they sound SOOO good in his thinline tele.
Here's the color I came up with for the guitar. I'm almost done wetsanding now. Applying finishes on a guitar is one of my favorite things to do, but man wetsanding sure is a pain!