I just saw the Premier Guitar video right rundown with Michael Lemmo as well as Justin Ostrander’s video on the top 5 country songs and both players used a Jazzmaster and now I need one ! Thanks for this. GAS is real!
Very true, sorry. We tried to make up for the lack of whammy usage with neck wiggles, haha! Truth is, we're both used to not having a vibrato and forget about it, even if a guitar has one. 🫣 //Kris
Another great video! Thanks! Curious about whether you found any noticeable differences between the two versions of the JM you were playing-American Pro II and the Vintera II-in terms of how they played and sounded? Did you have a preference for one or the other?
I thought Guillaime's sections more played to the Jazzmaster's strengths. It got lots of use as an alternative to Strats, as a funk machine, in the 70s. Don't forget the trem though, it's fickle but it's a huge part of the sound. For surf, but also for alt rock, and more experimental music too.
JM PUP's are generally 3.5~4H inductance, while Strats are 2.3~2.8H. The JM's have less high-end extension and a weaker resonace peak with the same pot values. The JM A5 poles are also much shorter, which weakens and spreads the feild so the output isn't neccessarily sronger than a lower inductance Strat PUP with longer A5 poles, but it sounds like more low-end because there is less high-end. An A2 or A3 Strat pickup in the 3.5~4H range would sound very similar to a JM with the exception of whatever effect any opposing flux lines coming off the strings and passing through the wider outer coil portion have. That could be why wide coil PUP's, including P90s, seem to have a more hollow midrange character.
It's not really a song, just a chord progression I came up with for the video. That being said, I'm pretty sure there are multiple songs with a very similar riff. 😅 //Kris
I'd love a Jazzmaster. Must be the only guitar named after a specific genre, which is hardly ever used for that genre. Maybe if they did a Fender Shredmaster, people would actually play jazz on it. 😂 Also most of the examples just sounded roughly like a strat to me!
Haha, I'd love to hear someone play proper jazz with a jazzmaster. And yeah, it's a little bit like if a tele and a strat had a buffed up but sophisticated child. 😆 You gotta love it. //Kris
I play most time on a Jazzcaster (A Jazzmaster with a stopbar in Gibson's style, no vibrato) and I love the vibes from it. An example here, all guitar tracks made with the HB Jazzcaster : ruclips.net/video/78Y2blVrkeQ/видео.html
Hi, I agree. We didn't really try to make the JMs sound like those others, we just keep comparing the tone with those. It's simply because teles and strats are our reference single-coil guitars and this might help others too. //Kris
Whenever I see/hear someone else play a sexy looking JM I'm like "Damn! I need one". Then I try one and it's like the JM and I were not made for each other. I had the 40th anniv. Squier JM which was great I just don't like playing JMs so I sold it ... sorryyyyyy
Please another video about Fender Jazzmaster alternatives! And thank you very much.
Best comment on a Jazzmaster ever (true story): "So this is called Jazzmaster, because it is great for Jazz, right?" ;-)
Haha, this is the right place for the best comments on guitars indeed, haha! Guillaume always delivers.
Cheers //Kris
Just like the Jazz Bass ;-)
The winner in each round was the guitar! I never realized the Jazzmaster was so versatile. I thought it was only a surf/punk kind of guitar.
I just saw the Premier Guitar video right rundown with Michael Lemmo as well as Justin Ostrander’s video on the top 5 country songs and both players used a Jazzmaster and now I need one ! Thanks for this. GAS is real!
You forgot to feature one of the huge parts of this guitar, the classic whammy. It made them epic surfers
Very true, sorry. We tried to make up for the lack of whammy usage with neck wiggles, haha! Truth is, we're both used to not having a vibrato and forget about it, even if a guitar has one. 🫣 //Kris
Now we need this with a Jag!
Clean: Kris
Crunch: G
Distortion: Kris
Oh nice, I can live with that! 🙌 //Kris
You both were awesome. Great video!
Hy guys! Nice to see you back on the channel with great chords and a lot of tips! Best regards from hot 🥵 Romania 🇷🇴 (44 degrees)! Cheers 🍻!
Oh gosh dude, that's crazy. 🥵 Stay in the shades, drink a lot and rock hard dude! Cheers //Kris
Another great video! Thanks! Curious about whether you found any noticeable differences between the two versions of the JM you were playing-American Pro II and the Vintera II-in terms of how they played and sounded? Did you have a preference for one or the other?
Great work
Plus there’s that Squire 12- string Jazzmaster, for even more tones.
Chris, your guitar intro was amazing 👁👄👁
Thanks so much!! 🙌 //Kris
Awesome! Please do a Jaguar and a mustang one as well, really cool guitars!
Did someone say... Jaguar? 😉 Stay tuned. //Kris
@@ThomannsGuitarsBassesYesssss!
I thought Guillaime's sections more played to the Jazzmaster's strengths. It got lots of use as an alternative to Strats, as a funk machine, in the 70s. Don't forget the trem though, it's fickle but it's a huge part of the sound. For surf, but also for alt rock, and more experimental music too.
Always wanted one. Never had the Money and/ore chance for one. Would use it for New Wave and Post Punk sounds... And Surf for shure✌🏻
JM PUP's are generally 3.5~4H inductance, while Strats are 2.3~2.8H. The JM's have less high-end extension and a weaker resonace peak with the same pot values. The JM A5 poles are also much shorter, which weakens and spreads the feild so the output isn't neccessarily sronger than a lower inductance Strat PUP with longer A5 poles, but it sounds like more low-end because there is less high-end. An A2 or A3 Strat pickup in the 3.5~4H range would sound very similar to a JM with the exception of whatever effect any opposing flux lines coming off the strings and passing through the wider outer coil portion have. That could be why wide coil PUP's, including P90s, seem to have a more hollow midrange character.
Fascinating. How’d you learn all this?
@@whwh7339 Almost two decades of independant study, and taking measurements.
I got an eargasmn just because of the Jazzmaster Tone. Jaguar when?! XD
13:36 what song is that riff from, does anybody know?
It's not really a song, just a chord progression I came up with for the video. That being said, I'm pretty sure there are multiple songs with a very similar riff. 😅 //Kris
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Oh pity, loved it. Thanks for the answer.
Interesting to see this "push" in Fender recently. Could it be a sign of impending doom? That's not possible? Is it? Why yes, yes it is very possible.
Djent?
I'd love a Jazzmaster. Must be the only guitar named after a specific genre, which is hardly ever used for that genre. Maybe if they did a Fender Shredmaster, people would actually play jazz on it. 😂
Also most of the examples just sounded roughly like a strat to me!
Haha, I'd love to hear someone play proper jazz with a jazzmaster. And yeah, it's a little bit like if a tele and a strat had a buffed up but sophisticated child. 😆 You gotta love it. //Kris
What if one uses Fender Jazzmaster with Boss Blues Driver?
@@metalzonemt-2 it becomes a bluesmaster?
Still sounds like a strat to me, but preferred the overdriven sounds to the clean ones in this.
I play most time on a Jazzcaster (A Jazzmaster with a stopbar in Gibson's style, no vibrato) and I love the vibes from it. An example here, all guitar tracks made with the HB Jazzcaster : ruclips.net/video/78Y2blVrkeQ/видео.html
Excellent playing 🙌🏿 , can you guys please do a review of the Stanford CR thinline 30? [request From the US]
Thanks a lot! I wasn't aware of that Standford thanks for the heads up. That and the 35 look truly amazing! //Kris
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses yes! Both look great, loved your hollow body tone Kris
Tolle Austin Power waves 😅 ...Yeah Baby
Haha, the best! yeaaaah baaabbyyyy 😆 //Kris
he will join us or Djent my (jazz) master.
Excellent visual post efx 😂👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thanks Poo! I feel like I'm getting better at really trashy VFX, haha! //Kris
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses we’ll fix it in post 😂🤘🏽
To me, trying to make a JM sound like a Tele or Strat is missing the point. It’s a different animal, lean into its uniqueness.
Hi, I agree. We didn't really try to make the JMs sound like those others, we just keep comparing the tone with those. It's simply because teles and strats are our reference single-coil guitars and this might help others too. //Kris
Whenever I see/hear someone else play a sexy looking JM I'm like "Damn! I need one".
Then I try one and it's like the JM and I were not made for each other.
I had the 40th anniv. Squier JM which was great I just don't like playing JMs so I sold it ... sorryyyyyy