I am loving that colour.
I am loving that colour.
Oops. Just realised I am missing the string trees as well, heh.
Ok. So I wired the pickups in today and realised I forgot to feed the ground wire to the bridge thimble before putting them in.
I just kinda pushed the wire into the hole and hoped for the best, but either that or bad soldering on my part mean I have a significant hum.
I mean, Jazzmasters hum. That’s a thing. But this is too much, heh. I am gonna have to order some copper tape and actually pull the thimble out so the ground can go in properly. *sigh*
Otherwise, I am actually pretty happy with how the pickups sound! I was very surprised.
Yes, certainly create your own logo.
If you've got a multimeter you can easily check the existing ground continuity between the bridge and the output jack surround. If you haven't got a multimeter, it really is worth getting basic one if you are working on guitars.
If there is no ground continuity, you may find it easier to attach a ground wire to the underside of the trem plate and drill a hole from the trem cavity to the control cavity for it, rather than pull out and replace the bridge thimble. Just splaying out the wire ends and trap them with the plate near a screw is enough to get a good ground connection. (Not having a JM-style guitar, I'd first check that there is a good continuity path between the bridge plate and the strings before using this method).
Thanks, I think I’ll invest in a basic multimeter.
OK!
I just did a side by side with my Squier J. Mascis Jazzmaster and discovered some interesting things.
1. The P-90-like pickups in the J. Mascis are a LOT hotter than the P-90s in the JZ-1. A LOT. Actually... in some ways I like the JZ-1 better, heh. One of my problems with the J. Mascis is that the pickups were a bit too hot. I had been planning on replacing them with more vintage-voiced actual Jazzmaster pickups.
2. In the neck position on both guitars, the hum is almost the same... only the slightest bit more on the JZ-1!! I hadn't noticed because I always play the J. Mascis on the middle position (which due to the neck being reverse would causes some hum cancellation). I think if I get some shielding tape and fix up the ground wire to the bridge... I could go a long way to having a pretty excellent sounding guitar.
I think I will still replace the pickups that came with the JZ-1, though they are pretty decent out of the box really. I just need them to match my other guitars a bit better in terms of output... so maybe a set of Toneriders or Wilkinson might be in order. I've also considered going for a set of GFS gold foils, heh. They would make it really obvious that the JZ-1 is "not your average Jazzmaster"
Also interesting, it doesn't just fit in my old Tele case, it feels more Strat-sized than JM-sized when playing with a strap. Not a problem, though I do like the sheer size of JM and Jag bodies.
Does anyone know for sure what the radius of the neck is on these? Is it 12" or 9.5"?
I assumed it was 12", but if it is 9.5, it might be really nice with the Staytrem AOM replacement bridge.
Pretty sure all the Pitbull necks are 12"s
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Yeah, I suspected as much. Roller-bridge it is...Originally Posted by Sonic Mountain
Dang. I found some bad news.
I was just trying to get a slightly better set up (lower action, etc). Tried to adjust the truss rod for a bit more relief... it didn't feel like it was doing anything... very little resistance, etc.
Sure enough, it makes no difference... no movement.
I mean, the action doesn't suck, it's quite playable, but it worries me that I can't give it any more relief.
Is this a common problem or was I just unlucky?
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