Modern Guitars, Then and Now.

[Justincase]

Increase the mass of the bridge and you increase the sustain BUT you reduce the interactivity with the body . I don't think you will get many people putting on heavy high mass tailpieces on vintage les Pauls to improve the tone. The 1996 is a far better balance of tone and sustain and doesn't just sound like a block of brass. Also the performance issues and needless added weight. And yes I've fitted it. It is a one step sideways two steps back design .

I agree @Andy Eagle . The gotoh 1996T is one of the best licensed Floyd's you can buy. I still prefer the gotoh Ibanez trems. Original edge, edge pro, and lo pro edge but as far as an off the shelf replacement it's hands down the 1996

 

[guitarnerdswe]

I'm not in jazz circles, but usually if you can play really well and you're dependable, the guitar matters a lot less.

Jazz musicians are usually the most conservative people you can find, genre-wise. Even metalheads are more eclectic.

 

[Andy Eagle]

I'm not in jazz circles, but usually if you can play really well and you're dependable, the guitar matters a lot less.

You really haven't sat in on a Jazz gig to say this

 

[Budda]

Jazz musicians are usually the most conservative people you can find, genre-wise. Even metalheads are more eclectic.

Even now?

You really haven't sat in on a Jazz gig to say this

I sold a jazzmaster to the guitarist of badbadnotgood. What do I win hahaha

 

[Andy Eagle]

I don't think anyone ever played Jazz on a Jazzmaster.

 

[Dave Merrill]

I don't think anyone ever played Jazz on a Jazzmaster.

I've always wondered about that name, makes absolutely zero sense.

 

[Dave Merrill]

I've always wondered about that name, makes absolutely zero sense.

I wonder if they thought they were going to change the world of jazz guitar, everyone would go solidbody. With a whammy. So weird.

 

[Budda]

I don't think anyone ever played Jazz on a Jazzmaster.

You do now haha. And yeah, adopted by surf... Leo probably didnt see that coming.

 

[Andy Eagle]

They did see the Jazzmaster as the new top of the range guitar at the time and Leo didn't play guitar he just took advice from players and colleges . It would not surprise me if this was not at least part of the thinking. The pickup design was all about a different tone that would be closer to a P90 than previous Fender pickups (it's not really though ) because of the wide thin coil.

 

[secondwindow]

I've always wondered about that name, makes absolutely zero sense.

Seems like the name might have been a turn-off, even if it had been good for playing jazz.

 

[Justincase]

Seems like the name might have been a turn-off, even if it had been good for playing jazz.

The shape and switching has always been the turn off for me

 

[secondwindow]

The shape and switching has always been the turn off for me

Same with me. The bridge/trem wouldn't be for me either.

But, plenty of players seem to like everything about them.

 

[Tonedeaf]

I don't think anyone ever played Jazz on a Jazzmaster.

Les Paul is the only Jazz player I've seen playing Jazz on a Les Paul. (guys doing tributes to Les don't count)