1959 Jazzmaster - settle in for story time (pic heavy!)

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Post by Marc » Sun Dec 09, 2018 1:55 pm

Congrats! Trying to rejoin Club '64. Not even at the halfway mark!

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Post by BornToHula » Mon Dec 10, 2018 1:06 am

Fantastic story. really enjoyed it. youre a luck man 😛

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Post by welshywelsh » Mon Dec 10, 2018 10:54 am

Thanks for all the comments guys :)

Picking up on the money side of things, it’s mad when you break it down. All that money for a lump of wood with another piece screwed onto it and some wire pulled tightly across!

But we know better than thinking that way!

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Post by mgeek » Tue Dec 11, 2018 9:43 am

absolutely! at this point it's a legit collectible artefact...I'm a record collector and thinking of a particularly rare and expensive record as a 'small piece of plastic with a hole in it' would not do ;D

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Post by cjs » Mon Dec 17, 2018 11:09 am

the close up on the volume and tone knob really make me realize you can not replicate the original thing.

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Post by volhoo » Thu Dec 27, 2018 2:36 pm

Very nice - great story - enjoy!

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Post by welshywelsh » Mon Apr 17, 2023 10:46 am

Dusting off this thread as for the first time ever I've weighed my guitars and have gone down a rabbit hole!

This is coming in at 7lbs 12oz - that's particularly light isn't it?

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Post by JSett » Tue Apr 18, 2023 7:29 pm

welshywelsh wrote:
Mon Apr 17, 2023 10:46 am
This is coming in at 7lbs 12oz - that's particularly light isn't it?
It's on the lower end for sure. My 72 is that weight and my old MIJ is close to that (I've never actually weighed it but it feels super light). Anything under 8½lbs is a good thing.
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Post by marqueemoon » Tue Apr 18, 2023 8:51 pm

That’s really nice. Your grandfather sounds like a wise man.

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Post by welshywelsh » Wed Apr 19, 2023 12:07 am

JSett wrote:
Tue Apr 18, 2023 7:29 pm
welshywelsh wrote:
Mon Apr 17, 2023 10:46 am
This is coming in at 7lbs 12oz - that's particularly light isn't it?
It's on the lower end for sure. My 72 is that weight and my old MIJ is close to that (I've never actually weighed it but it feels super light). Anything under 8½lbs is a good thing.
That '72 was an amazing find

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Post by welshywelsh » Wed Apr 19, 2023 12:08 am

marqueemoon wrote:
Tue Apr 18, 2023 8:51 pm
That’s really nice. Your grandfather sounds like a wise man.
Thank you, yeah he was :)

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Post by Tiny C » Fri Apr 21, 2023 12:55 pm

welshywelsh wrote:
Mon Apr 17, 2023 10:46 am
Dusting off this thread as for the first time ever I've weighed my guitars and have gone down a rabbit hole!

This is coming in at 7lbs 12oz - that's particularly light isn't it?
My '59 is about 7lbs 9 oz, so it sounds like yours is pretty close. Yours is a beaut - congratulations!

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Post by 46346 » Mon May 01, 2023 12:18 am

welshywelsh wrote:
Mon Apr 17, 2023 10:46 am
Dusting off this thread as for the first time ever I've weighed my guitars and have gone down a rabbit hole!

This is coming in at 7lbs 12oz - that's particularly light isn't it?
my mid-late '59 (11 hole first version tort) seems on the heavy side.
haven't weighed it, but it feels heavier than my AV65 JM which
clocked in at less than 8 pounds when new.
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Post by PorkyPrimeCut » Tue May 02, 2023 9:03 am

For the record, my '59 weighs 7.1lb :jacked:
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Post by Marc » Wed May 03, 2023 2:51 am

I tried a few around 20 years ago in Denmark St back when there was a Vintage and Rare shop which seemed to be ran by a pretty decent guy - not sure when it closed/moved.

The ones I tried were very light…. Noticeably so. Kicking myself now of course that I walked away from a gold/sunburst 59 because I thought £2450 was too much! I could just about scrape the money together but it would have caused some anxiety. Loved the slim neck profile.

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