Routing New Pro Jazzmasters for Vintage controls...

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Routing New Pro Jazzmasters for Vintage controls...

Post by TheMilford » Mon Jun 10, 2019 3:24 pm

Anyone done it? I really want one of those new Sonic Grey JM Pros but I need the vintage controls. I know there will need to be routing to accomodate, but I wonder how extensive.

Can somebody do and overlay graphic of the two routing/layouts so I can take a look to see what's involved.

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Re: Routing New Pro Jazzmasters for Vintage controls...

Post by phutyle » Tue Jun 11, 2019 7:23 am

Here's a naked 2019 American Professional Jazzmaster

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https://stratosphereparts.com/2019-fend ... onic-gray/

and here's a naked 66 reissue:

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https://stratosphereparts.com/vintage-6 ... rst-relic/

So the 2019 AmPro would need the top control route extended a bit, and a bug chunk of routing for the lower control switch.

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Re: Routing New Pro Jazzmasters for Vintage controls...

Post by LossyShades » Thu Jul 04, 2019 11:15 am

TheMilford wrote:
Mon Jun 10, 2019 3:24 pm
Anyone done it? I really want one of those new Sonic Grey JM Pros but I need the vintage controls. I know there will need to be routing to accomodate, but I wonder how extensive.

Can somebody do and overlay graphic of the two routing/layouts so I can take a look to see what's involved.
Are you gonna try this? I also have an American Pro JM that I want to put vintage controls on. What would a tech charge for something like this?

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Re: Routing New Pro Jazzmasters for Vintage controls...

Post by TheMilford » Tue Mar 10, 2020 6:13 am

I ended up buying an MIJ instead. Might eventually grab an AM Pro if a used lefty pops up.

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