Will these fit my Jazzmaster?

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Will these fit my Jazzmaster?

Post by TheodorJ » Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:44 pm

http://www.kluson.com/PRODUCTS.htm

The SD9105MNP model. 6 in line plastic buttons for Mustang, Musicmaster etc. etc.

EDIT: My JM's an MIJ by the way.
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Re: Will these fit my Jazzmaster?

Post by fullerplast » Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:41 pm

Yes they will fit, but why not get the nickel ones instead of the white plastic?

And by the way, you can get those for about half price on eBay instead of through W-D. Also, they are Taiwan-made (Ping) and not especially good tuners.

The best replacements are the Gotoh (Kluson-style) as used by Fender on the AVRI and the newer Japan offsets. IMO, they're worth the extra $10-20 bucks. You can get them in a Fender package or in an Allparts package, whichever is available in your area.
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Re: Will these fit my Jazzmaster?

Post by TheodorJ » Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:58 pm

I want the white plastic ones because they'll match the Olympic white finish of my JM. I know, it's a bit silly. But it's much more fun to play a good looking guitar!

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Re: Will these fit my Jazzmaster?

Post by fullerplast » Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:06 pm

Oh i see.... makes sense.

We all have our preferences!

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Re: Will these fit my Jazzmaster?

Post by TheodorJ » Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:09 pm

Yeah. I'm thinking about putting black pickup covers and Jazz bass/Jaguar knobs on as well. I like the idea of a having a relatively unique looking guitar.

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Re: Will these fit my Jazzmaster?

Post by flatfiver » Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:12 am

Gotoh makes them with the white plastic buttons as well.  And it looks like they're actually less expensive than the Kluson-branded ones.  Talk to your local dealer, pretty much everybody has an account with AllParts and they'll usually give you a discount off retail.

http://www.allparts.com/store/tuning-ke ... roduct.asp
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Re: Will these fit my Jazzmaster?

Post by ohm-men » Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:53 am

Yup, the Gotoh "Kluson" style tuners are exellent!
the "ferules" or rings or whatever they are called are a bit larger then the stock CIJ/MIJ ones, but you can leave those in (as I did)
Quality is far superior then the Ping ones.
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