Do you ever wish your offset was different?

Discussion of vintage Jazzmasters, Jaguars, Bass VIs, Electric XIIs and any other offset-waist instruments.
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Re: Do you ever wish your offset was different?

Post by i love sharin foo » Mon Jan 24, 2022 10:18 am

I've always wished that the red in the burst on my '64 was a little less faded.
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Re: Do you ever wish your offset was different?

Post by cestlamort » Mon Jan 24, 2022 11:02 am

I wish my Marr Jaguar were as proportionally big on me (at over 6 ft) as it is on Marr himself.

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Re: Do you ever wish your offset was different?

Post by JSett » Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:02 pm

i love sharin foo wrote:
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I've always wished that the red in the burst on my '64 was a little less faded.
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Yeah, maybe, but that dark as hades Brazilian board makes up for it :-*
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Re: Do you ever wish your offset was different?

Post by LVC » Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:20 pm

I wish my Vintage White CIJ Jag was Olympic White or CAR, with matching headstock. I've thought about trying to find a body in the right color, but this guitar plays so incredibly great as it is now I'm not sure I want to take the chance.
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Re: Do you ever wish your offset was different?

Post by zhivago » Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:53 pm

This is shaping up to be a really interesting thread, thanks for the replies everyone! :)
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Re: Do you ever wish your offset was different?

Post by i love sharin foo » Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:31 pm

johnnysomersett wrote:
Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:02 pm
i love sharin foo wrote:
Mon Jan 24, 2022 10:18 am
I've always wished that the red in the burst on my '64 was a little less faded.
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Yeah, maybe, but that dark as hades Brazilian board makes up for it :-*
I’ve owned it for about 20 years now and have never oiled the fretboard. It’s insane how oily that Brazilian rosewood is! It’s definitely something special. I’ve always liked clay dots too. Both of my Jaguars have mother of toilet seat though (a late ‘64 in CAR and an early ‘65 in OW).
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Re: Do you ever wish your offset was different?

Post by JagChat » Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:52 pm

I wish my 65 Sunburst Jag would morph into a 65 Jazzmaster with the same profile neck…😁

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Re: Do you ever wish your offset was different?

Post by graceless » Mon Jan 24, 2022 6:35 pm

JagChat wrote:
Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:52 pm
I wish my 65 Sunburst Jag would morph into a 65 Jazzmaster with the same profile neck…😁
I too wish this.
I wish I got along with Jazzmasters, though.
Coming back to my '65 jag after playing anything else just feels like coming home!

Though I do wish the gd trem would stay in tune. It's finicky, even with a mastery.

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Re: Do you ever wish your offset was different?

Post by ziess » Mon Jan 24, 2022 11:31 pm

i love sharin foo wrote:
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I've always wished that the red in the burst on my '64 was a little less faded.
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Agreed! I wish the front of mine looked like the back!

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Re: Do you ever wish your offset was different?

Post by JSett » Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:10 am

I mean, I kinda wish my MIJ Jazzmaster would morph into a 1954 Stratocaster

...but that's mostly for financial reasons :ph34r:
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Re: Do you ever wish your offset was different?

Post by luau » Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:06 am

johnnysomersett wrote:
Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:10 am
I mean, I kinda wish my MIJ Jazzmaster would morph into a 1954 Stratocaster

...but that's mostly for financial reasons :ph34r:
I had be happy if my MIJ just wriggled out of the poly and into some nitro.

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Re: Do you ever wish your offset was different?

Post by JSett » Tue Jan 25, 2022 8:02 am

luau wrote:
Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:06 am
johnnysomersett wrote:
Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:10 am
I mean, I kinda wish my MIJ Jazzmaster would morph into a 1954 Stratocaster

...but that's mostly for financial reasons :ph34r:
I had be happy if my MIJ just wriggled out of the poly and into some nitro.
"let me just slip into something a little more, comfortable..."
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Re: Do you ever wish your offset was different?

Post by neilnat » Tue Jan 25, 2022 8:26 am

The pickup selector location on my Jazzmaster. I play mostly sitting down, and if I lean over while holding the guitar it switches to the neck pickup. Maybe it just has a mind of its own and knows what tone it likes best, though.

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Re: Do you ever wish your offset was different?

Post by luau » Tue Jan 25, 2022 9:31 am

neilnat wrote:
Tue Jan 25, 2022 8:26 am
The pickup selector location on my Jazzmaster. I play mostly sitting down, and if I lean over while holding the guitar it switches to the neck pickup. Maybe it just has a mind of its own and knows what tone it likes best, though.
You've probably got enough wire to loosen the nut and rotate it a bit. I keep mine as close to horizontal as possible for that very reason.

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Re: Do you ever wish your offset was different?

Post by parry » Tue Jan 25, 2022 11:20 am

For the longest time, i wished I could turn my Jazzmaster in to a Coronado. Turned out well - haven't looked back :D
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