Hello nineteen seventy-two...

Discussion of vintage Jazzmasters, Jaguars, Bass VIs, Electric XIIs and any other offset-waist instruments.
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Re: Hello nineteen seventy-two...

Post by welshywelsh » Tue Feb 07, 2023 1:48 am

That looks like a great find!

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Re: Hello nineteen seventy-two...

Post by powerdroid » Tue Feb 07, 2023 2:09 am

Oh that looks great! Happy to hear these kinda deals still exist in this day and age.. Congrats!!

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Re: Hello nineteen seventy-two...

Post by JVG » Tue Feb 07, 2023 3:33 am

That’s a beauty. Embrace the ‘burst! :-*

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Re: Hello nineteen seventy-two...

Post by Pacafeliz » Tue Feb 07, 2023 3:43 am

Ooooh NICE!!!

I've had a couple of 72ers and they're good ones!
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Re: Hello nineteen seventy-two...

Post by MattK » Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:14 am

Fucking fuck, as they say.

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Re: Hello nineteen seventy-two...

Post by gishuk » Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:42 am

I thought the days of bargains in the vintage jazzmaster world were over but glad to see I was wrong!

Looks awesome but what on earth was someone hulking out on that truss rod for to mangle the nut like that :derp:

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Re: Hello nineteen seventy-two...

Post by simonhpieman » Tue Feb 07, 2023 5:09 am

I decided to do my own NGD but here's the Miami-Stang!

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All the gory details here...

Miami-Stang

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Re: Hello nineteen seventy-two...

Post by sal paradise » Tue Feb 07, 2023 5:25 am

These are both amazing.
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Re: Hello nineteen seventy-two...

Post by Highnumbers » Tue Feb 07, 2023 6:59 am

Nice score! Really cool one

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Re: Hello nineteen seventy-two...

Post by GreenKnee » Tue Feb 07, 2023 1:02 pm

That's lovely Johnny. I'm not a sunburst fan either, but that little bit of wear gives it enough character to stop it being too sterile.
Great that you've found this after finding the AVII you tried disappointing. Just out of interest how is the shoulder of the binding on this Jazzmaster in comparison to the AVII?

You could probably tap out that hole if you know what size thread the grubscrew is. Probably some weird, archaic imperial thread no doubt. Or just bang in a metric size tap of roughly the same size and a new grub screw - helpful tip is that the Allen key size of a metric grubscrew is half of the thread size i.e 6mm grub screw is 3mm Allen key, 10mm grub 5mm Allen key etc etc. (No idea why this is relevant but just remembered it)

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Re: Hello nineteen seventy-two...

Post by JSett » Tue Feb 07, 2023 1:25 pm

GreenKnee wrote:
Tue Feb 07, 2023 1:02 pm
That's lovely Johnny. I'm not a sunburst fan either, but that little bit of wear gives it enough character to stop it being too sterile.
Great that you've found this after finding the AVII you tried disappointing. Just out of interest how is the shoulder of the binding on this Jazzmaster in comparison to the AVII?

You could probably tap out that hole if you know what size thread the grubscrew is. Probably some weird, archaic imperial thread no doubt. Or just bang in a metric size tap of roughly the same size and a new grub screw - helpful tip is that the Allen key size of a metric grubscrew is half of the thread size i.e 6mm grub screw is 3mm Allen key, 10mm grub 5mm Allen key etc etc. (No idea why this is relevant but just remembered it)
Indeed, the little bit of wear is its redeeming quality regards finish. The shoulder is perfect compared to the AVII66...nice and smooth and no weird bump - just like my Coronado II. It's just on the edge of being too chunky for my size hands but it fills it nicely. I've had a chance to actually play it properly now too. It's extremely vibrant and resonant and the weight is a delight for the shoulders. Pickups aren't at all thin either.

I knew that about grub screws funnily enough but had also forgotten until you mentioned it! I'm going to try a few things before getting fruity with a tap and die.
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Re: Hello nineteen seventy-two...

Post by JamesSGBrown » Tue Feb 07, 2023 2:23 pm

Amazing, I've always loved any '72s I've played- my old MM, a possibly the most incredible hardtail Strat I've ever had. Good year it seems

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Re: Hello nineteen seventy-two...

Post by zhivago » Thu Feb 09, 2023 5:59 am

Excellent score on the JM, and the Mustang looks great too!! :-*

Good to hear both guitars are in good hands! 8)
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Re: Hello nineteen seventy-two...

Post by terminalvertigo » Thu Feb 09, 2023 8:25 am

nice JM!..
early 70s ones just dont seem to pop up very often.
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Re: Hello nineteen seventy-two...

Post by JSett » Thu Feb 09, 2023 8:43 am

Yeah, I have a saved search for 70s JMs are they are a pretty rare occurrence.

I'm guessing they were still using Nitro as a clearcoat on the sunbursts of this era as mine is checked considerably. My 73 Mustang had a nitro sunburst too.
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