New Fender Troy Van Leeuwen Jazzmaster in Copper Age

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New Fender Troy Van Leeuwen Jazzmaster in Copper Age

Post by stonevibe » Sun Aug 23, 2020 1:36 am

Fender Troy Van Leeuwen Jazzmaster in Copper Age!


https://www.gearnews.com/leak-fender-tr ... opper-age/

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Re: New Fender Troy Van Leeuwen Jazzmaster in Copper Age

Post by Wessel.v.l » Sun Aug 23, 2020 3:00 am

Ho Sh*t! That neck looks amazing!
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Re: New Fender Troy Van Leeuwen Jazzmaster in Copper Age

Post by Kent » Sun Aug 23, 2020 3:09 am

I've got the Oxblood version with a Staytrem on it and it is just about the finest Jazzmaster I've ever played; from a rather small sample of JMs. However, I've played hundreds of guitars and this one is a keeper.

Looking good in the new color and blocks. Maple boards have always been my preference too.

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Post by fever606 » Sun Aug 23, 2020 3:19 am

I like the maple B+B neck... not sold on the colour, but that’s just from looking at it in my phone so subject to change. The Oxblood TVL is a fantastic looking and playing instrument, though...

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Re: New Fender Troy Van Leeuwen Jazzmaster in Copper Age

Post by manwithtitties » Sun Aug 23, 2020 3:49 am

http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/vie ... an+leeuwen

that neck wasnt maple originally when it leaked last year!

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Re: New Fender Troy Van Leeuwen Jazzmaster in Copper Age

Post by smalahove » Sun Aug 23, 2020 4:05 am

Looks great. Should have had MOP inlays though ...

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Re: New Fender Troy Van Leeuwen Jazzmaster in Copper Age

Post by BoringPostcards » Sun Aug 23, 2020 5:22 am

GAS inducing!!!

I usually strongly dislike matching headstock with maple fretboards, but this copper colour doesn't stand out too much from the maple with tinted clear coat
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Re: New Fender Troy Van Leeuwen Jazzmaster in Copper Age

Post by Embenny » Sun Aug 23, 2020 7:58 am

BoringPostcards wrote:
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GAS inducing!!!

I usually strongly dislike matching headstock with maple fretboards, but this copper colour doesn't stand out too much from the maple with tinted clear coat
Yeah, thats kinda my feeling too, minus the GAS.

Glad to see maple BB&B, but matching headstocks look weird on them. This is a relatively inoffensive colour to do that with, at least.
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Re: New Fender Troy Van Leeuwen Jazzmaster in Copper Age

Post by preservation » Sun Aug 23, 2020 12:58 pm

hrm... i simultaneously love and hate it.

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Post by 46346 » Sun Aug 23, 2020 1:22 pm

wow, that would be a real contender if i didn't already have so many of those bases covered, at least sonically and in terms of feel. i even have some of the aesthetic covered with Maple/BB&B on my Doheny. i love that look, especially from the playing perspective.

if i were in the market for a JM, i would be pretty hot to find one and try it.

come to think of it, i don't have an actual *Fender* made JM like that...
i'm going to try to persuade myself to be patient and wait for a used one to pop up... that's a lot of patience.

if i did go for it, i would hunt down a black guard for it, too. that's my first instinct.


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Post by 46346 » Sun Aug 23, 2020 1:43 pm

you guys just hit on something that i have felt for years but never quite put my finger on!

i really wanted a Maple/BB&B neck on an offset, so when the guys at G&L mentioned they were prototyping the Doheny, i asked if i could get that neck. also on my bucket list was custom color with matching headstock. i only have a few colors that i like, but i was surprised when mocking them up, i was not in love. resetting the color options, the display went to sunburst, and of course natural headstock. That's it! i'm in love! i didn't question 'why', and i was happy with my Firemist Silver and Oly headstock guitars... of course they have rosewood boards.

thanks for the nudge! ;D

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GAS inducing!!!

I usually strongly dislike matching headstock with maple fretboards, but this copper colour doesn't stand out too much from the maple with tinted clear coat
Yeah, thats kinda my feeling too, minus the GAS.

Glad to see maple BB&B, but matching headstocks look weird on them. This is a relatively inoffensive colour to do that with, at least.
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Re: New Fender Troy Van Leeuwen Jazzmaster in Copper Age

Post by RIORIO » Sun Aug 23, 2020 3:26 pm

Matching headstock is wrong on this

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Re: New Fender Troy Van Leeuwen Jazzmaster in Copper Age

Post by jdr1014 » Sun Aug 23, 2020 5:14 pm

That's a good model Jazzmaster and I like the maple neck, but not with that color. I think rosewood board would look better and I think that maple neck would look good with the oxblood or some contrasting (non-brown/yellowish) color. Just my $0.02 :)

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Re: New Fender Troy Van Leeuwen Jazzmaster in Copper Age

Post by Embenny » Sun Aug 23, 2020 7:44 pm

RIORIO wrote:
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Matching headstock is wrong on this
Not as wrong as when Squier put a matching headstock on a Sherwood green strat...with a maple board.

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It's so weird, because I adore sherwood, and I love matching headstocks...but throw a maple board into the equation and it takes a sudden turn for the worse :k

This isn't as offensive, but I'd honestly sand that headstock down to bare maple if I had one. It just looks so much better.

Maple with black blocks and binding just speaks for itself. A painted headstock is just putting a hat on a hat at that point.
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Re: New Fender Troy Van Leeuwen Jazzmaster in Copper Age

Post by BoringPostcards » Sun Aug 23, 2020 8:00 pm

mbene085 wrote:
Sun Aug 23, 2020 7:44 pm
RIORIO wrote:
Sun Aug 23, 2020 3:26 pm
Matching headstock is wrong on this
Not as wrong as when Squier put a matching headstock on a Sherwood green strat...with a maple board.

Image

It's so weird, because I adore sherwood, and I love matching headstocks...but throw a maple board into the equation and it takes a sudden turn for the worse :k

This isn't as offensive, but I'd honestly sand that headstock down to bare maple if I had one. It just looks so much better.

Maple with black blocks and binding just speaks for itself. A painted headstock is just putting a hat on a hat at that point.
That Strat makes me think one thing: Socks with sandals.
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