jay turser

[manwith2brains25]

what are they like? are they just generic copies or something? ive been looking at a few on ebay and cant decide if i should bid on one or not.

[eggwheat]

Hi they are ok..I'm pretty sure they are identical to eastwoods, coxx and alden amongst  a few other brands..basically they all come out of the same chinese factory..I have two a Coxx sidejack, same as the eastwood/jay turser sidejack and an alden baritone sidejack..same as the eastwood again but better imo as it has through body stringing 

i found the tremelo's to be pretty bad (but fixable)and the pickups to feedback(get them potted)..but other than that pretty good.

[Naturality]

Are you talking about the Jay Turser surfmaster or Mosrite style guitar?  I think Eggwheat is talking about the mosrite copy

[Stereordinary]

So far as I can tell, Jay Tursers are higher quality than a lot of Chinese-made guitars.  They have the scarf joint in the headstock and not behind the third fret like a lot of modern Ibanez guitars and all the Schecters.  They're finishes aren't as obnoxiously opaque as so many "L@@K!  Flame-Maple, that you can't even see!" Chinese guitars.  Not to mention they have that offset looking thing that practically beat me to my "Offset Custom."

[eggwheat]

yeh i was talking about the mosrite copies..

[Stereordinary]

Some pictures for reference:

Jay Turser JT-SFM:


Jay Turser JT-285


My "Offset Custom"


Purely judging by their website, I'd say their made in the same factory as Schecter and Daisy Rock guitars.
http://www.jayturser.com/

[1946dodge]

I have a Turser strat copy which I leave down my cellar with my bassman so I can play down there.
I paid 75 for the guitar and I had to replace the pickup switch. The electronics is crap (so what - can always be upgraded) the pickups are fine, and the guitar is run of the mill chinese.
I'll let my company's kids use it when they come over.
One thing - very very light weight.

[Riptide]

I have a daphine blue jazzmaster, for what i paid that guitar was and is well worth it. The pickups a great the trem is amazing, i just dont like the weird headstock other than that this guitar is amazing for the money. JT makes some decent stuff, they had a sale at samash and i played some of their other guitars and they a pretty nice. IMo