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Post by Jaguar018 » Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:11 am

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Post by Embenny » Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:44 am

Oof, that's my dream mustang, right there.
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Post by zip73 » Tue Feb 25, 2020 2:43 pm

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Ordered checking but no dings etc:

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Post by N0_Camping4U » Wed Mar 04, 2020 5:45 pm

Jesus. If you two ever want to sell those ... hmu first.
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Post by Mechanical Birds » Tue Oct 20, 2020 10:28 pm

Yeah holy shit

So I’m looking at Musikraft necks for sale/that have been sold and it’s bumming me out because they all look kind of shitty? That Green Mustang up there is like perfect as far as my eyes can tell but I’m not seeing that so far.

If I order/spec a Musikraft neck with just a vague “I want CBS style blocks and binding” will it come out the right way? There was a post on the first page saying Fenders were the best ones (obviously) but then a lot of other places aren’t up to snuff.

I can actually afford this right now and would love to get started but I’m anxious about it looking crappy having never been thru this before.

Thanks in advance!

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Post by algeriet » Wed Oct 21, 2020 1:08 am

Jaguar018 wrote:
Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:11 am
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Buddy, is this a Musikraft build? Looks amazing!

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Post by Jaguar018 » Wed Oct 21, 2020 5:54 am

algeriet wrote:
Wed Oct 21, 2020 1:08 am
Buddy, is this a Musikraft build? Looks amazing!
Allparts neck, vintage Mustang body, vintage trem, Creamery pickups (I think?), and other bits. It's a really great guitar I must say. :blush:

I am in the process of getting a Strat body from MJT in some shade of green for the next project. :ph34r:

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Post by algeriet » Wed Oct 21, 2020 8:03 am

Jaguar018 wrote:
Wed Oct 21, 2020 5:54 am
algeriet wrote:
Wed Oct 21, 2020 1:08 am
Buddy, is this a Musikraft build? Looks amazing!
Allparts neck, vintage Mustang body, vintage trem, Creamery pickups (I think?), and other bits. It's a really great guitar I must say. :blush:

I am in the process of getting a Strat body from MJT in some shade of green for the next project. :ph34r:
Any source on that neck? Never seen one by Allparts.

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Post by Jaguar018 » Wed Oct 21, 2020 8:39 am

algeriet wrote:
Wed Oct 21, 2020 8:03 am
Any source on that neck? Never seen one by Allparts.
My understanding is that every once in a while they do a batch of B&B necks. I saw it on eBay and snapped it up. Maybe it was Musikraft? Note: they are not cheap.

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Post by hanspanzer » Wed Oct 21, 2020 9:08 am

My latest.

Allparts neck
MJT body
Gotoh tuners
Spitfire guard
Mojo Pickups
500k Bourns pots
Staytrem bridge
Mastery trem

Plays and sounds lovely

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Post by N0_Camping4U » Wed Oct 21, 2020 6:23 pm

hanspanzer wrote:
Wed Oct 21, 2020 9:08 am
My latest.

Allparts neck
MJT body
Gotoh tuners
Spitfire guard
Mojo Pickups
500k Bourns pots
Staytrem bridge
Mastery trem

Plays and sounds lovely

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Oh my GOD that is fantastic! What did you ask for? Ice Blue? Firemist Silver? that looks incredible.
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Post by Mechanical Birds » Wed Oct 21, 2020 6:41 pm

Somebody tell me what to order

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Post by smjenkins » Wed Oct 21, 2020 6:53 pm

hanspanzer wrote:
Wed Oct 21, 2020 9:08 am
My latest.

Allparts neck
MJT body
Gotoh tuners
Spitfire guard
Mojo Pickups
500k Bourns pots
Staytrem bridge
Mastery trem

Plays and sounds lovely

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:? :? :? :? :? :?

I saw this one on the Gram on Spitfire's page. Looks sofa king good.

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Post by jakeisjake » Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:45 am

I was lazy and just cut and pasted my final assessment of the build I have:

This guitar has been with me for 2 months now...I'll give some negatives and positives.

Negative:
There is almost no change in sound from the rhythm circuit to the neck pickup in the lead circuit. For that matter, there's not a lot of difference between the neck position and middle position. I'm not a bridge pup only guy...but it does stand out.

Typical Jm bridge rattle that I'll sort out next string change.

Nitro finish is very soft and dings very easily. This could also be in the positive column...it's looking pretty awesome.

Positive:

It really plays great. I'm pretty sure it's the best Jazzmaster I have played (I've owned an AVRI, 2 Squier JMJms, and a Squier VM and I've played many in stores). It is just effortless. So smooth and clean up and own the neck. I couldn't be more pleased with the playability of it.

Rock solid in tuning.

Tremelo is very smooth and it suits me better than the other trems I have used.

Even with the previously mentioned pick up similarities, it does sound great, especially with the Fender Blues jr.

The Nitro finish is already starting to check...I'm excited to see what a Vermont winter will bring.

Overall, it's good enough that I'm considering saving for a Jaguar style.
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Post by jakeisjake » Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:49 am

A couple of pics:

with a Spitfire Tort:
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Stock Tort (All Parts):
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