Fender Blacktop Jazzmaster project - mod to awesome

[chelsea]

you can adjust them so strings dont slip.
ive never had a problem
people dont even try anymore..
they just want to automatically downgrade their guitars today.
humbuckers and shit

[inkeye]

How much were the upgrades to this guitar?

[katmeho]

Update. The Frailin hum cancelling neck and pure PAF bridge have arrived. $260 + $10 for new audio taper 500K pots. I'm going to be doing the installation this week.

Note - I took the neck pickup out. A few things, the black cover fits the Lindy pickup perfectly, which I was not sure about. The SD pickup uses weather stripping to support the pickup on the screws, and thats easy to save, but will need to be trimmed down. They glued the pickup and the pickup cover together, so you have to pull out this black hot glue trim to free the pickup. Its easy with a thin knife. Theres light glue on the underside of the pickup cover, just pop it off and it will come free.

[QualityMusic]

Is that P-Rail on the table going in the Jazzmaster ?

Yes it is would have been in when I took the pic but they forgot the triple ring. Morons should get it on monday.

[QualityMusic]

Is that P-Rail on the table going in the Jazzmaster ?

Did you notice the neck?

[andrewdoeshair]

Is that P-Rail on the table going in the Jazzmaster ?

Did you notice the neck?

I didn't read this thread, just jumped to this last post... Strat neck!?

[scotty66]

Did you notice the neck?

I didn't read this thread, just jumped to this last post... Strat neck!?[/quote]

Looks like it is .... WTF ?! You didn't like the stock neck ?

[QualityMusic]

Did you notice the neck?

I didn't read this thread, just jumped to this last post... Strat neck!?

Looks like it is .... WTF ?! You didn't like the stock neck ?[/quote]

No I have small hands and just plain like the 7.25 radius better and the smaller frets. I have another neck with a large headstock I am working on.

[ohm-men]

Nice.
@ katmeho, would you mind posting some pics of the original Blacktop Jm neck pu?
I'd really like to see what's udner the hood of that one.
Thanks!

[QualityMusic]

I got the P-rail in and looks like I messed up. I ordered the neck version and its too bright and doesn't have enough out put adjusted all the way up except for the humbucker mode. It looks great with the triple ring mount. I think I am going to try a super distortion instead. I actually like the humbucker sound of the p-rail best. So I may keep the triple mount if its works well with the SD.

[QualityMusic]

Nice.
@ katmeho, would you mind posting some pics of the original Blacktop Jm neck pu?
I'd really like to see what's udner the hood of that one.
Thanks!

I lent my camera to my Dad until later this week. I looks like a normal HB but only two wire and the ohms are around 12.5

[scotty66]

Did you notice the neck?

I didn't read this thread, just jumped to this last post... Strat neck!?

Looks like it is .... WTF ?! You didn't like the stock neck ?

No I have small hands and just plain like the 7.25 radius better and the smaller frets. I have another neck with a large headstock I am working on.[/quote]

Gotcha

[katmeho]

Nice.
@ katmeho, would you mind posting some pics of the original Blacktop Jm neck pu?
I'd really like to see what's udner the hood of that one.
Thanks!

Yeah totally. Ill be home this weekend and will take some snaps and post this for the forum...

[QualityMusic]

Latest pic.
I decided to go with the bridge version like I should have ordered in the first place. Ill be getting it tomorrow or Thursday and posting another review and maybe uploading a video on you tube.

[QualityMusic]

Here is a pic of the new wiring.