i really like the buzzstop. i've had so much trouble with bridges on the thing that i feel that it's the perfect solution. prior to getting it, i've had the neck shimmed & swapped from the jm bridge to a mustang, and would still pop strings off the saddles during gigs. ultimately, i really should have just bought a les paul, as tonally and playability wise that's probably a little closer to my ideal (although ironicly i play this more than my les paul, so go figure).
the buzzstop takes away a little of the jazzmaster character... it makes the tone a little less 'chimey', but that said my choice of pickup adds a more aggressive attack to the tone too, so i'm not exactly precious about maintaining the jazzmaster's original tonal character. i'd reccomend them if you're of a similar mindset, as they feel playing-wise like a tune-o-matic (if you compare my photos to a les paul or an sg bridge section you'll see what i mean). they do they job of preventing strings popping off the bridge well, and dont require you do anything damaging like drilling holes. the only real downside for me is that they look pretty ugly. if you want an authentic jazzmaster vibe though, stick with the original bridge.
would i be right in saying your jm was candyapple red, rather than the sunburst? that'd make it a touch cheaper... but even so, over this side of the pond a new *japanese* jm is over us$1000 (for comparison, the us jazzmaster is about us$2110 from the uk equivalent of musicians friend). i think it might be time to emigrate over there :D
the buzzstop takes away a little of the jazzmaster character... it makes the tone a little less 'chimey', but that said my choice of pickup adds a more aggressive attack to the tone too, so i'm not exactly precious about maintaining the jazzmaster's original tonal character. i'd reccomend them if you're of a similar mindset, as they feel playing-wise like a tune-o-matic (if you compare my photos to a les paul or an sg bridge section you'll see what i mean). they do they job of preventing strings popping off the bridge well, and dont require you do anything damaging like drilling holes. the only real downside for me is that they look pretty ugly. if you want an authentic jazzmaster vibe though, stick with the original bridge.
would i be right in saying your jm was candyapple red, rather than the sunburst? that'd make it a touch cheaper... but even so, over this side of the pond a new *japanese* jm is over us$1000 (for comparison, the us jazzmaster is about us$2110 from the uk equivalent of musicians friend). i think it might be time to emigrate over there :D
-m
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