tallchris wrote:the last thing I need right now is another guitar.Ahem.

Guys, just wanted to add that I do play them. I have two even. ( I might tell this story at the Moth )

JohnnySomersett wrote:Redline wrote:tallchris thought:the last thing I need right now is another guitar...Unless it's made of aluminum.I think I may be the only one on here that doesn't like aluminium guitars....me too. I dont hate em, i just dont crave em with the exception of a Kramer XL-8 which I had and sold like a dummy ages ago.

JohnnySomersett wrote:Redline wrote:tallchris thought:the last thing I need right now is another guitar...Unless it's made of aluminum.I think I may be the only one on here that doesn't like aluminium guitars....You are not alone. The Dr expressed my feelings rather well also, except I don't even have desire for the specified Kramer model.

Redline wrote:tallchris thought:the last thing I need right now is another guitar...Unless it's made of aluminum.I think I may be the only one on here that doesn't like aluminium guitars....

I definitely wanted that bass at the BBQ last summer. Threw $100+ at it. I'll pass on the guitars though. Having never played one. Maybe I'm wrong...

Dr Tony Balls wrote:JohnnySomersett wrote:Redline wrote:tallchris thought:the last thing I need right now is another guitar...Unless it's made of aluminum.I think I may be the only one on here that doesn't like aluminium guitars....me too. I dont hate em, i just dont crave em with the exception of a Kramer XL-8 which I had and sold like a dummy ages ago.The Dr. described my feelings almost exactly.

tallchris thought:the last thing I need right now is another guitar...Unless it's made of aluminum.

Ok then, Aluminum Jazzmasters for you!

Riff Magnum wrote:So whats the overall opinion on how to get the best JM for the best price?My advice, buy the guitar that looks the best first. The bits can be replaced at home easily, but a refinish is hard work.Here's my story.My wife got me a MIJ JM in my favorite color (Lake Placid Blue). I put on a Mastery Bridge and installed Duncan Antiquities (with 250k pots). It was a great guitar.Time passed and I was playing other guitars. I played a lot of high end custom guitars at NAMM. I realized I really liked flatter radius necks with bigger frets. Rather than buying a #k guitar, I got my JM refretted with big frets and, while the frets were off, had the fretboard re-radiused to 9.5"-12".I was playing my Gretsch a lot. I was really loving the filtertron pickups. Something about the Antiquities pickup set was not working for me. However, the JM was much more ergonomic. I found a guy who built filtertrons in a JM pickup enclosure. In the meantime I found a great deal on a Mastery Vibrato. So I put those on the guitar (with 500k pots for the filtertrons).So, it wasn't cheap, but I was able to slowly transform my MIJ JM into something that resembles a high end, custom built guitar. Plus, the cost stretched over a couple years, so it never seemed too egregious. This is how I try to operate now. It I want a new guitar, I try to figure out what is making me want that specific new guitar. Then I try to incorporate those features into a guitar I own that is underplayed or lacking in some way. It's been working well for the last 3-4 years.