J Mascis talks about his Jazzy

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:11 pm

Dont know if this has been up before but.. its cool anyway.

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benecol · Post by **benecol** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:32 pm

More importantly, and quite possible pilfered from the same thread, so does Lee Ranaldo:

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JordanD · Post by **JordanD** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:18 pm

Pretty cool, but the Mascis Jazzy is horrible. I hated the thing when I played it.

analogsystem · Post by **analogsystem** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:49 pm

I think a Fender Jazzblaster MIM or MIJ (basically under $800) would destroy the Jag HH and really anything else in the price range. That is perhaps the one signature guitar I can think of that I'd buy.

A custom shop reliced Ranaldo Jazzmaster would be totally lame......

Sonic Youth is easily as known or more known / way more influential than Dinosaur Jr. They better get some love soon.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:03 pm

the neck on the Jmascus jazzmaster i tried out at the shop was complete shit

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:17 pm

analogsystem wrote:
Sonic Youth is easily as known or more known / way more influential than Dinosaur Jr. They better get some love soon.

Maybe in the US. Dinosaur are much better known over here, i dont know about the rest of europe/world. Mascis is also more widely respected as a player as well.
I can only put that down to the lack of Sonic Youth tours here and inconsistent album releases.

Dont get me wrong, i love Sonic Youth but Ranaldo is a bit "yeah, everyone copied us with Jazzmasters, blah...". I like the fact J is quite humble about it all.

Sublimedo · Post by **Sublimedo** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:47 pm

benecol wrote:More importantly, and quite possible pilfered from the same thread, so does Lee Ranaldo:

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Oh mann. Are they making a Jazzblaster? I'd so get one, I don't care how fanboyish it is.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:02 pm

See, I reckon SY are more famous than Dino JR here in Blighty, but let's not go out and conduct a survey.

And Mascis humble? Mumble more like!

Roffle roffle roffle.

please kill me

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:18 pm

Honestly, I didn't hear much about Dino Jr when I was growing up in the DC area. But I have friends from from New England, they all love Dino Jr up there. It makes sense since that's around where they're from.

There is some truth to what lee is saying about kevin shields getting the jazzmaster idea from J. Kevin is a big Dino Jr fan and he owns one of J's guitars. I wouldn't say that he stole the idea from him though.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:41 pm

Ngz. I've been around the music scenes since 1987, i'm 36 yrs old, i saw Dino, Sonic Youth and MBV play live around 1989 onwards.
Dino are bigger and more respected in the uk over that period, fact.
Kevin Shields was part of an offset revolution and he also used Jaguars, Spacemen 3 were using Jaguars in 86/87, Will Sergeant (Echo & the Bunnymen) was using Jaguars in 84/85 and Jazzmasters... it goes on. Truth is, like J said, Strats and Teles have always been at the expensive end of things whilst guitar stores could'nt give offsets away. No one wanted them, so the poor indie label musicians lapped up the chance of owning an original vintage Fender the best way they could. Same with Cobain.
But when Cobain became a housewives favourate, Fender Japan reissued their finest and as they say; the rest is history.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:28 pm

How about Tom Verlaine ?He was one of the early proponents of the Jazzmaster in the prepunk days.

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benecol · Post by **benecol** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:50 pm

Fran wrote:But when Cobain became a housewives favourate, Fender Japan reissued their finest and as they say; the rest is history.

Bzzzzzzt BLUFF! Fender Japan were re-issuing Jags from the mid-late eighties - Kevin Shields's first JM was a MIJ. Aaaaanyhow, lt's not have an old man fight. Are you on about the Rollercoaster Tour (Blur, JAMC, Dinosaur Jr and MBV)? I saw that too!

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:26 pm

benecol wrote:
Fran wrote:But when Cobain became a housewives favourate, Fender Japan reissued their finest and as they say; the rest is history.

Bzzzzzzt BLUFF! Fender Japan were re-issuing Jags from the mid-late eighties - Kevin Shields's first JM was a MIJ. Aaaaanyhow, lt's not have an old man fight. Are you on about the Rollercoaster Tour (Blur, JAMC, Dinosaur Jr and MBV)? I saw that too!

Hahah. Whouse been doing his homework? Proof on the shields MIJ for the benefit of anyone remotely interested would be nice.
Okay, you know what point i was making? I presume you was around and saw things evolve, there was a reason and i am right. Its not about Ranaldo and never was, never will be.
Yeah, i saw the rollercoaster tour and some shows before and after.

Post by **Hurb** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:29 pm

shields first jazzmaster was actually a ibanez copy. you fuckin old liar bastards!!!!

truth.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:34 pm

Hurb wrote:shields first jazzmaster was actually a ibanez copy. you fuckin old liar bastards!!!!

truth.

ibanez made a jazzmaster copy? DO WANT. unless your talking about old 60s shite ibanez.

I know bilinda played a charvel surfcaster.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:37 pm

I knew Belinda used an Ibanez copy but not Shields.... FUCK YOU HURB.... your a bigger nerd than Benecolz

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:39 pm

mage wrote:charvel surfcaster.

Want... will get....eventually. Theres a 12 string version on eVilbay at the moment.

Post by **Hurb** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:59 pm

yall dudes need to step your game up! gettin schooled by a youngun

KS: My first guitar was an SG, then I got a Les Paul copy. Then I went through a phase of 335 copies. Then I bought that Ibanez Jazzmaster I mentioned. It looked good--that's why I got it.

featured bout 40 seconds in on this here video

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He bought in 82(before I was even born!!) if that helps your time line?

you fuckin noobs!

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:18 pm

well holy shit. actually, thinking about it, I do remember watching that video before and thinking something funny was going on with those pickups. this must be one of those late 70s ibanez's when they were making all these copies of things.

Most importantly... did he record with that guitar? what does it sound like anyway?

aen · Post by **aen** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:20 pm

Hurb wrote:shields first jazzmaster was actually a ibanez copy. you fuckin old liar bastards!!!!

truth.

I dont call copies by the names of the real guitars they are copying. THATS BUSH LEAGUE!