Big city Canada find for real:


Rebadged Squier Jazzmaster with Fender USA hardware swapped in, bridge is a Classic Player TOM I think, is super fucking comfortable with a flatter radius than I'm used too and sanded down neck. Pickups (assumed stock) are shockingly decent. Cheap heat for the win...


Might have to re-radius my 90s CIJ now.

mdc wrote: Thu May 15, 2025 10:02 am

I built up this (relatively) cheap JM parts guitar recently and it turned out really nicely.

Super cool, MDC!

LBx wrote: Sat May 17, 2025 11:44 amRebadged Squier Jazzmaster with Fender USA hardware swapped in

Which model is it? Classic vibe, Mascis? A lot of the recent ones have been great.

Also, MDC I put this together last year in kind of the same spirit. 70s Greco neck and a Squier VM HH Jazzmaster body, aftermarket Chinese bridge + pickup and an AVRI neck pickup. I LOVE it, kind of the perfect guitar for me.

That guitar looks super cool. Do you ever mix both PUPs together or you always go neck!?

matttkkkk wrote: Sun May 18, 2025 8:12 pm

LBx wrote: Sat May 17, 2025 11:44 amRebadged Squier Jazzmaster with Fender USA hardware swapped in

Which model is it? Classic vibe, Mascis? A lot of the recent ones have been great.

Judging by the sub par burst and multi piece body I'd say Classic Vibe? But the neck is v e r y dark so maybe an older version - Dunno!



Squier left, late 90s Japan Jazzblaster right... Weird or What.

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matttkkkk wrote: Sun May 18, 2025 8:18 pm Also, MDC I put this together last year in kind of the same spirit. 70s Greco neck and a Squier VM HH Jazzmaster body, aftermarket Chinese bridge + pickup and an AVRI neck pickup. I LOVE it, kind of the perfect guitar for me.

I'm not a maple neck fan (aesthetically) but that thing is serious.

That thing is very serious.

Here's a few more Jazzers, a master:



and a caster:

Thanks! I made it as a counterpart to my alltime favourite MIJ Squier from the same factory (on the left here): And Lu, thanks also! I generally like neck and the AVRI is great, but the cheap-ass $25 Chinese bridge pickup is actually fantastic, and they blend really well. I was amazed at the quality, seems to use all traditional materials and has the right amount of spank and snarl. Got it off eBay.

matttkkkk wrote: Sun May 18, 2025 8:18 pm Also, MDC I put this together last year in kind of the same spirit. 70s Greco neck and a Squier VM HH Jazzmaster body, aftermarket Chinese bridge + pickup and an AVRI neck pickup. I LOVE it, kind of the perfect guitar for me.

This rips! I was initially looking for a black body to put the maple neck on so they would’ve truly been twins, but this gold one presented itself first.