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Old 06.11.2009, 10:59 PM   #1
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Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore signature model Fender Jazzmaster guitars will be available in stores July 1. The guitars reflect decades of road-tested customization knowledge. According to the Fender site: “Lee and Thurston have always heavily modified their Jazzmaster guitars- removing all extraneous controls- simplifying and stripping them back to their essence, leaving just a 3 way switch and a volume knob. In many ways these 2 instruments are similar, yet in almost every major way (pickups, bridges, frets, pickguard) they are totally different.” More info.
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Old 06.11.2009, 11:04 PM   #2
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Moshe, this just wrecked my bank account. Thank you.
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Old 06.11.2009, 11:14 PM   #3
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Old 06.11.2009, 11:18 PM   #4
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That they give you a bunch of stickers to put on them is pretty lame.
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Old 06.11.2009, 11:20 PM   #5
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I think I just guitargasmed a bit.
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Old 06.11.2009, 11:21 PM   #6
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Why the fuck did I have to buy the Mascis Jazz last year?
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Old 06.11.2009, 11:26 PM   #7
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this is pretty funny considering the Q&A i saw them request "no gear questions"
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Old 06.12.2009, 12:34 AM   #8
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wait til you see the zine!
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Old 06.12.2009, 03:36 AM   #9
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so how much?

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what about lefthand guitars? no, huh?
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Old 06.12.2009, 03:43 AM   #10
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So Thurston WAS playing his signature Jazz on Letterman.... I must say I think his looks cooler than Lee's.

Damn. If you would have told me a couple years ago that J, Thurston, and Lee would all have signature guitars one day, I would have shot you for being a liar and thrown your body in a lake.

Kinda funny though, four signature Jazzmasters now and not a single signature Jaguar. Sure, the Jaguar HH is pretty much a Kurt Cobain Jaguar, but still kinda interesting...

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Old 06.12.2009, 04:37 AM   #11
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the signature models have a drumstick kit??
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Old 06.12.2009, 08:39 AM   #12
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yeah, that zine looks pretty cool. one of ya'll should buy one of those jazzmasters and post the zine up here.
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Old 06.12.2009, 08:47 AM   #13
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This makes me sad. Because I know they're going to be so much money and I'll never have one. And ironically, the "signature" of the Lee and T's guitars from the getgo, was to buy the cheapest guitars that no-one else even wanted.
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Old 06.12.2009, 09:20 AM   #14
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This makes me sad. Because I know they're going to be so much money and I'll never have one. And ironically, the "signature" of the Lee and T's guitars from the getgo, was to buy the cheapest guitars that no-one else even wanted.

Haha, word. How many people are buying these and thinking "Now I can be super creative like Sonic Youth!"?
I would guess a lot.
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Old 06.12.2009, 09:22 AM   #15
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I think it's good that Fender have honoured them with signature guitars. They probably did more to popularise the Jazzmaster than any band before them. Fender did an Elvis Costello version last year even though I doubt there were many people who originally bought one back in the late 70s on the strength of him playing one. Saying all that, i can't think of that many people actually buying the Lee and Thurston sig models. Certainly not many SY fans, for whom they'd be either too expensive or go against a certain DIY spirit that drew them to the band in the first place.

I wonder how many of Billy Corgan's signature Strats are hanging unsold in guitar shops right now?
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Old 06.12.2009, 11:43 AM   #16
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I want the Jazzblaster. I've wanted a Jazzblaster for sooo long. If only I had any money.
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Old 06.12.2009, 11:46 AM   #17
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I want one with a pickup behind the bridge.
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FDIY. I'd buy one in aheartbeat if they were affordable./
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Old 06.12.2009, 12:15 PM   #19
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the signature guitars should have duct tape on them
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Old 06.12.2009, 12:54 PM   #20
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Knowing Fender's recent price increase, these guitars will probably be.... in the twelve hundred range? Maybe higher?

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