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Re: (TV) Tom's '58 Jazzmaster
Jazzmasters from 1958 are extremely rare ,many people even assume that they were introduced in 459 ... these are generally considered the best Jazzmasters ,the anodized aluminum pickgurard (gone by 1960 ) added a bit extra spark to the sound ,the difficult to tune them is due to their vibrato system and bridge ,perhaps the definitive thing taht caused these guitars to not sale very well ,to tell the truth these idiosincracies (add the noisy pickups and confusing switching system too) give Jazzmasters and Jaguars (used by Tom also ) a beautiful sound with lots of character and weird overtones ...to this day Tom insert things behind the bridge or in the headstock ,i assume for helping tuning-wise ,but i truly think that he has the same problems with any guitar ,considering the wild bendings he does ...
after this guitar ,(the one used in "marquee moon " ,and i suppose not in concerts ) ,Tom also sold a Jaguar (used on "flashlight ") on ebay too ,fairly cheap i recall ...
in 2008 Fender did a Jazzmaster 50th Anniversary Concert ,whre Tom played :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBj1ShXN_gc
Fender did a limited run of 12 1958 reissues that were only given to the artists who played the Jazzmaster 50th Anniversary ,Tom's was the only one in black ...he sold again on ebay real quickly ,again real cheap ,you can read all about it here :
http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=61305&hilit=tom+verlaine+jazzmaster+50+anniversary
this is from a forum that deals with these guitars ,as you can see ,i spend a lot of time there !
AMILCAR AMARANTE
http://temper.bandcamp.com
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De: Bob Beatty <bobjb2002@yahoo.ca>
Para: tv@obbard.com
Enviado: lunes, 4 de febrero de 2013 22:20
Asunto: Re: (TV) Tom's '58 Jazzmaster
I recall a Tom interview somewhere where he explained he first picked up a
Jazzmaster largely due to "economics". He liked Fenders, & said it was about
the cheapest Fender one could buy 2nd-hand in the early '70s. At that time it
was apparently an unloved, unpopular guitar (Tom, & later Thurston Moore, &
others helped changed that). If I remember correctly, Tom said he paid
something like a mere $150 for one back then. Makes me wish I'd invested a
little money in some vintage guitars in the 1970s! And I did read some Tom
comment where he said his Jazzmaster was hard to keep in tune (as Joe
mentions).
--- On Mon, 2/4/13, postitnote <postitnote@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
From: postitnote <postitnote@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: (TV) Tom's '58 Jazzmaster
To: tv@obbard.com
Received: Monday, February 4, 2013, 7:58 PM
Haha
--- On Mon, 2/4/13, Joe Hartley <jh@brainiac.com> wrote:
> From: Joe Hartley <jh@brainiac.com>
> Subject: Re: (TV) Tom's '58 Jazzmaster
> To: tv@obbard.com
> Date: Monday, February 4, 2013, 9:40 AM
> On Mon, 4 Feb 2013 08:48:51 -0800
> (PST)
> postitnote <postitnote@sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
> > I like the title of this...Souvenir from a Dream::
> >
> >
http://www.guitaraficionado.com/souvenir-from-a-dream-tom-verlaine%E2%80%99s-
1958-fender-jazzmaster.html
> >
> > Even for people like me who don't play the guitar, who
> wouldn't wanna own this, heh? Do you guys happen to
> know what this guitar went for back when it was up for
> bid? And then to get it signed by Tom too...well,
> damn.
>
> I wouldn't want it - it apparently won'e stay in tune ;)
>
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