Re: (TV) Tom's '58 Jazzmaster

[postitnote <postitnote@sbcglobal.net>]

I love all the info, thanks!


--- On Tue, 2/5/13, amilcar amarante <amilcaramarante2002@yahoo.com.ar> wrote:

> From: amilcar amarante <amilcaramarante2002@yahoo.com.ar>
> Subject: Re: (TV) Tom's '58 Jazzmaster
> To: "tv@obbard.com" <tv@obbard.com>
> Date: Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 10:02 AM
> 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
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> 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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