dreamy kindle
Guys, when I bought my first guitar a little over a year ago, I got a superstrat with two humbuckers and a mahogany body. I really liked the guitar, it was perfect for the kind of sound I was looking for. Now I’m looking for a new guitar that can expand my tones and techniques while also giving me a more professional image as a guitarist.
So I came to the conclusion that I wanted to buy a Jazzmaster XD, which is by far my favorite guitar in terms of looks. I really love the sound of Arctic Monkeys, and I find the tones on Humbug and TBHC to be so mystical and deep. So I thought the combination of the Jazzmaster’s unique Fender pickups and its tremolo system would be a big step forward in my guitar journey.
However, the more I research the Fender Jazzmaster, the less interested I become. Almost every review I find says the bridge is terrible, it doesn’t stay in tune, it’s unreliable for live playing, it lacks sustain, it's not good for bends, and it doesn’t handle high gain or fuzz/overdrive very well.
That really discouraged me, because I used to believe this was the perfect guitar for me. I like to play heavier stuff (nothing really beyond numetal, maybe something around Metallica or Alice in Chains) but I also wanted to explore clean tones, and I thought the Jazzmaster would be a good middle ground between those two worlds.
I expected it to give me pickups that don’t lean too far in any one direction, allowing for more tonal variety. I liked the idea of a big solid body for sustain, and the tremolo system as a way to gain experience with floating bridges. But apparently, I was wrong about all of that.
I even looked into alternative bridges like the Staytrem or Mastery, but I’m not sure if those would really fix the string issues.
What do you guys recommend?
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