I'd say the rhythm circuit is practically only useful as an even-darker-than-the-neck-pickup sound. Not super useful tbf. Let's be honest, we play Jazzmasters because they look awesome and have nice glassy tones. If I want dark sounds I'll play my Super-Sonic or SG.
Jazzmaster pickpups and P90s are both wide wound (compared to typical single coils), but P90s are significantly thicker (literally). They look more similar than they are. I've seen a modded JM with a P90 in the bridge and the dope tried to use the same cover and now it's domed and warped.
@@JimmyGallowayGuitar It's the magnet poles, not the bobbins or winds. You can see that the pole ends on the J.Maacis JM are round and protruding, and have screw slots on the ends. Traditional Jazzmaster pole pieces are flat and flush with the plastic housing. They are literally P90 poles inside a JM housing. That's the J. Mascis special offering. I do not know how deep they are, though... Your playing is great, btw.
This is the best video I've seen to solidify my decision to buy a J. Mascis Jazzmaster. Your description of all the functions of the guitar is in great detail. Thank you so much. I'm saving this video for future reference.
I’m impressed. Not only by how many different sounds and moods you can coax out of that relatively inexpensive guitar but also by your playing and your whole approach 👍🏻
@@JimmyGallowayGuitar oh I totally loved it. Thank YOU for expanding my horizons on how to use this beautiful piece of guitar. I am so happy to find your channel. Have a good day
I got the Squier 40th Anniversary gold edition Jazzmaster. Basically identical to the Mascis, but with pearl inlays and gold hardware. Amazing guitar, and arguably even cooler than the Mascis ;)
@@JimmyGallowayGuitar Yeah the pickups may well be different. Still have that jazzmaster vibe though. Cannot handle distortion at all. I now have to learn to play a style of music that isn't punk/hardcore or I'll never find a use for it 😅
@@JimmyGallowayGuitar I had to look up the pickups. J Mascis pickups are listed as 'jazzmaster pickups' and 40th 'Fender Designed Alnico single coil'. Not sure of the difference, but they both likely sound identical since they are both jazzmaster style pickups.
I've played many Jazzmasters, and they're typically lower output. I have a 2 CV and a Mascis. When I played a 40th at a shop- it is significantly lower output. The Mascis is overwound. If you ever have the chance to A/B them- let me know what you think. Cheers.
@@JimmyGallowayGuitar I'd love to get my bands on a Mascis for comparison, but one Jazzmaster is all I can afford lol. I have a few high output guitars though (Super-Sonic, SG, Kramer Striker, and an Explorer) and I find the 40th Jazz is just as high output (which can actually get annoying with the amount of noise it produces). The only guitar I've owned that had noticeably lower output that anything else was my Fender Strat, but only after I fitted Texas Special pickups (which I then promptly removed and reinstalled the stock pickups!). Perhaps the Mascis is just very high output.
Thank you for the brilliant content. Great playing. I'm not much of player, mostly saturated high gain and power chords, but always get inspired by pickers like yourself. Using that guitar to paint sonic beauty. Came to the channel by way of the masics Jazzmaster and found a guitar master to follow. Thanks again.
I have the crafted in Japan sparkle got it when they first made them- fantastic guitar ! Oh, mine is supposed to be purple, but it’s actually a dark maroon color -very cool
Dang Jimmy Galloway that Jazzmaster does sound amazing first time I've really seen anybody explain all the knobs and you're playing phenomenal I mean phenomenal brother
Great vid, relaxed vibe and a bunch of valuable information, the kind you seldom get to see. Thx a lot for your work, explanations and sound coverage ! 👍😊
@@JimmyGallowayGuitar would love to hear about your influences and maybe about note selection and melodoc hearing, the way you phrase and pick are fantastic, and ive never seen somes use that dive-thing the way you did with the back of the string. Top stuff
Man, thank you! This is all out of the Line 6 Helix floor unit. The fuzz here is the Wringer, which is a copy of the Univox Super Fuzz and that is the same fuzz Boss copied for their FZ2 in the late 90s. I had the Boss and the helix nails it. Cheers
@vitgit thanks so much! When I did this demo with the same guitar, using my tube amp- you can hear the radio stations. czcams.com/video/SU4Qh64E1Lw/video.htmlsi=g_0OZG3sFaToDNIX
@Jimmy I watch this video over & Over!! Man you a good guitarist 🎸🎶🎶🎶 I want to buy this JM Jazzmaster guitar, May, I ask.. Any problem with the Gibson style bridge on it? keep as is or any Upgrade?? Did you keep the electric wires or up grade them? Thanks Again 🎸🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
@PatrickGeneLeBlancHardy hey thanks! I have since upgraded to a roller bridge off of the Reverend guitar site that drops right in, but the TOM bridge was fine. All wiring and pickups are stock. Best bet on these is to get a Pro Setup. Thanks for watching!
The JM would be the closest to being the best guitar SQUIRE have produced. One of the plus factors is they're being gigged so that's always a strong indication of it's merits...
Before I bought my CME Squier, I had this Mascis and I painted it purple with Krylon Grape Metallic spray paint. I now have 2 purple Squiers, but they are slightly different colors. Cheers.
I think you’re thinking of the short-lived Fender J Mascis Jazzmaster, which was purple sparkle on both body and headstock. That model was only made for a year or two, and they’re rare. But very cool, nonetheless.
Year one update: Still awesome but during my setup i had to tweak the pickup heights and i realize mine had the crappiest screws which ended up getting stripped very easily now i cant play the guitar.
Hey Frank. Thank you! These are NYXL 11s. I have 12s on my Jaguar and 11 Flats on another JM for "pseudojazz" and Spaghetti Western sounds. Flats make the JM a totally different guitar. I'll be posting those videos soon, to show the differences. Cheers!
Hi Jimmy if you read this comment could you share what pick are you using ? I don't mean the type I know what they are I started using some Dunlop and Fender but to be honest I can't make it work , yours look more comfy in the finger and better . Thanks .
Hey there. I'm actually using a Herco Extra Heavy thumbpick. I have a video I did about how I trim them small and bevel the edge. When I'm finished shaping them the pick is about the size of a JazzIII.
They're the same price new, and the 40th has a maple neck. Something abhorrent about a JM having one, almost as bad as it having a hardtail or no rhythm circuit.
@@JimmyGallowayGuitar The two best JMs I ever played were a 60s block inlay model at CME (Chicago music exchange*) and a heavily modified 90s MIJ with a mastery bridge and I believe Lollars that my friend has. These J Mascis models are nice, but the tremolo is off and the pickups don’t sound like JM pups. I think it is a great guitar for the price. With that said, if I could by a JM style guitar, I’d probably end up with a Valiant Jupiter (if I could do paf in bridge/JM neck).
@michaelcarrig627 the break angle is def different and the pickups are hotter. I'm haunted by an old Gold 62 I played at Carter Vintage. Incredible guitar, killer neck and perfect vintage output pickups. That being said, 14k was not in the budget. I can sound pretty much the same on my 3 budget JMs than I would on a vintage piece. I think the Mascis is a great "gateway" guitar to the offset world. Cheers man. Thanks for watching!
@@JimmyGallowayGuitar I totally agree. Also, the guitar market has gotten insane. For the longest my two main guitars were Norlin-Era ES-335TD (78) and ES-347 (79). At a terrible point in life I sold the ES-335TD, which I got for 1300 in 06-07. I went onto reverb to get a backup and everything from the era is 3300+. I ended up grabbing a Yamaha Revstar II Standard and built a weird beater tele. My next project is to put together an offset with paf/JM pickup configuration. Both give me way better value than the 1500 dollar MIA guitars that feel barely better than their foreign counterparts. As for the Mascis as an entry guitar, I have owned and played a lot of 'nice' guitars. I had a mid 2000s Firebird VII for a while and I would play that J Mascis over it any day. The Mascis stays in tune better, feels better, and weighs less. And with a bridge upgrade and some traditional JM pickups I would totally gig that guitar. Similarly, I looked up the Jaguar Thinline that I owned for a few years and it costs 3-4 times its original price (and it isn't a great guitar). People are buying it just because it looks cool. If it weren't for my specific needs (don't feel like rerouting a guitar/I like to choose my electronics), it would be on my list of reasonable and quality offsets. In a decade we will look back on this era of MIK/MII/MIM guitars and the MIJs from the 70s-90s as the true players. Rather than all the 3+k dentist machines with exotic woods and lifeless designs. The G&L Tribute Doheny, the Guild Surfliner, a few different Reverend guitars, multiple MIM Fenders/Squires, MIJ Fenders, and so on can get you to a real good sound without blowing your kid's college fund.
First time I’ve ever seen anyone properly demo how to use that circuit as a tool. Most useful offset video ever.
Thanks so much!
I'd say the rhythm circuit is practically only useful as an even-darker-than-the-neck-pickup sound. Not super useful tbf. Let's be honest, we play Jazzmasters because they look awesome and have nice glassy tones. If I want dark sounds I'll play my Super-Sonic or SG.
Jazzmaster pickpups and P90s are both wide wound (compared to typical single coils), but P90s are significantly thicker (literally). They look more similar than they are. I've seen a modded JM with a P90 in the bridge and the dope tried to use the same cover and now it's domed and warped.
They are kinda similar in construction but I don't feel that they sound similar
@@JimmyGallowayGuitar It's the magnet poles, not the bobbins or winds.
You can see that the pole ends on the J.Maacis JM are round and protruding, and have screw slots on the ends.
Traditional Jazzmaster pole pieces are flat and flush with the plastic housing.
They are literally P90 poles inside a JM housing.
That's the J. Mascis special offering.
I do not know how deep they are, though...
Your playing is great, btw.
This is the best video I've seen to solidify my decision to buy a J. Mascis Jazzmaster. Your description of all the functions of the guitar is in great detail. Thank you so much. I'm saving this video for future reference.
That's so great! That was my hope, that it would help people discover the Offset guitars and their unique features. That comment made my day! Cheers!
I’m impressed. Not only by how many different sounds and moods you can coax out of that relatively inexpensive guitar but also by your playing and your whole approach 👍🏻
Carlo, thank you for watching. I appreciate it
Oh that was stunning. I have JMJM too and it changed my entire view about guitars.
Cheers. Thank you for watching
@@JimmyGallowayGuitar oh I totally loved it. Thank YOU for expanding my horizons on how to use this beautiful piece of guitar. I am so happy to find your channel. Have a good day
Absolutely incredible. Made me want to go to my studio at three in the morning and grab the JM and jam!
! Thank you man!
You are a hell of a player and a great teacher. Excellent demonstration of all of the quirks and the genius of this guitar. Thank you!
Thanks so much! Glad you got something from it
I got the Squier 40th Anniversary gold edition Jazzmaster. Basically identical to the Mascis, but with pearl inlays and gold hardware. Amazing guitar, and arguably even cooler than the Mascis ;)
They're great as well. I think the pickups are also different, and the neck profile.
The neck on the Squier is the same spec as the Rory Gallagher FCS
@@JimmyGallowayGuitar Yeah the pickups may well be different. Still have that jazzmaster vibe though. Cannot handle distortion at all. I now have to learn to play a style of music that isn't punk/hardcore or I'll never find a use for it 😅
@@JimmyGallowayGuitar I had to look up the pickups. J Mascis pickups are listed as 'jazzmaster pickups' and 40th 'Fender Designed Alnico single coil'. Not sure of the difference, but they both likely sound identical since they are both jazzmaster style pickups.
I've played many Jazzmasters, and they're typically lower output. I have a 2 CV and a Mascis. When I played a 40th at a shop- it is significantly lower output. The Mascis is overwound. If you ever have the chance to A/B them- let me know what you think. Cheers.
@@JimmyGallowayGuitar I'd love to get my bands on a Mascis for comparison, but one Jazzmaster is all I can afford lol. I have a few high output guitars though (Super-Sonic, SG, Kramer Striker, and an Explorer) and I find the 40th Jazz is just as high output (which can actually get annoying with the amount of noise it produces). The only guitar I've owned that had noticeably lower output that anything else was my Fender Strat, but only after I fitted Texas Special pickups (which I then promptly removed and reinstalled the stock pickups!). Perhaps the Mascis is just very high output.
Thank you for the brilliant content. Great playing. I'm not much of player, mostly saturated high gain and power chords, but always get inspired by pickers like yourself. Using that guitar to paint sonic beauty.
Came to the channel by way of the masics Jazzmaster and found a guitar master to follow.
Thanks again.
Thanks so much! It's my pleasure. I appreciate the kind words
I have the crafted in Japan sparkle got it when they first made them- fantastic guitar ! Oh, mine is supposed to be purple, but it’s actually a dark maroon color -very cool
Those are killer
Incredible
Thanks for watching!
Man, some amazing picking. Picking up a used one of these tomorrow, turning it into a baritone.
Thank you!
Enjoyed your J Mascis JM video. Loved the different tonal options you shared. Keep up the good work.
Thanks so much!
Dang Jimmy Galloway that Jazzmaster does sound amazing first time I've really seen anybody explain all the knobs and you're playing phenomenal I mean phenomenal brother
@jodyferguson3068 thanks so much for watching, hope it helped inspire you. Everyone needs a Jazzmaster
Great vid, relaxed vibe and a bunch of valuable information, the kind you seldom get to see. Thx a lot for your work, explanations and sound coverage ! 👍😊
Thanks man! Glad you got some use from it. Cheers
Wonderful playing and demonstration of the J Mascis Squier.
Thank you!
What a fantastic video. I just brought one .. great honest review and I learnt to get more colours out of my guitars. Thnx so much
Thanks so much. Glad you got a few ideas from it. Cheers
Nels Cline and Wilco are my heroes
right on!
Thanks for this! Excellent demo and playing.
Thanks for watching!
While listening, who noticed that Fender wasn't on the headstock? Now, who cares? Squiers are REAL guitars!!! I love my stock Squier Jazzmaster!!!
Thanks! I have a video coming out tomorrow of my 2 Jaguars, one with flats [cv] vs one with rounds [vm], you may like that video
Mighty fine playing.
Thanks so much!
Please consider creating some teaching content your playing is fantastic and uncommon and I'd love to hear your playing insights
Thanks @Wick3DSteely! Any particular topics? I'd be happy to
@@JimmyGallowayGuitar would love to hear about your influences and maybe about note selection and melodoc hearing, the way you phrase and pick are fantastic, and ive never seen somes use that dive-thing the way you did with the back of the string. Top stuff
@Wick3DSteely right on. That's helpful. I'll plan on getting to those topics very soon. Thanks so much! Cheers
@Wick3DSteely
I do quite a bit of sonic exploration on this channel- demoing pedals. czcams.com/video/G3SqXMXnmCA/video.html
Got to love it brother
Epic demo and bodacious playing! What fuzz pedal are you playing?
Man, thank you! This is all out of the Line 6 Helix floor unit. The fuzz here is the Wringer, which is a copy of the Univox Super Fuzz and that is the same fuzz Boss copied for their FZ2 in the late 90s. I had the Boss and the helix nails it. Cheers
I'm new to your CZcams Channel. Thanks for sharing 🎸🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
Thanks for watching!
Sounds great and great demo! How come there's no noise from pickups, are you using noise gate?
I'm using the line 6 helix. It is much more quiet than a tube amp and pedals/ cables. No noise gate either. Thanks!
@@JimmyGallowayGuitar you probably have a clean power in your home. Great playing, that’s the best demo of this model.
@vitgit thanks so much! When I did this demo with the same guitar, using my tube amp- you can hear the radio stations. czcams.com/video/SU4Qh64E1Lw/video.htmlsi=g_0OZG3sFaToDNIX
@Jimmy I watch this video over & Over!! Man you a good guitarist 🎸🎶🎶🎶 I want to buy this JM Jazzmaster guitar, May, I ask.. Any problem with the Gibson style bridge on it? keep as is or any Upgrade?? Did you keep the electric wires or up grade them? Thanks Again 🎸🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
@PatrickGeneLeBlancHardy hey thanks! I have since upgraded to a roller bridge off of the Reverend guitar site that drops right in, but the TOM bridge was fine. All wiring and pickups are stock. Best bet on these is to get a Pro Setup. Thanks for watching!
@@JimmyGallowayGuitar Thanks for the information & I'm going to keep the Pick-up's as is. Take care for now ✌️
The JM would be the closest to being the best guitar SQUIRE have produced. One of the plus factors is they're being gigged so that's always a strong indication of it's merits...
I agree!
C'est une Squier Mascis ?
Normalement même la tête est peinte en violet pailleté.
Celle ci est comme la série limitée Squier andertons.
Before I bought my CME Squier, I had this Mascis and I painted it purple with Krylon Grape Metallic spray paint. I now have 2 purple Squiers, but they are slightly different colors. Cheers.
I think you’re thinking of the short-lived Fender J Mascis Jazzmaster, which was purple sparkle on both body and headstock. That model was only made for a year or two, and they’re rare. But very cool, nonetheless.
@@kevinmurtagh4996 the CME is a Squier as well. You're referring to the MIJ Mascis that is a dark plum. Those are sweet for sure
Year one update: Still awesome but during my setup i had to tweak the pickup heights and i realize mine had the crappiest screws which ended up getting stripped very easily now i cant play the guitar.
Take one screw out. Go to hardware store. Or, take to a shop
@@JimmyGallowayGuitar thanks. All 4 are stuck and i can't take them out.
@shining5695 try a self tapping driver
Great video! What string Guage please and thank you.
Hey Frank. Thank you! These are NYXL 11s. I have 12s on my Jaguar and 11 Flats on another JM for "pseudojazz" and Spaghetti Western sounds. Flats make the JM a totally different guitar. I'll be posting those videos soon, to show the differences. Cheers!
@@JimmyGallowayGuitar Thank you so much Jimmy, looking very forward to more videos!
Hi Jimmy if you read this comment could you share what pick are you using ? I don't mean the type I know what they are I started using some Dunlop and Fender but to be honest I can't make it work , yours look more comfy in the finger and better . Thanks .
Hey there. I'm actually using a Herco Extra Heavy thumbpick. I have a video I did about how I trim them small and bevel the edge. When I'm finished shaping them the pick is about the size of a JazzIII.
@@JimmyGallowayGuitar Thankyou very much man, I definitively watch it out ? 👍🏻😉
I've never seen a purple Squier J Mascis? where did you get it?
I painted it with Krylon. Metallic grape
Do you own a jaguar?
Yes. I did a video right after this one. Slightly different guitar...
Shorter scale. Check out the video
I don't think there's anything between the 40th anniversary and this, at one third the price.
They're the same price new, and the 40th has a maple neck. Something abhorrent about a JM having one, almost as bad as it having a hardtail or no rhythm circuit.
That thumb pick is too harsh
Awesome man. Glad to know it works
Nice guitar, but no.
Which one do you like- genuinely curious.
@@JimmyGallowayGuitar The two best JMs I ever played were a 60s block inlay model at CME (Chicago music exchange*) and a heavily modified 90s MIJ with a mastery bridge and I believe Lollars that my friend has. These J Mascis models are nice, but the tremolo is off and the pickups don’t sound like JM pups. I think it is a great guitar for the price. With that said, if I could by a JM style guitar, I’d probably end up with a Valiant Jupiter (if I could do paf in bridge/JM neck).
@michaelcarrig627 the break angle is def different and the pickups are hotter. I'm haunted by an old Gold 62 I played at Carter Vintage. Incredible guitar, killer neck and perfect vintage output pickups. That being said, 14k was not in the budget. I can sound pretty much the same on my 3 budget JMs than I would on a vintage piece. I think the Mascis is a great "gateway" guitar to the offset world. Cheers man. Thanks for watching!
@@JimmyGallowayGuitar I totally agree. Also, the guitar market has gotten insane. For the longest my two main guitars were Norlin-Era ES-335TD (78) and ES-347 (79). At a terrible point in life I sold the ES-335TD, which I got for 1300 in 06-07. I went onto reverb to get a backup and everything from the era is 3300+. I ended up grabbing a Yamaha Revstar II Standard and built a weird beater tele. My next project is to put together an offset with paf/JM pickup configuration. Both give me way better value than the 1500 dollar MIA guitars that feel barely better than their foreign counterparts.
As for the Mascis as an entry guitar, I have owned and played a lot of 'nice' guitars. I had a mid 2000s Firebird VII for a while and I would play that J Mascis over it any day. The Mascis stays in tune better, feels better, and weighs less. And with a bridge upgrade and some traditional JM pickups I would totally gig that guitar. Similarly, I looked up the Jaguar Thinline that I owned for a few years and it costs 3-4 times its original price (and it isn't a great guitar). People are buying it just because it looks cool.
If it weren't for my specific needs (don't feel like rerouting a guitar/I like to choose my electronics), it would be on my list of reasonable and quality offsets. In a decade we will look back on this era of MIK/MII/MIM guitars and the MIJs from the 70s-90s as the true players. Rather than all the 3+k dentist machines with exotic woods and lifeless designs. The G&L Tribute Doheny, the Guild Surfliner, a few different Reverend guitars, multiple MIM Fenders/Squires, MIJ Fenders, and so on can get you to a real good sound without blowing your kid's college fund.