It was a bummer though, considering every other aspect of this guitar was so well done, in design and build. After toggling it through the other positions, back and forth, it would eventually wake up and behave. Switch it to a different position, and nothing happened. We have to note our test guitar did have one issue the pickup selector switch. It nails the humbucking tones and delivers great usable single coil sounds with the coil tap. Finesse and grace is the name of the name of the game with one of these, and when the player gets comfortable with it, tasty is the best way to describe its unique feel.įor players who might wanna dip their toes into the offset realm, but not commit to the traditional Jazzmaster style pickups and unique electronics, this fits the bill. It did seem to take a few dive bombish dips well - there was some slight out of tune-ness, but a regular Strat trem would have had the same issue. Doing classic dips and twangs, it stayed in tune nicely. It’s quite smooth overall and feels great. The tremolo is very traditional, however there’s no trem stopping/stopping system. It won’t out-Strat a Strat, but it does maintain volume output, and when both pickups are used together in this mode, it certainly gets into that nice dry bite a Tele has in the center position. With the coil tap engaged it gets nice and slinky. Together, they balance nicely one isn’t overpowering the other. The bridge pickup is tight, with excellent overall attack and top end chime, that doesn’t get too harsh. Plugging it in, it felt and sounded great, with plenty of girth in full humbucking mode – the neck pickup through a dirty amp screams “power rhythm” with a big fullness that’s not woofy. For more flavor, the tone knob is a push/pull and splits the humbuckers into single coil mode. A master volume and master tone control pairs with a 3-way toggle mounted on the pickguard’s lower bout. The electronics are a lot more simplified compared to a traditional Jazzmaster, with just two humbuckers with Alnico 2 magnets.