J Mascis Signature JM Interview

[SonicD]

Next to Mascis sits a brand new purple Fender Jazzmaster"

HUMO: Did you wen’t shopping?
Jay Mascis " No free delivery. This is the Fender ‘Jay Mascis’ Jazzmaster. I now got my own model. This example is only meanth for fotoshoots, it’s not yet availble in the stores.

HUMO: What’s the difference between a regular Jazzmaster?
Jay Mascis "Larger frets, a different bridge and a pickguard that was only made in 1958 and ’59. Great guitar

HUMO: Are you gonna play it?
Jay Mascis "I might" (laughs) But certainly not the whole time. I rather play older gear. This guitar….It’s playable. If I wanna play with a regular Jazzmaster live, I first have to tweak it. This one I can just grab from the rack.

HUMO: In the studio you use other guitars?
Jay Mascis "Yep"

HUMO: When do you decide which guitar you need?
Jay Mascis "My basic guitar for the new album was a Telecaster, Which I also used live a lot from ’93 till ’98. For "overdubs" I used a whole lot of different guitars.

It’s from a Belgian magazine called Humo me thinks. Anyways it’s a very interesting read and I’m glad that he still uses his tele’s

[malkmus]

I want one!

[edoetsch]

If there is a link available with any information on the guitar, post it!

I looked through the Fender site and did not see it.

[SonicD]

[img]http://www.offsetguitars.com/personal/jay/JMJM.jpg[/img]

Thats a picture. You can see it in the Been There All The Time video and the Letterman ’07 show.

Apparently it’s a Purple Spakle colour, a gold anodized guard, large frets and a tuno bridge…

[FU]

I want to try one out. I hope they put them out SOON!!!!!

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