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I have a 2002 CIJ Jazzmaster. The original owner hated this guitar for 1 reason only, the horribly shrill strat pups that are fitted to all Japanese jazzmasters. It was basically a stratocaster with a jazzmaster tremelo system. After doing much research, I fitted Curtis Novak pickups (vintage neck, p90 bridge). Now ive got a Jazzmaster that rivals any. Tone to die for. So imo, the Japs are worth buying if you prepared to swap pickups. There are loads of different ones to choose from but i’d highly recommend the Novaks…
The stock Jazzmaster bridge will work fine with string gauges 11 and above. If you’re still getting a buzz, maybe the action is too low. Apparently Jazzmasters were designed to be used with flat-wound strings which give a dark jazzy tone and tend not to jump out of the saddles when bending like the round-wound ones do. Raising my action again, solved that problem for me. Every bridge alternative (mustang, tune- o-matic, mastery etc) will alter the tone. I love the glassy harmonic vibe you only seem to get with the stock bridge..
