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Here is one that I'm finishing up. I call this style the Piedmont, after the area of NC I live and work in.

Here are the specs:

\- Mahogany body with a semi hollow construction. British Racing Green Nitrocellulose lacquer top and natural back and sides.

\- One piece quarter sawn roasted flame neck. 9.5" - 16" compound radius with a bone nut.

\- Hand wound pickups by Schiemann Guitars

\- Descendant vibrato

\- Kuluson vintage style tuning machines

\- CRL 5 way switch, 250k CTS pots, .047 orange drop cap, switch craft jack, Dunlop strap locks.

Fell in love with the gun metal blue color when I saw the listing. In fact thought it was black for a minute, and in a dark room it looks as such. Took it in to be setup as soon as it arrived and they had a 5 week turnaround (that turned into 7 😭), which was an agonizing wait. Unsure if I want to replace the chrome hardware and guard or if I like the patina and worn in aesthetic.

Now that I’ve gotten to run it through its paces a bit I’m in loveeee

hey everyone! I have bought my CIJ Jag like 8 months ago now. had to do a lots of work on it but never cleaned the hardware on it. it looks like this(pic) do you guys have any tips and tricks for cleaning it? thank you

+ a little detail shot of some really nice grain on the side of the neck

I love this guitar, definitely the favourite in my collection now.

I just finished building the first two Black Bobbin Flat Irons! Offset waist, Lollar low wind imperial humbuckers, Mastery M7! It's like a Tele/SG with an offset waist!

Got the new Squier Jazzmaster Baritone today. Pickups sounded terrible so threw these extra Fleor Almico 5 gold humbuckers I had and omg this thing bangs now. I’ll probably upgrade the pickups again later and wire up some push pulls. 🤘

The Jaguar Bass is technically a bass rather than a standard offset guitar, but I had a question and wanted to post it here!

Hey everyone,

I saw a Jaguar bass in this color on Twitter, and I'm thinking of ordering one. Specifically, I'd like the following specifications:

Finish: Light relic multi-layer nitro finish (Black over Lake Placid Blue / Ocean Turquoise with wood showing through).

Right now, RebelRelic Guitars is my top candidate since they have prior experience building Jaguar Basses look amazing.

Before I jump in, I’d love to ask two things:

How is RebelRelic’s reputation regarding their custom body craftsmanship and multi-layer relic finish quality?

Are there any other luthiers or workshops (US or EU) you’d highly recommend for a custom body build and heavy relic paint job like this?

Appreciate any insights or experiences you can share!

I made a post about a month ago about building a Jazzmaster from scratch for my first guitar but instead decided to take everyone’s advice to hunt down a used J Mascis Jazzmaster.

This one popped up on FB marketplace today for $450. I offered $400 and they accepted.

The guitar is brand new, never been played, and still has the plastic wrap on the pickups and trem. Absolutely mint. It also came with the stand and a generic fender strap. Serial number is from October 2025.

How’d I do for $400?

Hi there

Just wanted to show you my new Jazzmaster. It's a Road Worn Vintera II. Gotta say it's pretty resonant but far from complete. Ordered import thimbles from offsetguitars.uk and an allparts bridge thru ebay cause it was the only jaguar style bridge I could get with 55mm spacing. Already shimed.

Will try more bridges when money comes. So far sounds great but the rumble is real more so acoustically. The vibrato doesn't make any sound when up and down and the bar is already bent which blows my mind. Still I think i got better off this time than last time with a regular vintera II. Got it for 1250 out of a Portuguese shop. Sold an RR5 for it.

Finish feels kinda dirty and not much crack lines outside of the front of the front of the headstock, few random dings little fret sprout but they were leveled and shiny. Really sounds like its own thing. Love it

Tajima jet blues cosmos! Sounds great, feels great,looks great!

This came up locally and I jumped on it. Drive 2 hours and finally home and can’t put it down. Learning the circuit got me feeling like I’m playing guitar or the first time though. I do like the look of SS more but after research I’m leaving her stock!

Anyone else got one of these?