Player Jazzmaster, Pau Ferro Fingerboard, Polar White
was a Player Series Jag – that’s saying a lot.
So what makes this guitar so cool? There is
time, which as strange at that may sound… is found in the Player Telecaster HH. While it
what I really love about it. shares the same pickups as its Tele HH sibling,
$674.99 MAP the Jazzmaster HH is markedly different in a
number of very cool ways.
something wonderful about the shorter scale
that gives these guitars a lovely voice. While the PLAYER JAZZMASTER humbucker in the bridge position isn’t ‘Metal’, it This guitar is a great example of the ‘what if’ Sonically speaking, the coil split functionality
has lots of gain that sounds great for lead and mentality that went into crafting this series. makes this one of the most versatile guitars
rhythm alike. The middle position is fantastic While the idea of dropping a set of humbuckers I’ve played in a long time. In humbucking mode
for anything from Alternative to Blues, and into a Jazzmaster may be sacrilege to some, in the bridge, it really rocks. It is wonderfully
speaking of Blues, the single coil neck pickup getting it right takes this famed offset guitar into aggressive, but not in a Metal kind of way.
has a ton of soul. Soul being the operative word a whole different universe. The middle position has lots of jangle, while
the neck offers up something that to my ear
here, this little guitar is just fantastic. It sounds
great, feels great under the fingers, and with If the shorter scale on the Jaguar isn’t your sounds like a higher gain P90. Just like the Tele
some gain going it really sings. thing, but offset bodies are, this instrument is HH, pulling up the tone control engages coil
kind of like ‘all great things Fender’ rolled into tap mode on all three pickup selections, and
Once again, my suggestion would be to make one. In humbucking mode, this guitar rocks this is where the guitar really shows its diversity.
your way to a store and give it a test drive. This in all three pickup selections, and features The bridge position is chimey, but not bright.
guitar is both unique and familiar at the same the same Player Series Alnico 2 humbuckers The middle position has tons of jangle, and the
Player Stratocaster HSH, Pau Ferro Fingerboard, Buttercream
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December 2018
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