Getting Jazzier By The Day

Oohah, top excitement here today as the bits I was finally waiting for so that I could sort out my gorgeous lil ol' MIJ Jazzmaster are here, and forgetting the fact it won't be until next week that I have a hope of doing it justice, it is feeling rather good.

From the top, there is:

1. A nice red tortoise-shell scratchplate. This just looks right to me - though I must admit the brown one looks cool too, but the deed is done now.

2. A pair of proper aged '70s knobs. I am soo very authentic. All nicotine and spilt Banks'. (OK, I know nicotine is a clear and odourless liquid and that the yellow is tar, but you know what I mean.)

3. Some creamy not at all authentically aged pickup covers, but that look a lot better than the white ones. Though I guess a switch tip, and the funny end on the trem arm won't match now, but what the 'eck. Maybe I'll start smoking again or something.

4. Some Cool as Funk pickups from that winder-meister Marc over at Mojo Pickups. Can't wait to hear them in action.

5. A selection of Jazzmasterly-groovesome capacitors that reek of Mojo like Tom Waits' hankie.

(Now with all the correct numbers attached. Thanks to Marc again for dealing with my numptitude and pointing me in the right direction without laughing too much.)

6. Some cloth-clad wire and CTS pots and Switchcraft switches and stuff that I forgot to get out for the foto call.

And there we are.

Expect a load of swearing and WIP fotos, and fone calls and general idiocy and back tracking and yet more numptiness before I flourish finalised fotos sometime next week.

I should also mention that the switch for The Dust My Broom One, the retaining string bar thing and yet another nut for The Iceblink One also arrived, but who cares about them?

Obviously, I'm still waiting for UPS to take The Old Burny and Gypsy Ones to their new homes, kinda goes without saying.

La laa laaaaaaa