Guitarist | 1 decade ago
QOTSA man's signature axe in action
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Since the Jazzmaster's introduction in 1958, it has built a loyal fanbase of guitar anti-heroes, most of whom have modified their beloved instruments in order to cope with its idiosyncrasies. In recent years, J Mascis, Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore have all had a hand in reshaping the JM, and Queens Of The Stone Age/A Perfect Circle guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen is the latest alt-rocker to add his name to Fender's signature list.
Although a relatively recent convert to the Jazzmaster (his previous signature model was the discontinued Yamaha SA503 TVL semi), Van Leeuwen has appointed his model with a number of aesthetic and practical alterations that make it an altogether more usable beast.
Here, Chris Vinnicombe demos the TVL Jazzmaster in combination with a Fender '68 Custom Princeton Reverb amp, an MXR FET Driver and a Stone Deaf FX PDF-1.
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