Fender classic player jazzmaster

Donald77

i am interested in the fender classic player jazzmaster. I would like to know how the classic player stands out against the american series? any experts on this forum?

HNB

Donald77 said:
i am interested in the fender classic player jazzmaster. I would like to know how the classic player stands out against the american series? any experts on this forum?

Most people will say that the price difference is worth it if you can afford it. The trem plate on the CP is closer to the bridge to help with buzzing, but Jazzmaster purists tend not to like the change. The radius of the neck (I believe) is 9.5 vs the vintage 7.5 of the AVRI. The bridge and electronics are considered to be higher quality. The pickups on the AVRI are usually regarded as better than CP.

The best advice is to go to a store and try them out. There can be AVRI's that play terrible and there can be CP's that feel better than an AVRI. As a rule of thumb there are generally more quality AVRI's than CP's but it is mostly about personal taste. Try out more than one if possible in case your first try is a lemon. I have a Blacktop Jazzmaster that I think is very well built, but it wasn't the first one I tried.

Donald77

Thanks for the reply !

CELIBERTI

good post, thanks for post

Dollywitch

They're different guitars. The Classic Player is actually "better" than the AVRI in some ways, if you're looking for more sustain for example, and slightly hotter/more versatile pickups.

Donald77

Did you play the two models?

Donald77

I did play the classic player jazzmaster today in a shop faaaar away.

I was happy that the guitar felt and sounded like i wanted it to.

No problem with the build quality etc, build like a tank. The model

in the shop did have a darker grain pattern than usual, on the headstock and back of

the neck, but that's a personal taste.