Installing a Fuzz in a Jazzmaster

[tuffteef]

Hey guys

quick quarrel

how possible would it be to install a fuzz like a devi pcb into a jazzmaster in place of the jazz circuit utilising the 2 slider pots and switch as an on and off
i dont really use the upper circuit on the jazzy and have some devi pcbs lying around that i dont know what to do with just throwin the idea out there

[comtrails70]

i never used my upper controls either but i realized that it goes well with some pedals that sound better when driven by a bassier tone (if that makes sense.)
i think that tone versatility is part of the beauty of jazzmasters. wouldnt a stomp box make it easier to change sounds while playing on the fly anyway?

[stanimal]

hmmmm..... well, it would be damn clever if you figured out a way to do it, perhaps install the circuit into the big cavity at the bottom and run wires to the rhythm control cavity, but then you'd have a whole lot of wiring and a place to hide a battery (if you don't install a battery compartment!) which means more circuitry to annoy the ultra sensitive Jazzmaster pickups (damn they get noisy.... you using humbuckers by chance?)... all in all, it's doable, there should be just enough room to make it happen... but i'll be honest, what's the point? it will make the guitar cool and you'll be proud of the hard work you put in, BUT you may end up doing some mods that devalue the guitar, worst case you can't get it working and removing the jazzmaster pickguard to troubleshoot any issues is a huge pain in the ass....

if you do decide to give it a go, please post pics of your work as it would be pretty fun to watch you do it....

[tuffteef]

it prob would be doable i think the idea came out of utter boredom on my semester break haha maybe ill give it a go

if i did de value the guitar its eaither a super bad thing if i ever got desperate to sell or it would ruin it so much that i have an excuse to never get rid of it

and im using the stock pickups that came in the jazzy there pretty hot

[bdunlap]

If anything id put a momentary switch on it that would have the oscillation mode of the torns peaker or destructo noctavia or even an oscillating disaster fuzz so you can have sputters of oscillation whenever you tap on the switch, kinda like the joy button on the chk chk boom

[elbandito]

If anything id put a momentary switch on it that would have the oscillation mode of the torns peaker or destructo noctavia or even an oscillating disaster fuzz so you can have sputters of oscillation whenever you tap on the switch, kinda like the joy button on the chk chk boom

momentary switch FTW!!!