Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? ONLY PROBLEM BEING THE FRET ENDS SHOULD BE FINISHED OFF IN A MORE PROFESSIONAL MANNER . NOT AS SMOOTH AS I WOULD LIKE THEM TOBE.THE POT SHAFTS ALSO HAVE SOME LATERAL PLAY.A JAZZMASTER OPERATIONAL MANUAL WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE.HAD TO GO ON YOU TUBE FOR HELP.NOT A GOOD THING.TREMELLO ARM LOOSE AND VERY SLOPPY WITH TO MUCH PLAY.NEEDS THE ONE LITTLE SPRING THAT ALL GOOD FENDER STRATS COME WITH. Reliability How has it stood up over time? LOOKS WELL BULIT ONLY TIME WILL TELL. FACTORY Q/C NEED IMPROVMENT AND THATS' A FACT. General Your general opinion of this product. GOOD GUITAR ,NOT WHAT I EXPECTED LIKE I HAVE MENSION Q/C IS EVERYTHING.IF MEXICO WANTS TO COMPETE THEY BEST LOOK INTO THE FINAL INSPECTION PROCESS. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? NICE PLAYING GUITAR AFTER A GOOD SET UP. GREAT ACTION BUT A LITTLE HIGH,, NECK RELIEF GOOD .SHOULD HAVE PUT TRUSS ROD ADJUSTMENT ON THE HEAD STOCK END.OLD WAY IS NOT PRACTICAL THIS IS 2012. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? EXCELLENT BELL LIKE TONE AND RING THROUGH.VERY NICE COMBINATION OF PICK UPS.. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? EXCELLENT WORKMENSHIP. Action How was the action out of the box? GOOD TO ALMOST WHAT I LIKE .

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? This guitar was made very well. Very vintage look and feel to this guitar. Reliability How has it stood up over time? General Your general opinion of this product. I love this guitar. For the price and for the quality, this guitar far exceeded my expectations. The workmanship is there and you can see and hear it in the guitar. Love it. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? There are so many different pickup set-ups that makes this guitar very versatile. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Awesome paint job. Action How was the action out of the box? Action was great. Little low for my tastes, but good enough.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? I love the feel of this guitar, feels like a very well made instrument. Reliability How has it stood up over time? I've only had it a couple of months, but I can tell it will last for a long, long, long time General Your general opinion of this product. I love it, I also own an American Deluxe Telecaster so I was afraid I wouldn't like this one as much and it would end up sitting around looking pretty... I couldn't have been more wrong. This guitar is fantastic. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Has a nice weight to it, neck feels awesome. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? You can cover a wide range of tonal options with this guitar. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Looks awesome, a beautiful guitar. Action How was the action out of the box? Awesome, still haven't gotten it set up yet cause it was ready to play right out of the box.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? The build quality is fantastic. Its very solid feeling and all the hardware seems to be of great quality. I have had zero tuning issues with it. Reliability How has it stood up over time? I have only had it for approx. a month now but so far it seems very reliable. General Your general opinion of this product. Overall, this is a fantastic guitar from Fender. Made in Mexico vs. Made in USA is becoming a non-factor. This guitar plays and feels as every bit as good as a USA Jazzmaster. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Good playability. I like the feel of the neck profile and Im a big fan of rosewood fretboards so I guess Im a bit partial. The pickup switches and knobs are fine. The 3 way toggle could be placed in a better location but thats personal preference. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Fat and clean. I like it. Breaks up well. Not for heavy playing but blues and jazz players will love the sounds that come out of this guitar. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Mine had two finish flaws when I took it out of the box. When the guitar is packed, the whammy bar for the trem is packed in the front pocket of the gigbag case that the guitar is shipped in. Any sort of weight put on the box during transit is going to cause the bar to press against the body. Mine had one small indent that was a bit bothersome. The fretboard also had a small chip of wood missing on the treble side of the neck around the first fret. Also a bit troublesome but after a few calls to AMS they were able to take care of those concerns. Action How was the action out of the box? The action was a tad high for my liking but this is very much a personal preference. It was playable and almost in tune when it arrived.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Having owned several US made instruments I would say this JM is as well put together as any of them. Neck fits tight in the pocket, fret work was really nice on mine. hardware seems well made. I was at 1st a bit put off by the TOM bridge, but it has been a non issue Reliability How has it stood up over time? I've only had it a month, but it seems to be put together very well. I have to admit, the MIM Fender products have come a long way quality wise. General Your general opinion of this product. It is a great guitar. I played the AVRIs and the Jay Mascis JM and I felt the CPoffered the most, especially for the price! Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Feels great, I prefer the 9.5 radius neck and the bigger frets so it works for me. Some like the vintage 7.25 necks and small frets better so that may pose an issue to some. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Sounds like a JM with hotter pickups, which is what it is, more or less. I primarily use this guitar for shoegazer type stuff, so the hotter pickups help when running multiple effects. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Finish is as good as anything made in the US. Just wish Fender would offer these guitars in more colors then OK black and boring Sunburst. Action How was the action out of the box? Action was pretty good out of the box. Lowered it a bit but otherwise all good.