wazz Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Does anyone know when/why Fender changed the machine head alignment from 5 in a row to 4 and 1 on the Jazz V? Wazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Wazz, I can think of several reasons why they MIGHT have done it but dont know why they ACTUALLY did it..... I guess the only way to find that out for sure might be to email them, unless there is a Fender-head on here that can come up with the goods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nimrod Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 [quote name='The Burpster' post='30298' date='Jul 11 2007, 03:05 PM']Wazz, I can think of several reasons why they MIGHT have done it but dont know whay they ACTUALLY did it..... I guess the only way to find that out for sure might be to email them, unless there is a Fnederhead on here that can come up with the goods?[/quote] I have a '96 Deluxe Jazz with the '5 in a row' Gotoh machines, and I reckon it looks much better than the '4 + 1' arrangement... Maybe Fender wanted a Musicman vibe to the headstock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazz Posted July 11, 2007 Author Share Posted July 11, 2007 David, I have a 2006 Deluxe Jazz V with the 4+1 and prefer that look. However, I like the 5 in a row also, that being the arrangement on the first Jazz V I tried. Maybe its to do with balance, maybe its to do with keeping the look as original as possible with the elephant ear pegs. Wazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nimrod Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 I think you've got it right! the 4 + 1 looks like a classic 4 string. The MIM 5 string Jazz now has the 5 in a row design headstock. I guess Fender just wanted them to look different... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazz Posted July 11, 2007 Author Share Posted July 11, 2007 4+1 or 5 in a row, they are still great instruments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 it could be because having a tuner nearer the nut reduces headstock size and neck dive, allowing them to use elephant-ear tuners like on most jazz basses, there are still a lot of jazz basses with the 5 in a row with the gotoh mini tuners tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPJ Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 My '96 Jazz V DLX has five in a row, were Gotohs but I've changed them for schaller ultralites to reduce the shoulder strain on long gigs. On my self-built P V Hamm mutant thing, I have Wilkinson elephant ears in a four over one arrangement. Despite the added weight of the elephant ears, the P actually balances better on a strap, no uplift from the left hand required. I put this down to the moment of the 'G' tuner being nearer to the fulcrum (failed engineer speak). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 On the normal Jazz V I think it was post 2004 and the Deluxe switched around 2003 I think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkfinger Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 (edited) [quote name='Muppet' post='30512' date='Jul 12 2007, 12:12 AM']On the normal Jazz V I think it was post 2004 and the Deluxe switched around 2003 I think...[/quote] If I were to make a guess, I'd say it has something to do with the string tension being to much (or too little?) when there is that much "trailing" string between the nut and the machine head. I remember reading somewhere that this may have been an issue even on 4 strings, which is why LF came up with the 3+1 arrangement for the stingray. Don't know how accurate that story is; it may have been conjecture on the part of the author. Edited July 12, 2007 by Sharkfinger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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