Product: Jerry Jones U2 Style
Price Paid: US $650
Submitted
06/17/1999
at
11:44am
by
Raoul QED
Features
:
9
single cutaway, 2 alnico lipstick p.ups, new recent stock, made in nashville, 24 frets. masonite/plywood semi-hollowbody, aquaburst finish --much closer to green than the bluer danelectros. wood on metal bridge w. 2-point height adjustment. truss rod is easily adjustable without removing the well-bolted-on neck, rosewood fretboard, slender neck has an lp-jr. feel. 3-way pickup switch, one volume, one tone, metal strap-buttons, klusonesque tuners. jerry joneses are simple like the basic fenders, and built as well as the pre-CBS ones.
Sound
:
10
i traded up from a danelectro u-2 reissue, which i liked alot & which got me playing again to the point where i felt i needed the better sound of the jerry jones version. from what i've heard, mr. jones makes the best sounding lipstick pickups planetwide. It sounds warm, aggressive and very punchy; it easily gets both the pre cbs tele and set-neck p-90 sound, not so much of the strat honk that the dano got. does jangle nicely, though a tighter, less birdsy jangle than the dano. this is a beautiful-sounding, well-behaved, surprisingly versatile guitar. does country to blues to experimental to hard rock, but definitely not for metal unless you really must.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
it had 9's on it in the store, which the owner changed to 10's & resetup. it's the best playing & feeling guitar i've ever owned. the finish is not shiny like the danelectros, the stucco-textured vinyl strip around the sides of the body is much heavier duty than the first-aid tape on the Dano. part of the reason i traded up the dano was the finish. One hot & humid nyc night got me worried that the dano might eventually melt or warp.
Reliability/Durability
:
9
solid. the pickup switch is heavy-duty, the dense plastic tone/volume knobs are expertly fixed to super-solid & smooth pots. the jones is a little heavier than the dano & is much, much more solidly built.
Overall Rating
:
10
this is my dream guitar. absolutely amazing for the price. it's got 3 vibes to choose from at any one particular time: 1. the "quality to the masses" vibe of the old "cheapo" sears danos. 2. a cool, but not too in one's face, retro vibe. 3. a domestically handmade demon in wolf's in sheep's clothing vibe.
