Growing up I had a strat. From when I was 17 until 30-ish when I was able to afford to have more than one electric and one acoustic. I always dreamed of the Tele, the 335, the Les Paul, maybe even the occasional Gretsch. Then I get this Jazzmaster 30 years down the line and my main question is - where have you been all my life? Sure there was a tuning issue with the tremolo system, but having replaced the stock for a Mastery and lowered the string height a bit, it is rock solid. This guitar sounds full, rich with overtones and sustain. It's great clean and dirty. And the tremolo is just beyond what my strat or Bigsby can do. This has become my no 1 guitar. And did I mention the sunburst is stunning? By far my best looker too.