Well, i’ve PTFE taped all the screws now, and there are no problems anymore, except the potential string slippage, which seems like it won’t happen. I use .10-.46 Ernie ball regular slinky sets, and that seems just right with the jazzmaster. the strings feel tighter than i’d expect these sets to be (i have been using the same sets on my strat for about 6 months now), and i don’t know how i’d handle going up to 11 on a 25.5″ scale (my 24.75″ scale fender cyclone has .11-.49).

I was told in the shop i got it from that the strings popping out of the saddles is more of an issue with the jaguar, than the jazzmaster, due to the shorter scale, but if it does happen, they’ll give me a set of replacement saddles with 1 slot for the strings to fit into.

The resonance behind the bridge is a minor nuisance to me, producing chimey dissonant harmonics which continue to sustain after i’ve muted the strings (this is being amplified), although it’s not a major problem. as long as a buzz-stop won’t change the sound that is produced between the bridge and the nut too much, it would be worth it, for me.