thinner profile, 21 frets and a 9.5" radius Maple fingerboard. The neck has a thin, part-worn Nitrocellulose lacquer satin finish. Unusually, the strings on his signature version load from the top of the instrument, not the rear of the body as usual. This is an uncommon configuration, used briefly in the late fifties and early sixties. This softens the strings tension making bending of the strings easier. It also changes the tone of the instrument somewhat, softening the attack. Discography Solo albums Studio Several Shades of Why (2011) Tied to a Star (2014) Elastic Days (2018) Live Martin + Me (1996) The John Peel Sessions (2003) J Mascis Live at CBGB's (2006) Singles J Mascis Was Here (2000, Ultimatum Music) Leaving on a Jet Plane b/w Too Hard (2001, Sub Pop) Not Enough (2011, Sub Pop) Is It Done (2011, Sub Pop) Circle (2011, Sub Pop) Let It Be Me / Fade Into You (2011, Sub Pop, split with Greg Dulli) Fade into You (2013, Sub Pop, Keep) Every Morning (2014, Sub Pop) Everything She Said (2018, Sub Pop) Don't Do Me Like That (2019, Sub Pop) Dinosaur Jr. Dinosaur (1985) You're Living All Over Me (1987) Bug (1988) Whatever's Cool With Me (1991) Green Mind (1991) Where You Been (1993) Without a Sound (1994) Hand It Over (1997) Beyond (2007) Farm (2009) I Bet on Sky (2012) Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not (2016) Sweep It Into Space (2021) J and Friends J and Friends Sing and Chant for Amma (2005) J Mascis + The Fog [[More Light (J Mascis + The Fog album)|More Light]] (2000)Free So Free (2002) WitchWitch – Tee Pee Records (2006)Paralyzed – Tee Pee Records (2008) Deep WoundAmerican Style (1982 – 7" – demo)Deep Wound (1983 – 7" – Radiobeat)Bands That Could Be God LPDiscography (2006 – Compilation – Damaged Goods) Upsidedown Cross Upsidedown Cross (1991) Sweet AppleDo You Remember 7" – Valley King Records (2010)Love & Desperation – Tee Pee Records (2010)I've Got a Feeling (That Won't Change) 7" – Damaged Goods (2010)Elected/No Government 7" – Outer Battery Records (2012)Wish You Could Stay (A Little Longer)/Traffic 7" – Outer Battery Records (2013)The Golden Age of Glitter – Tee Pee Records (2014) Heavy BlanketHeavy Blanket – Outer Battery Records (2012)Live at Tym Guitars – Brisbane, Australia – Tym Records (2013)In a Dutch Haze – Collaboration with Earthless – Outer Battery Records (2014) Unknown InstructorsUnwilling