Members aloha Posted August 1, 2010 Members Share Posted August 1, 2010 Aloha all, I'm usually a LP / Tele guy. Currently, I have a Carvin Sh550 and a nice Esquire. I had to sell a bunch of my guitars. I'm starting to bounce back, though, and am beginning to look around. I'm sure you all know the feeling... All hater and fanboy B.S. aside, I really liked my Carvin Holdsworth and find myself eyeballing them from time to time. At the same time, I've been also flirting with these off-beat Fender goodies. Anyone feel like posting me some real-world G.A.S. inducing offset Fender beauties? Here we go again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tweedledee Posted August 1, 2010 Members Share Posted August 1, 2010 Here's my 1965 Jaguar refinished in Inca Silver. Here's my 1966 Jazzmaster that I'm currently refinishing in Shoreline Gold since the old refin it had when I bought it was horrible (though it looks okay in the photos.) Here's the body in the middle of the refinishing process: Here are a few other offsets I've owned but no longer have: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tweedledee Posted August 1, 2010 Members Share Posted August 1, 2010 And two more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aloha Posted August 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 1, 2010 Wow...Tweedledee... Those are beautiful!Which are your favorites? Is it the single coil Jaguar, the short scale Mustang, or the Jazzmaster? How would you describe the difference (subjective experience-wise)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Electric Monk Posted August 1, 2010 Members Share Posted August 1, 2010 Here are a few other offsets I've owned but no longer have: YOU SOLD THAT JAZZMASTER!? that one's always stuck in my head as the one jazzmaster I want to have - or if I ever have one, the one I want it to look like. J Mascis agrees: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jura Posted August 1, 2010 Members Share Posted August 1, 2010 YOU SOLD THAT JAZZMASTER!? that one's always stuck in my head as the one jazzmaster I want to have - or if I ever have one, the one I want it to look like. J Mascis agrees: J.M. and his super high/lap steel action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aloha Posted August 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 1, 2010 Yea...I was laughing about that as well. I don't exactly care if a guitar has shredder action or not, but this is nuts... On J. Mascis' guitar, I could do the limbo under the strings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tweedledee Posted August 2, 2010 Members Share Posted August 2, 2010 YOU SOLD THAT JAZZMASTER!? that one's always stuck in my head as the one jazzmaster I want to have - or if I ever have one, the one I want it to look like. I know, it's kind of crazy that I sold it. Particularly after I spent all the time finishing that body in transparent blonde. But, I got a great deal on the 1966 Jazzmaster and had to sell that one to pay for it. I couldn't afford to keep both, so it made more sense to keep the vintage one. I do miss it though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tiltsta Posted August 2, 2010 Members Share Posted August 2, 2010 I love Jazzmasters, but I never really cared for the shorter scale jags and mustangs. It is kind of odd, as I have no issues going from strats to LPs, but the short scale fenders always felt odd to me. A real shame, as they are really great looking guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tweedledee Posted August 2, 2010 Members Share Posted August 2, 2010 Wow...Tweedledee...Those are beautiful!Which are your favorites? Is it the single coil Jaguar, the short scale Mustang, or the Jazzmaster?How would you describe the difference (subjective experience-wise)? Thanks! As far as favorites go, the '65 Jaguar is an absolute tone machine. The neck pickup alone always makes me smile. It's so full sounding and articulate. Plus the neck is fantastic. The '66 Jazzmaster is high on the list as well. That's why I've kept those two out of all of the ones I've owned. Actually, the Mustang with the natural finish was a fantastic guitar that I put together out of parts. The body and neck were from 1966 and it just felt "right" for some reason. I probably should have found a way to keep that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aloha Posted August 2, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 2, 2010 I certainly appreciate the feedback everyone... I know that these aren't the most popular guitars outside of the 90's alternative and old-school New Wave crowd. While I was around in the heyday of Sonic Youth (etc), I don't make music like they do. But, I do like really clean tones and fat strings don't scare me. I've heard that, if you can handle those in terms of technique, than there's a big payoff when it comes to tone. Am I out to lunch? For the sake of clarity: I play through a Gibson Goldtone 15 watt w/reverb and nothing else. No effects...(because I'm too lazy to shop for them, get cords for them, and/or feed 9V batteries to them)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aloha Posted August 2, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 2, 2010 As far as favorites go, the '65 Jaguar is an absolute tone machine. The neck pickup alone always makes me smile. It's so full sounding and articulate. Plus the neck is fantastic. You know, the Jaguar is not the prettiest (when compared with the Jazzmaster, for example). So, I was thinking that there must be some kind of super-mojo that was going on there for you. With a recommendation like that, I'll make an effort to wrap my fingers around one the next time I see one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LameAim Posted August 2, 2010 Members Share Posted August 2, 2010 helpful thread is helpful. I've seriously been thinking about a Jaguar parts build lately, would be my first one. Tweedledee, that '65 Jag is freaking gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aloha Posted August 2, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 2, 2010 Tweedledee, that '65 Jag is freaking gorgeous. This. In fact, I never even looked at one before today. I was focused on Jazzmasters and Mustangs. I think, maybe, because the Jaguar seems to have so much metal on it...(but, even saying that makes me feel lame)... Anyway, Tweed is an awesome sales person! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members songsforbears Posted August 2, 2010 Members Share Posted August 2, 2010 Picked up a Jaguar a few weeks ago and absolutely love it. Just put a Mastery bridge on it and it's even better now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Fork Man Posted August 2, 2010 Members Share Posted August 2, 2010 Here's mine: Got it in 2001 and still looks just like it did then. Was my first nice guitar. $500 at the time...worked my ass off to get the money. It's not easy finding work when you're 15... -Fork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thunder100 Posted August 2, 2010 Members Share Posted August 2, 2010 Mine !! Jaguar Xavier Roland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thom Posted August 2, 2010 Members Share Posted August 2, 2010 I love Jazzmasters, but I never really cared for the shorter scale jags and mustangs. It is kind of odd, as I have no issues going from strats to LPs, but the short scale fenders always felt odd to me. A real shame, as they are really great looking guitars. Same here. I heard great sounding jags and mustangs from other people, but I just can't get used to the weird cheapish feel and the 'ploinky' zero-sustain tone. Too bad, 'cause they're two of the coolest looking electrics ever made. I also love Jazzmasters, but right now I can't justify having more then 5 electrics at the same time, so my AVRI had to make room for a strat and a tele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhamnett Posted August 2, 2010 Members Share Posted August 2, 2010 Jag HH with a few mods... pickups are Gibby 57 Classics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LameAim Posted August 2, 2010 Members Share Posted August 2, 2010 What kind of pickups would you folks recommend if I was looking at doing a single-coil Jag that'll go humbucker when combined? I'd prefer hotter pickups and good low end to a "vintage" sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d_dave_c Posted August 2, 2010 Members Share Posted August 2, 2010 What kind of pickups would you folks recommend if I was looking at doing a single-coil Jag that'll go humbucker when combined? I'd prefer hotter pickups and good low end to a "vintage" sound. I was after the same thing and ended up getting another guitar to compliment my jag. Just couldn't get what I was looking for from the jaguar and wanted a real humbucker sound sometimes. Here's what I ended up with. Between my jag and this, that's all I've been playing since I've gotten them. Thinking about thinning the herd some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dgo ratt Posted August 2, 2010 Members Share Posted August 2, 2010 I was after the same thing and ended up getting another guitar to compliment my jag. Just couldn't get what I was looking for from the jaguar and wanted a real humbucker sound sometimes. I was in the same boat,,,plus I wanted a modern version short scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Uma Floresta Posted August 2, 2010 Members Share Posted August 2, 2010 Chopped up cheap-o Jazzuar thing with Surf 90s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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