Jagmaster with Jaguar bridge & tremolo?

BenPerkins Joined: Oct 19, 2011 Posts: 147	Posted on Aug 29 2015 08:12 PM I scored a Vista series Jagmaster for cheap. It needs a new pickguard and I'm not sure I like the Strat tremolo. What are my options as far as bridge/tremolo systems (ex: Jaguar). Found this pic online: — I want to hear Caravan with a drum solo. Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on Aug 30 2015 12:26 AM From Luckytown Customs, I followed them as they created/modded that guitar. That Supro though... drool... You would need to rout the body to take a Jag/Jazz vibrato. At which point, you'd need to fill the current vibrato in, drill new holes for the bridge, and then refinish the guitar. This would be costly, and destroy any value the Jagmaster has. You could get a finished body from MJT for $350, a unfinished body from Guitar Mill for $180(and finish it yourself). Add in the cost of the vibrato, bridge, and pickguard and you are looking at $500 easy to mod this. If you like the Jagmaster, keep it and play it and it will treat you good. But don't do any irreversible mods to it. If you really can't live with the vibrato system, sell the guitar. An ebay listing with quality photos and a great listing will get you $450-500. You could then score a used or new Lacquer 60s Jag/Jazz for $900-1000, or a Classic Player for $600. Top
JObeast Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan	Posted on Aug 30 2015 12:54 AM I can't see why Fender or anyone else would rout a JM body for a Strat vibrato when anyone who plays offset Fenders would prefer the Jaguar/JM tailpiece hands down as the more responsive and stable system. But once a body us routed, there is little chance of getting it back to 'flush' and you may as well sell it to someone who likes it that way. The whole recent Fender 'modified' thing really rubs me the wrong way - mixing and matching Leo's design features in a way I find most promiscuous and disrespectful of the original designs. It's as though they are afraid of losing market share to garage builders and amateurs. Leo and his design team already thought through all the design permutations before they marketed the classic Fender axes. The resultant concatenations lack the characteristic voices of the original designs. The standardized and stereotypical sounds of modern rock are the result and the bastard designs are marketed for that - fashionable gear without distinctive voice for a music market with a wide middle ground of interchangeable artists. Call me a snob but a PRS guitar would suit that mass market as well as any 'modified' Fender. — Squink Out! Last edited: Aug 30, 2015 01:05:29 Top
BenPerkins Joined: Oct 19, 2011 Posts: 147	Posted on Aug 30 2015 10:32 AM Yeah, routing and whatnot would be a shame. Think I may just go with single coils, new pickguard and new saddles (graphite?) — I want to hear Caravan with a drum solo. Top
Tqi Joined: Dec 07, 2014 Posts: 1222	Posted on Dec 11 2016 04:38 PM - Last edited: Feb 02, 2024 12:24:50 Top

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