wipedoutnyc
Joined: Feb 10, 2021
Posts: 233
New York
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Posted on Jan 12 2023 01:43 PM



Introducing the newest weapon in the Wiped Out arsenal! Fender Traditional Jaguar in custom color Lake Placid Blue w/ matching headstock and a dark rosewood board!
This MIJ Jaguar features all USA electronics including V-Mod pickups, Switchcraft jack and switched and full size CTS 1-meg pots and a real bone nut. It has a "Deep C" neck profile and a 9.5 inch radius. It's got immaculate fretwork. No sharp fret edges, beautifully crowned and polished. Set up and intonation was spot on out of the box!
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Surfysonic
Joined: Oct 17, 2009
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Walkersville, MD
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Posted on Jan 12 2023 02:12 PM
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wipedoutnyc
Joined: Feb 10, 2021
Posts: 233
New York
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Posted on Jan 12 2023 02:42 PM
Surfysonic wrote:
Congrats & enjoy! She's a beauty!! 
Thanks man, digging this one!
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DeathTide
Joined: Apr 13, 2018
Posts: 1378
New Orleans
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Posted on Jan 12 2023 06:18 PM
Congrats! Nice color. I am curious how would you describe V mod pickups? I always see the name but have only heard regular single coils.
Hey did you play a strat before? Is this possibly your first jag? I played a Strat for 25 years and within two seconds of trying a Jaguar, I knew I was never going back.
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Samurai
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Kiev, Ukraine
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Posted on Jan 13 2023 12:03 AM
Congratulations! This one will fit my matching headstock Fiesta Red Jazzmaster nice)))
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Tqi
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Posted on Jan 13 2023 02:37 AM
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chiba
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Central VA
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Posted on Jan 13 2023 08:19 AM
Love that color - have a Strat in LPB and it's just beautiful. IMO yours is prettier because of the matching headstock!!
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futureboy
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East Coast
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Posted on Jan 13 2023 12:59 PM
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wipedoutnyc
Joined: Feb 10, 2021
Posts: 233
New York
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Posted on Jan 13 2023 01:51 PM
DeathTide wrote:
Congrats! Nice color. I am curious how would you describe V mod pickups? I always see the name but have only heard regular single coils.
Hey did you play a strat before? Is this possibly your first jag? I played a Strat for 25 years and within two seconds of trying a Jaguar, I knew I was never going back.
Hey man, thanks! I honestly, in the application of Surf, I really like these pickups. I don't think they are wildly different vintage single coils when used in the context of clean surf guitar, they are still just single coil pickups. From what I understand, they're wound hotter and have more mid-range. They measure at around 9K in the Bridge and 8K in the Neck. Compared to the vintage ones which I think are around 6.8k each. For clean, I'm not hearing a whole insane amount of difference, if anything that extra bite gives it more drip. I think you'd hear a bigger difference with fuzz and heavy distortion, in which the v-mods would likely outperfom vintage pickups as far as a full and fat sound.
I know the v-mod JM pickups get shit on by some people for basically being just slightly overwound strat pickups...but these things are a little closer to what a real Jag pick up is IMHO!
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wipedoutnyc
Joined: Feb 10, 2021
Posts: 233
New York
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Posted on Jan 13 2023 01:53 PM
DeathTide wrote:
Congrats! Nice color. I am curious how would you describe V mod pickups? I always see the name but have only heard regular single coils.
Hey did you play a strat before? Is this possibly your first jag? I played a Strat for 25 years and within two seconds of trying a Jaguar, I knew I was never going back.
Oh and my main guitar for surf before this was an AV65 Jag! I do have an AV56 Strat as well though! They compete for playing time, but Jags just always win out for me.
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wipedoutnyc
Joined: Feb 10, 2021
Posts: 233
New York
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Posted on Jan 13 2023 01:57 PM
Tqi wrote:
Matched headstocks are Just Better.
I think it depends on the color for me! I love matching headstocks for Lake Placid Blue, Ocean Turquoise Metallic, Charcoal Frost Metallic...but then for Candy Apple Red and Sherwood Green, I weirdly prefer non-matching
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Samurai
Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2284
Kiev, Ukraine
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Posted on Jan 13 2023 02:45 PM
wipedoutnyc wrote:
Tqi wrote:
Matched headstocks are Just Better.
I think it depends on the color for me! I love matching headstocks for Lake Placid Blue, Ocean Turquoise Metallic, Charcoal Frost Metallic...but then for Candy Apple Red and Sherwood Green, I weirdly prefer non-matching
What about Fiesta red?)

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Tqi
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Posted on Jan 13 2023 04:34 PM
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Samurai
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Kiev, Ukraine
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Posted on Jan 14 2023 02:23 AM
Tqi wrote:
Samurai wrote:
What about Fiesta red?)
And what about Silver Sparkle? I can even provide an A/B. ;)

Yess!

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IceratzSurf
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Posted on Jan 14 2023 07:48 AM
I have been eying the placid blue MIJ Jag for a while.
Still considering.
Looks great!
Curious what is labeled as deep C.
Can you please provide depths at 1st and 12th?
Thanks Jeff
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SixStringSurfer
Joined: Sep 23, 2014
Posts: 1428
Memphis, TN
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Posted on Jan 14 2023 12:26 PM
Oh no you didn't, wipedoutnyc! That thing is absolutely gorgeous!! Seriously, she's a beauty. Fretboard looks like rosewood as well. Congrats!!
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Tqi
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Posted on Jan 15 2023 10:14 AM
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eddiekatcher
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Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Jan 15 2023 02:37 PM
Sure they do. You just have to switch brands to Kustom.....
ed
— Traditional........speak softly and play through a big blonde amp. Did I mention that I still like big blonde amps?
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Tqi
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Posted on Jan 15 2023 05:32 PM
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IceratzSurf
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Posted on Jan 16 2023 07:17 AM
Tqi wrote:
IceratzSurf wrote:
I have been eying the placid blue MIJ Jag for a while.
Well, it would free you from my continually recommending matching amps to you. OR WOULD IT!?

I'm living vicariously through you, no-one does matching amps for the Sparkle Squad. ;)
Tqi I have an amp guitar match in the works..you're gonna love it!
I have a surf green Fender Jag and a Squire White Jag.
So take a guess where this custom amp is going?
Stay tuned! Got a week in the shop to complete.
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