Posted on Oct 13 2006 04:30 AM
JakeDobner
I am glad you like the Jag. What does it look like?
too cool dude, it's got this offset waist body, with chrome control plates and a huge chrome tremsystem, and ... oh wait 
just your basic jap jag, it's one of the newer with the alder body. fiesta red with 'aged' plastic parts. I woudn't have chosen fiesta red as first option, but I came across this cheap. I was actually looking for a white/tortoise one when I came across this on ebay, and I bid the low startingprice (approx $425 ) and figured what the hell. and then I won it. it's not new but virtually. one small ding and a few scratches on the scratchplate, but I suspect it was a demo.
I actually grew to like the color and the 'aged white' stuff looks pretty good, way better then the aged white after market parts I once ordered for my strat.
I had some trouble with adjusting to the smaller scale, but having played a paulie for about 7 years before i got into surf i got it pretty quick. weird cause I could never adjust to the sgv's neck.
anyway, I now think it's one hell of a comfortable guitar to play, I just love it.
some points of interest:
I have got a mute and am thinking about installing it, but Im not sure i want to raise the bridge for that, I like the strings being relativly close to the body as with a strat. I tried out an AVI jag in store when I was shopping around, and I didn't care too much for the shimmed neck/raised strings setup.
also, i think the AV did sound better and overall felt like much more of a quality instrument (just tieing in to ongoing debates :wink:), me getting a jap was a financial decission. the jap is still a great guitar for the money.
another thing: originally, I was original planning on getting a better strat or possibly a jm. the problem I had was, however, that I prefer the sound of the JM's higher strings, but thoughht the low strings too mellow and muddy. (for what I wnat to sound anyway), and at the same time I love the low strings of the jag and the strat, but think the high strings to shrill. now with the set-up I have now, with the beamblocker, the jag sounds just perfect and well balanced, across all strings. happy with my sound now!
incedently, precisly of described above, I think the strat's bridge pup should have been angled just the other way. design flaw imo. dd gets it though!
WR
PS thanks for the clips about the speakers, I should pm back. anyway, the mods sound great, not jbl's, but from what i get I'd prefer them over the neo's.
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