Anyone see this Fever Dream Yellow Johnny Marr Jaguar?

wipedoutnyc

Joined: Feb 10, 2021
Posts: 198
New York
United States

Posted on Sep 28 2022 10:19 AM

Just a PSA that this limited edition color is on sale now. If you've been in the market for one of these, I must say this is a pretty dope color IMO!

This got me thinking about selling a my tele for one...

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TheFintastics

Joined: Jul 28, 2008
Posts: 459
Wichita Falls, Texas
United States

Posted on Sep 28 2022 10:46 AM

That's one great looking guitar.

Big question is do the pickups sound like a true 60's vintage Jaguar or are they different? The price is quite high to knowingly have to swap the pickups right after it arrives.

If anyone has seen The Volcanics live, Frankie's Jag is 100% pure vintage sounding to my ears. Perfect, perfect surf tone!

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Hi, I'm Gellert, guitarist for The Fintastics.

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Surfysonic

Joined: Oct 17, 2009
Posts: 521
Walkersville, MD
United States

Posted on Sep 28 2022 12:41 PM

TheFintastics wrote:

That's one great looking guitar.

Big question is do the pickups sound like a true 60's vintage Jaguar or are they different? The price is quite high to knowingly have to swap the pickups right after it arrives.

If anyone has seen The Volcanics live, Frankie's Jag is 100% pure vintage sounding to my ears. Perfect, perfect surf tone!

TLDR summary:

IMHO, you can play surf with the Johnny Marr Jaguar with the stock Bare Knuckle pickups if you have any outboard reverb unit (Fender, SurfyBear, etc.) or a decent spring reverb-style pedal.

My Longwinded experience:

I bought my 2016 oly white Johnny Marr Jag new. My 2016 JM Jag still had the the very thin nitro finish coat that chipped off quite easily. I had mine professionally refinished in Fiesta Red with a matching headstock by my guitar tech.

Inflation stinks - I got my 2016 Johnny Marr Jag (new, blemished) for $1419 + 68.99 shipping (Total $1487.99) back in 2016. The new color is cool and for $2299.99, they cost less than used, older Johnny Marr Jags on Reverb currently!

How do the Bare Knuckle Johnny Marr single-coil pickups sound? Well, I felt initially that they were a bit too dark/muddy for me when playing through my various Fender amps (at the time) for surf. They were OK and I lived with them for a time.

Eventually, I decided to swap out the stock pickups for a set of Fender Pure Vintage '65 Jaguar pickups. Totally got the surf sound with the PV '65 Jag pickups. In 2017, I acquired my '64 Reverb Unit - if I had kept the stock pickups in the Jag, they would have surfed no problem.

After acquiring my '63 Fender Jaguar in 2018, I decided to sell my Johnny Marr Jag and a fellow forum member on the Offset Guitar (OSG) forum bought it.

A couple of years later, the stars aligned and I had the opportunity to trade another one of my Fender guitars to the same guy for my old Johnny Marr Jag. Once I got it home, I swapped out the Fender Pure Vintage '65 Jaguar pickups and put back in the original stock Bare Knuckle pickups.

For me, they still sounded less than an ideal (muddier/darker) in my Fender amps when compared to the PV '65 Jaguar pickups.

However, during the time I didn't own the Johnny Marr Jag, I had gotten a used Vox AC15C1-TV. Since the Bare Knuckle pickups are made in the UK, I thought that perhaps the pickups would sound better through a British style amp like a Vox. I was not wrong - finally, these pickups really shined - I can do surf, alternative, punk, shoegaze, etc. I'm happy with the stock Bare Knuckle pickups now.

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K39: 2013 - 2014
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Tqi

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Posted on Sep 28 2022 06:21 PM

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Surfysonic

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Posts: 521
Walkersville, MD
United States

Posted on Sep 28 2022 06:31 PM

Tqi wrote:

Surfysonic wrote:

IMHO, you can play surf with the Johnny Marr Jaguar with the stock Bare Knuckle pickups if you have any outboard reverb unit (Fender, SurfyBear, etc.) or a decent spring reverb-style pedal.

You can play surf with a PAF Les Paul if you have a 6G15... ;)

Sure, if you don't mind the sustain or make the sustain work for ya.

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The doofus formerly known as Snorre
Surfysonic on YouTube
World Famous Philistines: 2014 - 2015
K39: 2013 - 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv9JADQ4ukw

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DrakeSequation

Joined: Nov 22, 2016
Posts: 77
PNW

Posted on Sep 29 2022 01:15 PM

Tqi wrote:

You can play surf with a PAF Les Paul if you have a 6G15... ;)

Though I would really rather not. Even on their best days being employed for rock, Les Pauls are like playing a shellacked coffee table from the late 70’s.

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Makai

Last edited: Sep 29, 2022 13:15:54

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wipedoutnyc

Joined: Feb 10, 2021
Posts: 198
New York
United States

Posted on Oct 03 2022 01:01 PM

As Surfysonic mentioned, these pickups are specifically voiced by Bare Knuckle with input from Johnny Marr. I'm sure they have a different flavor than vintage or Pure Vintage 65 pickups, but I think they'd surf just fine given that they are single coil jaguar pickups voiced for a guitar player who largely plays clean guitar parts (and are modeled after some his favorite vintage examples.). That being said, I've not played these plugged in and I only have experience with my AV65 Jaguar (PV65 pickups).

Going into my Surfy Bear Metal > Deluxe Reverb, I'm sure it'd get surfy.

Also, speaking of Frankie from The Volcanics...confirming he has one of the best Fender Jag tones. The new record is what made me get the Surfy Bear...I need to legit drip after hearing that record!

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wipedoutnyc

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Posts: 198
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Posted on Oct 03 2022 01:02 PM

wipedoutnyc wrote:

As Surfysonic mentioned, these pickups are specifically voiced by Bare Knuckle with input from Johnny Marr. I'm sure they have a different flavor than vintage or Pure Vintage 65 pickups, but I think they'd surf just fine given that they are single coil jaguar pickups voiced for a guitar player who largely plays clean guitar parts (and are modeled after some his favorite vintage examples.). That being said, I've not played these plugged in and I only have experience with my AV65 Jaguar (PV65 pickups).

Going into my Surfy Bear Metal > Deluxe Reverb, I'm sure it'd get surfy.

Also, speaking of Frankie from The Volcanics...confirming he has one of the best Fender Jag tones. The new record is what made me get the Surfy Bear...I needed to get some legit drip after hearing that record!

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skeeter

Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 2062
Virginia, USA
United States

Posted on Oct 04 2022 12:38 AM

Thisis the only song I've recorded I think on my JM Jag?
Anyway, since I got it several years ago, I never looked back on my old '62 RI.I don't know if the pickups sound original or not or whatever. And I don't care, they sound wonderful!
Bridge pickup is my favorite!!

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Paul
Atomic Mosquitos
Bug music for bug people is here!
Killers from Space

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wipedoutnyc

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Posts: 198
New York
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Posted on Oct 05 2022 09:47 PM

skeeter wrote:

Thisis the only song I've recorded I think on my JM Jag?
Anyway, since I got it several years ago, I never looked back on my old '62 RI.I don't know if the pickups sound original or not or whatever. And I don't care, they sound wonderful!
Bridge pickup is my favorite!!

sounds great man! I know and like your band btw. Would love to get a show together with either you guys up in NYC or us down in D.C. sometime. I’ll link a song in case you’ve not heard us before.

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Bango_Rilla

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Posts: 149
Bananas, TX
United States

Posted on Oct 06 2022 09:34 PM

"Fever"? or "Banana" Yellow? Dig it. Diiiiig.

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DiPintos, Fenders and Reverb (oh, my!)

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cosmonaut

Joined: Apr 02, 2019
Posts: 339

Posted on Oct 07 2022 01:51 PM

so absolutely love it. if this was available when i was building my capri orange jag, i may have tried to buy one. the color is so good.

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edwardsand

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Posts: 660

Posted on Oct 07 2022 03:36 PM

The color is awesome. There are not enough yellow or orange guitars out there.

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Samurai

Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2141
Kiev, Ukraine
Ukraine

Posted on Oct 23 2022 05:37 AM

That’s the Marr Jag I always wanted)

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New Single is out!

https://waikikimakaki.bandcamp.com/album/rhino-blues-full-contact-surf-single

Waikiki Makaki

https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki

Lost Diver

https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin

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wipedoutnyc Joined: Feb 10, 2021 Posts: 198 New York	Posted on Sep 28 2022 10:19 AM Just a PSA that this limited edition color is on sale now. If you've been in the market for one of these, I must say this is a pretty dope color IMO! This got me thinking about selling a my tele for one... Top
TheFintastics Joined: Jul 28, 2008 Posts: 459 Wichita Falls, Texas	Posted on Sep 28 2022 10:46 AM That's one great looking guitar. Big question is do the pickups sound like a true 60's vintage Jaguar or are they different? The price is quite high to knowingly have to swap the pickups right after it arrives. If anyone has seen The Volcanics live, Frankie's Jag is 100% pure vintage sounding to my ears. Perfect, perfect surf tone! — _ Hi, I'm Gellert, guitarist for The Fintastics. https://www.facebook.com/TheFintastics Top
Surfysonic Joined: Oct 17, 2009 Posts: 521 Walkersville, MD	Posted on Sep 28 2022 12:41 PM TheFintastics wrote: That's one great looking guitar. Big question is do the pickups sound like a true 60's vintage Jaguar or are they different? The price is quite high to knowingly have to swap the pickups right after it arrives. If anyone has seen The Volcanics live, Frankie's Jag is 100% pure vintage sounding to my ears. Perfect, perfect surf tone! TLDR summary: IMHO, you can play surf with the Johnny Marr Jaguar with the stock Bare Knuckle pickups if you have any outboard reverb unit (Fender, SurfyBear, etc.) or a decent spring reverb-style pedal. My Longwinded experience: I bought my 2016 oly white Johnny Marr Jag new. My 2016 JM Jag still had the the very thin nitro finish coat that chipped off quite easily. I had mine professionally refinished in Fiesta Red with a matching headstock by my guitar tech. Inflation stinks - I got my 2016 Johnny Marr Jag (new, blemished) for $1419 + 68.99 shipping (Total $1487.99) back in 2016. The new color is cool and for $2299.99, they cost less than used, older Johnny Marr Jags on Reverb currently! How do the Bare Knuckle Johnny Marr single-coil pickups sound? Well, I felt initially that they were a bit too dark/muddy for me when playing through my various Fender amps (at the time) for surf. They were OK and I lived with them for a time. Eventually, I decided to swap out the stock pickups for a set of Fender Pure Vintage '65 Jaguar pickups. Totally got the surf sound with the PV '65 Jag pickups. In 2017, I acquired my '64 Reverb Unit - if I had kept the stock pickups in the Jag, they would have surfed no problem. After acquiring my '63 Fender Jaguar in 2018, I decided to sell my Johnny Marr Jag and a fellow forum member on the Offset Guitar (OSG) forum bought it. A couple of years later, the stars aligned and I had the opportunity to trade another one of my Fender guitars to the same guy for my old Johnny Marr Jag. Once I got it home, I swapped out the Fender Pure Vintage '65 Jaguar pickups and put back in the original stock Bare Knuckle pickups. For me, they still sounded less than an ideal (muddier/darker) in my Fender amps when compared to the PV '65 Jaguar pickups. However, during the time I didn't own the Johnny Marr Jag, I had gotten a used Vox AC15C1-TV. Since the Bare Knuckle pickups are made in the UK, I thought that perhaps the pickups would sound better through a British style amp like a Vox. I was not wrong - finally, these pickups really shined - I can do surf, alternative, punk, shoegaze, etc. I'm happy with the stock Bare Knuckle pickups now. — The doofus formerly known as Snorre Surfysonic on YouTube World Famous Philistines: 2014 - 2015 K39: 2013 - 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv9JADQ4ukw Last edited: Sep 28, 2022 12:44:08 Top
Tqi Joined: Dec 07, 2014 Posts: 1222	Posted on Sep 28 2022 06:21 PM - Last edited: Feb 02, 2024 15:33:04 Top
Surfysonic Joined: Oct 17, 2009 Posts: 521 Walkersville, MD	Posted on Sep 28 2022 06:31 PM Tqi wrote: Surfysonic wrote: IMHO, you can play surf with the Johnny Marr Jaguar with the stock Bare Knuckle pickups if you have any outboard reverb unit (Fender, SurfyBear, etc.) or a decent spring reverb-style pedal. You can play surf with a PAF Les Paul if you have a 6G15... ;) Sure, if you don't mind the sustain or make the sustain work for ya. — The doofus formerly known as Snorre Surfysonic on YouTube World Famous Philistines: 2014 - 2015 K39: 2013 - 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv9JADQ4ukw Top
DrakeSequation Joined: Nov 22, 2016 Posts: 77 PNW	Posted on Sep 29 2022 01:15 PM Tqi wrote: You can play surf with a PAF Les Paul if you have a 6G15... ;) Though I would really rather not. Even on their best days being employed for rock, Les Pauls are like playing a shellacked coffee table from the late 70’s. — Makai Last edited: Sep 29, 2022 13:15:54 Top
wipedoutnyc Joined: Feb 10, 2021 Posts: 198 New York	Posted on Oct 03 2022 01:01 PM As Surfysonic mentioned, these pickups are specifically voiced by Bare Knuckle with input from Johnny Marr. I'm sure they have a different flavor than vintage or Pure Vintage 65 pickups, but I think they'd surf just fine given that they are single coil jaguar pickups voiced for a guitar player who largely plays clean guitar parts (and are modeled after some his favorite vintage examples.). That being said, I've not played these plugged in and I only have experience with my AV65 Jaguar (PV65 pickups). Going into my Surfy Bear Metal > Deluxe Reverb, I'm sure it'd get surfy. Also, speaking of Frankie from The Volcanics...confirming he has one of the best Fender Jag tones. The new record is what made me get the Surfy Bear...I need to legit drip after hearing that record! Top
wipedoutnyc Joined: Feb 10, 2021 Posts: 198 New York	Posted on Oct 03 2022 01:02 PM wipedoutnyc wrote: As Surfysonic mentioned, these pickups are specifically voiced by Bare Knuckle with input from Johnny Marr. I'm sure they have a different flavor than vintage or Pure Vintage 65 pickups, but I think they'd surf just fine given that they are single coil jaguar pickups voiced for a guitar player who largely plays clean guitar parts (and are modeled after some his favorite vintage examples.). That being said, I've not played these plugged in and I only have experience with my AV65 Jaguar (PV65 pickups). Going into my Surfy Bear Metal > Deluxe Reverb, I'm sure it'd get surfy. Also, speaking of Frankie from The Volcanics...confirming he has one of the best Fender Jag tones. The new record is what made me get the Surfy Bear...I needed to get some legit drip after hearing that record! Top
skeeter Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2062 Virginia, USA	Posted on Oct 04 2022 12:38 AM Thisis the only song I've recorded I think on my JM Jag? Anyway, since I got it several years ago, I never looked back on my old '62 RI.I don't know if the pickups sound original or not or whatever. And I don't care, they sound wonderful! Bridge pickup is my favorite!! — Paul Atomic Mosquitos Bug music for bug people is here! Killers from Space Top
wipedoutnyc Joined: Feb 10, 2021 Posts: 198 New York	Posted on Oct 05 2022 09:47 PM skeeter wrote: Thisis the only song I've recorded I think on my JM Jag? Anyway, since I got it several years ago, I never looked back on my old '62 RI.I don't know if the pickups sound original or not or whatever. And I don't care, they sound wonderful! Bridge pickup is my favorite!! sounds great man! I know and like your band btw. Would love to get a show together with either you guys up in NYC or us down in D.C. sometime. I’ll link a song in case you’ve not heard us before. Top
Bango_Rilla Joined: Jan 06, 2019 Posts: 149 Bananas, TX	Posted on Oct 06 2022 09:34 PM "Fever"? or "Banana" Yellow? Dig it. Diiiiig. — Bango Rilla! DiPintos, Fenders and Reverb (oh, my!) The GO-GO Rillas Bandcamp \| Facebook \| Instagram \| YouTube \| TikTok \| Threads: thegogorillas Top
cosmonaut Joined: Apr 02, 2019 Posts: 339	Posted on Oct 07 2022 01:51 PM so absolutely love it. if this was available when i was building my capri orange jag, i may have tried to buy one. the color is so good. Top
edwardsand Joined: Jun 29, 2018 Posts: 660	Posted on Oct 07 2022 03:36 PM The color is awesome. There are not enough yellow or orange guitars out there. Top
Samurai Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 2141 Kiev, Ukraine	Posted on Oct 23 2022 05:37 AM That’s the Marr Jag I always wanted) — Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine New Single is out! https://waikikimakaki.bandcamp.com/album/rhino-blues-full-contact-surf-single Waikiki Makaki https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki Lost Diver https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin Top

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