Tqi
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Posted on Sep 25 2023 01:14 AM
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Redfeather
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Posted on Sep 25 2023 01:44 AM
Yes to everything but that Jagstang body shape. It's what I would call "hoogly." Too extreme. Are you open to revisions? I have autocad and sketchup on hand to assist in the creation of a milder and more aesthetically balanced iteration. If the hoogliness is part of the experience you're after, I do understand, though. For example, I'm fully on board with Jazzmasters now and even their body is slightly hoogly to my eye.
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Tqi
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Posted on Sep 25 2023 02:20 AM
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Redfeather
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Posted on Sep 25 2023 11:32 AM
I mostly love Jazzmasters. The only aspect that disagrees with me is the concave curve next the the control plate. Shave this down a hair--it only needs a fraction of an inch (sorry, I mean a few millimeters) off the pointy butt to turn it into a proper outwardly arcing curve--and then I'm happy.
I get it about the Jagstang. You want the full experience. And you will get a FULL experience. At least from the right side of it.
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edwardsand
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Posted on Sep 25 2023 06:16 PM
As a co-enabler, I look forward to seeing the results of your next project. In case you want another view of how a 3-pickup Mustang-class guitar looks with Jaguar type pickup switches, here's my Frankenmaster (based on a 1970s Musicmaster body).
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Tqi
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Posted on Sep 26 2023 02:16 AM
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Tqi
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Posted on Sep 26 2023 02:29 AM
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synchro
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Posted on Sep 26 2023 07:31 AM
I like the idea of the Jaguar switching. At the very least, it puts everything in one place, as opposed to the Mustang style switches. It took a few days to become accustomed to the Jaguar switches, but I find that I like them.
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edwardsand
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Posted on Sep 26 2023 08:26 AM
The Jaguar switch plate for a 3 pickup guitar is more straightforward than the standard Jaguar setup with strangle switch. The only thing with the Mustang pickguard is that the switches are a bit closer to the pickups and strings, so you are in danger of hitting them if you strum vigorously (like I often do). But you have the option of wiring them so that down (rather than up) is on - that way if you hit a switch while playing, you won't completely silence the guitar the way you might the other way around.
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edwardsand
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Posted on Sep 26 2023 08:36 AM
Tqi - the pickups on my guitar are Dearmonds. Bridge is a reissue 2000/Dynasonic, so not very unusual. The middle and neck are Dearmond single coils that were made for the 12 string version of the Martin GT-75, of which very few were ever made (it's hard to know how many, but probably fewer than 50) - hence the M shapes in the covers. I managed to snag an unused set on ebay for a good price a number of years ago.
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synchro
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Posted on Sep 26 2023 08:49 AM
edwardsand wrote:
The Jaguar switch plate for a 3 pickup guitar is more straightforward than the standard Jaguar setup with strangle switch. The only thing with the Mustang pickguard is that the switches are a bit closer to the pickups and strings, so you are in danger of hitting them if you strum vigorously (like I often do). But you have the option of wiring them so that down (rather than up) is on - that way if you hit a switch while playing, you won't completely silence the guitar the way you might the other way around.
Never a problem for me; I always use a violin bow when I play.  I agree, it’s definitely very straightforward when there are three pickups involved. Still, as President and Founder of the Strangle Switch Fan Club, I have to say that the original Jaguar control set strikes me as genius.
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Tqi
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Posted on Sep 26 2023 11:16 AM
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Tqi
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Posted on Sep 26 2023 03:11 PM
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synchro
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Posted on Sep 26 2023 04:02 PM
Tqi wrote:
synchro wrote:
I agree, it’s definitely very straightforward when there are three pickups involved.
I'd do a Bass VI control plate but A: strangle switching is not really in the spirit of a Mustang or Jag-stang, and B: pretty sure it's too big.
Current thinking is to have bridge and neck pickups phase-switchable by push-pull pots, so I can do phase-cancellation in any pickup combination. The only outstanding question is whether I switch the middle and neck pickups around - I'm much more likely to use bridge+neck than I am bridge+middle.
The bridge + neck pickup would make more sense to me.
Tqi wrote:
synchro wrote:
Still, as President and Founder of the Strangle Switch Fan Club, I have to say that the original Jaguar control set strikes me as genius.
Not the only member though, I like to think of myself as president of the Sparkle chapter of the fan club.
I might be president and founder of the Rhythm switch fan club though, or do you like that one too? 
I am founder and Prime Minister of the Rhythm Switch Fan Club. I absolutely love the Rhythm Switch.
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edwardsand
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Posted on Sep 26 2023 09:22 PM
Me, I'm the Most Exalted Potentate of the Rhythm Switch. It takes you deep into gnarly swampy territory that is hard to escape.
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synchro
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Posted on Sep 26 2023 11:33 PM
edwardsand wrote:
Me, I'm the Most Exalted Potentate of the Rhythm Switch. It takes you deep into gnarly swampy territory that is hard to escape.
It’s a wonderful feature. At the flick of one switch you can go from biting lead lines to sounding like an ES-175 playing rhythm.
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When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar.
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Tqi
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Posted on Oct 19 2023 07:27 PM
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synchro
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Posted on Oct 19 2023 07:36 PM
Tqi wrote:
God damn it all to hell. I lasted ALMOST A MONTH. Then SOMEONE posted a new video about finding her perfect Jaguar neck and putting it on her guitar. And I remembered how I was looking at my perfect Jaguar neck to put on MY guitar.
I snapped. And, since the exchange rate nosedived and the used neck from the US was 62% the price of a whole new guitar from the UK... I bought an entire second SparkJag. Delivery Tuesday. Assuming the guitar arrives safely, stripping this thing will be the greatest guitar crime of my life.
Currently I'm trying to decide if I take the whole switch plate and knobs and try to part the thing out, or if I swap in the Mustang neck and my spare Jaguar bridge, and try to sell it as a 12" radius Sparkle Jaguar with a Rosewood fretboard.
Guess I can't back out now.
Keep us posted.
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When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar.
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Tqi
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Posted on Oct 24 2023 05:49 PM
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synchro
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Posted on Oct 24 2023 05:53 PM
More difference in shape than I would have imagined.
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When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar.
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