well i took the first step, i bought a jag.

Its a Dakota Red AVRI Fender Jaguar

heres the ebay linky:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110201420342

So now I'm a proud owner of a Jag!!

next step, sell the horrid half-stack and find my self a decent amp ( most likely a champ, atleast until my sophomore year of college then ill get a combo)

let me know what you guys think!

You laugh at me because I'm differnet, i laugh at you becuase you are all the same

And, of course, Dakota Red is the best colour for a Jag, so well done on that score.

Los Fantasticos

Thanks guys!

I'll post some pictures when I get it.

I wonder though, who sets up a guitar professionally several times a year?

Thats what i was wondering? Iv only known one person who has done that and that was my guitar teacher, he bought this custom Gibson from Huey Lewis's guitarist (its a Les paul DC body with an explorer neck) and it has allot of trouble with the change of seasons and what not like the frets will actually stick out the ends of the neck. But if this guitar has been babied then I'm not gonna complain.

When I first started playing guitar I kept braking those dinky .09 strings so I beefed up my Epi SG with some .13's man do I miss them, I'll have to find out what the nuts filed for, I'm debating if i want to go back to the flatwound stings I use to use or not.

Whats you opinion on the mods, I know there quite a few threads around here about the buzz stop. I thought if you put a mustang bridge on a buzzstop wasn't needed.
I think ill just experiment to see if I like it or not.

You laugh at me because I'm differnet, i laugh at you becuase you are all the same

My understanding is that the thicker strings eliminate the need for buzzstop. Mustang bridge eliminates the issues with the saddles - of which I've personally had only minor problems. No need for you to replace the bridge.

Danny Snyder

"With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo

I am now playing trumpet with Prince Buster tribute band 'Balzac'

Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta

Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party

Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF

JakeDobner
People dog the Jag/Jazz bridges too much. They are one of the most customizable bridges. They have a lot of movable parts and options on where to set the strings. You just have to learn how to set them up.

I've been saying that forever!! IMO, the Jag/JM bridge is tops. The guitar tech I used to take my stuff to won't work on them. When I got my Jag I took it to him to have it set up. He thinks Jags/JMs are a "novelty." Something Fender reissued for nostalgia. He says you can't intonate a floating bridge.

So, I just learned how to set up my own guitars! I really should thank him!

The key will keep no one out of your case. And actually they will steal the case as well as the guitar. I can open all of my cases while locked.

true, its more of a novelty than a security device

You laugh at me because I'm differnet, i laugh at you becuase you are all the same

Joelman
For those still without a clue as to the Jazzmasters versitility check out these youtube Jazzmaster videos

Joel

I don't like the tone, crappy amp probably, and he plays it too fast and with little feel.

What is versatility? Ability to get different tones? Any pedal or equalizer can get a different tone.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1Aad16yI6D8

You have heavy distortion, a twangy almost surfy part, and a delay part. I think versatility comes more from the player than the guitar. The guitar just makes it sound better.

Joelman
Riptide was deciding between a Jazzmaster and a Jaguar.
I guess he has decided for the Jag.

But many others read these threads and only get the points made about why we like the Jazzmaster guitar.

So if I'm reading it right, the main plusses for the JM are the longer scale length (could be a minus if you like the shorter scale I guess) and the versatility it has?

In your opinion can the Jazzmaster approach a Strat or Jaguar's attack and cluck? I've only really played one JM and it was a very dead sounding one from the 70's so my preconceived idea of it is that it's somewhat warm and muffled sounding in comparison to a Strat/Jag/Tele...is that true?

Do the Jazzmaster pickups sound closer to traditional Fender single coil (somewhat thin and trebly with fairly low output) or more like a P90 (fat tone with bite and high output)?

What's "the" best (or most used) tone out of a Jazzmaster for surf, neck, bridge, or combo?

Sorry if I'm hijacking this thread but I've been trying to decide between a Jazzmaster, Jaguar, or some mongrel hybrid of the two. -Thanks

www.apollo4.com

Well I think some facts will help with the difference between the Jag and the JM. The scale length are as so.

JM 25.5"
Jag 24"

Frets
JM 21
Jag 22

Now we do the math. Jag fret positions are closer together.
Hummmm,, Maybe better for shorter smaller fingers.
Both are issued with the same size strings, and body wood. Each have their own PUP design. They both have multi circuts. And two pup's

So why choose one over the other?
Heck I say personal preference. Maybe it's the chrome of the Jag, or the flip switches?

When I play,
I use all the switch positions on my JM.
I set the rythem circuts and leave them. Lead I switch as needed.

I don't own a Jag, because I have a Strat. If I didn't have a Strat I'd also own a Jag.
Surf sounds are what you make them to be. A Strat can cover most bases well. Jag's and JM's can do so also.

jmho.

Joel