Okay. You can get a used Japanese Jag or Jazz within $50 to $100 of that when you watch and wait.
I happen to have four Fuji Gen Gekko guitars, so believe me when I say I love the CIJ/MIJ quality. Having checked out the Mex Jag and JM (both mine are MIJ!) the ones I played were very nice and I would not reject MIM guitars if I was looking for budget Fender. I do like the idea of the Jagmaster. I was just saying...half a grand? Way to drive the market up, Ebayers!
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Posted on Jul 16 2010 01:00 AM
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Posted on Jul 16 2010 05:36 AM
I think you're just seeing the prices steadily climb and I think that the CIJ JM's and Jags are going along with it. I have not seen a Japanese Jag or JM go for less than the $700's in a long time. There are always flukes, of course. I think a Vista series Jagmaster is a great deal on a Japanese Fender if you like them for what they are. $500 is on the high side and I don't think they're quite there yet, but you have to be lucky or have a friend to get a Jag or JM for that. I paid $275 for mine like new...and I just realized that was in 2003. Wow. —The Mystery Men? |
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Joined: May 28, 2008 Posts: 333 Los Angeles
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Posted on Jul 16 2010 10:35 AM
I have seen those asking prices that high as well, but what they actually sell for that I have seen here on C-list Los Angeles and on Ebay is far less. I thought about buying another MIJ Jag and taking whatever was better than mine and combining the two and selling of the leftover guitar-keeping a near flawless one, so I have been looking for a few weeks. Anyway, two weeks ago a MIJ candy apple red with matching headstock:$550, this week a MIJ shell pink on Ebay: $675. Currently a C-list MIJ Jazzmaster in white with tort guard is up for $650 with case and he says he can move a bit on price. Not saying this to prove you wrong. They are listed way up there as well, but I am saying look_ every day_ and you can still get a respectable deal. — |
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Posted on Jul 16 2010 11:21 AM
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Posted on Jul 16 2010 12:30 PM
That looks great!!! Where did you get the pickguard? I just picked up a Silver Sparkle w/humbuckers off Craigs list for 100 bucks that still had the clear plastic on the black PG. "Maybe there aren't any surf bands; there's only surf music?" Tuck Last edited: Jul 16, 2010 13:09:06 |
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Joined: May 28, 2008 Posts: 333 Los Angeles
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Posted on Jul 16 2010 12:37 PM
That does look good. So garish it is fantastic! I like the pick up angle. Go all the way and get a white toggle knob! |
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Posted on Jul 16 2010 03:00 PM
Very Nice Jagmaster with this beautifull tortoise pickguard ! Bravo ! The best deals, I have seen on ebay for months are in Uk. |
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Posted on Jul 16 2010 05:32 PM
hehe !! This is the best "budget surf guitar" IMHO —Docteur Legume Et Les Surfwerks http://doclegume.blogspot.com "We're gonna draw a little bit of everybody's blood 'cause we're gonna find out who's THE THING" |
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Posted on Jul 16 2010 07:26 PM
good point. Although, The Jagmaster is A different beast than the Jags/Jazzmasters. The humbuckers make it more of A rock guitar ala kurt. |
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Posted on Jul 16 2010 07:40 PM
The original Vista series was definitely of the same quality as the MIJ/CIJ guitars at the time. The much later Jagmaster with the standard scale from China or Indonesia is a pale comparison. I have a Squier Super-Sonic. Nice guitar but the neck is too narrow (A-width) and thin. —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
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Posted on Jul 24 2010 12:35 PM
Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! |
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Posted on Jul 24 2010 07:40 PM
"zzero" You too? I found the stock pups of my recent Jagmaster muddy as well. Since I had wrist surgery on my left hand on Friday it'll be a few weeks until I get the Kent Armstrong P90 Retro-Fit humbuckers installed when I do I'll post here to let al know what I think of them. In the mean time check out my surf guitar Strat project with GFS Surf 90's |
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Posted on Jul 24 2010 08:54 PM
Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! |
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Posted on Jul 24 2010 10:37 PM
If you're handy, rip out those pickups and put some Jazzmasters in there. You'll have to modify the pickguard and enlarge the cavities - but it's worth it!
Danny Snyder Latest project - Now That's What I Call SURF I'm back playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta |
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Posted on Jul 24 2010 11:58 PM
Alright Danny. I've been wondering if someone did this. Is it yours or a shot of someone's you know? What about the sound? Pretty close to a JM or does the different wood and bridge change it quite a bit? — |
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Posted on Jul 25 2010 12:04 AM
That is mine indeed, though I'm hardly the first to perform this surgery. As you'd imagine, it sounds somewhere in between a strat and a jazzmaster, though closer to Jazzmaster. It's a great sounding guitar for the $400 bucks or so I've got in it. (labor not included) —Danny Snyder Latest project - Now That's What I Call SURF I'm back playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta |
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Posted on Jul 25 2010 07:29 AM
Danny.. that looks awesome. Was that a re-paint or was that finish offered at the time of the Vista series? I have been considering Jaguar/Jazzmasterizing my Fender Jag-Stang actually. Had it since 1996 and never really play it.. maybe with some single coil pickups it may be more enticing. Looks good though man! |
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Posted on Jul 25 2010 10:49 AM
For those of us that go back to the Yahoo Group days, you'll likely remember Bruce Duncan's elaborate and detailed posts about modding a Jagmaster. ;) —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
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Posted on Jul 25 2010 10:57 AM
That was an original stock color. The finish is so thick on that thing you'd think they dipped it Danny Snyder Latest project - Now That's What I Call SURF I'm back playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta |
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Posted on Jul 25 2010 12:31 PM
danny,, thanks for the picture there! good idea going with jm pups. i can't afford a "real" jazzmaster so i may do mine like you did yours. mine is black, i like your surf green better. the paint is rather thick. —Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! |
you guys gave me a case of GAS, so i'm buying new (but cheap) stuff to get a more surf sound. my blues and semi-metal rigs just don't really surf. 
the stock jagsmaster pups were muddy to my ear. i just put WD tuners on it and i'm gonna try lowering the pups and raising the adjustable pole pieces closer to the strings to see if i can clear the sound up a bit. if that doesn't work, well that's a whole different can of worms! 
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