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I have played stock CIJ jags, and some with SD Antiquity pickups,
and I don't think you absolutely "Have to" change the pickups. Same
with Jazzmaster. My absolute favorite surf guitar I own is a MIJ
Jazzmaster with the stock pickups. It sounds perfect! I bough it on
a whim ( I went to the store to buy some picks, and it was sitting
there all alone. I played it for two seconds, and I knew this
guitar was it.) It's more of a personal preference, I think. Same
goes for the Mustang bridge and the buzz stop. My own personal
favorite setup is Graph-tech saddles. ( they adjust for individual
string height - mustang bridges don't) and heavy strings.. 11 or
12's on a jag. The other cool thing about jag's is they fit in a
standard Fender gig bag - $25-35 dollars online. You still might have
to replace saddles, add buzzstop, etc. to an american reissue, if
you wanted.
Jags and jazzmasters are tough to set up - I think thats part of
the allure, for me. Knowing the Surf forefathers had to put up with
buzzing strings and such only makes these guitars cooler. If it was
good enough for them, it has to be good enough for my hacky playing
abilities.
Chris (kahunatikiman)
--- In , "San Barry" <sbarry@c...> wrote:
> Are the $399 Jags really a good deal if you have to replace the
pups
> for an additional $120, put in a mustang bridge or get a buzz stop
> for more $$$, and buy a case for another $120? That adds another
> $200 - $300 to the total price.
>
> What does everyone think?
>
> On the upside, these do have an alder body and $399 is a great
price!
