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On Sun, 2 Jun 2002, ohsyrus wrote:
> So another thing I am wondering about with both the Jag and JM is how
> they resond to an overdrive pedal. I am pretty familiar with the
> sound of a strat with an overdrive pedal, and I think the Surf Kings
> use that sound alot. Also, the Mermen. So what happens when you throw
> an OD pedal in front of a Jag or JM?
THEE undisputed king of extreme distortion Kevin Shields of My Bloody
Valentine only uses Jaguars and Jazzmasters, and his sound is a thing of
beauty. May not exactly be what you'd want to use for surf, but
nevertheless... The guitars can do massive distortion. Also remember
that both Sonic Youth and Nirvana rely/ied on Jags and JMs, and they
are/were no slooches when it comes to distortion. What you can't really
do as well on Jags/JMs is the soaring Hendrix/David Gilmour Strat leads,
just because they don't sustain as well, and sound different. But the
distorted tones will sound nice and ragged.
Ivan
