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--- In SurfGuitar101@y..., "Brian Neal" <bneal@z...> wrote:
> The Jag & Jazz really are different guitars. The JM has a 25" scale
with
> wide single coil pickups. They often get unfairly lumped together.
Sure,
> they share a similiar body shape, the same bridge & trem, and both
have 2
> circuits. But they do sound and play differently. Your best bet is
to try
> both out and see which you like best. Or just plan on getting them
both
> eventually :)
>
> I don't think its fair to say that the Jazzmaster failed. In fact,
the
> Jaguar was killed in 1975, I believe, while the Jazzmaster lasted
to maybe
> 1979 or 1980. And I am somewhat dubious about any benefit from the
pickup
> claws....
>
> Having said that, I should say that I have a Jaguar too. I love it.
If you
> don't like the mute then you can take it off (as many players did).
The
> bridge and trem have their quirks but no more so than say a Strat.
It sounds
> and plays great, and I love all that chrome, the funky switches,
the mute,
> etc. It has personality :)
>
> Have you seen these web pages? Here is Los Mel's:
>
>
> And check out Tom from Germany. He has a cool interactive Jag
written in
> Flash that lets you see what all the switches do and stuff, plus
tons of
> cool photos:
>
>
>
>
> BN
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tikitakitikitakitak [mailto:icedkimo@h...]
> > Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 3:40 PM
> > To: SurfGuitar101@y...
> > Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Advice needed
> >
> >
> > I'd get a jaguar and i got a jaguar. jaguar as a name sounds
better
> > than jazzmaster - sexier and surfier, and it looks better with
that
> > chrome. there are also metal things around pickups which are
supposed
> > to reduce the hum. anyway jaguars came out after the failure of
> > jazzmaster and were supposed to be an improvement in design and
> > sound. i think jazzmasters dont have the low frequency cut, which
i
> > like on my jaguar. yeah i think that's enough reasons for me - the
> > sound is great and even if jazzmasters were marginally better in
> > sound than jaguars i'd still go with jaguars.
> >I replaced the bridge on my RI Jag with a Mustang bridge...It's
definitely sweeter!-Phillip
