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I just bought a Fender MIJ Jaguar. What modifications do I need to do
to make it a great surf guitar?
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Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 3:54 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Fender Jaguar
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You might want to swap the stock Japanese pickups (if
they are stock Japanese pickups) with some American
Vintage series or Seymour Duncan pickups. The Jap
Jaguar that I had was a nice guitar but it had some
friggin' weak pickups.
Your Twin Reverb is perfect. A Fender tube reverb
unit would complete the package perfectly.
Richard
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I love the AV Fender pickups, I'd recommend upgrading the pots as well.
That being said I used my CIJ Jaguar stock when we recorded our album,
and the sound wasn't THAT bad. The AVs....they are just perfect.
Bill
www.reluctantaquanauts.com
--- In , Richard <errant_jedi@y...> wrote:
> You might want to swap the stock Japanese pickups (if
> they are stock Japanese pickups) with some American
> Vintage series or Seymour Duncan pickups. The Jap
> Jaguar that I had was a nice guitar but it had some
> friggin' weak pickups.
>
> Your Twin Reverb is perfect. A Fender tube reverb
> unit would complete the package perfectly.
>
> Richard
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I second the AVs. I haven't replaced the pots yet becuase I worry
about making the holes for the pots larger.
--- In , "supertwangreverb"
<supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
>
> I love the AV Fender pickups, I'd recommend upgrading the pots as well.
> That being said I used my CIJ Jaguar stock when we recorded our album,
> and the sound wasn't THAT bad. The AVs....they are just perfect.
>
> Bill
> www.reluctantaquanauts.com
>
> --- In , Richard <errant_jedi@y...> wrote:
> > You might want to swap the stock Japanese pickups (if
> > they are stock Japanese pickups) with some American
> > Vintage series or Seymour Duncan pickups. The Jap
> > Jaguar that I had was a nice guitar but it had some
> > friggin' weak pickups.
> >
> > Your Twin Reverb is perfect. A Fender tube reverb
> > unit would complete the package perfectly.
> >
> > Richard
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > __________________________________
> > Do you Yahoo!?
> > Plan great trips with Yahoo! Travel: Now over 17,000 guides!
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Simple man, if you can work a solder iron and figure out where to
connect the pickups you have the IQ to open up those holes. Get a
small file, and just work it!
Bill
--- In , "Jacob Dobner"
<jacobdobner@y...> wrote:
>
> I second the AVs. I haven't replaced the pots yet becuase I worry
> about making the holes for the pots larger.
>
> --- In , "supertwangreverb"
> <supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
> >
> > I love the AV Fender pickups, I'd recommend upgrading the pots
as well.
> > That being said I used my CIJ Jaguar stock when we recorded our
album,
> > and the sound wasn't THAT bad. The AVs....they are just
perfect.
> >
> > Bill
> > www.reluctantaquanauts.com
> >
> > --- In , Richard <errant_jedi@y...>
wrote:
> > > You might want to swap the stock Japanese pickups (if
> > > they are stock Japanese pickups) with some American
> > > Vintage series or Seymour Duncan pickups. The Jap
> > > Jaguar that I had was a nice guitar but it had some
> > > friggin' weak pickups.
> > >
> > > Your Twin Reverb is perfect. A Fender tube reverb
> > > unit would complete the package perfectly.
> > >
> > > Richard
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > __________________________________
> > > Do you Yahoo!?
> > > Plan great trips with Yahoo! Travel: Now over 17,000 guides!
> > >
So there isn't a big difference. I though I would have to machine them
or something.
--- In , "supertwangreverb"
<supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
>
> Simple man, if you can work a solder iron and figure out where to
> connect the pickups you have the IQ to open up those holes. Get a
> small file, and just work it!
>
> Bill
>
> --- In , "Jacob Dobner"
> <jacobdobner@y...> wrote:
> >
> > I second the AVs. I haven't replaced the pots yet becuase I worry
> > about making the holes for the pots larger.
> >
> > --- In , "supertwangreverb"
> > <supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
> > >
> > > I love the AV Fender pickups, I'd recommend upgrading the pots
> as well.
> > > That being said I used my CIJ Jaguar stock when we recorded our
> album,
> > > and the sound wasn't THAT bad. The AVs....they are just
> perfect.
> > >
> > > Bill
> > > www.reluctantaquanauts.com
> > >
> > > --- In , Richard <errant_jedi@y...>
> wrote:
> > > > You might want to swap the stock Japanese pickups (if
> > > > they are stock Japanese pickups) with some American
> > > > Vintage series or Seymour Duncan pickups. The Jap
> > > > Jaguar that I had was a nice guitar but it had some
> > > > friggin' weak pickups.
> > > >
> > > > Your Twin Reverb is perfect. A Fender tube reverb
> > > > unit would complete the package perfectly.
> > > >
> > > > Richard
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > __________________________________
> > > > Do you Yahoo!?
> > > > Plan great trips with Yahoo! Travel: Now over 17,000 guides!
> > > >
No sir, in fact I almost thought they would have fit without any
mods. I guess having the right files would help. But, I used to
work as a machinest at my father's factory so I have tool boxes full
of them. Just make sure its small enough to fit all the way through
the hole.
>
> So there isn't a big difference. I though I would have to machine
them
> or something.
>
> --- In , "supertwangreverb"
> <supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Simple man, if you can work a solder iron and figure out where
to
> > connect the pickups you have the IQ to open up those holes. Get
a
> > small file, and just work it!
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > --- In , "Jacob Dobner"
> > <jacobdobner@y...> wrote:
> > >
> > > I second the AVs. I haven't replaced the pots yet becuase I
worry
> > > about making the holes for the pots larger.
> > >
> > > --- In , "supertwangreverb"
> > > <supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I love the AV Fender pickups, I'd recommend upgrading the
pots
> > as well.
> > > > That being said I used my CIJ Jaguar stock when we recorded
our
> > album,
> > > > and the sound wasn't THAT bad. The AVs....they are just
> > perfect.
> > > >
> > > > Bill
> > > > www.reluctantaquanauts.com
> > > >
> > > > --- In , Richard
<errant_jedi@y...>
> > wrote:
> > > > > You might want to swap the stock Japanese pickups (if
> > > > > they are stock Japanese pickups) with some American
> > > > > Vintage series or Seymour Duncan pickups. The Jap
> > > > > Jaguar that I had was a nice guitar but it had some
> > > > > friggin' weak pickups.
> > > > >
> > > > > Your Twin Reverb is perfect. A Fender tube reverb
> > > > > unit would complete the package perfectly.
> > > > >
> > > > > Richard
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > __________________________________
> > > > > Do you Yahoo!?
> > > > > Plan great trips with Yahoo! Travel: Now over 17,000
guides!
> > > > >
