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Geeze Marty! I know you have a few "old hags" of your own that I'd
be happy to take off your hands when you start playing a Jag full
time!!
Actually I did think that the Mosrite and Jaguar kinda complimented
each others sound....They both have their own signature surf sounds
that are different enough to not blend perfectly, especially when
both are playing chords. We try to play the same chords in different
positions when possible to get a "fuller" sound and these two
guitars seem to do that together very well. The biggest difference
that I noticed between the Strat and the Jaguar was how the Jag
sound just seems to "cut thru" and stand out so much more than the
Strat.
--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
> Ah but did you really do a true A/B test comparing the two
guitars.?! (snicker, snicker). There are so many subconscious
factors to consider. I mean a Fiesta Red Jaguar is bright,
beautiful, and says "surf guitar" all over it. Of course a Mosrite
also has some cool surf appeal as well, but when the new Jag comes
into the room, that Mosrite is the old hag.
> -Marty
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: trainwayne
> To:
> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 9:17 AM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: jag shopping
>
>
> Two weeks ago I bought a Fiesta Red '96 CIJ Jaguar (with Mustang
> saddles and stock electronics) from Guitargui in Japan on Ebay
for
> $550 US plus $90 shipping (Which took 4 days, door to
door...GREAT
> service!). On Friday night I took the Jaguar to rehersal along
with my
> regular guitar. ( a re-issue MIJ Mosrite) When rehersal began, I
> handed the other guitarist (A 23 year old newbie to playing surf
music
> who's been playing a strat) the Jaguar and told him "Try this".
30
> seconds into a Ventures warm up tune everyone in the band looked
at
> each other with a WOW look on their faces. WHAT A DIFFERENCE IN
SOUND!
> Even with the stock pickups there was such a noticeable
difference in
> tone.....it just sounded RIGHT! This guitar was half or less
than the
> price of an AVRI and even without the electronic mods just plain
kicks
> a$$ for surf sound. I do plan on having the guitar
professionally set
> up as I think there is room for playability improvement, and
> eventually want to put in better pick ups and pots in the lead
> circuit, but for now, it really fills the bill for the sound
we've
> been looking for. IMHO,the CIJ/MIJ versions of the Jags are
excellent
> bargains as stock guitars, and with a $150 + worth of
improvements are
> every bit as good (or maybe better) than their double the price
AVRI
> cousins. BTW, the guitar was being played thru a reissue reverb
tank
> and a Fender 1000 amp.
>
> --- In , "mom_surfing"
<intheeye@b...>
> wrote:
> > -thanks everyone for their imput about jaguars. a friend of a
friend
> > lent me his MIJ 62 reissue jazzmaster and i'm going to play it
for a
> > few days. it is a beautiful guitar. when he had it set up he
replaced
> > the saddle with a mustang one and he too said he was having
trouble
> > with the bar flopping around and one of his friends suggested
earth
> > magnets which work really well. (i'd never heard of an earth
magnet
> > before, but they are tiny little magnets with a lot of power)
to my
> > ears it's definitely got a deeper sound than my strat and he's
only
> > got 10's on it, so i can only imagine what some heavier
strings
> would do.
>
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I'll be darned. I would have thought the Strat would cut through better than the
Jag because the longer scale makes for brighter tone. Then again, if the Hag
pick-ups have more output, that would compensate.
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: trainwayne
To:
Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 12:23 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: jag shopping..OLD HAG????
Geeze Marty! I know you have a few "old hags" of your own that I'd
be happy to take off your hands when you start playing a Jag full
time!!
Actually I did think that the Mosrite and Jaguar kinda complimented
each others sound....They both have their own signature surf sounds
that are different enough to not blend perfectly, especially when
both are playing chords. We try to play the same chords in different
positions when possible to get a "fuller" sound and these two
guitars seem to do that together very well. The biggest difference
that I noticed between the Strat and the Jaguar was how the Jag
sound just seems to "cut thru" and stand out so much more than the
Strat.
--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
> Ah but did you really do a true A/B test comparing the two
guitars.?! (snicker, snicker). There are so many subconscious
factors to consider. I mean a Fiesta Red Jaguar is bright,
beautiful, and says "surf guitar" all over it. Of course a Mosrite
also has some cool surf appeal as well, but when the new Jag comes
into the room, that Mosrite is the old hag.
> -Marty
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: trainwayne
> To:
> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 9:17 AM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: jag shopping
>
>
> Two weeks ago I bought a Fiesta Red '96 CIJ Jaguar (with Mustang
> saddles and stock electronics) from Guitargui in Japan on Ebay
for
> $550 US plus $90 shipping (Which took 4 days, door to
door...GREAT
> service!). On Friday night I took the Jaguar to rehersal along
with my
> regular guitar. ( a re-issue MIJ Mosrite) When rehersal began, I
> handed the other guitarist (A 23 year old newbie to playing surf
music
> who's been playing a strat) the Jaguar and told him "Try this".
30
> seconds into a Ventures warm up tune everyone in the band looked
at
> each other with a WOW look on their faces. WHAT A DIFFERENCE IN
SOUND!
> Even with the stock pickups there was such a noticeable
difference in
> tone.....it just sounded RIGHT! This guitar was half or less
than the
> price of an AVRI and even without the electronic mods just plain
kicks
> a$$ for surf sound. I do plan on having the guitar
professionally set
> up as I think there is room for playability improvement, and
> eventually want to put in better pick ups and pots in the lead
> circuit, but for now, it really fills the bill for the sound
we've
> been looking for. IMHO,the CIJ/MIJ versions of the Jags are
excellent
> bargains as stock guitars, and with a $150 + worth of
improvements are
> every bit as good (or maybe better) than their double the price
AVRI
> cousins. BTW, the guitar was being played thru a reissue reverb
tank
> and a Fender 1000 amp.
>
> --- In , "mom_surfing"
<intheeye@b...>
> wrote:
> > -thanks everyone for their imput about jaguars. a friend of a
friend
> > lent me his MIJ 62 reissue jazzmaster and i'm going to play it
for a
> > few days. it is a beautiful guitar. when he had it set up he
replaced
> > the saddle with a mustang one and he too said he was having
trouble
> > with the bar flopping around and one of his friends suggested
earth
> > magnets which work really well. (i'd never heard of an earth
magnet
> > before, but they are tiny little magnets with a lot of power)
to my
> > ears it's definitely got a deeper sound than my strat and he's
only
> > got 10's on it, so i can only imagine what some heavier
strings
> would do.
>
>
>
>
>
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