NGD: 50th Anni Jag CAR

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NGD: 50th Anni Jag CAR

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Thought I might post this here as well :wink:
I've had it know for almost 1 mounth, couldn't be happier!

When I was unboxing it I thought: "-Man, did they put bricks in the case or what?"
It's my heaviest guitar right know. 4kg!
Love the neck, really fat like my vintage B+B neck.
I had to put masking tape on the bridge posts other than that, it's a really solid guitar. It almost feels like when I bought my first Fender,
an E-series Contemporary Telecaster from the 80s. "wow, is this what Fender's feels like like"

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The neck had some backbow, so I took the neck of and adjusted the trussrod. Nov 2011:
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The anniversary neck plate:
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Plenty of space for a mute on my jag. Chip's LPB Jag didn't have as much:
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Family pictures:
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Fender Kingman, '69 Comp 'Stang, Squier CV 50s strat, CIJ jag w/ vintage B+B neck and the 50th Jag
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Yeah, So I happen to like Blocks and binding. So what
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Re: NGD: 50th Anni Jag CAR

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Is there any love for these here? :)
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Post by mark-s »

I'm liking it.

I love the 50th anniversary guitars, I played one like yours in a local shop when they first got it in. I don't even mind the repositioned trem.

I do wish fender had put a better bridge on, and if they'd colour-matched the headstock...
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Post by BearBoy »

Nice looking Jag :)

How does it sound compared to your CIJ?
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Swish. Looks great
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Post by fenderJapan »

mark-s wrote:I'm liking it.

I love the 50th anniversary guitars, I played one like yours in a local shop when they first got it in. I don't even mind the repositioned trem.

I do wish fender had put a better bridge on, and if they'd colour-matched the headstock...
I like the original bridge. I still have it on my '07 CIJ jag. It's tuned in D and no issues with string slipping, i've put 12s on it.
And for the 50th Jag. They have angled neck pockets also(1 degree I think)
So with that and the moved trem plate, which looks better to me now than the original placement :oops:
There's no issues at all with strings popping :)
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Post by fenderJapan »

BearBoy wrote:Nice looking Jag :)

How does it sound compared to your CIJ?
Well the CIJ jag has upgraded PUs, Seymour Duncan wired hot. CTS pots and cloth wire and a vintage B+B neck :)
But the Anni Jag sounds much better. I found myself using the bridge pickup and the rythm circuit all the time. The whole guitar feels more solid.
Im rarerly using it on my CIJ
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£1477 here - very nice, but I can't justify* that money. :(





*Family guys know what I'm talking about
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Post by Fran »

Very nice, great pics too! Got a proper Jaggie bonar moment just then.
I particularly love the detail on the neck plate, nice touch.
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Post by ellengtrgrl »

Ooh! VERY nice! What you mentioned about the bridge pickup sounding better that your other Jags, I also noticed, when I played the Thinline Jag I put on layaway. They seem to have a tad bit more bottom end to them sound-wise.
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magnifique!

love your stang too!
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HOTT
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Post by kapepepper »

thats beautifull!!!!!
i dont buy new guitars but i would make an exception for this one
love the b&B!!!
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Post by dots »

really dig it and despite having two jags already, i kinda want one!
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Post by Phil O'Keefe »

mark-s wrote:I'm liking it.

I love the 50th anniversary guitars, I played one like yours in a local shop when they first got it in. I don't even mind the repositioned trem.

I do wish fender had put a better bridge on, and if they'd colour-matched the headstock...
I wish they had done the matching headstock too, and maybe made the neck a touch thinner... other than that, I think they look / sound / play fantastic. Congrats on a very nice new guitar!
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Post by DGNR8 »

Keeper! That's gorgeous.
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Post by Boris B »

Beautiful guitar. I want one of those in Burgundy Mist.
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Post by MMPicker »

That's a really great looking guitar.
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