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She has a Duncan designed pickup in the neck now and a GFS hot in the bridge. One meg volume and tone with an orange drop cap. Meat and potatos. 
The Cobain guard I had custom made by Tony at Pickguardian. I designed it from scratch. Jaguar guard wouldn't have fit the Jazzy right.NickD wrote:Meh, I liked it better before, although it's still nice.
Where did you get the pickguard and chrome bits from? I assume they aren't jag parts as the different scale would put the bridge in the wrong place.
Thanks! I think it looks good either way. This way is much more simple and old fashion looking.Sparky wrote:Definitely an improvement! Nice work! I really like the black on sunburst in favor of pizza tort.
Nice work as usual.Aug wrote:which one of you bastards sent me an ebay question asking if you can get teh kurdtz with that 64 mustang?
robertOG wrote:fran & paul are some of the original gangstas of the JS days when you'd have to say "phuck"
That is essentially what I did initially. I did a photocopy of a Jazzy guard and put the plates over and cut off what I didn't want. I sent that image to Tony to have the guard made.paul_ wrote:Looks similar to what I'd do with a Blacktop.
Wouldn't the Jaguar plates have worked with a cut-down Jazzmaster guard?
It is like a ninja!wwrrss wrote:I like the stealth bridge.
I thought about putting a chrome one on, but then it would look more like a classic player which it isn't. I figured whomever got this would want to change it. It is nice that I get to do the work so I could do it cleanly and such. It was very unique.DasBeef wrote:I still like it, but that's such a shame. You're initial build was absolutely awesome.
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I liked how it was, but I get that it wouldn't be to everyones tastes.Dave wrote:I can't see the pictures at work but the original was really damn cool. Why would someone buy it if they want a more normal jazzy. Why convert a totally unique instrument into something you can buy off the peg?
I would have jumped on it if I was in the US.
At the time when I got it, I wasn't really mixing well with short scales so it was my trial to see if I could make something like a jag but full scale. (Without doing a custom full scale body.)LOL It wasn't a Jag, but to be fair, Kurt's Jag didn't have much left that a normal Jag would have other than a short scale body and neck with the switches out, rollers covered, different volume plate and wiring, and a TOM.othomas2 wrote:I think a less of a replica cobain-esq guitar would have been cooler, because it kinda irritates me the fact it isn't a Jag lol.
So I'm a fan of the face lift. Sunburst / Black and Binding is a great mix.
Thanks! I think it turned out well. I am glad to have had the chance to make it something new for someone based off of what they wanted it to be like.Mike wrote:Looks great before and after
So far keeping the custom tort because it is pretty. Might just hang it up. It wouldn't work on a Jaguar. I could use it to build a Jazzy version again if I wanted to. For the plates and pickups, I have a Jaguar Special HH body that someone got sick of and is giving me. They tried to paint it and just didn't like how it was going. I was thinking of stripping it, pulling the stop tale out, filling the holes with dowels, and routing a normal trem in the body. Sources say it is an alder body, so I could make my own HH Jag and I have most of the pieces. This would have the same pickup and stuff, but I would maybe do some cool OTM or LPB body or something.mkt3000 wrote:so... what are you gonna do with the extra bits?
Could be fun. Then I would just need a neck. What I meant is if you're going to go the whole hog and replicate a specific guitar then it should be as close as possible. I know you intended it to be different as a Jazzmaster version of it, but that's what is annoying to me. It's not one nor the other.HNB wrote:LOL It wasn't a Jag, but to be fair, Kurt's Jag didn't have much left that a normal Jag would have other than a short scale body and neck with the switches out, rollers covered, different volume plate and wiring, and a TOM.othomas2 wrote:I think a less of a replica cobain-esq guitar would have been cooler, because it kinda irritates me the fact it isn't a Jag lol.
So I'm a fan of the face lift. Sunburst / Black and Binding is a great mix.
othomas2 wrote:What I meant is if you're going to go the whole hog and replicate a specific guitar then it should be as close as possible. I know you intended it to be different as a Jazzmaster version of it, but that's what is annoying to me. It's not one nor the other.
If that's the case It should be your own then, and a departure from what looks likes a replica, & now you have... which is why I like where this has gone.
I get what you mean. I wasn't trying to make a replica, more of a tribute. I might try to make my own cobain Jaguar at some point, but I kind of doubt it. After making it, it didn't really feel like my guitar which is why I tend to not keep my signature copies or tributes. I am hopeful this new incarnation might work out better since it will have some aspects of the Kurt jag, but not be a Kurt jag. The humbuckers in the Kurt jag and 1meg pots are a wonderful sound. I loved the sound of that Jazzy, but when I picked it up, it felt like I had to play Nirvana songs or something. LOL
What are you gonna do with the custom toggle plate? I may be interested