Jaguar HH Special Custom Project

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So the pickguard came. (: The color is nice as well. It's just gonna take a while until it is completely dry :/

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beautiful job chris :)
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Well it has been a long time now. I hope the paint is cured. It's been in my closet for almost a month. I still need to do some wet sanding to get out the paper towel marks. I ordered the gfs pickups today and the roller knobs/pots. The only things I need now are a jack, pot, and the roller bar mount. Think it is worth it buying a locking trem?
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I wouldn't because I don't use the lock on any of my trems with them. The main advantage over functual use is the overall look of the guitar. :)
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ok. :)
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paltic wrote:beautiful job chris :)
It is a sexy body. :)
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Ready for the sexy?

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Nothings wired yet. Still waiting on roller knobs and bracket. Also need to find small 500k pots to fit the close knob spacing of the three knobs.
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Looks sexy! I love seeing it come together. The same/similar thrill for me when I see waterslide decals I make custom for people put on a neck. Seeing it go from work to an actual part of a guitar is a lot of fun.
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HNB wrote:Looks sexy! I love seeing it come together. The same/similar thrill for me when I see waterslide decals I make custom for people put on a neck. Seeing it go from work to an actual part of a guitar is a lot of fun.
I bet :) I might be interested in a waterslide for my Jagblaster build by the way!
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Punkacc9 wrote:
HNB wrote:Looks sexy! I love seeing it come together. The same/similar thrill for me when I see waterslide decals I make custom for people put on a neck. Seeing it go from work to an actual part of a guitar is a lot of fun.
I bet :) I might be interested in a waterslide for my Jagblaster build by the way!
Nice! Just PM me with what look you are thinking. :)

Here is a link to some of the ones I have made.

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Question about the Cobain Jag: what pots were in it? They have to be really small to fit all three that close. I'm thinking mini pots. But where do I get these and what kind? I have never dealt with mini pots before and do they work the same as standard size pots just smaller?
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Many Japanese Fenders used Alpha mini pots (such as the Jag-Stang, rhythm circuit of Jags/Jazzies etc).
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I had to use mini's. The Cobain Jaguar used 1meg pots in the lower volume/volume/tone area. :)
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Guitar Parts Resource (guitarpartsresource.com) sells them under electronics/pots/mini pots iirc. :)
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Thaaaank you.
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So the 2nd one on this page? Are the pole pieces the same size for the knobs? They look shorter. http://guitarpartsresource.com/electrical_minipots.htm
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I use these

EP-4990-000
1 meg linear taper mini pot. 6mm shaft. Fits roller knob on most import Jazzmaster® models.
$5.49

But it depends on if you want Audio or Linear taper.
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I don't know the difference. Care to explain? I usually just go buy some 500k or 250k fender pots and be done with it. All this is new to me with the entrance of the jaguar world haha.
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Linear is mathmatic. 0 is 0 and 10 is 10. It goes at a straight angle when you turn the pot from 0-10. Audio is curved because of how our ears hear sound.

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