benecol wrote:Nice that they've designed them with a neck profile that's "perfect for chord and single-note playing alike". Too often I have to switch between guitars because they're only really suitable for rhythm rather than lead.
Who is that sort of sales copy aimed at?
hahahah
It reads like Argos catalogue copy
FEATURES 2 STRONG DOUBLE COIL HUMBUCK PICKUPS, PERFECT FOR POP OR ROCK AND INDIE
Ugh... I kind of want an Olive Jag with maple neck and go tortoise.... and a White one with maple neck.... I am a sucker for maple necks.... my wallet.... I might need to sell some guitars to make room for these.
I want to like the Jazzy, but the preliminary toggle location doesn't look too great as others have said. I wonder what the routing under the guard looks like? Maybe a new guard and a switch location move could be all there is too it.
For the bridge, I really hope they fixed the wide string spacing. I hate when a guitars strings are dancing on the neck edge. You play a chord and the high e pops off the side of the neck.. At least you could always get a different bridge installed easily. The price is also pretty nice if that MSRP stays true.
It doesn't look like they have fixed the string spacing from the pictures we've seen so far. Production models might be different though. I'd probably put a Staytrem bridge on it were I to get one but it really would be an easy thing for Fender to fix.
Fran wrote:I love how this place is basic as fuck.
ekwatts wrote:I'm just going to smash it in with a hammer and hope it works. Tone is all in the fingers anyway.
benecol wrote:Nice that they've designed them with a neck profile that's "perfect for chord and single-note playing alike". Too often I have to switch between guitars because they're only really suitable for rhythm rather than lead.
Who is that sort of sales copy aimed at?
the sales pitch is unnecessary, but I complain all the time about the standardization of neck profiles, which are usually too thin for my liking....this one sounds perfect, but most of everything else isn't for me...how much are these supposed to be?
My first thought was "neat", but for that kind of money, I think I'd just buy something else and mod it. Especially if that's not a nitro top coat on the body. I like the maple but don't like the shade of it, and it's not like it's hard to find 25.5" scale maple necks with no logo, if you're after a Jazzmaster neck.
I don't see what's so special about the bridge; it looks like it's just a Mustang bridge, except presumably with a 9.5" radius. And I don't know if the Modern Player necks are wider or what, but I have a Mustang bridge on mine, and the spacing is fine.
Upper plate on the Jag looks really silly.
Tele switch, ehhh, I'd get used to it, but I'd prefer a regular old 3-way like the JM has. JM switch location looks cool but I bet it'd be tough to use in practice.
All in all, two more Fender guitars I'll probably never own just because the cost doesn't outweigh the features in my eyes.
robroe wrote:when you guys are talking about "string spacing" what the fuck exactly are you talking about?
like the strings on the neck of the guitar? or like like how the saddles on the bridge aren't big enough to be flush so they rattle?
This kind of deal but not caused by the nut, but the bridge saddles spreading so far that the strings end up too close to the edge of the fretboard.
only guitar i ever had a problem like that was the guitar we build for dots called the Dotsmaster.
except it was fine down by the nut, and by the time you got past the 12th fret, the high E string was off the fretboard completely. i just think who ever routed the holes for the bridge for it was off a mm to the south
Fender was using g their noggin when they decided to come out with these. They clicked a lot of the right boxes and still kept them kinda unique. An olive green Jag would sound VERY cool..
robroe wrote:that stupid fuckin toggle is RIGHT WHERE I PLAY. right behind the neck and infront of the first switch.
I'm sorry but I just don't understand that - why is that where you play? I don't understand why your pick is hitting the pick guard in front of the neck. This just doesn't make much sense to me. To me, the switch is in a very easy to control spot. On my guitars that have a switch there, I find pickup switching much quicker and fluid. I like the Jazzmasters but I think the Jags might be the most sensible Jag ever made while maintaining a lot of traditional elements.
