Squier vintage modified Jaguars vs fender Jaguar help!!

gusman2x · Post by **gusman2x** » Mon Aug 31, 2020 7:21 am

For me, the VM was lighter than my CIJ, and sounded better. I didnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t like the fretboard edges, but I should just have rolled them really.

I think overall though, I preferred the 7.25Ã¢â‚¬Â� radius of the cij. Which is odd, as I love my jmjm. But yeah, roll the fretboard.

Post by **Hurb** » Mon Aug 31, 2020 7:27 am

gusman2x wrote:For me, the VM was lighter than my CIJ, and sounded better. I didnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t like the fretboard edges, but I should just have rolled them really.

I think overall though, I preferred the 7.25Ã¢â‚¬Â� radius of the cij. Which is odd, as I love my jmjm. But yeah, roll the fretboard.

I did that with my Bullet Mustang, definitely improved things!

Post by **Hurb** » Mon Aug 31, 2020 8:30 am

Put a 60s trem on ive had for ages and the original bridge. Shimmed neck.

I also gave the bridge some tetnus mojo

Obviously relicing is stupid lolz..... but it was too shiny. Now matches my other jag bridge

Post by **Hurb** » Tue Sep 01, 2020 7:55 pm

Found a mute its a 60s one though, so will swap the replica one over thats on my 69.

Happy days!

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Tue Sep 01, 2020 8:44 pm

Sweet!

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Sep 02, 2020 2:57 pm

you break a string already?

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Sep 02, 2020 3:00 pm

this wood looks dry AF

pour beer on it

Post by **Hurb** » Wed Sep 02, 2020 3:01 pm

robroe wrote:you break a string already?

Nah bro, came like that from the guy a bought it from. Not had my strings delivered yet.

I no longer break strings since I started with bullets.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Sep 02, 2020 5:55 pm

They stopped making bullets I thought. Fender now uses pastel colored daddario branded strings.

Post by **Hurb** » Wed Sep 02, 2020 6:01 pm

robroe wrote:They stopped making bullets I thought. Fender now uses pastel colored daddario branded strings.

I hope not...I just buy them from ebay.

Post by **Hurb** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:05 am

My 60s mute arrived

Admittedly, I do just like the look of the mute on a Jaguar and think it just looks right. But I do like the odd sounds it creates. Am trying to make it work with different pedals for more wackness!

Changed the gross melted rubber for some B & Q weather stripping.

I also stayed up till 4am unwinding the bridge pickup. This was to try and reduce its 11.4 ohms. What a fucking chew on! Got it down to 6.5 ohms without incident. My old Jag is 6.4 in the neck and 6.0 in the bridge so this is close.
Plugged in with headphones before I went to bed...sounded pretty good. But the claws haven't Grounded properly with my shit soldering so I need to sort that out.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 2:50 pm

I always think the mute looks cool. Never had one myself, donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t think they exist lefty

Just like vintage Jags came with righty trems.
Good work on having the patience to unwind that pickup!

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 3:41 pm

Unwinding a pickup is some next level shit. Awesome job

plopswagon · Post by **plopswagon** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 5:12 pm

Pour beer on it, I like a beer when I need to unwind.

Post by **Hurb** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 11:36 am

sunshiner wrote:Unwinding a pickup is some next level shit. Awesome job

It wasn't particularly hard...just patience needed and a understanding wife.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 11:47 am

"What the hell are you doing, let me ask you? And why is our son choking on all this wire you've filled the room with?"

(looking fearfully askance at the wife) "J-j-j-jaguar just doesn't sound right... overtones... I mean... they're just not there..." (a long awkward pause)

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 7:29 pm

BillClay · Post by **BillClay** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 10:22 pm

Do you have to drill into the body and pickguard to add the spring for the mute?

Post by **Hurb** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 10:27 pm

BillClay wrote:Do you have to drill into the body and pickguard to add the spring for the mute?

Yes. The two screw holes were in the guard but not the body. Unlike the Japanese Jags there was no plunger hole in the guard. So around 11 or 12mm hole drilled into the guard and body about 34mm deep.

Easy job.

Post by **Hurb** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 10:33 pm

Hurb wrote:
BillClay wrote:Do you have to drill into the body and pickguard to add the spring for the mute?
Yes. The two screw holes were in the guard but not the body. Unlike the Japanese Jags there was no plunger hole in the guard. So around 11 or 12mm hole drilled into the guard and body about 34mm deep.

Easy job.

Did it this morning. All fully working!