Can I has old Jaguar? I got a '66.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:33 am

Only because people in Gloucester think the internet is made from Tin Foil.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:40 am

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:46 am

Looks nice. Congrats!
You looked under the guard yet?

Post by **Mike** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:56 am

timhulio wrote:Looks nice. Congrats!
You looked under the guard yet?

haha.. Nah. I'm actually vaguely terrified of it.

Probably in a few weeks I'll get around to taking it all about, but for now I'm just playing the crap out of it.

benwalker · Post by **benwalker** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:59 am

Mike wrote:oh yeah - it smells old as hell also.

that's the thing you pay for. i borrowed a 66 refin mustang ages ago and it just had that smell. not damp, just old wood... shame it had to go back...

Post by **Mike** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:02 am

Yeah, the whole shop smelt the same, sort of an intoxicating mustiness. I can't believe I'm even mentioning it but it definitely gives you one of those "oh yes, this is a fucking guitar" moments when you pick it up and catch a whiff. I love the fact it's obviously been played to hell for a reason. I'm leary of completely clean examples from the 60s - what does that tell you about the instrument? Probably not what you want to hear. Either it's not great or it was owned by a dick.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:10 am

the neck wear on it looks lurvely, that's what i like about 60s fenders, when they start wearing down like that.

and jags look better a bit bashed up anyway. given the choice i'd always opt for 'slightly distressed'.

Post by **Hurb** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:05 pm

totally brilliant news mike! brilliant looking guitar I think I recognise it but I can't remember where from.
Really stoked for you mike!

Mungodora · Post by **Mungodora** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:55 pm

mmm that guitar is looking sweet as fuck Mike, loving the crunchy sounds it rocks with both pickups on. Awesome tones!

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:03 pm

benwalker wrote:
Mike wrote:oh yeah - it smells old as hell also.
that's the thing you pay for. i borrowed a 66 refin mustang ages ago and it just had that smell. not damp, just old wood... shame it had to go back...

That old Laney Head i got has made my house smell like my grandparents house circa 1978.

Markn951 · Post by **Markn951** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:25 pm

mike, awesome purchase! if that thing was a jazzmaster i would swim across the ocean to steal it from you, but your safe...for NOW

just kidding. anyways, cool beans man! i think that's one of the nicest-looking Jags I've ever seen.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:33 pm

Fran wrote:
benwalker wrote:
Mike wrote:oh yeah - it smells old as hell also.
that's the thing you pay for. i borrowed a 66 refin mustang ages ago and it just had that smell. not damp, just old wood... shame it had to go back...
That old Laney Head i got has made my house smell like my grandparents house circa 1978.

My Vibrochamp stank of fucking Febreze for the first few weeks I had it. Maybe I became accustomed to it, and even now it's stinking up James's house.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:11 pm

my mate has a 60s AC30 that smells a bit like fish when it gets hot.

60s fish, with velvet bellbottom fins, presumably.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:39 pm

you cheeky fucker! that thing is awsome!

More Cowbell · Post by **More Cowbell** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:18 am

LOOKS HAWT!!! CONGRATS! I know you've been searching for a vintage one for a looooonnnnggg time.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:19 am

my 1968 harmony stella reeks of something musty.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:09 am

the cardboard must've gotten damp.

nondas · Post by **nondas** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 3:06 am

My 90's Epi Sheraton was used in smokey Jazz clubs for 7 years before it got to me. a year on and it still smells like a cigar. <3

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:03 am

Wow.

I saw Yo La Tengo tonight (so good), and his Jag reminded me strongly of this one. A bass VI and a jazzy were also sighted. Congrats on owning your dream guitar!

MMPicker · Post by **MMPicker** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:10 am

Just wondering, why wouldn't you be keeping the Classic Player and ditching the '66?
You can change pickups on the CP, if that's the issue, but I don't think you can as easily change the neck on the old guitar to have the flatter radius & bigger frets.

How's it bending strings & getting vibrato for playing leads on the '66, vs. the CP? Especially on the higher frets.
Does the tremelo bar on the '66 stay where you put it?
How much string buzz & sustain are you getting on the '66?

What do you see as the significant differences? Other than what can be resolved by a couple trivial hardware changes.