jagstang finished

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:49 am

Fact:
Tri-pickup guitars are awesome.
Fact:
You need a tri-pickup guitar.
Fact:
Do an tri-pickup guitar.

floydian8834 · Post by **floydian8834** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:58 am

I guess maybe i didnt explain my idea well enough...i mainly use the neck pickup for my sound thats where the seperate controls for the neck pickup come in. i could dial in my main tone and have it readily available, then the middle and bridge are set up seperatly and the lower controls take over there, where all my switching options come into play. i like to play with noise so i thought the idea of having two seperate systems came from, i could keep my main sound without losing it and also have the option to play with sounds

James · Post by **James** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:49 pm

floydian8834 wrote:i wanted as many tonal and switching options as i could get.

This is the sort of thing that people often want when they first start thinking about custom guitars. Some will want it still in a few years time, most won't. I don't know if there's any way of telling how long-lasting your desire for that will be and if you have it made like that I guess you're only a new pickguard away from simplifying it.

I think for most people having good bridge and neck pickups and a few basic options (three-way switch, maybe independent volumes and master tone) works out to be more than enough flexibility. You always have your amp and pedals for added options as well.

I'm not trying to dictate what you should do with your custom guitar - just letting you know that most people go for the 'as many options as possible' route when planning and then realise it's too much later on. I think a lot of it is down to fear of missing out an option that is wanted later. The thinking being that if you have 10 options now, you're more likely to have the three you want in two years time than if you just have three to begin with. My advice would be to buy two great pickups and go for the standard two pickup setup. It would look better and you'll probably have more flexibility than you realise.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:54 pm

Yeah, shedloads of switches is generally not all that great an idea.

floydian8834 · Post by **floydian8834** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:54 pm

yea you hit the nail on the head, i dont want to miss out on something and i guess i could always add on later if still wanted to...but that leaves me with an even bigger decision now lol jaguar neck pickup or mustang neck pickup?

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:57 pm

Sounds like fair game to me.

It's obviously a matter of taste but I think that provided the switching options are simple and effective, three pickup guitars definitely offer interesting tonal varieties. What's always kept me away fromt strats is having to cycle trough a bunch of pickup settings to get to the ones I want and often overshooting or shooting short of them. I've gotten used to the Cyclone II's simple on/off scheme and middle blended with bridge pickup has definitely become a workhorse setting for me.

James · Post by **James** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:02 pm

I had exactly the same sort of plans when first designing a guitar like this. The project never happened so I never had to make the decision, but I think for most people that desire not to miss something is enough to over-complicate things.

Now I'm actually going the custom route this is what I'm going for...

One pickguard with two humbuckers, volume for each and a three way switch.
Another pikguard with two singles, master volume and tone and a blend pot for switching

I don't know how well that will work but we'll see how it goes when it's finished. I wanted the options but also wanted to keep things simple and two setups like that seems to fit what I want. I won't wnat to change it that often but when I do it'll be like getting a new guitar, tonally at least.

For your situation you really need to think of the main sort of tones you want. Would you be more likely to go for a round of noise playing with the bridge or neck pickup, or maybe both? It probably wouldn't matter that much once you chuck some pedals on it but you'll probably wnat to find a balance between aggressive and low enough output to match up well with fuzz tones. Something ballsy but low output I guess. If you want to go the jaguar and mustang pickup route, I'd hazard a guess at jag bridge mustang neck, but don't limit yourself to those types. You're probably better off getting a good tele bridge pickup (if you carry on with the tele bridge) and something versatile in the neck.

floydian8834 · Post by **floydian8834** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:14 pm

well im putting a super distortion t in the neck, the superdistortion has done me right so far and ill be tring something new with the t model, but i already have a mustang bridge ive been wanting the jag bridge forawhile now so the question is mainly between the two but you guys have given me some really great stuff to think about...back to the notebook lol

Mungodora · Post by **Mungodora** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:54 pm

I am liking the design of the headstock in your sketch.

floydian8834 · Post by **floydian8834** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:01 pm

thanks, its something ive been playing with for awhile but im not sold on it...