Changing of the Guard--Time to Sell my guitar?

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:49 am

taylornutt wrote:Welcome the newest addition to the Family! (Haven't thought of a name yet)

Do people really name their guitars? I'm not taking the piss, I'm serious. I think a SS poll ight be in order!

MMPicker · Post by **MMPicker** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:58 pm

Thomas wrote: Do people really name their guitars? I'm not taking the piss, I'm serious.

Evidently some people do:
http://www.worldblues.com/bbking/prairie/lucille.html
http://www.harmony-central.com/Events/S ... -20WN.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackie

One can infer from this data that people who are older and more accomplished, as guitar players and in every other way imaginable, than I am,
may very possibly name their guitars.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:08 pm

I named one. Frank, it was the first guitar I felt really strongly about. St. Jimmy has it now. Neck was just to narrow for me to get on with any more. Sad, loved that thing.

Gavin · Post by **Gavin** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:11 pm

I've never given a guitar a name or projected a personality onto one, but I care about my Jaguar more than I care about the vast majority of people in the world.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:29 pm

Latest update: According to UPS, my Jaguar will be delivered on Tuesday. My original hope was to get 2 guitars from selling my PRS, but it sold for less that I originally wanted and the Jag I bought was slightly more than the CP Jaguar HH I was originally going to buy. Needless to say, I am back at trying to figure out which road to take. I will have about $315 once I pay off the Jaguar. I have been watching a Baja Telecaster for $499, but obviously I am a little short as stated previously. I don't have any spare money right now.

Option 1: Hold out and hope the Baja Telecaster does not get sold. I am going to try to see a couple of old Mac computers and see if I can make up the difference.
Option 2: Pedalboard and Power Supply. There is a used Pedaltrain Pro with ATA Case at GC for $200 and I would probably have enough left over to almost afford a used Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 My current pedal board is okay, but full and the giant wall wort is also full. (Note the Germanium OD is gone and I hope to replace eventually with MBM Custom Overdrive/Boost pedal)

Anyway, that's where it stands...

MMPicker · Post by **MMPicker** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:56 pm

Option 3:
Since, when your new Jaguar comes in you will then own three single coil guitars, which all cover similar sonic ground, though with variations in neck specs:

Keep them all for three months and after that time sell the one that, it turns out, you play the least. Or sell two of them.
You can use the cash to help fund another (humbucker this time) guitar purchase. A purchase which will then be better informed, since by then you will have ironed out which combination of neck specs, among the three you already have, that you actually prefer.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:24 pm

MMPicker wrote:Option 3:
Since, when your new Jaguar comes in you will then own three single coil guitars, which all cover similar sonic ground, though with variations in neck specs:

Keep them all for three months and after that time sell the one that, it turns out, you play the least. Or sell two of them.
You can use the cash to help fund another (humbucker this time) guitar purchase. A purchase which will then be better informed, since by then you will have ironed out which combination of neck specs, among the three you already have, that you actually prefer.

That's not a bad option either. The Jagmaster has the fat Jazzmaster sound while the Duo Sonic has the clear thin sound. The Jag should fit well between them, but we will have to wait and see. I originally intended to get a CP Jaguar HH and then get the Baja Tele, which would have rounded me out sonically. The chance at an AVRI Jaguar was just too amazing, so I definitely have to rethink my overall sonic "footprint". The new pedaltrain could help me clean up my effects while I am sorting things out.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:15 pm

I just saw my Jaguar was delivered to my house. I am going to pick up my daughters and head for the house.

Pictures followed by a demo coming soon.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:18 am

My AVRI Jag is here. This guitar is much better than I expected. The case was a sexy brown color and in excellent shape.

I opened the case and WOW! The guitar is in fantastic shape. My younger daughter helped me unwrap it. 9 out of 10 for sure.

The sunburst is nice and dark while the neck is tinted and perfect. Feels slightly more worn lower down the neck, but you can't see the wear.

Only dings include a little scratch on the lower bout and a few pin size dings.

This sucker came with all the case candy too. I got the mute, the original Jaguar bridge (mustang bridge installed), whammy bar, strap locks, manuals, and sticker.

The Jaguar has been setup before. The action is low and perfect, the original bridge was swapped for the mustang bridge, and it has Fender Jaguar flat wound .11 strings on it that need to be changed out. The pickups sound great and everything appears to be working. I have not tried out the whammy bar yet. It's definitely the new favorite.

I have 3 questions.

1)How do I unlock the tremelo so I can use the whammy bar? I saw a round switch on the tremelo plate.
2)How do I install and remove the whammy bar?
3)When testing out the Low Pass Filter or "strangle" switch, I could not tell which way turns the filter on or off. I was not hearing the difference that I have heard on other Jags I have played before. Some Jags you switch up to engage the strangle while others you switch down to engage the switch (CP Jag HH). I hope its working since I like that feature.

Post by **Mike** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:55 am

Info on the trem lock
http://www.webrocker.de/jaguar/cms/2007 ... lo-system/

Trem bar on an AVRI just pops in and out like a vintage jaguar. You don't need much pressure to do this.

The filter is off when the switch is down towards the ground, when it is pulled up, the strangle is on and you should hear the guitar losing a chunk of bass. It's just a cap in and out of the circuit so if it ain't working, it's a simple fix. BTW it only works in the LEAD circuit (when the top horn switch is in the down position).

Congrats!

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:35 pm

Mike wrote:Info on the trem lock
http://www.webrocker.de/jaguar/cms/2007 ... lo-system/

Trem bar on an AVRI just pops in and out like a vintage jaguar. You don't need much pressure to do this.

The filter is off when the switch is down towards the ground, when it is pulled up, the strangle is on and you should hear the guitar losing a chunk of bass. It's just a cap in and out of the circuit so if it ain't working, it's a simple fix. BTW it only works in the LEAD circuit (when the top horn switch is in the down position).

Congrats!

Thanks for info, Mike. I will have to check filter again tonight. It has always been really noticeable on other Jags I have played. Every Jag (except the CP Jag HH) has the filter activated in the up position. If I ever get the CP Jag HH, I am going turn that switch over. I am not much of tremolo player, but I have to give it go. I love that you can lock it back and play it straight up. The most surprising thing is the neck almost doesn't feel like it's shortscale. My Squier Duo Sonic feels like the frets are closer, but the Jag neck almost seems as wide as standard.

clarkbar · Post by **clarkbar** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:57 pm

its like christmas when you open the case or box to see something like that. very nice piece!

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:06 pm

I tried out the tremolo arm out last night. That will take getting used to. Not good at all. The guitar was still in tune, so it obviously had a good setup. I tested the low pass filter switch and I was able to hear the difference. Seems more noticeable when I added some gain. The Classic player Jags have hotter pups so that maybe why its more noticeable. I actually like the rhythm circuit! Gives a nice dark thick sound! I need to tweak to my preferences and figure out how to use it. I love the clarity and power of the pickups in the lead circuit. It really makes each string warm and thick. I had my BOSS OD-20 set on manual and the knob was on metal preset and it sounded pretty cool. I am still getting accustomed to the feel of the guitar, though I love the C shape neck with the vintage radius. The neck gets a little flatter towards the heel, kinda like the old Squier Jagmaster Vista Neck I had. I wish I still had that neck. Got it for $90. I also think the .11 gauge strings are great. I like the flat wounds but I may experiment with other kinds. I might try normal .11s on my Duo Sonic for a comparison.