The Jag-Caster?

GreenKnee · Post by **GreenKnee** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:31 am

Got myself this jaguar body a few years ago, and its been sitting in my bedroom ever since, gathering dust. SO, I finally decidied to give it life!

I have an old Squier telecaster that I've decided to pull to pieces for the pickups, and electronics. If it sounds good, I'll leave them in, but most likely I'll swap them out. Just want to get it up and running!
The neck's off my first electric guitar, an affinity series strat.

I'm thinking of getting it painted in sonic blue, and go for a mint pickguard.

Anyway, piccies:

Next to my Jag:

And all on its own:

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:45 am

So the control rout is right up against the contour? This is useful information.

GreenKnee · Post by **GreenKnee** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 10:03 am

Yeah, a bit too close, but the pictures show it just about fits.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 10:28 am

when you say jaguar body, do you mean jaguar shaped but the bridge is set for 25.5?

GreenKnee · Post by **GreenKnee** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:15 pm

Yeah, its a regular scale length guitar, just a telecaster with a jaguar shaped body

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 4:59 pm

oh, so you mean a jazzmaster body. so it's basically a telemaster body with a control plate mount that is a little wonks.

any plans for what shape you're going to use for the pickguard?

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 1:04 am

hotrodperlmutter wrote:oh, so you mean a jazzmaster body.

jaguars and jazzmasters are not the same shape body.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 1:21 am

so the top horn is a little bigger... so it is.

well, carry on. that changes everything.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 8:58 am

GreenKnee wrote:Yeah, a bit too close, but the pictures show it just about fits.

Perfect. Perfect. I'll use these pics if I ever get around to modding stuffs.

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:46 pm

hotrodperlmutter wrote:so the top horn is a little bigger... so it is.

well, carry on. that changes everything.

Post by **Mike** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:50 pm

It changes everything for me. I think the Jag looks way sleeker and sexier as a result of that difference.

Plus the headstock. So much hot.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:16 pm

Mike wrote:
hotrodperlmutter wrote:now it's probably a shortscale jazzmaster with jag pups.
That's called a Jaguar.

Mike wrote:It changes everything for me. I think the Jag looks way sleeker and sexier as a result of that difference.

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:27 pm

Nice site, Mike.

GRATUITOUS PUSH
www.madebymike.co.uk

I had not seen those overlayed like that. I would have thought JMs were way larger too.

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:37 pm

Found it in my search for JM blueprints. Interesting to see for sure, especially the differences in knob, neck and bridge placements.

Joey · Post by **Joey** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:14 pm

What about body thickness, side edge profile & contours? Mustangs are around 1 1/2" thick, Jazzmaster slightly less then 1 3/4" thick... dunno Jaguar.