The Fender Jaguar HH,good as it gets?

lank81 · Post by **lank81** » Thu Nov 04, 2010 1:47 am

Haze wrote:I'd say the CIJ Specials are about as solid a Jag as you can get. I mean SOLID guitars.

+1 I miss my Jag Haze

George · Post by **George** » Thu Nov 04, 2010 8:56 am

A Telecaster or Strat is infinitely more versatile than a Jaguar. Switching options mean dick all.

Cody_Pole · Post by **Cody_Pole** » Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:07 pm

Strat switching options equally boring tele don't get me started, at least jags look cooler.

George · Post by **George** » Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:18 pm

You've got to get it out of your head that swtiching is what makes a guitar versatile.

Cody_Pole · Post by **Cody_Pole** » Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:30 pm

It doesn't really matter to me I've just played strats a majority of my life and once I was able to acquire
a jag it was a revelation.

Post by **dots** » Thu Nov 04, 2010 11:54 pm

you want this:

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it's jap, and it's awesome.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:34 am

I wish i played that MIJ HH Jag in Wunjos now. It was Â£529, a fair bit cheaper than the MIM equivalent.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:46 am

dots wrote:it's jap

'cism

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 9:16 am

now I need to reconsider it all.

I just dont have a humbucker guitar.. I have a strat and a p90 casino, I wanted one with humbuckers, and I really like the jaguar design..
But maybe just get one more singlecoiler..

And I play rythm and some fingerpicking.. little riffs,but nothing asking for tons of sustain.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 9:34 pm

sounds like you want a regular jag.

heroindog · Post by **heroindog** » Mon May 02, 2011 3:20 pm

i have a tele, and it serves its purpose (mim with texas specials in it). i love it!
i then got the mim cp jag hh and found ive had to change alot of the wiring to get versatility out of it such as a phase switch. the single coil sound isn't single coiley enough but its a hh guitar, so ive always got both on. single coiled at the bridge and full hb at the neck, its meant to be played loud!

p.s. ive still not quite got there to my liking. im just short of changing the coil tap back into a volume roller...

heroindog · Post by **heroindog** » Mon May 02, 2011 3:21 pm

just realised, necro...

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Mon May 02, 2011 3:36 pm

don't like the flat neck on the new jag's.

like old roundy jag necks

heroindog · Post by **heroindog** » Mon May 02, 2011 6:29 pm

I've had one ibanez with a round neck, didn't like it. I want something piercing your ears with sustain!!

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon May 02, 2011 6:41 pm

Cody_Pole wrote:Strat switching options equally boring tele don't get me started, at least jags look cooler.

Jags are cool... but I'd take a Tele over a Jag any day of the week

drBenway · Post by **drBenway** » Mon May 02, 2011 7:59 pm

Nick wrote:I don't like splitting pickups.....volume drops and the like are too much of a hassle when playing live.

This was the truth with all such guitars I've played.

I'm really conservative and kind of a stuck up purist when it comes to fender guitars. I belive that reissues of vintage fenders should (to a certain degree ofc) resemble their "legacy" in look, feel and sound.

If I wanted a guitar with a fast neck, high output pickups and no hassle, I would just go and buy something else.
It may seem silly, and maybe I will change my mind some day..

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Mon May 02, 2011 8:26 pm

dezb1 wrote:Jags are cool... but I'd take a Tele over a Jag any day of the week

I'm sure your incoming Blacktop tele will cure you of that.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Mon May 02, 2011 9:29 pm

In both cases, the original designs were the best. Can i go on another why are Fender insistent on changing what they got right 50 years ago rant?

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon May 02, 2011 9:39 pm

benecol wrote:
dezb1 wrote:Jags are cool... but I'd take a Tele over a Jag any day of the week
I'm sure your incoming Blacktop tele will cure you of that.

If it ever arrives! I was meant to get it on wednesday...(However I've played a few and liked them so I don't think it'll disappoint)

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Mon May 02, 2011 11:35 pm

I like the Japanese one. The vintage radius and frets make it the most "Jaguar-esque" of the HH Jags.

Anyway, I think coil splits are usually not all that but spin-a-splits like the ones on the CP Jag are a different story all together. With the right pickups (Lace Dually), they are extremely awesome.

I know it's a different instrument altogether, but when I rewire Jazz Basses, I often put the two pickups in series as though it were a humbucker and then make the second volume knob into a spin-a-split. You wouldn't imagine how useful this is!

The Fender Jaguar HH,good as it gets?

Which of the cheap Jaguars?