Squier Jaguar conversion

Painting? Routing? Set-up tips? Or just straight-up making a guitar from scratch? Post here, and post pics!

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Post by stewart »

mental. great job though.
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portugalwillie wrote:putting the jaguar trem baseplate on there looks much better . . .


but it looks like it could be moved forward 1/4 inch. Without the plate though, it looks WAY to far back. Looks really nice, though. Did you just use a standard jag pickguard?
Yeah, there was a lot of empty space without the trem plate. I put it that far back on purpose though. I like to play while holding the end of the trem handle, and that put it right where I like to pick. Plus it accentuates the whole "Jaguar effect." Plunk machine city.

The pickguard is one of those brown AVRI torts that typically come with white Jaguars. In person I thought it was ugly on top of the burst finish, so I sprayed a layer of maroon paint on top. Probably needs a clear coat to make it shiny.
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Post by finboy »

serfx wrote:now if only there was a way to turn that strat jack into a place where you could easily hold your cigarette.. or guitar plectrums.. yes.. that is the ticket.
ashtray, like one of these

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