Johnny Marr Jaguar is official mofos!

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 5:08 pm

Yeah it has loads of features (good ones at that) plus the new neck (7.25 radius too!) all of that plus the rrp points to Mexican. Like you say we'll only know for sure once it's released.

It'll be interesting to see how it sells.

Lucamo · Post by **Lucamo** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 5:29 pm

I want it so bad...
Not gonna lie.

I would prefer just doing this to a MIJ 90s Jag or something, but fuck I love the features on this guitar.

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 5:44 pm

UlricvonCatalyst wrote:Hard to believe Johnny Marr isn't using a Mastery bridge in his Jaguars these days. Maybe Fender are paying him not to!

I'm sure it's a great guitar but I'd still rather have a stock vintage one with blocks'n'binding I think....unless the man himself happened to give me one of his spare ones.

I think he just likes the bridge moving.

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 7:14 pm

Have already started these mods on my MIJ olympic white Jag. Absolutely love this though.

Anyone know how his Jag would get the 'Treble Boost Switch' to work? Wire in resistor to the switch? Im guessing the hi-pass switch will just be the 0.003 cap.

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 7:21 pm

There is no such thing as a passive boost circuit. It's just a hi-pass.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 7:32 pm

honeyiscool wrote:
UlricvonCatalyst wrote:Hard to believe Johnny Marr isn't using a Mastery bridge in his Jaguars these days. Maybe Fender are paying him not to!

I'm sure it's a great guitar but I'd still rather have a stock vintage one with blocks'n'binding I think....unless the man himself happened to give me one of his spare ones.
I think he just likes the bridge moving.

If you watch the vid he talks about some things he's done to the bridge to add stability, seems he likes the fact he was allowed to come up with his own solutions to problems instead of just going off the shelf

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 7:56 pm

Thomas wrote:all of that plus the rrp points to Mexican.

Lacquer (nitro) finish makes me think AVRI. Great features, and a knockout take on a signature guitar. Wouldn't want one because of the uggo tele switch though.

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 8:51 pm

Â£1500 at Dawsons : http://www.dawsons.co.uk/fender-johnny- ... mpic-white

Such a nice guitar.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:26 pm

benecol wrote:
Lacquer (nitro) finish makes me think AVRI.

Good point.

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:47 pm

lorez wrote:If you watch the vid he talks about some things he's done to the bridge to add stability, seems he likes the fact he was allowed to come up with his own solutions to problems instead of just going off the shelf

That had merely to do with the height screws dropping, he clearly likes it rocking side to side.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:03 am

Yep, I like everything about this guitar... exept the price

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:11 am

robroe wrote:anyone willing to pay 1000 for anything made in mexico is fucking dumb

a lot of Hondas are made in mexico these days and loads of people buy those. . .

do want, but too expensive. I'd rather spend that money on a vintage or even less on a nice secondhand avri.

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 5:20 am

This guitar is tits.
Fantastic sig model with genuinely unique features, it's essentially what a signature should be. I'd love to have he money to get one.

Haze wrote:
robroe wrote:anyone willing to pay 1000 for anything made in mexico is fucking dumb
a lot of Hondas are made in mexico these days and loads of people buy those. . .

do want, but too expensive. I'd rather spend that money on a vintage or even less on a nice secondhand avri.

My Volkswagen was built in Mexico too... Also cot more than $1000

Pacafeliz · Post by **Pacafeliz** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 5:27 am

well i highly doubt it being made in mexico... but even IF, i mean, it's a HIGHLY customized jag, bare knuckle pups and all... it might even be worth it if it was made in china!

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:40 am

If the Classic 60s Series has taught me anything, it's that MIMs don't suffer because of Mexico, they generally suffer because their specs sheet doesn't match what I want.

The first time I played one of those Classic 60s Strats, my friend had the guitar on the wall, I was like, what is this Mexican piece of shit, plus it was a sunburst Strat which is totally gross. Then I played it and was like, this is a retardedly good guitar. The profile, the neck finish, the vintage frets, the 7.25" radius, everything is right about that guitar. If more Mexican guitars were like that, I would buy Mexican made guitars.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 9:54 am

honeyiscool wrote:The first time I played one of those Classic 60s Strats, my friend had the guitar on the wall, I was like, what is this Mexican piece of shit

You're open-minded I see.

I've owned and played many MIM Fenders and they've all been wonderful. I've also played some really crap American ones, new and vintage. A guitar is a guitar, there's good and bad ones of all origins, like people.

I owned:

MIM '72 Telecaster Deluxe
MIM Baja Telecaster
MIM Classic Player Jaguar Special

They were all immense.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:29 am

Mike wrote: MIM '72 Telecaster Deluxe
MIM Baja Telecaster
MIM Classic Player Jaguar Special

They were all immense.

To be fair Mike I'd say these were the exceptions rather than the standard the MIM guitars should be judged by. Most folks experiance will be with the standard models.

I've had quite a few MIM from the standard range that I've picked up as parts of trades or for doing work on peoples guitars. All of them apart from the first Tele I had were bad. The necks feel kind of unfinished to me. I guess that might be one of the reasons you can get them secondhand for buttons. Calling them bad might be a bit unfair, however they feel cheap. If you're in the market for an OK secondhand instrument about the Â£200 they're just fine.

I've had the Classic player Jaguar, that was a fine guitar. Not good enough to keep compared to my Japanese or vintage (unfair comparison I know) ones tho. I think I kept it for a week. A lot of people praise MIM guitars but I wonder how many of them have still kept them.

I've tried some of the pricier Tele models, they were a lot better but the radius wasn't for me. Besides if I'm getting to the Â£700 quid mark the US American Tele special pisses all over any of the MIM stuff I've tried and the US standard. Strangely it has the same radius and Jumbo frets which I usually hate but the neck feels 100 times better. That could be down to the shape of the back of the neck or the rolles edges on the board. The fretwork was totally superior too. It feels like a complete guitar and when I pick it up it makes me want to play it.

Best value Tele on the market. Check the spoiler tag for the specs.

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hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:37 pm

yeah, but the squier CV tele pisses all over the Am. Std.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:45 pm

hotrodperlmutter wrote:yeah, but the squier CV tele pisses all over the Am. Std.

They've obviously tried to save some money on pickguard screws and not placing the selector switch to the bridge position when they installed it. Cheap bastard Squiers.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:00 pm

Mein Gott, I wish people would take the fucking stickers off their guitars when they buy them.