Blacktop Jaguar 90

Lucamo · Post by **Lucamo** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:24 pm

Seems a lot better to me than that ugly Modern Player Jaguar.

Do want.

Blacktop Jaguar 90

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:27 pm

so close, yet so far.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:29 pm

Nice. Whack a bigsby on there and it'd look like one of those over priced custom jobs

Rox · Post by **Rox** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:30 pm

Not too bad .. Just hope them P-90s are better quality than the Blacktop Humbuckers ...

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:33 pm

Would it have killed them to put Jazzy pickups in there instead of p-90's.

nyck · Post by **nyck** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:33 pm

Wow, I really like the look of that. Usually there's at least one thing that bugs me about all of the blacktop/modern player guitars, but I can't think of a thing I'd change.
As fender describes it, it's both "alluring" and "sultry."

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:43 pm

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:53 pm

that one is the best one i have seen yet. besides the marauder

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:59 pm

That's actually not too bad at all.
Still miss the Rhythm circuit... or maybe just the plate in another role.

endsjustifymeans wrote:Would it have killed them to put Jazzy pickups in there instead of p-90's.

I don't think it would have jived with the Blacktop concept, which seems to be about high output pickups. I'm actually a little surprised that they left a Jazzmaster pickup in the Bt Jazzmaster.

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:01 pm

100% class. Fender is pumping out the models this site was made for.

Post by **dots** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:31 pm

endsjustifymeans wrote:Would it have killed them to call it a toronado since that what it is?

Post by **dots** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:33 pm

and i actually agree that this is one of the best blacktop models by the looks and specs. i'd hit it with a vengeance.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:48 pm

dots wrote:
endsjustifymeans wrote:Would it have killed them to call it a toronado since that what it is?

toronado's were 24.75", and had vol/ton for each pickup, so it's not technically the same.

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:17 pm

dots wrote:and i actually agree that this is one of the best blacktop models by the looks and specs. i'd hit it with a vengeance.

Agreed.

endsjustifymeans wrote:Would it have killed them to put Jazzy pickups in there instead of p-90's.

Those jobs look way too cluttered IMO.

Rox wrote:Not too bad .. Just hope them P-90s are better quality than the Blacktop Humbuckers ...

I've never really heard a bad P90, even on the cheapest of imports.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:21 pm

honeyiscool wrote:
Rox wrote:Not too bad .. Just hope them P-90s are better quality than the Blacktop Humbuckers ...
I've never really heard a bad P90, even on the cheapest of imports.

This is true. My P-Stang has a single no name p-90 in the bridge plundered from some random import and it's a great ballsy pickup.

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:25 pm

You know, you look at this list:

http://www.fender.com/en-GB/products/se ... guar%C2%AE

Even despite all the individual quibbles I may have with each one of these guitars, I have to say, this list looks a lot better than four years ago when our short scale choices were pretty shit.

mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:03 pm

Looks perfect for me.

Fender guitar Check
2 p 90's Check
Hard Tail Check

All is missing is a slightly better color option but the black on red does not look bad at all.

mmm. Got a GC gift card and a 15% off qoupon sitting in my drawer. Just need the other couple hunderd $.

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 6:49 am

This does look nice. I'd rock this over any of the other blacktops, or even the regular jag HH.

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 7:05 am

New plan. Get a Blacktop Jazzmaster first. That hasn't changed. But then get one of these P90 Jaguars and Cut the 'guard for a bridge humbucker and I'm SET.

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 4:17 pm

damienblair17 wrote:New plan. Get a Blacktop Jazzmaster first. That hasn't changed. But then get one of these P90 Jaguars and Cut the 'guard for a bridge humbucker and I'm SET.

Yeah, I finally got to play one of the Jazzmasters last month, and again last week... I love it! It would definitely be ahead on my list too.
Can't say I'd swap the bridge on the Jag90 to a humbucker, though. A bridge p-90 is a great thing.