Fender Jagstang time

h8mtv · Post by **h8mtv** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 5:32 pm

Personally I find them awkward. They do not have a natural feel about the mid position IMO and I do not like the placement at all despite my deep love for Mustangs and Jagstangs.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 5:48 pm

honeyiscool wrote:Is there a reason why people are averse to using slide switches as pickup selectors? They're perfectly capable of being a standard 3-way switch.

Much more difficult than a 3way toggle to switch mid song, mid gig, especially if you have lowered them.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 6:07 pm

h8mtv wrote:I personally find tone pots useless. I may enlarge the tone pot hole and put my toggle there on my jagstang build. That or use a smaller toggle.

This is exactly what I did when I built my Musicmaster. Works great.

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 6:30 pm

I haven't played a Jag-stang since around 2000, and only played it plugged in once, so I can't comment on the tone. The feel, however, was incredible. I loved the neck, it was one of the best I've ever played, and it played fantastically. I'd love to get one, and almost was able to buy the one I'd played from my friend last year, but he ended up selling it to its original owner... I was a little down by the sale, but, the original owner was a mutual friend and a good guy who appreciates it for what it is, so it's not so bad

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 6:55 pm

I guess I just will never understand. Early on in my guitar playing, I spent serious time with three guitars: Mustang, Telecaster, and Les Paul. I loved the Les Paul neck, I loved the Telecaster tone, but I loved the Mustang switches (as well as everything) because they were easily accessible and I couldn't accidentally switch positions while strumming, whereas with Strats and Teles, it happens all the time, and LP switch is too far out of the way for me. The Jazzmaster switch position is better but I still occasionally hit. As I've tamed my right hand a bit I don't hit switches all the time anymore, but I still find slide switches to be the best ergonomically. But I guess I don't go from bridge to neck much, I more go from middle to bridge or middle to neck. Middle is my money position.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:24 pm

honeyiscool wrote:
h8mtv wrote:Sure beats drilling the pickguard and routing to put the toggle out there like a Duo.
Is there a reason why people are averse to using slide switches as pickup selectors? They're perfectly capable of being a standard 3-way switch.

I actually have come to like the 3 way switches a lot. The Pawnshop setup just offers lots of tones using the sliders.

broomhandle · Post by **broomhandle** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:32 am

honeyiscool wrote: I spent serious time with three guitars: Mustang, Telecaster, and Les Paul.

You should build a Les Telestang....

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 7:15 am

Fran wrote:
honeyiscool wrote:If you're building your own, I'd change the following things about the guitar:

1. Don't angle the humbucker.
I kept mine angled.
There was a theory some time ago the angled humbucker was the cause of the guitar having a dull sound, my JS is one of the brightest sounding guitars i own. I did use mahogany for the body at a Jaguar tremolo though which will make a difference.

i.e once you change wood of jag-stang body itÂ´s already an step.

my Surf-stang body made in Ash by The Great RobertOG is a self proof of it , itÂ´s funky sound , rich , bright , can do anything you want from it. never sounds dull/whool/muddy

basswood simple not match jag-stang. , its work at certain guitarÂ´s but definitive jag-stang not.

jagsonic · Post by **jagsonic** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:59 am

iCEByTes wrote:Bad production best jag-stangÂ´s are first generation made in Alder , Premium grade maple at neck , second generation are made in basscrappo

think people happy whit jag-stang are ones got the first generation.

really? Are the first run of jag-stangs made in alder?!?!? Means mine with the stamps Â»95Â« would have an alder body?

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:04 am

jagsonic wrote:
iCEByTes wrote:Bad production best jag-stangÂ´s are first generation made in Alder , Premium grade maple at neck , second generation are made in basscrappo

think people happy whit jag-stang are ones got the first generation.
really? Are the first run of jag-stangs made in alder?!?!? Means mine with the stamps Â»95Â« would have an alder body?

No, they are all basswood.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:40 am

My experience is opposite to Icey's, i preferred the RI.

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:54 am

Thom wrote:
jagsonic wrote:
iCEByTes wrote:Bad production best jag-stangÂ´s are first generation made in Alder , Premium grade maple at neck , second generation are made in basscrappo

think people happy whit jag-stang are ones got the first generation.
really? Are the first run of jag-stangs made in alder?!?!? Means mine with the stamps Â»95Â« would have an alder body?
No, they are all basswood.

First bench of jag-stangÂ´s was Alder and humbucker a Dimarzio H3 copy ... Resu is Special humbucker , i have no clue what a heck is

anyway.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:32 am

iCEByTes wrote:First bench of jag-stangÂ´s was Alder and humbucker a Dimarzio H3 copy ... Resu is Special humbucker , i have no clue what a heck is

Sorry Icey but they weren't. The Jag-stangs were all basswood.
Specs from the original run are here:

Code: Select all

Part Number&#58;    025-4200&#40;RH&#41;
                 025-4220&#40;LH&#41;

 Body&#58;           Basswood

 Neck&#58;           Maple

 Machine Heads&#58;  Vintage Style

 Fretboard&#58;      Rosewood &#40;7.25"
                 Radius/184mm&#41;

 No. of Frets&#58;   22

 Pickups&#58;        Vintage Style&#40;Neck&#41;,
                 Humbucker bridge

 Controls&#58;       Master Volume,
                 Master Tone

 Bridge/Tremolo&#58; Floating Tremolo

 Pickup          Two pick up On/Off,
 Switching&#58;      In/Out Phase

 Scale Length&#58;   24" &#40;609.6 mm&#41;

 Neck Width      1.5625" &#40;39.68 mm&#41;
 at Nut&#58;        

 Colors&#58;          Sonic Blue and Fiesta Red only

I've got an original run Jagstang and it's basswood.

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:01 pm

Thom wrote:
iCEByTes wrote:First bench of jag-stangÂ´s was Alder and humbucker a Dimarzio H3 copy ... Resu is Special humbucker , i have no clue what a heck is
Sorry Icey but they weren't. The Jag-stangs were all basswood.
Specs from the original run are here:
Code: Select all
Part Number&#58;    025-4200&#40;RH&#41;
                 025-4220&#40;LH&#41;

 Body&#58;           Basswood

 Neck&#58;           Maple

 Machine Heads&#58;  Vintage Style

 Fretboard&#58;      Rosewood &#40;7.25"
                 Radius/184mm&#41;

 No. of Frets&#58;   22

 Pickups&#58;        Vintage Style&#40;Neck&#41;,
                 Humbucker bridge

 Controls&#58;       Master Volume,
                 Master Tone

 Bridge/Tremolo&#58; Floating Tremolo

 Pickup          Two pick up On/Off,
 Switching&#58;      In/Out Phase

 Scale Length&#58;   24" &#40;609.6 mm&#41;

 Neck Width      1.5625" &#40;39.68 mm&#41;
 at Nut&#58;        

 Colors&#58;          Sonic Blue and Fiesta Red only
I've got an original run Jagstang and it's basswood.

wierdly some spec notes from 1995 Jag-stang says : "alder or basswood"
and ressu one just basswood.

jagsonic · Post by **jagsonic** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:41 pm

it doesn't matter which wood - mine sounds killer

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:24 pm

ive got a first run too and its basswood

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:35 pm

First run was basswood and the pickup was never a DiMarzio.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:55 pm

if you're referring to icey then yes, he's wrong about the alder, but i thought the humbucker was an H3 copy. he never stated it was an dimarzio.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:49 pm

F U ALL.
Post an JS pic if u have one!

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:28 pm

Love the gboa tshirt fran!