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dezb1 wrote:johnny marr's natural jag:

See, now THAT's a sexy piece of wood. It even has a rosewood neck... how can you hate on such a pretty face?

oolu wrote:

dezb1 wrote:johnny marr's natural jag:

See, now THAT's a sexy piece of wood. It even has a rosewood neck... how can you hate on such a pretty face?

no to the gold pickups (they should match the rest of the hardware) but yes to the over all look

stewart wrote:i think jags/jazzies look weird when they're stripped, something not quite right about it.

You know what? I think it's the pickguard that makes this guitar look weird... a darker colour would look better in contrast to the light-coloured wood. A darker stain on the body might help as well.

oolu wrote:You know what? I think it's the pickguard that makes this guitar look weird... a darker colour would look better in contrast to the light-coloured wood.

yes, exactly.

natural + tort = horrible.
natural + black = excellent!

I kind of like them, for that "salvaged 70's drug victim" look. I did a JM in natural, but it weighed a trillion pounds so I started wiht a new body.

mage wrote: natural + tort = horrible.
natural + black = excellent!

Something like this wouldn't be so bad: Jaguar Pickguard
...As long as it's dark.

Incidentally, if the bright red shell colour is called "Tortoise Shell," then what is the brownish-red one called?

oolu wrote:

mage wrote: natural + tort = horrible.
natural + black = excellent!

Something like this wouldn't be so bad: Jaguar Pickguard
...As long as it's dark.

Incidentally, if the bright red shell colour is called "Tortoise Shell," then what is the brownish-red one called?

the brownish red is vintage tort. they don't make it anymore. the stuff they have now is either red tort or the more common brown tort which is often referred to as just tortoise shell.

dezb1 wrote:johnny marr's natural jag:

That looks a lot like a jazzmaster in jag clothing. You can even see the semi circles where pickups should fit in.

and 21 frets

I've never liked naturals. I like stains like the Costello and SY guitars and sunbursts though, they are very nice.

Fran wrote:Mad-Mike from JS.com made a Jazzy from Ash, i quite like it. The grain is more 'interesting' than Alder and i also like the black guard/pup covers.



However, the Jag-Stang i built did'nt really do it for me with the natural finish.

Ash has the best grains. Loving the forearm contour grains. Alder grains usually aren't as dramatic

Joey wrote:Ash has the best grains. Loving the forearm contour grains. Alder grains usually aren't as dramatic

Agreed.

i kinda like it actually but id be the guy who's double take to make sure it wasnt like tobacco sunburst. lol

That natural wood looks like an old American public school desk to me. At least carve some shit into it.

This XII has the most bland wood. The only character is in the scratches. The is such a weird pull on me to leave it fucked up looking. The scratches on the back are totally Sonic Youth looking. I don't think I am going to sand it very carefully in some spots.

DGNR8 wrote:That natural wood looks like an old American public school desk to me. At least carve some shit into it.

ahahahahhha +12435


Side note: there was this desk in my Bio room that had SLAYER carved into it, I swear to god it was 4 inches tall and a good nine inches long, it was like somebody's senior project or something, it was the best desk ever.

i think johnny marr's jag only looks ok because the gold filtrons take your eyes off that nasty lack of paint

Did Fender ever make natural ash jags or Jazzies in the 70's? Or were these models extinct by the time Fender started using that look? I quite like the natural Mustangs like Stewart's, and the pic of Mad-Mike's ash Jazzmaster makes me want to see more like that.