To Jag-Stang or Not To Jag-Stang?

Post by **Doog** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 12:09 pm

paul_ wrote:Nah, no treble.

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 12:55 pm

Thanks Fran and Paul for the info. I'm gonna go check out the J-S this week. Treble be damned

Post by **dots** » Fri Jan 09, 2015 10:02 pm

well. . . ?

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 3:07 am

Sick this week (again) and waiting for some stock parts for the Jazzy. Hopefully next week? The J-S has been sitting in the shop for at least 4 months, so I'm not too worried. I'll update this thread either way...

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 3:47 am

hold it down

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 2:34 pm

What is this, www.jag-stang.com ? Get outta here with that shite.

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 3:05 pm

Holding off on this for now because I think I'm going to Japan in a few months. Will be much cheaper to go the source.

Thanks for the sound advice everyone. I'll be looking for a Jag-Stang or used Compstang upon arrival in Tokyo.

Post by **dots** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 11:47 pm

good deal, man, i hope it works out.

and have a great time in tokyo!

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 7:17 am

Thanks dots! I won't go to Japan until May at the earliest, so I may break down before then

Post by **dots** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 3:50 pm

wish i still had one you could borrow. this place used to be littered with j-stangs.

MattK · Post by **MattK** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 12:21 pm

singlepickup24 wrote:I'll be looking for a Jag-Stang or used Compstang upon arrival in Tokyo.

Strongly doubt you will find a Jag-Stang, I have done a few days of guitar shopping in Tokyo and didn't see a single one. Plenty of Mustangs, not many comps though.
The Ochanomizu "guitar street" is a must, and there is a great and enormous used store called TC Gakki right next to Shin-Okubo station one stop north of Shinjuku. Nice guys to deal with. First trip I bought a Strat for a friend, a Greco Strat for myself and a Jaguar I got in Osaka for $460 and sold for $800 here. Second trip I got two Teles for good prices but they were for friends, so no profit to be made!

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 1:36 pm

Snap, well perhaps I'll change up my game plan. I saw a J-S on Ishibashi's UBox a few months back and jumped to conclusions. Thanks for the reality check. I'll reconsider buying the J-S offered locally.

When I do get to Tokyo, I'll definitely check out TC Gakki. A used 69 RI would be nice.

dots wrote:wish i still had one you could borrow. this place used to be littered with j-stangs.

That's really nice of you to even suggest. Hopefully I'll end up with a J-S that you can borrow sometime.

MattK · Post by **MattK** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 11:39 am

singlepickup24 wrote:When I do get to Tokyo, I'll definitely check out TC Gakki. A used 69 RI would be nice.

Some of their stock is online - MG69 in CAR - and they ship, very easy to deal with via e-mail and they send extra pics on request.
You should also search in Digimart - link here - many dealers list their stock on there and you can find out which store something is in when you click for details. Knowing the model number helps too - MG69 or MG will show you the Mustangs.

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:21 pm

Thanks, that's great advice!

Whoa check this one out:

gusman2x · Post by **gusman2x** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 3:00 pm

Think NHB has one of those. OTM comp stripe, nice.

Personally I'd be keeping an eye out for the orange compstang. niiiiiiice

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 12:58 pm

There's the orange BECK compstang at a shop near me, but it's just too expensive. You can get used Stangs in Japan for less than half the price. Otherwise, I'd be giving it some serious thought.

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 1:12 pm

Back to Jag-Stang talk: I finally plugged in the J-S at my local shop today. Shortscale's comments were right on. The neck pup sounded good but was a bit woolly. When I cranked the amp's treble control up to 7, it was much better. Surprisingly, the humbucker wasn't that bad. It had a cream cover, so it might not be the original. All in all, the guitar was a lot of fun to play and handled my crazy delay settings just fine.

I'm going to go back with my JM on Sunday and see if I can orchestrate a trade.

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 2:18 pm

George wrote:set fire to it and walk away

Rox · Post by **Rox** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 12:25 am

singlepickup24 wrote: You can get used Stangs in Japan for less than half the price. Otherwise, I'd be giving it some serious thought.

Hearing this I seriously need to make a friend in Japan...

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 12:47 am

Ishibashi has tons of used Stangs under $500 US right now. You just need to spring for shipping!

So the guitar shop with the J-S offered me a ridiculously low amount for my VM JM. Going to sell it on my own now...