The Actual Jag-Stang Owners Club

luke · Post by **luke** » Tue May 27, 2008 12:57 am

If you own an actual original (I mean either the "first" or "second" batch) MIJ Fender Jag-Stang, post in this thread. I am interested to know who actually still has one. If you've had one, post too. No fake mahogany ones or whatever Icey's is made of allowed.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Tue May 27, 2008 1:01 am

When was the second batch? I think mine's is a third. I got it about the same time I registed on JS.com. I'l just go check when that was.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Tue May 27, 2008 1:03 am

Mine is a 2004. Jesus, JS.com's awful.

purplehaze19x · Post by **purplehaze19x** » Tue May 27, 2008 1:28 am

I have 2.

freekandy · Post by **freekandy** » Tue May 27, 2008 2:43 am

ive got one. 1996/7.

dodgedartdave · Post by **dodgedartdave** » Tue May 27, 2008 2:44 am

I have one!

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Tue May 27, 2008 3:53 am

I have a 1997.

mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Tue May 27, 2008 4:20 am

purplehaze19x wrote:I have 2.

My God, why man?

Just Kidding

somewhat

astro · Post by **astro** » Tue May 27, 2008 5:17 am

I've noticed that many people have a disdain for Jag-Stangs. I've never played one (only seen them on the internetz), but I own and adore my Japanese '69 RI Mustang, which I assume to be pretty similar in many ways.

Do people hate Jag-Stangs because of the annoying association with the Kurdtz? Or is it just a bad guitar? If so, what's wrong with it?

vivadeluxxe · Post by **vivadeluxxe** » Tue May 27, 2008 12:19 pm

I have one, and it still get a bit of use now and again...
I've no idea which batch it is tho...

bassintom · Post by **bassintom** » Tue May 27, 2008 12:29 pm

I still have the one I built about 2 years ago.It's not a genuine Fender but it has a '69 mustang neck on it.I don't play it as much as I used to but it keeps my mustang from getting lonely.

esteban · Post by **esteban** » Tue May 27, 2008 12:50 pm

astro wrote:I've noticed that many people have a disdain for Jag-Stangs. I've never played one (only seen them on the internetz), but I own and adore my Japanese '69 RI Mustang, which I assume to be pretty similar in many ways.

Do people hate Jag-Stangs because of the annoying association with the Kurdtz? Or is it just a bad guitar? If so, what's wrong with it?

most people just think it's ugly. that, and fender released a supposedly unfinished guitar, as kurt killed himself before all of his design issues were resolved.

Post by **Mike** » Tue May 27, 2008 1:28 pm

astro wrote:I've noticed that many people have a disdain for Jag-Stangs. I've never played one (only seen them on the internetz), but I own and adore my Japanese '69 RI Mustang, which I assume to be pretty similar in many ways.

Do people hate Jag-Stangs because of the annoying association with the Kurdtz? Or is it just a bad guitar? If so, what's wrong with it?

It's a wool factory. Even with bypassed tone controls, a straightened bridge humbucker route to align pole pieces and a bright humbucker replacement like a Seymour Duncan JB it is STILL wooly and undefined. that block of wood is incapable of any bright and spanky clean tones. The proof of it's inadequacy is that it's pickups sound fantastic in other guitars, even cheaper POS guitars.

I just think it's a mess, it's awkward and doesn't sound great. I prefer Mustangs wholeheartedly, so similar but not as.. deficient as the Jag-Stang in my opinion.

I spent lots of money, time, effort and tears modifying the crap out of mine but it was never capable of being the guitar I wanted it to be

I eventually sold it and felt instantly better about my life. After I played a Telecaster for the first time I couldn't believe how easy it could be to live with a guitar.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Tue May 27, 2008 1:31 pm

pizzastangmasterII

1994 jagstang body/neck / musicmaster II pickguard / SJAG-1 neck pickup / white buttons

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Tue May 27, 2008 1:37 pm

back in the day it was known as the soapstang

it had a jb and a sjag3. mud city.

the sjag-1 alone turns this thing into an guitar with alot more mid and treb. any humbucker, or overwound single coil you put in the thing is mud city....which, to be fair is what the guitar was built for kinda.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Tue May 27, 2008 1:39 pm

1997.
Rarely gets played any more, but I still love it.

Post by **Mike** » Tue May 27, 2008 1:40 pm

I just realised I never played one gig with my Jag-Stang, I even think I played a few with my beat to smithereens Squier Strat (now property of JD). That says it all really.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Tue May 27, 2008 1:47 pm

Mike wrote:I just realised I never played one gig with my Jag-Stang, I even think I played a few with my beat to smithereens Squier Strat (now property of JD). That says it all really.

I played so many with mine, pretty much every gig for 8 or 9 years...but it was definitely the set up that worked for me.
My amp at the time was a valvestate VS100R, and the two were perfect together. That amp sounded incredibly harsh and trebly with some other guitars.
But you're right Mike, through a nice warm valve amp it's really wooly.
Having said that, and this probably come from playing it for so long, every time I pick it up the neck just feels right and comfortable...more so than any of my other guitars.

Post by **Mike** » Tue May 27, 2008 1:53 pm

Yeah, I imagine an insanely bright amp would suit it well.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Tue May 27, 2008 2:05 pm

lamp wrote: every time I pick it up the neck just feels right and comfortable...more so than any of my other guitars.

i also feel this way its the only guitar i played from christmas 94 - 2002 when i got my compstang.

best neck fender ever made.