just picked these up/new guitar

hendrix1234 · Post by **hendrix1234** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:01 pm

i finally recived this aria guitar i bought like nearly 2 months ago, i got it today and ive been up all night redoing all the wiring/new pots and resolded everything back together.
the only thing is i cant get the little black toggle switch to do anything, ive heard its a bass cut or something as its got a capacitor on it does anyone have the same guitar or some pics of the switch so i can see what im doing wrong?

and the neck is a 1965 musicmaster neck, 24 inch which i have for a project, i have a jagstang body which has been routed to hell which im going to use the duo neck for

do you guys think this body is salvageable and if so the best way to fill the routes?

and the blue mustang/duosonic is a 1966 mustang neck and mid 60s duo body, with hotrails and a 3 way mini switch, it plays soooo nice.

Aeon · Post by **Aeon** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:18 pm

Old necks play sooooo damn nice. I played a real 64 jag a few days back with wear down to the wood in some parts, and damn that neck was amazing. I bet this neck is good too.

If I may suggest something that might sound blasphemous, I would suggest you hold off for a new body. Perhaps you could another Mustang or Jaguar shape... If you sold that Jagstang body as is, you could probably fetch a decent dollar. The only reason I say this is that that Jagstang looks pretty ragged for such a nice neck, and you could get a new body in alder or ash.

You could even look for a Musicmaster body on the 'bay.

hendrix1234 · Post by **hendrix1234** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:25 pm

yeh thats what i was thinking, but i already have that mustang/duo and a 66 musicmaster which has a 22.5 inch neck and A width(really small), which both have the mustang body shape.

but i also have a jagstang already aswell, its just i has this body lying around so i thought if its easy enough to fix up, ill give it a go.

i could also try and get a jaguar body i suppose, but living in australia that would cost me a shite load.

dodgedartdave · Post by **dodgedartdave** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:32 pm

You should use a transparent pg on the jagstang.

Aeon · Post by **Aeon** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:39 pm

You could order a custom made Jaguar body, or buy a used/parted one from ebay. Shouldn't really cost you more than $300 even with shipping.

If I may make a suggestion, the guys at USACG are awesome. http://www.usacustomguitars.com/

Their price on an alder Jag body (unfinished) is $170+ shipping.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:00 pm

dodgedartdave wrote:You should use a transparent pg on the jagstang.

Hahah!

Srsly though, how the hell can a relatively new guitar get that bad in such a short space of time?

Post by **Mike** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:02 pm

Teh Kurdtz

hendrix1234 · Post by **hendrix1234** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:18 pm

10 years is a long time

i havent had it for 10 but the guy i got it from said it was a 97 or 98.

it was partially routed when i got it, but then i decided to route it out some more, and stick a 25.5 scale neck on it which required me to route behind the bridge pickup and into where the old bridge was. to move the humbucker back.
i shouldnt have done it ,i know.

but if its fixable ill give it a go

Post by **Doog** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:19 pm

I can only presume that JS had stick-on googly eyes at some point.

soma89 · Post by **soma89** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:35 pm

coooooooool.

TheBurbz · Post by **TheBurbz** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:38 pm

Shit, did that Jagstang go down with the Titanic?

dodgedartdave · Post by **dodgedartdave** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:23 pm

Fran wrote:
dodgedartdave wrote:You should use a transparent pg on the jagstang.
Hahah!
Srsly though, how the hell can a relatively new guitar get that bad in such a short space of time?

A while back, someone posted a jacked up jag-stang that a bunch of extra springs and switches on it....

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:04 pm

It looks like it was painted with a yardbrush

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:06 pm

dodgedartdave wrote: A while back, someone posted a jacked up jag-stang that a bunch of extra springs and switches on it....

I love that the mastermind behind the DDDave-stang just called another JS jacked up.

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:09 pm

Post by **Doog** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:22 pm

I fuckin' love that thing.

Post by **Doog** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:24 pm

Fran wrote:It looks like it was painted with a toothbrush

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:00 pm

bubbles_horwitz wrote:

Haha I forgot all about this. Coolest Jag-Stang ever.

TheBurbz · Post by **TheBurbz** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:09 pm

Isn't that the one DDDave made? I thought it was brown?

....lol

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:10 pm

bubbles_horwitz wrote:

Thats amazing. Its the most fucked up desirable thing i have ever seen.
Where does this pic come from? Who owned it?... Jagon?