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After recently discovering that I’m not a fan of Jags (it would seem I’m a telecaster fan). I’ve been thinking about getting one of these as I don’t have a guitar with P90s.



The price seems to have come down quite a bit recently, are they any good?

Fairly solid build but I didn't like the pickups - found them muddy and undefined.

Also I believe it's a satin finish on the neck rather than gloss, which isn't my preference. However it's a solid core for you to turn into a nice guitar.

Mike wrote:Fairly solid build but I didn't like the pickups - found them muddy and undefined.

Also I believe it's a satin finish on the neck rather than gloss, which isn't my preference. However it's a solid core for you to turn into a nice guitar.

So you reckon the P90 aren’t up to scratch, they were a selling point.

Aen liked them, but I thought they were awful. Wait for other opinions I guess.

Neck pickup is a dream. Mike CLEARLY played a bad unit. The neck pickup is beefy and articulate. The bridge on mine, meh, boring, bt the only bridge pickup I actually like is a normal telecaster.

My brother has one of these. At first, I wasn't impressed with the pickups but that was while playing it trough my brother's Hybrid Hartke Piggy Back Stack. I ended up changing my mind about them somewhat, after playing them trough a decent amp. Still not my cup of tea but I can definitely understand how some people might dig them.

I didn't like the neck on the one I played; wish it played nicer, though - good combination of guitar and pickups.

aen wrote:Neck pickup is a dream. Mike CLEARLY played a bad unit. The neck pickup is beefy and articulate. The bridge on mine, meh, boring, bt the only bridge pickup I actually like is a normal telecaster.

have you done any demos of said geetar?

dezb1 wrote:After recently discovering that I’m not a fan of Jags

i take it you didn't buy the jag in the end then?

they got one of these used at my shop for like 250. um its HEAVY AS FUCK.

its heavier than a les paul.


i don't get it.

cool design. too heavy

robroe wrote:they got one of these used at my shop for like 250. um its HEAVY AS FUCK.

its heavier than a les paul.


i don't get it.

cool design. too heavy

I might add to that. I've noticed my CIJ Jaguar is alot heavier than my Epip les paul

Les paul=9ibs
Jagwire= A TONNE

robroe wrote:they got one of these used at my shop for like 250. um its HEAVY AS FUCK.

its heavier than a les paul.


i don't get it.

cool design. too heavy

I'm beginning to think I got the magic one. I've only played 3 of them, one had a fucked up ultra mud pickup, one had barbwire frets, and the other is my sweety honey baby which is not too heavy either.

stewart wrote:

dezb1 wrote:After recently discovering that I’m not a fan of Jags

i take it you didn't buy the jag in the end then?

Nah, tried them on a few different weekends and didn't really like playing them.

aen wrote:

robroe wrote:they got one of these used at my shop for like 250. um its HEAVY AS FUCK.

its heavier than a les paul.


i don't get it.

cool design. too heavy

I'm beginning to think I got the magic one. I've only played 3 of them, one had a fucked up ultra mud pickup, one had barbwire frets, and the other is my sweety honey baby which is not too heavy either.

So rather than played a defective model, I played a typical model...

It just seems really wierd that I played the two good ones, especially in this era of squier. Im not saying its impossible...

This guitar has 2 main things going for it:

1: The neck, which is simply amazing for a sub-£600 guitar.
2: The pickups, which are simply amazing for a sub-£600 guitar.

Then there's that creamy butterscotch blonde finish, too. I wish I still had mine, it was fucking brilliant. One of the best guitars I've ever played.

Aen, didn't you refin yours?

pfff, yeah, with a can of green spray paint.

aen wrote:pfff, yeah, with a can of green spray paint.

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There's one on Glasgow Gumtree for £100 Clicety-link