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Blacktop Jaguar 90
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:24 pm
by Lucamo
Seems a lot better to me than that ugly Modern Player Jaguar.
Do want.
Blacktop Jaguar 90
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:27 pm
by endsjustifymeans
so close, yet so far.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:29 pm
by dezb1
Nice. Whack a bigsby on there and it'd look like one of those over priced custom jobs
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:30 pm
by Rox
Not too bad .. Just hope them P-90s are better quality than the Blacktop Humbuckers ...
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:33 pm
by endsjustifymeans
Would it have killed them to put Jazzy pickups in there instead of p-90's.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:33 pm
by nyck
Wow, I really like the look of that. Usually there's at least one thing that bugs me about all of the blacktop/modern player guitars, but I can't think of a thing I'd change.
As fender describes it, it's both "alluring" and "sultry."
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:43 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
nice
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:53 pm
by robroe
that one is the best one i have seen yet. besides the marauder
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:59 pm
by Ankhanu
That's actually not too bad at all.
Still miss the Rhythm circuit... or maybe just the plate in another role.
endsjustifymeans wrote:Would it have killed them to put Jazzy pickups in there instead of p-90's.
I don't think it would have jived with the Blacktop concept, which seems to be about high output pickups. I'm actually a little surprised that they left a Jazzmaster pickup in the Bt Jazzmaster.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:01 pm
by cobascis
100% class. Fender is pumping out the models this site was made for.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:31 pm
by dots
endsjustifymeans wrote:Would it have killed them to call it a toronado since that what it is?
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:33 pm
by dots
and i actually agree that this is one of the best blacktop models by the looks and specs. i'd hit it with a vengeance.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:48 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
dots wrote:endsjustifymeans wrote:Would it have killed them to call it a toronado since that what it is?
toronado's were 24.75", and had vol/ton for each pickup, so it's not technically the same.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:17 pm
by honeyiscool
dots wrote:and i actually agree that this is one of the best blacktop models by the looks and specs. i'd hit it with a vengeance.
Agreed.
endsjustifymeans wrote:Would it have killed them to put Jazzy pickups in there instead of p-90's.
Those jobs look way too cluttered IMO.
Rox wrote:Not too bad .. Just hope them P-90s are better quality than the Blacktop Humbuckers ...
I've never really heard a bad P90, even on the cheapest of imports.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:21 pm
by endsjustifymeans
honeyiscool wrote:
Rox wrote:Not too bad .. Just hope them P-90s are better quality than the Blacktop Humbuckers ...
I've never really heard a bad P90, even on the cheapest of imports.
This is true. My P-Stang has a single no name p-90 in the bridge plundered from some random import and it's a great ballsy pickup.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:25 pm
by honeyiscool
You know, you look at this list:
http://www.fender.com/en-GB/products/se ... guar%C2%AE
Even despite all the individual quibbles I may have with each one of these guitars, I have to say, this list looks a lot better than four years ago when our short scale choices were pretty shit.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:03 pm
by mickie08
Looks perfect for me.
Fender guitar Check
2 p 90's Check
Hard Tail Check
All is missing is a slightly better color option but the black on red does not look bad at all.
mmm. Got a GC gift card and a 15% off qoupon sitting in my drawer. Just need the other couple hunderd $.
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 6:49 am
by Billy3000
This does look nice. I'd rock this over any of the other blacktops, or even the regular jag HH.
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 7:05 am
by damienblair17
New plan. Get a Blacktop Jazzmaster first. That hasn't changed. But then get one of these P90 Jaguars and Cut the 'guard for a bridge humbucker and I'm SET.
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 4:17 pm
by Ankhanu
damienblair17 wrote:New plan. Get a Blacktop Jazzmaster first. That hasn't changed. But then get one of these P90 Jaguars and Cut the 'guard for a bridge humbucker and I'm SET.
Yeah, I finally got to play one of the Jazzmasters last month, and again last week... I love it! It would definitely be ahead on my list too.
Can't say I'd swap the bridge on the Jag90 to a humbucker, though. A bridge p-90 is a great thing.