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So I have wanted an HH Jaguar to help give me a different sound option with my Jaguars. The main problem is there aren't a lot of HH options with a traditional tremolo in the vintage place. The CP HH has the modern placement. The Japanese HH has a stop tail. The only one really is the Cobain and I don't want a sunburst body or the obvious connection that goes with that. I have also wanted to get a black Jaguar with matching headstock. I didn't really want to rout a nice black Jaguar. I kind of wanted the guitar to be built to have humbuckers.

So... what I did was ask my favorite builder Andrewdoeshair if he might want to build me an HH Jaguar.

Lucky for me, he agreed! Here is the mock up I sent to him.

Jaguar by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

I want to do a black metallic. (Sort of like Charcoal Frost) I want to have a maple neck to contrast the dark and I am thinking mint for the pickguard. All the electronics will be normal Jaguar values. I am using a black JB trembucker in the bridge and will probably pick up a '59 or something for the neck. Might do a TOM. I left that up to Andrew. I thought it would be cool to try a TOM, but would want an angled pocket so I wouldn't have to use cardboard to shim to get low action like I like.

I am really excited about this guitar. It will be well worth the wait.

One teaser. When I told Andrew I wanted a maple neck, he sent me this picture.

Hello Beautiful by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

that is a nicely figured piece! i would like to see it tinted up. is that dry or did he wipe it before he took the pic?

Really like the concept! Personally I'd stick with the trem but have a fixed wilkinson roller bridge (radiused a'la Honeyiscool if 7.25").

I'd LOVE to own some Andrew one day. I could probably only afford a haircut form him for the time bring though and THAT would cost me an air ticket too

robert(original) wrote:that is a nicely figured piece! i would like to see it tinted up. is that dry or did he wipe it before he took the pic?

Not sure. I am guessing he wiped it.

Dave wrote:Really like the concept! Personally I'd stick with the trem but have a fixed wilkinson roller bridge (radiused a'la Honeyiscool if 7.25").

I'd LOVE to own some Andrew one day. I could probably only afford a haircut form him for the time bring though and THAT would cost me an air ticket too

Aren't the rollers all 12? The neck is 7.5.

Photo updates from Andrew.


8462641719_1bc52d286c by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr


8463741904_e01cca3bc5 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr


8462642387_021945c075 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

I can't wait to see it cut out!

Progress!!


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Ah hell, how much does he charge for a basic neck?

Not sure. He is doing this for me as part of a trade. You could always PM him to ask though.

A beauty shot times two! (Nice body with neck AND bike!)


8469155109_bca3e73b1f by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

A beauty shot times two! (Nice body with neck AND bike!)


8469155109_bca3e73b1f by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

Andrew hogged out the Jaguar body. He is making the routs large enough for WRHB in case I ever want to go that route.


8505745292_8d43a87d0d by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

Guts routed!


420306_2891708947767_1808878008_n by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

If this had bound and blocked maple board/neck I'd be so jelly. As the mockup doesn't I'm just very, very, very jelly.
Looks ace. I massively approve of this.

Thanks!

Had a lot of the parts, so I figured I would get some of the wiring out of the way. Not as fun to look at as body work, but it is progress.

IMG_2931 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr


IMG_2932 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr


IMG_2935 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

Very nice! I don't understand why Fender keeps messing with the vintage trem placement. Every time I'm interested in new jaguars or jazzmasters, the movement of the trem unit just turns me off completely.

100% agree. I see something new and say "OH COOL... wait, why is the tremolo in a different place."

Neck and body on the Jaguar almost done!!


IMG_9758 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr


IMG_9763 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

That one is going be a NICE Jag.
I am a long time lurker who appreciates the work ADH does
and I am sure his guitars will be very collectible in the future.

LizardKing wrote:That one is going be a NICE Jag.
I am a long time lurker who appreciates the work ADH does
and I am sure his guitars will be very collectible in the future.

Wut??