Fender Jaguar neck

Cobainer5182

Does anybody know if a Jaguar neck would fit on the current model Squier Jagmaster body? I can't get used to the neck it comes with. The frets are very sharp on the bottom and the wood is so cheap and it just dosen't feel comfortable. And I don't feel using a file either cause I still wouldn't be satisfied.( I know it's a $250 guitar so my expectations should have been low)

Doog

According to Squier.com, the current Jagmasters are 24" scale, so yeah- a Jag neck would fit.

Mad-Mike

Doog said: According to Squier.com, the current Jagmasters are 24" scale, so yeah- a Jag neck would fit.

That MIGHT not be so, because of this difference.....

I just bought a Jagmaster a couple months back, one of the new 24" scale ones, and they are a bit different from the original Vista series.

The Original Vista series Jagmaster had a 24" Scale 22 Fret neck, same one used on the Mustangs, Jaguars, and Jag-Stangs.

The new ones, it seems, are the same old 25.5" Scale model's body, with a new 21 fret 24" scale neck. Which makes sense from a marketing and design standpoint (as the alternative musicians the guitar is aimed at are not exactly known for going above the 12th fret, much less the 21st), as well as that it would cost less to retool just the neck line, than retool the entire factory for a 24" scale 22 fret Japanese style Jagmaster.

The Jaguar body is also different, the Master in the "Jag-Master" comes from the Jazzmaster, which is the body shape (it's slightly different from teh Jaguar, a little wider, more stubby bass side horn). The new ones also seem to use a thinner 40mm body like the affinity series strats.

Also, the Jaguar's neck joint is a little deeper by about 2-3 mm, and the neck joins the body at the 21st fret, with the 22nd hanging a little more inward.

I'm toying with looking in depth into the differences between the different Jagmaster runs, and putting up a page or something on it, since I find them rather interesting.

Rick

yes, just because the scale is good, does not always mean that the neck pocket will be a fit. i think this website idea of yours would be good, mike. it's always difficult, because you'd need all the right guitars and then start chopping and changing them

Cobainer5182

Thanks so much you guys are great. It's amazing how much info you all know. I appreciate it.

GeorgeF

Does anyone know how easy it would be to convert a Jaguar into a 12 string?

Mad-Mike

GeorgeF said: Does anyone know how easy it would be to convert a Jaguar into a 12 string?

Two words, not-easy, lol....

At the easiest, you would need a new neck that could hold 12 tuners, and it would have to probably be a custom made job, since the XII was 25.5" scale.

Also, there's the issue of string attachment, one could drill extra holes in the Trem plate, or just double the strings in the existing holes, but the extra tension would make having the trem almost worthless.

GeorgeF

A man can dream...

robertoriginal

thats how repairmen and luthiers finish frets, with a file or a rasp,

just do it up and down until it barely hits the wood, then use fine sand paper to finish them off.

GP

Cobainer5182 said: I can't get used to the neck it comes with. The frets are very sharp on the bottom and the wood is so cheap and it just dosen't feel comfortable.

I own one of the new Jagmasters and I know what you mean. There's absolutly no taper in terms of depth and it's quite chunky around the lower frets.

However, that's to your advantage. Although it would be unwise to shave the neck between the 1st fret and the headstock (ah, so that's what a trussrod looks like!), there's a fair bit of wood which can be sanded down to a more managable handful. Especially round the sides (V-shape profile should feel a lot better). In the Summer I'll be sanding mine down (prefer for it to be warmer if I'm going to sit outside) then oil-finishing it.

If you don't feel that brave, take it to a guitar tech and see what they can do. They could also do the frets (simple enough to grind and finish them).