robert(original) said:
its not hard to set it up so it will stay in tune, and getting the intonation sorted is also really easy. just take it to a tech, or, try it yourself. a good setup will make you change your mind about the guitar.
Awesomely late reply (sorry!), but thanks for the suggestions. However, I'm not a novice when it comes to guitars and I've successfully set up my Jaguar, James tyler Variax, Schecter C1EA, Jackson King V, Fender Bass VI, etc. I agree, it's not hard to set up a guitar and to teach yourself how to do it. I have plenty of guitars and about 20 years of experience with them now and the Jag-stang is the only one that has proven impossible to set up correctly. I've taken it to a number of friends and a couple shops and they were all as baffled as I am about the issues. Maybe I should do a quick video demonstration to show the issues, because it's weird. I'm just really glad to hear that I'm alone in this, because I love the look and sound of the guitar (except for the issues with mine).