JohnRobertRumsey Is it worth buying a Jazzmaster when I have a Jaguar? Or should I buy a Tele or Strat I already have access to a Mustang. And are the pickups on the MIA Jazzmaster that much better than the MIJ's. I know it made a world of difference when I put MIA pickups in my MIJ Jag. How much of a difference is their in the Jazzmaster and Jag?
Aug I agree with Shadow...but, the Jaguar has far more tonal possibilities..if you can play a jazzmaster before buying, I'd suggest that...otherwise, I'd hold off. It's quite an investment you are talking about here...and welcome to the boards. 😁
theshadowofseattle Augustus_McCrae said: I agree with Shadow...but, the Jaguar has far more tonal possibilities..if you can play a jazzmaster before buying, I'd suggest that...otherwise, I'd hold off. It's quite an investment you are talking about here... What? The Jazzmaster only lacks one switch that the Jag has.
johnniespring John Robert Rumsey said: Is it worth buying a Jazzmaster when I have a Jaguar? Or should I buy a Tele or Strat I already have access to a Mustang. And are the pickups on the MIA Jazzmaster that much better than the MIJ's. I know it made a world of difference when I put MIA pickups in my MIJ Jag. How much of a difference is their in the Jazzmaster and Jag?get the jazz
LIFE Augustus_McCrae said: yes or no...does the jaguar offer more tonal possibilities than the jazzmaster?Literally, yes, but the Jazzmaster in my opinion is a lot more versatile.
Aug LimpDickCheney said: I have had both... the Jaguar is the better guitar, but the Jazzmaster is good too.Why do you feel the Jaguar is a better guitar?
BobArsecake Wasn't the Jaguar an "upgrade" on the Jazzmaster to make it a better guitar? (don't go mental everyone, just what it seems to sum up to on the Fender website)
Aug someone said: The Fender Jaguar guitar was introduced in 1962. The Jaguar was originally marketed and seen as a surf guitar, along with its sister guitar, the Fender Jazzmaster both of which became popular among surf rock groups in the early to mid 1960s. The Jaguar was based on the Jazzmaster, with the same "offset waist" body. This is where their similarities ended. The Jaguar was fitted with a shorter 24-inch scale, 22-fret neck (the first Fender guitar to have 22 frets) and featured smaller single-coil pickups with notched side plates that improved RF shielding. Although the Jaguar and the Jazzmaster shared the same dual-dircuit scheme, the Jaguar had a more complex second (lead) circuit consisting of three switches on the lower bout: the first two were on/off switches for the neck and bridge pickups, respectively, the third switch engaged a capacitor that served as a high-pass filter. This switch was often called the "strangle" switch among players, due to the fact that when it is switched on, the Jaguar attains a strange, treble-accented tone quality. Another of the Jaguar's features was a spring-loaded rubber string mute, apparently designed for "surf" guitarists who often had to palm mute for extended periods. Like the Jazzmaster, the Jaguar has a unique "floating" vibrato system that was a complete departure from the "synchronous tremolo" of the Fender Stratocaster. Leo Fender believed that this new design was superior to previous designs since the bridge actually moved backwards and forwards along with the strings during tremolo use, thereby maintaining proper intonation even under duress. While the idea seemed good on paper, the actual unit, unfortunately, was more prone to malfunction, making it one of the more problematic aspects of the Jaguar and Jazzmaster. It did, however, have a built-in tremolo lock, which helped the player preserve the guitar's tuning in the event of a string breakage. Although billed as Fender's "Top of the Line" guitar in the 60s, the Jaguar never enjoyed the popularity that the Stratocaster enjoyed. After several upgrades (custom finishes, a bound neck and pearloid inlays), the Jaguar was eventually discontinued in 1972. As the 1990s came along the popularity of the Jaguar exploded when they saw heavy use by various grunge and rock and roll bands such as Nirvana and Sonic Youth and Fender saw the need to restart production of both the Jazzmaster and Jaguar. Nirvana's Kurt Cobain used a modified '65 Jaguar with humbucking pickups.From Wiki:
BobArsecake Augustus_McCrae said: oh, I wouldn't care to argue...I'm just curious as why one would choose one over the other...Fair enough.
