Converting Jaguar to a Jazzmaster

psmly01

Hi all....I'm just putting the feelers out about this and looking for some advice.

I've got a CIJ Jaguar that I'm thinking of possibly converting into a jazzmaster.

Is this possible? Has anyone heard of anyone doing it on this site before?

Would I be able to just stick a jazzmaster scratchplate on to the jaguar body or would I have to get one made up?

I'm sure there are many other questions I should be asking and taking many other things into consideration!

Any help/advice would be appreciated.

Paul

grunge-fan

well first of all, anything is possible haha, the neck would be very hard to do, because the jag neck is a 24" scale and the jazzy is a 25.5" scale, as far as the pickguard, no im pretty sure it wouldnt be compatable, but you could get someone to make one for you that fits the jag and looks like the jazzy plate 😁

tragictravisty

define 'convert', do you want it to have a jazzmaster neck, if you do, youll need to do some routing to move the bridge, which will mess with the harmonics since the distance from trem to bridge will change, if you move the trem back, youll need to do some filling + refinish, etc. If all your talking about is the pickguard, youll definitely need a custom one, and i second the jag plates sucking.

nirvana23freak

tragictravisty said: , and i second the jag plates sucking.

WHY?

Libtoem

Why don't you just route and put some jazzmaster pickups in there.

psmly01

I'm thinking of just routing and putting the pickups in....I definitely won't be adjusting the scale length as I'm very happy with the way it plays at the moment.

I think I'll just look in to getting a scratch plate made up, maybe an anodised one would be nice, and buy the electronics.

Thanks for your comments

Libtoem

Here is a pic to give you an idea of what it would look like.

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll82 ... ch-420.jpg

psmly01

Nice one, I'm definitely liking that!

I can see a wee project in the pipeline....now I just need to get some funds together.

Anyone wanna buy a 1978 SG with Bigsby?! ha

grunge-fan

Libtoem said: Here is a pic to give you an idea of what it would look like.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll82 ... ch-420.jpg

id tap that hahaha

psmly01

Guitar or the girl? haha

nirvana23freak

psmly01 said: Guitar or the girl? haha

haha thats what i was thinking

grunge-fan

both!!! at the same time!!!!! 3some!!!!!!!!

Mustang-Pete

grunge-fan said: both!!! at the same time!!!!! 3some!!!!!!!!

😆😆😆

The other thing that amuses me about that pic is that the guy playing the guitar looks almost uneasy witht the girl's presence....

grunge-fan

whenever i get the feeling of "uneasy" i just get drunk or stoned, it brings out the best of me, not many can say that hahaha

Robbmonster

I hate to be a stick in the mud, but I will anyway...

You said you had to save funds. Save the funds, sell the Jag, buy a Jazzmaster.

Easiest conversion I can think of, and no way you will #### it up... 😉

funtoosh

i do understand him. the best scale plus the best pick-ups.

still, it would be easier to jazzmastrify a jagmaster.

psmly01

I just love the way my jaguar plays, I've grown quite attached to it so I definitely won't be selling it!

Plus it's nice to have a customised guitar that's got your stamp on it.

Robbmonster

psmly01 said: I just love the way my jaguar plays, I've grown quite attached to it so I definitely won't be selling it!
Plus it's nice to have a customised guitar that's got your stamp on it.

That's fair enough I suppose.

I guess I just don't like seeing expensive guitars being gutted modified.

It's the way I think when I have no money to do it myself 😀