turtlemoye said: Looking to pick up my first guitar and am pretty sure I want a Jazzmaster and a Vox amp. However, being my first guitar and not wanting to brake the bank I had my eyes set on a new Jagmaster when I ran accross a Jaguar HH for $450 and am considering grabing it.
Can someone give me a basic run down of the differences between the MIJ/CIJ Jazzmasters and Jaguars. Obviously I know the Jagmaster is supposed to be a super cheap combo of the two.
Thanks in advance,
--turtle
Copy from: ''fenderjaguar.net''
''This is almost certainly untrue, as is the claim that CIJ models are superior to MIJ. In the mid 90's, Fender of Japan changed the decal next to the serial number to read "Crafted In Japan" , where the decal had previously read "Made In Japan". This change is simply cosmetic. No other changes took place at this point. Changes have occurred on the Japanese Jaguars in the past though. I know that the earlier ones had basswood bodies and shielding plates in the routes. Nowadays, body seems to be alder and there are no shielding plates. Construction/materials quality may have varied over the years. Fretboard is veneer on all that I've seen. Japanese body and neck are finished in polyurethane gloss, have pearl dots, black Fender logo surrounded by gold, similar to the ones from the late '60's and onwards. In fact, I think it would even be more accurate to claim the MIJ/CIJ decals are '68 reissues. Also note how it says "with synchronized floating tremolo" instead of having Des. and Pat. numbers. It has no serial number stamped into the neck plate, just a blank chrome plate. And instead, the decal on the back of the neck has the serial number on it. Pots are of a much lower quality, as is the wiring. Only the older reissues seem to have shielding plates in the routes. There is no mute or bridge cover. Basically everything about the guitar is distinguishable from the old or new American version.''
Don't know about the Jazzmaster. ☹
As for the Jagmaster: ''It's basically a Jaguar HH but without all the switches. (except a toggle switch) And it has 2 Duncan designed humbuckers. (the Vista series where not Duncan designed) It also has a Strat type bridge. And a shortscale neck, the same as a Jaguar.
+ the Vista series came in other colors. (red, silver sparkle)
Don't know very much about the Jagmaster, so don't judge me if i'am wrong. 😡
