paltic said: i think that generally the Jag-stang is an aquired taste compared to the other fender offset hybrids.
I dunno, I got along with the Jag-Stang from the get go. Of course, I'm a bit different than most people taste-wise. I like most of the Fender stuff most people want to remove (string mutes, Jag/Jazz bridges, the stock med-low output vintage style pickups, active pickups added by previous owners, the Fender Dynamic Vibrato).
To me, the Jag-Stang has the best neck, it has a good "in between" compromise in shape and size, especially for a slab body, and I much prefer the Fender Dynamic vibrato to some pain in the ass like a Floyd Rose, plus the switching offers some really good close-at-hand practicality if you are willing to modify it.
If any guitar was an acquired taste for me, it'd be the Les Paul, they are unbalanced, don't have a vibrato, tend to be muddy in the neck position (unless you have a P-90 there), have headstock breakage issues, and some of the controls are a little out of reach for me to do the things I want to do when I'm playing. Also, you can't shim the neck or replace it when you have problems. The only reason I'd play a Les Paul is because the sound is great, but that's only after finding some really good ones in the shops to try out.
