DANN said:
Hi Fender Weirdoes!
I've had serious problems with my '93 MIJ Jaguar since I bought it a year ago. I did get lots of help from you all but it's still never been quite right. I gave up on it. I got it back from a guitar-tech today and I've got a few concerns...
The intonation has always been completely ####ed. It's miles better now, until I play any open chords. I put a Nashville Wide TOM on it. I know Jags are rarely perfect players, I just wonder how bad (if at all) a good one sounds. I think Earth said that it's just something Jag players have to live with.
Also there's a lot of noise coming from it - sounds very static, and only when I fret the guitar. Is there an easy remedy for this?
I really hope I can get it sorted, and I haven't been sold a lemon! It's been breaking my heart for a year...
It sounds like, mabe, your string-grounding wire may be disconnected? The string-grounding wire on my jag is connected to the vibrato plate (squeezed between the plate and the body) .
I used to have intonation problems with mine, too, but I solved it by intonating the saddles with the rocking bridge pulled all the way back, and using this as the bridge's default position. Since you've put a fixed bridge on your guitar, however, your problem may be at the nut. If your nut's too high by a tiny bit, some strings may be bent a little sharp in the first position, because of the sharper-than-normal angle from the nut, when you finger the strings close to the nut, if that makes sense. Other variables involved would be the neck angle, and the gauges of strings you're using. Mabe you could benefit from the Buzzy Feiten-style nut, and tuning system? It couldn't hurt (if you can afford it).
