Hi all,

I've always loved the looks of the Jaguar, but I have realized that single coil guitars just doesn't work for me as an allround axe, also I practically never use a tremolo, so even though the trem on the jag looks really good I think it might be better off with a stoptail bridge.

So I think that even though I would prefer a sunburst finish the Jaguar HH might actually be the perfect christmas gift to myself. I would just have to swap out the pickguard for a brown shell to make it a bit better looking in my opinion.

However, I have a couple of concerns, perhaps someone has the knowledge and time to answer them. No stores around here carries any Jaguar so I can't try it out myself.

1.) The sound. My main guitar right now is a Greg Bennett Ultramatic, which plays and sound wonderful. However, it isn't all that versatile. It has one kind of sound that it does really well, and that's about it. Also, the looks just isn't me. I'd like a guitar that I could wear on stage with more pride 😀

As I said, I play a lot of different styles. But two sounds that is a must-have for me is the classic distorted humbucking powerchord rock sound and a warm but not muddy clean tone. I have a Cyclone II and it's a really nice guitar, but it just can't deliver those tones so it doesn't work as an all around axe for me.

To give an example of what I'm looking for. Here's one of my songs that we recorded last year. It contains both of the sounds that I'm talking about.

http://www.rivermind.se/wm/Wire_Moves_-_Red.mp3

Now, the Greg Bennett is perfect for that. But will the Jag HH be able to do that and more? If it can give me that AND add some of the classic fenderish tones it would be the perfect guitar for me.

2.) The fretboard. Pretty much every guitar I've owned (with the exception of the Cyclone II) has had wide large radius fretboards and thin necks, and I'm comfortable with that since I have large hands. The Jag seems to be the exact opposite of that. That 7.25" radius fretboard is even rounder than the Cyclone. Should I be worried about that? Or is it simply a matter of getting used to it?

Also is the 24" scale length much different from 24 3/4"? I've played LP style guitars all my life and never had a problem with that scale length, so 24" wouldn't hurt me right?

Didn't mean for this post to get this long. Hopefully someone made it to the end 😀