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Post subject: Re: Why didn't Jaguar's catch on?
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 12:01 pm
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They didnt "NOT: catch on. Lots of people play 'em but they are bulky..and the bridge is very wierd... Ive owned them and they are just too darn heavy.

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Post subject: Re: Why didn't Jaguar's catch on?
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 4:21 pm
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audiodrome wrote:
I imagine that Jaguars were also big on the punk scene. My '63 can certainly attest to that! I just wish I knew who owned it before me because I would like to know what the hell he used to use it for, besides playing. I mean, I couldn't get dings like that if I tried!

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Post subject: Re: Why didn't Jaguar's catch on?
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 4:27 pm
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Dang!


Looks like he lost the jack handle from the trunk of his car!

:lol:

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Post subject: Re: Why didn't Jaguar's catch on?
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 6:16 pm
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Retroverbial wrote:
Art1 wrote:
Dang!


Looks like he lost the jack handle from the trunk of his car!

:lol:

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Or some really big, nasty belt buckles--and a lot of sweat...yech!


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Post subject: Re: Why didn't Jaguar's catch on?
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 9:34 am
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Yanktar wrote:
Retroverbial wrote:
Art1 wrote:
Dang!


Looks like he lost the jack handle from the trunk of his car!

:lol:

Arjay


Or some really big, nasty belt buckles--and a lot of sweat...yech!

Or maybe he got in a fight with the drummer who was using his cymbals as a shield! :mrgreen:


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Post subject: Re: Why didn't Jaguar's catch on?
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 4:25 pm
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audiodrome wrote:
Or maybe he got in a fight with the drummer who was using his cymbals as a shield! :mrgreen:


Does that often happen? :?: :lol:


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Post subject: Re: Why didn't Jaguar's catch on?
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:21 am
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I own both a Jazzmaster and a Jaguar. My Jazzmaster is lighter than my Jag. But they aren't so heavy that you can't jump around with them. I love the tone with both of them but they have been modded to have humbuckers - which the purists don't like.

The body style to me is more comfortable than other guitars I have played. I have tried many over the years.

If you want loads of info on how to make your Jazzmaster or Jaguar sing then visit www.offsetguitars.com. A wealth of info.

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Post subject: Re: Why didn't Jaguar's catch on?
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:38 pm
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Yanktar wrote:
audiodrome wrote:
Or maybe he got in a fight with the drummer who was using his cymbals as a shield! :mrgreen:


Does that often happen? :?: :lol:

I bring a yard stick to our practices for when we want our drummer to shut up ;)

(the best part is that's not entirely a joke) :D

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Post subject: Re: Why didn't Jaguar's catch on?
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:09 am
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I've read all of the Fender history books I've read, as well as many other guitar books, and they always describe the Jaguar as having a "trebly and thin" tone, as if that is a bad thing! By "thin" I assume they're talking about that short "clipped" tone, which is the main characteristic that led me to the Jaguar in the first place! They couldn't possibly mean "thin" in the sense that the tone is lacking low end because my Jag sounds fat and full-bodied as well as trebly and twangy. The classic Jaguar tone is also what makes it unique, although I do find it very similar to the vintage DeArmond/DynaSonic sound.


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Post subject: Re: Why didn't Jaguar's catch on?
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 5:52 pm
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@ Audiodrome:The guy who owned your Jaguar must've owned my '65 Jaguar too as it has marks so much like those on yours that it's uncanny.I wish I had the know-how to post pix of it.

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Post subject: Re: Why didn't Jaguar's catch on?
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:23 am
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In the mid 60s, the lead guitar player in a local band a few houses away had a Jag and I fell in love with the sound. Also I wanted that surf twang that Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) had with his Jag. After going through a Les Paul and then Strat "phase" I sold them to afford a MIA 1999 '62 reissue Jag. (I've always been a 1-electric at a time guy). This is a fabulous guitar to play .... the trem is buttery smooth (as per Bob Boogle .. early Ventures lead guitar .. Surfin album .. although that was a JM) and I love the balanced feel. Brighter than a JM obviously, but easily as versatile.
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Post subject: Re: Why didn't Jaguar's catch on?
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:36 am
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I heard that the jag's was made to replace the strats in the 60's or somthing like that but Jimi Hendrix saved it from a slow death.. Phile X's words......


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Post subject: Re: Why didn't Jaguar's catch on?
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:37 am
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I like the bridge. I was playing around with one in a store and I was able to create quite a variety of effects with minimal effort. I'd buy a jag if I had a couple thousand to burn.

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Post subject: Re: Why didn't Jaguar's catch on?
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:34 pm
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Retroverbial wrote:
johnjaypl wrote:
Why didn't the Jaguar catch on?


It's several pounds heavier than a Strat or Tele, the short scale had limited player appeal, the switching system is overly complex, and the bridge is junk.

It had great visual vibe though.

Arjay

What specifically about the bridge was junk? I'm thinking about buying a jaguar, probably a blacktop series


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Post subject: Re: Why didn't Jaguar's catch on?
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 1:34 pm
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One of my first electrics was a garage sale Jag I got for $25 back in the early seventies. The reason I never got into the Jaguars were: They were temperamental, couldn't get'em to stay in tune, especially if using the trem; generally, all those switches either stopped working, or had minimal tonal impact; they had kind of an odd tone, somewhere between shrill and dull; short-scale, slim necks- I got big hands; despite being one of Fender's top of the line models they always felt, well, cheap. That's precisely why the punk and grunge bands snapped them up: until the late eighties I frequently saw them (and Mustangs) in hock shops for under $200. :mrgreen:


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