My short review of the new MIM jaguars.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 7:59 pm

Well, the guitar center I used to work at finally got some jags in last week so I stopped in to check them out. They had the CAR with singles and White with humbuckers in stock. On first impression they are beautiful guitars, although I really think the trem plate location detracts enough from the looks to where I'd prefer a CIJ or MIA. Either way I plugged them in, starting with the CAR. First I played through a Fender Hot Rod deville, then a Brian May AC30 when I spotted it. It sounded like I imagine a jag sounding, however, bending on the high e string past the 12th fret buzzed it out. At first I thought it was a problem with the TOM style bridge, but then I picked up the HH model, which didn't have that problem whatsoever. However, when I plugged it in, the treble circuit didn't work at all.

Not quality at all. Yeah I'm sure these were just 2 bad apples but it speaks volumes to me about Fender's quality control. And before you say anything about it being Guitar Center's fault for the first one, not setting it up, the guitar played great and had ideal action (not shredder low, but not too high) up and down the neck. I didn't have a ton of time, nor did I care what was causing the problem. Out of box a guitar should be playable even if it isn't set up ideally. Most walmart guitars can get that much right, I have much higher expectations from an $800 guitar. Also this isn't the first Fender guitar in the classic players series to come through with a bad neck.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:22 pm

the trebble circuit is supposed to not work. its a kill switch now.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:24 pm

Nick wrote: Either way I plugged them in, starting with the CIJ. .

confused. did you mean to type MIM instead of CIJ ? or CAR ?

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:41 pm

yeah, typo, I meant CAR.

aen · Post by **aen** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:46 pm

robroe wrote:the trebble circuit is supposed to not work. its a kill switch now.

hahahah, all across the nation , know it alls are picking up MIM HH jags and saying they dont work.

luke · Post by **luke** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:46 pm

robroe wrote:the trebble circuit is supposed to not work. its a kill switch now.

Haha, I was about to say this. RTFM!

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:23 pm

I'll have to try it out again then next time I'm there. Stupid place and type of switch for a killswitch.

TheBurbz · Post by **TheBurbz** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:26 pm

I think the treble switch is going to be more useful than a kill switch.

luke · Post by **luke** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:35 pm

I think they totally rewired the whole thing and the other two switches are coil taps or something.

aen · Post by **aen** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:35 pm

TheBurbz wrote:I think the treble switch is going to be more useful than a kill switch.

No.

Sublimedo · Post by **Sublimedo** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:46 pm

the rhythym switch is the kill switch and the two rollers are coil taps. Conversely, the several that I tried out at the Van Nuys Guitar Center we're all completely great. NOTHING to complain about, really.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:01 pm

If that's the case with the HH jag, then I didn't have anything to complain about either. I thought I had tried every possible switch configuration and it still sounded muddy, but that might've been when I thought it was wired like the Jaguar Special.

The CAR however must've had some kinda warped neck or some shit. Again, I've taken Classic Players strats (2 in the year I worked there) out of the box with warped necks.

Sublimedo · Post by **Sublimedo** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:06 pm

That is true, actually.I remember the buckers lacked some clarity even they were single coil'd. I may have been sorta blinded by the fact that I finally got to try one out.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:00 pm

fender isn't exactly well known for thier humbuckers and guitars with humbuckers in them.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:00 pm

Putting that aside, that HH white is one of the most beautiful jags I've seen out of the factory in some time.

Trying out both jags I realized that the way I play I would hit into the switches a lot. Jazzy it is.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 12:36 am

WTF?

it took 9 minutes for the board to catch up to what i posted!!!!

i posted that first one...nothing happened...so i typed a second thought and clicked submit a second time and walked away.

9 fucking minutes? seriously?

what the fuck is wrong with the board lately?

i sense another mega crash / tempscale.org for a week coming on...i better get it ready to go

Ninja Mike 808 · Post by **Ninja Mike 808** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 12:46 am

robroe wrote:WTF?

it took 9 minutes for the board to catch up to what i posted!!!!

i posted that first one...nothing happened...so i typed a second thought and clicked submit a second time and walked away.

9 fucking minutes? seriously?

what the fuck is wrong with the board lately?

i sense another mega crash / tempscale.org for a week coming on...i better get it ready to go

It timed out on me for a second.

Sublimedo · Post by **Sublimedo** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:01 am

robroe wrote:fender isn't exactly well known for thier humbuckers and guitars with humbuckers in them.

out of all my fenders and squiers I own the one that sounds best with humbuckers is my epiphone. haha

Word, but actually my MIM Toronado with humbuckes sounds fucking good. Its like a gibson fender. or Gibson without the boring.

Aeon · Post by **Aeon** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:12 pm

Some guy posted this over on offsets,

Post by **dots** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 12:18 am

Aeon wrote:Some guy posted this over on offsets,

interesting. i wonder what one might sound like with decent pickups.

My short review of the new MIM jaguars.

My short review of the new MIM jaguars.

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