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nitroburner1000
30-08-2016, 04:14 PM
I know you have a Jaguar/ Jassmaster hybrid called the JMA-1, but a guitar based on the 1966 Fender Jaguar would be so cool. pic below
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*The following description is from*
http://www.webrocker.de/jaguar/cms/the-history/

In mid-1962, with the instrumental rock and roll blooming into “surf” and becoming hip in California and elsewhere, Fender introduced the Jaguar model. This short scale (24″ instead of 25.5″) guitar was considered a high-end instrument, and with its chrome-control plates, the mute and bridge cover it had just THE look. Actually, it was considered Fender’s top-of-the-line model until 1967 when Jimi Hendrix changed everything with his use of the Stratocaster.

The Jaguar pickups are more powerful and better shielded, which eliminated some of the hum problems associated with the Jazzmaster. It’s overall sound is more aggressive, but thinner than the Jazzmaster’s, the short scale, the tremolo/bridge design and the pickups together produce a percussive sound with less sustain. Playing the bridge pickup alone with the “strangle” switch added results in an icy, sharp tone, that cuts through any band sound easily.

The Jaguar shared the rhythm circuit with the Jazzmaster, but the lead-circuit works different: Three two-way slider switches operate like this:
* neck-pickup on/off;
* bridge-pickup on/off
* “bass-cut” or “strangle” switch that adds a capacitor to the circuit when on – resulting in an even thinner sound (see the Interactive Jaguar).

The Jaguar has nearly the same body and peghead shape as the Jazzmaster (the body dimensions are slightly different), 2 white narrow Strat-like single coil pickups with notched metal side plates (“saw teeth”), 2 knobs and 3 individual pickup switches on treble side, selector switch and 2 roller knobs on bass side, string mute, and Jazzmaster type floating tremolo/bridge.

The string mute was meant to help the player mute the strings, which was a difficult thing to do on both the Jaguar and Jazzmaster with the palm of the hand when the bridge cover was attached. But the mute was never popular with the players, since it allows zero control over the muting and it could detune the guitar – when engaged it presses at the strings from below directly in front of the bridge and the relative low tension of the strings (a result of the unique bridge/trem design) will allow the tuning to go sharp. So many mutes went right into guitar case and were lost, so not too many vintage Jaguars are found with mutes attached.

Jaguar specs:

1962: Alder contour body, three color sunburst finish. Celluloid tortoise three layer pickguard with two Strat-like pickups. Serial number on neck plate. Slab or veneer rosewood fingerboard. After mid-62 veneer fingerboards only.
1964: Pole pieces on pickups changed to staggered height; see pictures
1965: Pearl fingerboard dots replace “clay” dots. Plastic tortoise three layer pickguard replaces celluloid.
1967/68: Black Fender decal. “F” style tuning gears replace “Kluson-Deluxe” gears. Polyester thick finish replaces nitrocellulose lacquer. The faceplate of the necks remained lacquered in nitro finish.

Dedman
30-08-2016, 05:28 PM
I'd like the shorter scale than what the Jagmaster comes with. The rest I could live with.

adam
30-08-2016, 06:32 PM
Hi, we have asked about something like this, but they don;t have access to all the cool controls, which kind of make it.

I don't think a kit without all the right switches would be that popular.

Let's see what the Community thinks.

nitroburner1000
30-08-2016, 08:47 PM
Hi, we have asked about something like this, but they don;t have access to all the cool controls, which kind of make it.

I don't think a kit without all the right switches would be that popular.

Let's see what the Community thinks.

yea your spot on there, def need all the cool switches adam

Fretworn
31-08-2016, 05:10 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB4cUe9X35E
Maybe not all the switches......

Chuck
31-08-2016, 10:46 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB4cUe9X35E
Maybe not all the switches......

That is one versatile instrument!!

WeirdBits
31-08-2016, 11:07 AM
Great example of the Freeway.

zeromick
01-09-2016, 05:40 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB4cUe9X35E
Maybe not all the switches......

oh dang.... I had an adult moment watching that.

stan
02-09-2016, 01:15 PM
oh please yes

zeromick
02-09-2016, 07:30 PM
I'd still like to see the JM variant with P90's and floating trem ala the 'traditional' look whcih I believe is available as a kit?

Simon Barden
28-11-2016, 02:00 AM
Allparts make pickguards, control plates and switches for Jaguars, so if there was a body/neck only kit, it would be possible for people to source the other parts required themselves. Allparts Jaguar bits (https://www.allparts.com/search.asp?keyword=jaguar&search=)

It might even be possible to speak to the Australian Allparts distributor (RealTone music (http://www.realparts.com.au/catalogsearch/result/?q=jaguar&order=relevance&dir=desc)), to see if they were prepared to put a standard Jaguar parts kit together at a discounted rate, where you only need to chose the colour of pickguard and hardware you wanted (or even limit it to chrome to make it easier). It's obviously going to be more expensive than a bag or parts from China (though they are still probably made there), but if you are committed to making a Jaguar, then it would be a worthwhile outlay.

nitroburner1000
04-12-2016, 08:24 AM
Yes true, but no hurry