Jaguar v Jazzmaster

tele69

Both are cool as hell.., as a singer/ player, JM a little easier to feel ones way around. 

Creed_Clicks

This. 24.75 scale length. Looks fantastic! JM bridge etc

DaevidJ

Jaguar... I love the scale, the chrome, the attack and the fact it cleans up rather well!

TTBZ

Danielsguitars said:

A Gibson scale on a jazzmaster is what I want and a pair of humbuckers, a smaller offset body would be really good to me

The Powercaster they did a few years ago is sort of this but they should have just kept the shape like a smaller jaguar I think! If they ever come up for cheap in a sale I'd still be tempted by one. Wish Fender did a 24.75" option for strats and teles, just feels nicer and more at home for me. 

Would be very cool to see your idealised version of a Jaguar!

Hattigol

Creed_Clicks said:

This. 24.75 scale length. Looks fantastic! JM bridge etc

Now that is stunning...

Whitecat

Creed_Clicks said:

This. 24.75 scale length. Looks fantastic! JM bridge etc

Been gassing for one of these for a looong time. Might prefer a Bigsby though because I’m contrary that way. 

Danielsguitars

TTBZ said:

Danielsguitars said:

A Gibson scale on a jazzmaster is what I want and a pair of humbuckers, a smaller offset body would be really good to me

The Powercaster they did a few years ago is sort of this but they should have just kept the shape like a smaller jaguar I think! If they ever come up for cheap in a sale I'd still be tempted by one. Wish Fender did a 24.75" option for strats and teles, just feels nicer and more at home for me. 

Would be very cool to see your idealised version of a Jaguar!

That's why I'm not doing anymore strats and teles etc because of that scale length and fretboard radius

I also want a set neck to sculpt the crap out the heel area 

rossi

MagicPigDetective said:

I'd like a Shaguar please

Sounds just like me in the early 60's but I had better legs

Creed_Clicks

The Mascis squier is known for its comfy neck profile. Any of the squier Jags have better necks than others or are they all standard enough?
Forgot to throw the Silvertone 1478 into the mix as well. Probably crap resale but looks cool 

GavRichList

My Jaguar (a slab-board 1962) is the guitar I always wanted and the one I’d take to my grave, or at very least a desert island. 

That said, I bloody love a good jazzmaster. I long for another. They’re very different guitars, both in feel and sound. I wish more than anything else that I’d bought an equivalent era Jazzmaster to my jag when they were less stupidly priced - they’re out of reach now really. The biggest blot on their copy books now is that almost everyone plays them - of the two, the Jaguar still feels a little more unique as a result. 

MagicPigDetective

Creed_Clicks said:

The Mascis squier is known for its comfy neck profile. Any of the squier Jags have better necks than others or are they all standard enough?
Forgot to throw the Silvertone 1478 into the mix as well. Probably crap resale but looks cool 

I've fancied a J Mascis JM for a long time. Having never had a Jazzmaster though, I wander what difference having the bridge positioned more forwards has? Some say it does not have the feel and overtones of traditional jazzmasters. Does that really matter? I'm not sure, I probably wouldn't know what I was missing. 

ThePrettyDamned

Danielsguitars said:

TTBZ said:

Danielsguitars said:

A Gibson scale on a jazzmaster is what I want and a pair of humbuckers, a smaller offset body would be really good to me

The Powercaster they did a few years ago is sort of this but they should have just kept the shape like a smaller jaguar I think! If they ever come up for cheap in a sale I'd still be tempted by one. Wish Fender did a 24.75" option for strats and teles, just feels nicer and more at home for me. 

Would be very cool to see your idealised version of a Jaguar!

That's why I'm not doing anymore strats and teles etc because of that scale length and fretboard radius

I also want a set neck to sculpt the crap out the heel area 

What's wrong with the 25.5 inch scale? I would have thought it's largely unimportant unless compared to baritone. 

Creed_Clicks

@MagicPigDetective i had one briefly and afaik the pickups are nothing like regular JM ones. More like p90s. 
The trem position didn’t change anything for me in terms of feel. I just feel JMs often feel “too big” for me and i’m 6ft odd. Not sure if it’s scale or what. 
An SG obviously feels way more comfy to me. Never really auditioned the Jags though apart from the blacktop which felt crowded around the 12th fret...

p90fool

Jazzmasters have one of the best pickups in the world, but they need to be in something else.

Both guitars are bendy, insubstantial, plinky, and utterly vile
 

meltedbuzzbox

p90fool said:

Jazzmasters have one of the best pickups in the world.

Both guitars are bendy, insubstantial, plinky, and utterly vile
 

Great summary of a les paul and a sg 

Creed_Clicks

Like Ric basses you buy the guitar with a crap bridge/trem system  

Hattigol

p90fool said:

Jazzmasters have one of the best pickups in the world, but they need to be in something else.

Both guitars are bendy, insubstantial, plinky, and utterly vile
 

We still don't know where the first part of your username comes from...

GavRichList

Creed_Clicks said:

Like Ric basses you buy the guitar with a crap bridge/trem system  

Actually, Ric have sorted the bridge on the latest models... but I take your point. Sometimes the rest of the instrument warrants the compromise though. Our bass player bought one of the new 4003’s and it’s by far and away the best bass I’ve ever heard. It could be argued that jags and Jazzmasters are worth the effort too. 

Creed_Clicks

@GavRichList I’m joking I’d love a Ric bass, faults n all!