It might not be the most traditional Jag to start with... but I can promise you my 2nd "jag" won't be either haha reverb.com/item/30569151-2019-fender-vintera-60s-modified-jaguar-hh-surf-green?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=Trogly Episode Guide: 0:13 - Vintera Series 0:46 - Modified Jaguar HH 2:13 - First Impressions 6:18 - Inside Look 14:09 - Tone Talk 20:18 - Killswitch 20:48 - Distortion 22:00 - Final Thoughts 23:20 - Condition 24:44 - Blacklight 25:34 - Gig Bag
I’ve had this guitar for 2 months now and I’m obsessed with it. Didn’t get the nice Birdseye maple but i did get a pretty flawless example. I love the pickups, they’re super loud. The guitar handles death metal just as well as it handles surf rock.
I’ve been playing a Jaguar for 20 years. For me, the trem is the most musical trem I’ve ever played. I love my jaguar to bits and despite buying other guitars I always go back to it.
Love the whole Vintera Series. Kind of like what a "RestoMod" is to vintage cars. Everyone thinks vintage car are pretty cool. Updating something vintage with modern options is a great idea (IMO).
Jake Johnson no its very much true, when using the same string in the same tuning a shorter scale guitar will have LESS tension, you can clearly fee this difference when comparing a Gibson vs prs vs fender scale guitar. Never mind the even shorter offset scale
to be exact, longer strings require higher *tension* to tune to the same pitch as shorter strings of the same gauge. open up a piano and look at the various string lengths and gauges, and this will become blatantly obvious.
The hi pass filter is really useful in live situations for cutting through a band mix. It becomes much more apparent when you're playing at loud volumes because of how amps (at least both of mine) get way bassier the louder they get. Really want to see Trogly do more offsets, in particular a traditional style jag.
Finally someone does something with this model I am a jag player and after seeing they haven’t released a new jag it puts a smile on my face knowing not every one has left the jag
That knob on the front of the trem is a lock. It will keep you from pulling up on the arm and in turn will keep your guitar in tune if you break a string while playing.
I have one of these Jaguars and I love it. The tonal possibilities are numerous. Dont forget the little button thing on the tremolo is a lock. Slide it back to lock it, forward to unlock. Unlock for dive bombs.
My first "real" guitar, in 1968, was a '67 Fender Jaguar. Foolishly, I sold it to one of my guitar students, for $100, in 1975. I'd like to have that one back.
@@eyedunno8462 What a completely daft comment. So the H-H Jag is just a cheeseburger from a fast food joint and the frontman for one of the biggest bands in the 90s, who is widely considered a generational music icon is just a crackhead to you? Friendly reminder you don’t have to post all the dumb S in your head. You can just as well keep it to yourself and do us all a favor.
@@henry-luke7541 It's a run of the mill bolted together instrument from one of the wacky ideas from Fender, retrofitted with humbuckers. It's about as basic as It gets. Cobain was no doubt one of the most talented songwriters of our times, but as a musician he was never anything to write home about. His gear was very much of the same vein - a thing needed out of a necessity; a means to an end. There's absolutely nothing special about this guitar other than Cobain's name. So here we are.
@@eyedunno8462 Precisely. Don’t see how anything you just said negates the idea that “if its good enough for Cobain, its good enough for anyone.” The whole point is that its good ENOUGH, but its not trash seemingly pulled from a fast-food joint’s dumpster: You can take this guitar thats a hodgepodge of things and make incredible generational defining music, while at the same time, its not so utterly crap that you can’t. The comment still stands: Its not a White Castle Cheeseburger. Its not a Jimmy Page Number Two Les Paul. Its not just good enough for a random strewn out crackhead. Its good enough for Curt Cobain to create music for Nirvana. Its descent. Its nice. Its good enough for anyone.
sure, if youre playing "rock"tones with it....playing eighth note rhythms and power chords choosing gain and harmonic content over the actual voice of the instrument....a REAL jag played clean is a lot more enlightening in my personal experience....opinions vary, of course....
I've noticed that alot of people compare this guitar to other hh jazz masters. But the wiring is completely different than any jag I've seen. The coil splitting Is amazing and makes this a must have for me personally.
Just got a Vintera 50s modified Strat and I absolutely love it. Saw it at my friend's shop, authorized dealer. I fell in love with it. Gave me 200 off. I couldn't pass it up. This Jaguar I would totally buy.
This is the first review of a Jaguar I've seen EVER!! A friend of mine had a '68 or so (30-ish years ago) that I was not impressed with, compared to a Jazzmaster. Maybe it's the mods here that make this one a whole lot better. Thanks.
To avoid breaking strings, change to a Mustang bridge or one with rollers. the other thi9ng is the sharp angle at the bridge where strings pass through.
It's good to see you expand your horizons from all Gibson. Fender has so many tones available across all their lines. From Strats to Tele's, I think you'll enjoy the variety in tone.
@@jamieclumpas8545 What, Jagwire? No it's not. Jaguar is Jaguar everywhere, except in some places in the US where it becomes Jagwire for some strange reason.
@E Fox dude you need to relax - this was just a comment about pronunciation, not xenophobia or nationalism, I don't see the need for the little soliloquy about American media, especially with the total lack of provocation? But if the English language originated in England and was spoken in England for centuries before even the existence of the US, then surely the pronunciations of words within it that were made and spoken by English people are the correct pronunciations? May I also just add that 90% of English people pronounce 'brother' like 'brother', the stereotype of us all being cockney is hilariously wrong
Interesting to see what they did with the upper controls. For the record on the classic jags the switch engages a rhythm circuit for the neck pickup only with the sideways knobs being a volume and very dark tone. Not the biggest fan of replacing the jag single coils but I appreciate what they're trying to do here.
The variable single/humbucker controls on the secondary circuit was a brilliant idea. Makes more sense, and is FAR more usable, than the original circuit. Very tempting. Wish this version came in the turquoise with matching headstock though.
ALL the Blue/Green variations on guitars show up different on camera. Even different cameras can show those colors differently, especially the Neon Ibanez RG550 colors. Those ones seem to GLOW on every camera
I have one of the first versions of the Mexican Jag specials. It has become my favorites. Very versatile with tone and style. My example had absolutely no fret "sprout", it was perfect.
I can’t believe how bright this is for Humbuckers. That’s pretty cool and crazy. It’s also odd that the rhythm circuit is used to split the coils. I like that. Definitely not a traditional Jag control set-up.
A couple years late, but this is probably one of the most intriguing guitars I've seen in awhile. I don't own many guitars, but this is something I might pick up.
I have a MIM classic series of this. It’s a favorite for recording (I especially like neck humbucker bridge single combo tone) but when it came to live I couldn’t figure out where I was and what tone I was getting. I realize how great the stratocaster and the two hb gibson layouts are as they are easy to find your way on them while playing live.
I have a huge guitar collection including a lot of vintage Fenders.. but my number one guitar is a Mexican Classic Player Jazzmaster. It's a GREAT guitar.
The tuneomatic is a tuneoproblem on an offset guitar. Replace with a stay trem or mastery bridge. The tuneomatic is the wrong radius, and is just not designed to work with the tremolo. Also make sure to set the trem lock to work properly with your set of strings and tuning.
Austin, I believe you might have that backwards .. longer string length = more tension to tune to pitch. Principal behind the 'inverted' head stock - a la Hendrix. Tightens up the bass strings .. loosens up the treble strings. Cheers
Ref. the whamny, that button is an in / out in-the-case, bar down lock. Some people just leave it locked and retune, opinions for intended use vary Push down on the bar and sliding the button "down" lock the tremolo mechanism. Sometimes it's hard to slide the lock, especially if new. There is a drag adjustment but the whole thing has to be removed to access it, then it doesn't seem to stay very well for the effort. The collar at the bottom of the spring tension adjustment. The spring tension adjustment is the screw next to the lock threaded into the collar. CW to compress the spring. The upper pots USED TO BE a "second" volume and tone for the neck PU and the upper switch put the neck PU and those pots in / out. The idea being, "that's your jazz setting". "Out" puts the top pots out of service and the neck PU reverts back to the lower controls and the guitar works "as expected" ha. "In" and the bridge and lower control are switched out and are non functional. New, the pots are now some form of the generic "dial-a-split" circuit" players and techs came up with shortly after coil splitable humbuckers came around. The (old PUs were single coil). The new function for the switch is a (un-necessary) kill, keeping the switch there to maintain looks continuity with the originals. Both PUs off is another kill setting. The long span of strings between the bridge and whammy rings, yes, yes it does. I LOOSELY weave a couple of pipe cleaners through them, twist the ends together and cut them off. Slide them to the middle of the span. I've had friends mention the NEW ringing and it's because they restrung and tossed the pipe cleaners... er... okay dumbass. Original bridge was a wobble bridge, (look it up yourself). New is a stationary TOM knockoff. Best is a roller, but most are 12 inch radius vs. 9.5 or less. If you can get an all BRASS roller, the frame can be bowed a little more in a hand press to get near 9.5. Steel can be bent too... with much more effort /pressure. Pot metal frames will just crack. I don't own a Jazzmaster or Jaguar but a few of my friends do. I have worked extensively on two or three. One, make the tremolo unidrectional and install a (re-radiused) harmonica bridge. The other, defeat the tremolo and install "the ultimate" Jazz/Jag bridge and a new neck. I love/hate them, depending on the day. Both sound awesome though.
@12:40 YOU LOCKED THE TREM. SILLY! Of course it stopped squeeking... But the trem still works!! I wonder how the trem sounds with the lock off? IMHO (pretty unique guitar, btw... should be it's own model! imho)
I've been doing the same thing. 11-50's and been playing in Eb or more commonly D standard :) The flatwound larger strings were a game changer, but I actually had to file the nut a little bit to fit them.
You can add a bass-type mute behind the bridge to eliminate the sympathetic ringing. Sounds like a couple of high frets. I'd be tempted to do the Johnny Marr mod of putting a Tele 4-way in the three slider switch bank.
so happy to see you review this guitar , great that you are getting into fenders . Jaguar is my favorite guitar , they are wonky till you figure them out but they are the best fenders IMO
Your Tremolo issue was most likely solved when you played with the tremolo "lock", that round slider on the top of the trem cover/plate. You can lock the tremolo for a "hard-tail" type system to increase tuning stability (in theory).
It's a "bar down, in-the-case" lock. The bar has to be so LOW to lock it, the guitar is down 2-3 semi tones. But, you can leave it locked and retune. Lots of players just leave it locked, retune any play away for years. These seem to be the ones that switch the top controls our and never use them... ever.
The lock button in reality is so if you break a string you can lock the bridge and the other strings will hold tune and you can play on. Other wise with the jag you would break one string gigging and the guitar would immediately be out of commission and you couldn’t even finish the song you were on.
@@denniswalsh8476 I realize this is a 2 year old comment but when the trem on a Jaguar or Jazzmaster has the spring tension set correctly the lock should be able to engage without any downward pressure.
I just got one today. Does your copy have the noise from the bridge area when you strum? Hard to describe, I guess it’s a faint buzzing/rattling sound, like the strings are resonating there. I’m guessing it’s normal for this bridge
@@jcbarker1 YES, I did have that problem. Whenever I played the G or B string there was a rattle. It took some time to find, but it was coming from the bridge. The tune-o-matic or what Fender calls it the adjust-o-matic bridge. Each screw on the bridge is held in place by a C-ring. It’s like a washer that snaps into place and keeps the screw in place. The one on the B string was loose and rattling. To find out if that’s the problem, take the bridge off and shake it. If you hear a rattle when you shake the bridge, that means a C-ring or something else is loose and it’s the source of the buzzing. I wouldn’t bother trying to fix it. It’s too small. I tried a few times but it just wasn’t working out. You should just replace the bridge. They’re not expensive. You can get another Fender brand one, the same one that came on the guitar, but there’s a chance that bridge will just end up rattling too. I got a Wilkinson 52mm(2-3/64 inch) tuneomatic bridge for it. I bought that one because the screws are held in place with a spring thats between the saddles and the head of the screw. No buzzing and its just a better quality bridge. Here’s an Amazon link ⬇️ but it looks like they’re out of stock. You can still check it out so you know what to look for. I hope that helps. If you have anymore questions, feel free to ask. ✌️ Wilkinson 52mm(2-3/64 inch) String Spacing Wide Style Tune-o-matic Bridge Compatible with USA Les Paul/Epiphone Les Paul Style Guitar, Chrome www.amazon.com/dp/B084ZF9TVC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_50Z8KY3P2XRWG5SDHZ2E?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Gotta say, the pau ferro fretboard looks less desirable than rosewood. Not my favorite review, but I'm glad you tried to get all the tones. Here's a list of the moments for easier reference: 14:36 Only Neck Pickup in Full Humbucking Mode / Left Switch UP only 14:48 A little bit of single coil 14:54 More treble from rhythm circuit 15:03 More Bass from rhythm circuit 15:10 Who knows cause he didn't say anything, apparently just neck pickup 15:57 Tone cut with Left + Right Switches in UP position 16:30 Bridge Pickup / Middle Switch UP Only 18:05 Both Pickups in Single Coil Mode / Middle and Left Switches UP 18:24 Neck in Humbucker mode / Middle and left switches still UP 18:40 Both Pickups in Humbucker mode / Middle and left switches still UP 19:03 Neck in single coil, bridge in humbucker / Middle and left switches still UP
I'm thinking the single coil pots are used as a variable resistor in parallel with one of the humbucker coils. When the resistance is high it's in humbucker mode and as the resistance goes down it shorts out one of the coils to make it more like a single coil pickup. All the way down, one coil is shorted out and it's in full single coil mode.
I like the birds eye neck & the streaky Pau Ferro board , but I prefer the old style Vintera model ,with the added bonus of a matching headstock. Great review Austin 👍
I remember in 1966 a Jaguar cost $386 and $52 for the case so in todays dollars would be over $4,000. So, a little over a grand for North American built Fender Jag doesn't seem so bad.
Yeah, that black stuff on your fingers comes from the fret wire. I've been annoyed about that for years now! It gets a lot better if you clean them with some oil, but some of my guitars still have that problem, even after cleaning them.
Go with the Classic Series 60's instead. USA 65 vintage pups, classic electronics, nitro finish, nice hard shell case, and $125 cheaper new. It's made in Mexico, but it's basically the discontinued American Vintage '65 Jaguar -- same exact pups and everything. Mine is in Lake Placid Blue and I absolutely love it.
The Jaguar should feel good to you, with a scale length that matches Gibson. I really love my Jag, its a mid '90s Fender Japan HH with Les Paul style tune-o-matic bridge and hard tail, full sunburst finish.. It plays wonderful. I have my own selection of pickups in it, with special notice to the ThornBucker in the bridge position.. wow its a great pup!
Corrections: Strings on a short scale are looser, not tighter If you’re getting vibrations in the bridge, you need to adjust the bridge height and possibly shim the neck. -it’s a jag thing. Button on bridge does not adjust the spring, it is a trem lock. Nice guitar!
Never seen a Mosrite video by you. Could you do a Mosrite video? I have two vintage and one Japanese Mosrite. I love them but would love to see your take on it. Thanks.
No disrespect to Fender but they're trying way too hard to sell a guitar by rebranding it and upping the price. Vintera?? This is basically a Jaguar Classic Player HH and nothing more. Don't get me wrong. I have a 2008 and I love it with no modifications.
So the butten on the trem is a lock. You lock the trem and then tune. After the lock is released you play as normal. If you break a string and go out of tune you can again lock it and it will return to tuned - one string.
I'd say Tone cut engaged = rhythm Tone cut disengaged = lead Gives you the barely noticeable but necessary lift that you need to cut through Also if you're recording with it, just track everything with tone cut on and then overdub with tone cut off
Found your vid useful - thanks - But re the damage - I've bought one of these yesterday from PMT (UK) - in Sonic Blue - delivered today - with damage in the same place as yours. I believe it was caused in transport by the zip pull on the "protective' carry bag impacting the body as it's been thrown around. The guitar was in its carry bag in a box in another box with bubble wrap - no visible damage to the boxes. But the zip pull is in the exact location and the right shape to match my damage anyways. Shame about that because I am a little OCD with my guitars - other than that - I really like the guitar and range of tones - the short scale feels comfortable to me and the switch locations may not be the most ergonomic but then I tend not be a switch fiddler mid song!
The finish looks whiter around the edges because its much thinner there. Sharp edges and roundovers on the body are notoriously easy spots to sand super thin. Less lacquer there = less glow under the blacklight.
If you look under the vibrato, you will see it only goes one way when playing with it. The lever lifts up only. When you press down, it is just metal to metal against the stop.
For your trem, you want it set up so you can engage the lock (the slider on the tailpiece) without pushing the arm down whatsoever. That will let you hold your tuning after losing a hi E, which is normally a disaster on something like a Strat tailpiece that is not grounded out.
Nice guitar. Whether it's made by Mexicans in Mexico or Mexicans in California, it's a great looking guitar. The price is a little on the salty side, for a MIM I would expect it to be in the high $700's, maybe $850. Not $1200. But if you're one of those tone nuts, this gives you so many options. And you're comment about billions of combinations is pretty accurate. And your playing is a real nice addition to your well made videos. Bonus! lol
Interesting guitar, I’ve never played a jaguar and it seems to have certain versatility that makes it convenient. It sounds a little bit “boxy”, like semi-acoustic.
My 1st (only) Jaguar is a Chinese dhgate rip off of a Fender Jaguar. It was cheapest of cheap. The only 2 good things about it outa box was perfect neck. The build overall, the wood part was also excellent. I did lots of work on it and it is as far as I'm concerned a Fender grade Jaguar. If you could play it you would agree that playability is tops. I would never consider passing mine off as Fender, cheating someone. My folks taught me better. I appreciate that I was able to get my knock off cheap and make something of it.
that's really cool! my first jag was the kurt cobain jag, was around the same price and came with a hard case, spent my first paycheck i got from the army for it, i love that thing
It might not be the most traditional Jag to start with... but I can promise you my 2nd "jag" won't be either haha
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Episode Guide:
0:13 - Vintera Series
0:46 - Modified Jaguar HH
2:13 - First Impressions
6:18 - Inside Look
14:09 - Tone Talk
20:18 - Killswitch
20:48 - Distortion
22:00 - Final Thoughts
23:20 - Condition
24:44 - Blacklight
25:34 - Gig Bag
By “2nd one” you mean the one you’ll buy next week
Possible JagStang Hint?
Wonder if the dent is too big to be steamed out. Might be worth a try...
You should review the Kurt Cobain's signature jag, possibly the road worn one!!
Wanna by a 66 Mustang Dakota Red original case? Better condition than the one that's one Reverb, will cut ya deal ;).
Anything over $1K deserves a hardshell. Agreed.
Yeah that's been my bigest problem with fender.
This guitar becomes 1599.99 with a hard case tho.
lol, I refuse to pay for a standard guitar over 1000$, if it goes over 1000, I would rather go with something custom made.
alidan or vintage :)
The old classic series that the Vintera replaces had hard shell case and nitro finish. Getting less for same cost.
Surf green is the best color, then again, sonic blue is the best color.
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"Giant little knobs"
- Trogly, December 2019
Haha i smiled when he said that!
That guitar has some of the best tones of all your demos.
I’ve had this guitar for 2 months now and I’m obsessed with it. Didn’t get the nice Birdseye maple but i did get a pretty flawless example. I love the pickups, they’re super loud. The guitar handles death metal just as well as it handles surf rock.
Do you still enjoy it?
@@redbarchetttaHope he does
I’ve been playing a Jaguar for 20 years. For me, the trem is the most musical trem I’ve ever played. I love my jaguar to bits and despite buying other guitars I always go back to it.
this is the best show on the internet for guitar
One thing I like about your videos is that you take the guitars apart and look at the components. I wish everyone did that on a guitar review.
Love the whole Vintera Series.
Kind of like what a "RestoMod" is to vintage cars. Everyone thinks vintage car are pretty cool. Updating something vintage with modern options is a great idea (IMO).
Shorter scale length yields strings that are more loose not more tight.
Rob Mathis not true, the information in the video is correct.
Absolutely, what I was thinking , as I put down my Strat and pick up my Les Paul .
@@jakerjohnson38 Sorry you're wrong. Austin made a mistake. It happens.
Jake Johnson no its very much true, when using the same string in the same tuning a shorter scale guitar will have LESS tension, you can clearly fee this difference when comparing a Gibson vs prs vs fender scale guitar. Never mind the even shorter offset scale
to be exact, longer strings require higher *tension* to tune to the same pitch as shorter strings of the same gauge.
open up a piano and look at the various string lengths and gauges, and this will become blatantly obvious.
The hi pass filter is really useful in live situations for cutting through a band mix. It becomes much more apparent when you're playing at loud volumes because of how amps (at least both of mine) get way bassier the louder they get. Really want to see Trogly do more offsets, in particular a traditional style jag.
Does that mean Pantera is a reference to the Era when people still wore pants at home??
The Pants Era!?!?!
Finally someone does something with this model I am a jag player and after seeing they haven’t released a new jag it puts a smile on my face knowing not every one has left the jag
That knob on the front of the trem is a lock. It will keep you from pulling up on the arm and in turn will keep your guitar in tune if you break a string while playing.
Expresses the Jag mystery, "...giant, little knobs". I'm sorta obsessed with the Johnny Marr version. Thanks for reviewing a Jag Trogly.
The guitar changed colours when he turned the green screen on. How neat.
Trogly your personality beats all them guiterrez; your framework is like a real coffee chat with a guitbro which we all need sometimes
I have one of these Jaguars and I love it. The tonal possibilities are numerous. Dont forget the little button thing on the tremolo is a lock. Slide it back to lock it, forward to unlock. Unlock for dive bombs.
Congrats on breaking 70k, Austin! Getting the recognition you much deserve!
Hi, Troglys Guitar Show
The new les Paul 125th anniversary les Paul Supreme is on the Gibson website and I think you will love it.
Try an Eastman for a change
Just clear and concise info. As usual. The Fender's are nice.
My first "real" guitar, in 1968, was a '67 Fender Jaguar. Foolishly, I sold it to one of my guitar students, for $100, in 1975. I'd like to have that one back.
JJ Dillon eejiot
Shorter scale length = lower tension, not higher.
I also agree. It should be less tension on 24" scale length. All the better for that locking tremolo system jkjk
Right... but he had it tuned a step and a half high on accident... from what he says in the vid.
@@electricurinal Ok got ya. Since he was tuned up so high it seemed more tense. I see.
@@electricurinal , he should have started the video without all the talk about the accidental tuning because all that did was confuse people.
If the H-H Jaguar was good enough for Cobain, it's good enough for anyone.
Thats like saying a White Castle Cheeseburger is good enough for a crackhead.
@@eyedunno8462 What a completely daft comment. So the H-H Jag is just a cheeseburger from a fast food joint and the frontman for one of the biggest bands in the 90s, who is widely considered a generational music icon is just a crackhead to you?
Friendly reminder you don’t have to post all the dumb S in your head. You can just as well keep it to yourself and do us all a favor.
@@henry-luke7541 It's a run of the mill bolted together instrument from one of the wacky ideas from Fender, retrofitted with humbuckers. It's about as basic as It gets. Cobain was no doubt one of the most talented songwriters of our times, but as a musician he was never anything to write home about. His gear was very much of the same vein - a thing needed out of a necessity; a means to an end. There's absolutely nothing special about this guitar other than Cobain's name. So here we are.
@@eyedunno8462 Precisely. Don’t see how anything you just said negates the idea that “if its good enough for Cobain, its good enough for anyone.”
The whole point is that its good ENOUGH, but its not trash seemingly pulled from a fast-food joint’s dumpster: You can take this guitar thats a hodgepodge of things and make incredible generational defining music, while at the same time, its not so utterly crap that you can’t.
The comment still stands: Its not a White Castle Cheeseburger. Its not a Jimmy Page Number Two Les Paul. Its not just good enough for a random strewn out crackhead. Its good enough for Curt Cobain to create music for Nirvana. Its descent. Its nice. Its good enough for anyone.
sure, if youre playing "rock"tones with it....playing eighth note rhythms and power chords choosing gain and harmonic content over the actual voice of the instrument....a REAL jag played clean is a lot more enlightening in my personal experience....opinions vary, of course....
Thank so much for demoing this guitar. It’s clearly the most interesting model from the Vintera line. Humbuckers on a “60s Jaguar?” I love it.
I've noticed that alot of people compare this guitar to other hh jazz masters. But the wiring is completely different than any jag I've seen. The coil splitting Is amazing and makes this a must have for me personally.
A Jaguar in this color has always been my favorite
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Just got a Vintera 50s modified Strat and I absolutely love it. Saw it at my friend's shop, authorized dealer. I fell in love with it. Gave me 200 off. I couldn't pass it up. This Jaguar I would totally buy.
This is the first review of a Jaguar I've seen EVER!! A friend of mine had a '68 or so (30-ish years ago) that I was not impressed with, compared to a Jazzmaster. Maybe it's the mods here that make this one a whole lot better. Thanks.
That fret board is stunning, :)
I love the streaks
To avoid breaking strings, change to a Mustang bridge or one with rollers. the other thi9ng is the sharp angle at the bridge where strings pass through.
"Killswitch Engaged", smart.
It's good to see you expand your horizons from all Gibson. Fender has so many tones available across all their lines. From Strats to Tele's, I think you'll enjoy the variety in tone.
him: now everything makes sense right?
me only seeing a bunch of cables: yeah totally
Chicago: Jagwire
The rest of the US: Jagwar
Trogly: Jaguhwar
Its how that word is pronounced in most other countries
@@jamieclumpas8545 What, Jagwire? No it's not. Jaguar is Jaguar everywhere, except in some places in the US where it becomes Jagwire for some strange reason.
Jamie Clumpas no it’s not - here in the uk, we say jag-you-are
@E Fox dude you need to relax - this was just a comment about pronunciation, not xenophobia or nationalism, I don't see the need for the little soliloquy about American media, especially with the total lack of provocation?
But if the English language originated in England and was spoken in England for centuries before even the existence of the US, then surely the pronunciations of words within it that were made and spoken by English people are the correct pronunciations?
May I also just add that 90% of English people pronounce 'brother' like 'brother', the stereotype of us all being cockney is hilariously wrong
Jag-you-ah! Get it? There is no dubyah!
That's the nicest looking pau ferro fretboard I've ever seen. Seems like a cool guitar, I think I could see getting one.
Thank you very much, Trogly!! I've been looking for another Jag for a while, and this review, plus your great price, have made this one mine!!!
Interesting to see what they did with the upper controls. For the record on the classic jags the switch engages a rhythm circuit for the neck pickup only with the sideways knobs being a volume and very dark tone. Not the biggest fan of replacing the jag single coils but I appreciate what they're trying to do here.
The jim root jazzmaster is the classiest metal guitar in existence, although i love his tele and strat. He just has the classiest guitars for metal
25.5”
The variable single/humbucker controls on the secondary circuit was a brilliant idea. Makes more sense, and is FAR more usable, than the original circuit. Very tempting. Wish this version came in the turquoise with matching headstock though.
The turquoise with matching headstock is so beautiful, I want to get that one and modify it with the humbuckers
Next to the good ole' Tele, the Jaguar is my favorite Fender.
Between the green screen and your lights the guitar looks sonic blue 😂
ALL the Blue/Green variations on guitars show up different on camera. Even different cameras can show those colors differently, especially the Neon Ibanez RG550 colors. Those ones seem to GLOW on every camera
maybe I'm weird but I find Fender guitars gorgeous
What’s weird about that
That's the most normal thing ever, it's weirder to think that that is weird
Omri Keren 😂
Your Chops are improving Austin.
Played a Vintera original strat at a local shop and man those things are fantastic. Good pickup!
I have one of the first versions of the Mexican Jag specials. It has become my favorites. Very versatile with tone and style. My example had absolutely no fret "sprout", it was perfect.
We still want our Tom Delonge review trogly. We're waiting!!
T.DeL is a tool for the establishment. Hes bad news. Leave him alone.
@@jonhmonroney12 how is he bad news?
It'll be a short video, but I'm waiting!
I can’t believe how bright this is for Humbuckers. That’s pretty cool and crazy. It’s also odd that the rhythm circuit is used to split the coils. I like that. Definitely not a traditional Jag control set-up.
A couple years late, but this is probably one of the most intriguing guitars I've seen in awhile. I don't own many guitars, but this is something I might pick up.
I have a MIM classic series of this. It’s a favorite for recording (I especially like neck humbucker bridge single combo tone) but when it came to live I couldn’t figure out where I was and what tone I was getting. I realize how great the stratocaster and the two hb gibson layouts are as they are easy to find your way on them while playing live.
I bought my first Jag for about a month ago and I love it! You made me think about buying one of these as well.
I knew it was worth activating notifications
Would a competition between two guitarists that mainly play Jaguars be called a jagoff
yes
Trogly mah man! Best entertainment on the tube! You should post a video on your favorite riffs and how to....great video brudda!
I have a huge guitar collection including a lot of vintage Fenders.. but my number one guitar is a Mexican Classic Player Jazzmaster. It's a GREAT guitar.
The tuneomatic is a tuneoproblem on an offset guitar. Replace with a stay trem or mastery bridge. The tuneomatic is the wrong radius, and is just not designed to work with the tremolo.
Also make sure to set the trem lock to work properly with your set of strings and tuning.
Austin,
I believe you might have that backwards .. longer string length = more tension to tune to pitch.
Principal behind the 'inverted' head stock - a la Hendrix. Tightens up the bass strings .. loosens up the treble strings.
Cheers
Yes the set up is wrong
Exactly...
Actually 24" is kinda unplayable with anything lower than Standard Tuning if you're using .09-42 strings
@@danielsgrunge i use 11 50 bt
Ref. the whamny, that button is an in / out in-the-case, bar down lock. Some people just leave it locked and retune, opinions for intended use vary Push down on the bar and sliding the button "down" lock the tremolo mechanism. Sometimes it's hard to slide the lock, especially if new. There is a drag adjustment but the whole thing has to be removed to access it, then it doesn't seem to stay very well for the effort.
The collar at the bottom of the spring tension adjustment. The spring tension adjustment is the screw next to the lock threaded into the collar. CW to compress the spring.
The upper pots USED TO BE a "second" volume and tone for the neck PU and the upper switch put the neck PU and those pots in / out. The idea being, "that's your jazz setting". "Out" puts the top pots out of service and the neck PU reverts back to the lower controls and the guitar works "as expected" ha. "In" and the bridge and lower control are switched out and are non functional.
New, the pots are now some form of the generic "dial-a-split" circuit" players and techs came up with shortly after coil splitable humbuckers came around. The (old PUs were single coil). The new function for the switch is a (un-necessary) kill, keeping the switch there to maintain looks continuity with the originals. Both PUs off is another kill setting.
The long span of strings between the bridge and whammy rings, yes, yes it does. I LOOSELY weave a couple of pipe cleaners through them, twist the ends together and cut them off. Slide them to the middle of the span.
I've had friends mention the NEW ringing and it's because they restrung and tossed the pipe cleaners... er... okay dumbass.
Original bridge was a wobble bridge, (look it up yourself). New is a stationary TOM knockoff. Best is a roller, but most are 12 inch radius vs. 9.5 or less. If you can get an all BRASS roller, the frame can be bowed a little more in a hand press to get near 9.5. Steel can be bent too... with much more effort /pressure. Pot metal frames will just crack.
I don't own a Jazzmaster or Jaguar but a few of my friends do. I have worked extensively on two or three. One, make the tremolo unidrectional and install a (re-radiused) harmonica bridge.
The other, defeat the tremolo and install "the ultimate" Jazz/Jag bridge and a new neck.
I love/hate them, depending on the day. Both sound awesome though.
@12:40 YOU LOCKED THE TREM. SILLY! Of course it stopped squeeking... But the trem still works!! I wonder how the trem sounds with the lock off? IMHO (pretty unique guitar, btw... should be it's own model! imho)
This thing is masterpiece. I installed 11s using Thomastic flat-wounds and down a half step. Incredibly versatile!
I've been doing the same thing. 11-50's and been playing in Eb or more commonly D standard :) The flatwound larger strings were a game changer, but I actually had to file the nut a little bit to fit them.
@@max_mittler I had returned the mmm original designed with replica single coils. Very happy I did! Glad you are enjoying yours too!
You can add a bass-type mute behind the bridge to eliminate the sympathetic ringing. Sounds like a couple of high frets. I'd be tempted to do the Johnny Marr mod of putting a Tele 4-way in the three slider switch bank.
I've been waiting for this for do long!
so happy to see you review this guitar , great that you are getting into fenders . Jaguar is my favorite guitar , they are wonky till you figure them out but they are the best fenders IMO
Brother, you are the most honest reviewer on the tube thank you
Your Tremolo issue was most likely solved when you played with the tremolo "lock", that round slider on the top of the trem cover/plate. You can lock the tremolo for a "hard-tail" type system to increase tuning stability (in theory).
It's a "bar down, in-the-case" lock. The bar has to be so LOW to lock it, the guitar is down 2-3 semi tones.
But, you can leave it locked and retune. Lots of players just leave it locked, retune any play away for years. These seem to be the ones that switch the top controls our and never use them... ever.
The lock button in reality is so if you break a string you can lock the bridge and the other strings will hold tune and you can play on. Other wise with the jag you would break one string gigging and the guitar would immediately be out of commission and you couldn’t even finish the song you were on.
@@denniswalsh8476 I realize this is a 2 year old comment but when the trem on a Jaguar or Jazzmaster has the spring tension set correctly the lock should be able to engage without any downward pressure.
I bought one of these and it blew all my other guitars right out of the water. It’s my best girl for sure.
I just got one today. Does your copy have the noise from the bridge area when you strum? Hard to describe, I guess it’s a faint buzzing/rattling sound, like the strings are resonating there. I’m guessing it’s normal for this bridge
@@jcbarker1 YES, I did have that problem. Whenever I played the G or B string there was a rattle. It took some time to find, but it was coming from the bridge. The tune-o-matic or what Fender calls it the adjust-o-matic bridge. Each screw on the bridge is held in place by a C-ring. It’s like a washer that snaps into place and keeps the screw in place. The one on the B string was loose and rattling. To find out if that’s the problem, take the bridge off and shake it. If you hear a rattle when you shake the bridge, that means a C-ring or something else is loose and it’s the source of the buzzing. I wouldn’t bother trying to fix it. It’s too small. I tried a few times but it just wasn’t working out. You should just replace the bridge. They’re not expensive. You can get another Fender brand one, the same one that came on the guitar, but there’s a chance that bridge will just end up rattling too. I got a Wilkinson 52mm(2-3/64 inch) tuneomatic bridge for it. I bought that one because the screws are held in place with a spring thats between the saddles and the head of the screw. No buzzing and its just a better quality bridge. Here’s an Amazon link ⬇️ but it looks like they’re out of stock. You can still check it out so you know what to look for. I hope that helps. If you have anymore questions, feel free to ask. ✌️
Wilkinson 52mm(2-3/64 inch) String Spacing Wide Style Tune-o-matic Bridge Compatible with USA Les Paul/Epiphone Les Paul Style Guitar, Chrome www.amazon.com/dp/B084ZF9TVC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_50Z8KY3P2XRWG5SDHZ2E?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
@@Dan.Solo.Chicago Thanks Dan, I will definitely look into a new bridge!
@@jcbarker1 👍
@@jcbarker1 I forgot to ask, what finish did you get? Mine is a sunburst.
Gotta say, the pau ferro fretboard looks less desirable than rosewood.
Not my favorite review, but I'm glad you tried to get all the tones.
Here's a list of the moments for easier reference:
14:36 Only Neck Pickup in Full Humbucking Mode / Left Switch UP only
14:48 A little bit of single coil
14:54 More treble from rhythm circuit
15:03 More Bass from rhythm circuit
15:10 Who knows cause he didn't say anything, apparently just neck pickup
15:57 Tone cut with Left + Right Switches in UP position
16:30 Bridge Pickup / Middle Switch UP Only
18:05 Both Pickups in Single Coil Mode / Middle and Left Switches UP
18:24 Neck in Humbucker mode / Middle and left switches still UP
18:40 Both Pickups in Humbucker mode / Middle and left switches still UP
19:03 Neck in single coil, bridge in humbucker / Middle and left switches still UP
I'm thinking the single coil pots are used as a variable resistor in parallel with one of the humbucker coils. When the resistance is high it's in humbucker mode and as the resistance goes down it shorts out one of the coils to make it more like a single coil pickup. All the way down, one coil is shorted out and it's in full single coil mode.
Exactly
I like the birds eye neck & the streaky Pau Ferro board , but I prefer the old style Vintera model ,with the added bonus of a matching headstock. Great review Austin 👍
I remember in 1966 a Jaguar cost $386 and $52 for the case so in todays dollars would be over $4,000. So, a little over a grand for North American built Fender Jag doesn't seem so bad.
Yeah, that black stuff on your fingers comes from the fret wire. I've been annoyed about that for years now! It gets a lot better if you clean them with some oil, but some of my guitars still have that problem, even after cleaning them.
Go with the Classic Series 60's instead. USA 65 vintage pups, classic electronics, nitro finish, nice hard shell case, and $125 cheaper new. It's made in Mexico, but it's basically the discontinued American Vintage '65 Jaguar -- same exact pups and everything.
Mine is in Lake Placid Blue and I absolutely love it.
Honestly I just want this one because of the amazing coil splitting abilitys
Interesting how the color looks more like sonic blue in the video.
i guess when the green screen does its thing it removes any Green hue from the colour
not sure why, but i have always had an affinity for the jaguar/jazzmaster, and this review only fueled it even more. as always, great job.
I like the thin neck and the oversized headstock....very cool
The Jaguar should feel good to you, with a scale length that matches Gibson. I really love my Jag, its a mid '90s Fender Japan HH with Les Paul style tune-o-matic bridge and hard tail, full sunburst finish.. It plays wonderful. I have my own selection of pickups in it, with special notice to the ThornBucker in the bridge position.. wow its a great pup!
This Jaguar is a Really good sounding guitar ! I think I'm starting to understand Kurt Cobain's choice in guitars !
True
he liked the short scale, and changed the pickups to humbuckers because he thought the single coils sounded terrible
@@void0094 His jaguar was already modified when he purchased it. see kurtsequipment.com which is maintained by his guitar tech.
@@HelsinkirocksAGF okay thanks
Corrections:
Strings on a short scale are looser, not tighter
If you’re getting vibrations in the bridge, you need to adjust the bridge height and possibly shim the neck. -it’s a jag thing.
Button on bridge does not adjust the spring, it is a trem lock.
Nice guitar!
$1100 for a Mexican Fender. I got the player series for $675 and it plays just fine.
I wish you could still get it new im trading him a trip jazzmaster for it my classic players neck went bad.
Im just waiting to get home from the hospital
Easy explanation for on/off: it's like a light switch with up being on and down being off.
Never seen a Mosrite video by you. Could you do a Mosrite video? I have two vintage and one Japanese Mosrite. I love them but would love to see your take on it. Thanks.
No disrespect to Fender but they're trying way too hard to sell a guitar by rebranding it and upping the price. Vintera?? This is basically a Jaguar Classic Player HH and nothing more. Don't get me wrong. I have a 2008 and I love it with no modifications.
So the butten on the trem is a lock. You lock the trem and then tune. After the lock is released you play as normal. If you break a string and go out of tune you can again lock it and it will return to tuned - one string.
I'd say
Tone cut engaged = rhythm
Tone cut disengaged = lead
Gives you the barely noticeable but necessary lift that you need to cut through
Also if you're recording with it, just track everything with tone cut on and then overdub with tone cut off
Found your vid useful - thanks - But re the damage - I've bought one of these yesterday from PMT (UK) - in Sonic Blue - delivered today - with damage in the same place as yours. I believe it was caused in transport by the zip pull on the "protective' carry bag impacting the body as it's been thrown around. The guitar was in its carry bag in a box in another box with bubble wrap - no visible damage to the boxes. But the zip pull is in the exact location and the right shape to match my damage anyways. Shame about that because I am a little OCD with my guitars - other than that - I really like the guitar and range of tones - the short scale feels comfortable to me and the switch locations may not be the most ergonomic but then I tend not be a switch fiddler mid song!
I'm totally with you on the case thing. $1k+ a hardshell case should be a given!
The finish looks whiter around the edges because its much thinner there. Sharp edges and roundovers on the body are notoriously easy spots to sand super thin. Less lacquer there = less glow under the blacklight.
Do something to the kurt cobain jaguar so i can finally find a good demo of it
The slide knob on the vibrato isn't necessarily a lock. It's to help keep and protect from pulling upward which puts less abuse on the strings.
The third button is a simple mid cutoff. It cuts the mids in down position. Up position is normal, for what I’ve seen.
If you look under the vibrato, you will see it only goes one way when playing with it. The lever lifts up only. When you press down, it is just metal to metal against the stop.
For your trem, you want it set up so you can engage the lock (the slider on the tailpiece) without pushing the arm down whatsoever. That will let you hold your tuning after losing a hi E, which is normally a disaster on something like a Strat tailpiece that is not grounded out.
That's a badass guitar right there!
The tone switch has a higher value capacitor which rolls some the highs off
Nice guitar. Whether it's made by Mexicans in Mexico or Mexicans in California, it's a great looking guitar. The price is a little on the salty side, for a MIM I would expect it to be in the high $700's, maybe $850. Not $1200. But if you're one of those tone nuts, this gives you so many options. And you're comment about billions of combinations is pretty accurate. And your playing is a real nice addition to your well made videos. Bonus! lol
Interesting guitar, I’ve never played a jaguar and it seems to have certain versatility that makes it convenient. It sounds a little bit “boxy”, like semi-acoustic.
killer guitar...I love mine..
My 1st (only) Jaguar is a Chinese dhgate rip off of a Fender Jaguar. It was cheapest of cheap. The only 2 good things about it outa box was perfect neck. The build overall, the wood part was also excellent. I did lots of work on it and it is as far as I'm concerned a Fender grade Jaguar. If you could play it you would agree that playability is tops. I would never consider passing mine off as Fender, cheating someone. My folks taught me better. I appreciate that I was able to get my knock off cheap and make something of it.
that's really cool! my first jag was the kurt cobain jag, was around the same price and came with a hard case, spent my first paycheck i got from the army for it, i love that thing