You definetly have the most accurate one on looks. I prefer the MIM purely because I just like darker sunbursts and I like the pickup spacing on it more so as an actual instrument to play and keep as your own that one would by my pick but you did an amazing job on your replica.
Thank you so much! I love the MIM as well, but I thought it'd be interesting to build a 1:1 replica. Kurt's Jaguar has always been one of my favorite guitars of all time.
The previous owner of Kurt's Fender Jaguar was Martin Jenner. Kurt bought it from a thrift store and only changed the neck. It was a big disappointment for me to know this detail as a diehard fan and as a musician (I have a lot of their equipment). Nirvana's most iconic guitar, it was not designed/modified by Kurt. You did a great job with your replica, congratulations!
Thank you! Kurt actually didn't change the neck, Martin Jenner changed it in 1981. In 1980 it had the block inlays, but in 1981 it was first seen with it's dot inlay neck. This guitar has always been a favorite of mine, the history is super interesting to me. If you're into Nirvana gear, please consider subscribing! My channel revolves around Nirvana gear, I've been collecting for a couple years.
I have been waiting for this build for a while now, but man does that jaguar look absolutely beautiful. your jaguar in contrast with the fender kc one, Is much better and accurate, and it sounds really good too! Great video!
I hate it how Fender always leaves the yellowish sunburst to the Custom Shop models. I have always enjoyed that colour more than the black-brown-orange burst that you always see. Yours looks the best imo!
I've always been curious to see how high Kurt's Jag pickups were set in relation to the strings. I've tried to find good hi-res pictures and watched videos, but it's really hard to tell how high he set his pickups. I think this is a big part of replicating his tone as well.
I've got both Jags. The 2019 KC Edition, and the same color you have Squire jag, and I agree. I would think you would enjoy the earlier road worn KC Jag. Just for some reason here in the last 4 years Fenders prices have skyrocketed, but the quality has gone down. I've got a Squire Bullitt Mustang HH with a Seymour Duncan in the bridge as always, and love it, but now I gotta try the classic vibe stang, because again your right. Squire's Classic Vibe series has been on point!
You're creepily obsessed with Kurt but... dude, you're spot on with everything. I mean, you're "dead on balls" accurate lol. And that's a GREAT build! Je dis bravo! The cobain Jag is honestly a great guitar. Fender tone with Les Paul Functionality. Are you using Dimarzio Super Distortions or SD JBs? Great vid and thanks for the content!
I'd say I'm more gear obsessed than anything. DiMarzio SD in the bridge, with a DiMarzio PAF neck pickup, just like the real deal. I went pickups made in the 1980s, though I don't notice a huge difference when compared to modern day ones.
@@jq.guitarsIm a gearhead too lol. Only thing I don't like about the Cobain Jag is that the 2 volume and tone pots are too close together to really do much onstage (so I keep one volume and 1 tone). I also leave the "strangle" switch intact when I install the 3-way selector. So... where's the Strat with SD Hot Rails? I KNOW you have one lol
Wow Awesome video....honestly i choose the Custom build one looks so perfect. @jq & @WastewoodRockers you are awesome, both of you have Jaguar Custom which so close with Kurt Jaguar.🙏
man I am really sad they have discontinued this model! I've wanted one ever since I started playing, and am hoping I can get it before you can't order them anymore! The prices have shot up like crazy too, saw a used one on kjiji already for 2000 cad, and just to order it brand new is $1860. almost two grand.. Feel like I should just bite the bullet and order one though as about 4 or so years ago I had the opportunity to get a lake placid KC Mustang for 900 bucks and now those go for like 3-4 grand. Be cool if they discontinued this and instead made a more accurate representation though but I highly doubt it with the Jagstang. Don't know why they cant just keep the mustang and jaguar in the line up.. They still make money.
even if it costs a little extra ive always felt like the best option for cobain guitars is to make ur own, the skystang 1 i built off a squire cv body looks way closer to the original than the signature mustangs
Squier bodies don't have any contours, you need an mg69 body. Cobain signature mustangs are quite close to kurts, despite being alder, wrong red tortoise shell and black switches
@@johnpickk7526 contours arent a big deal to me and i changed the switches on my cv too. my reason for using a squire body is the finish on the mg69s/signatures is a lot more saturated and had a different pickguard. not a big deal for skystang or blue mustank replicas but the skystang almost looks white depending on the lighting
SkyStang I, II and III are all the same color. They can all look white depending on the lighting, but II and III weren't seen as much as I, so there's not many pictures out there to show that
@@jq.guitars yea it depends on the lighting with my cv body too, i got lucky and nabbed one of the "limited" releases where the sonic blue isnt as desaturated as it normally is on squires. the mg69s just look a little too seafoamy in my opinion
@@SoggyBacco kurts mustangs have green in the finish, all mg69s from the 90s do. the squier bodys are not as accurate as a mg69, as its what kurt used. stock mg69s with fancy paint colours
got the made in japan one for christmas 2006. It had 3 "phase" versions on the site i saw. Had to translate the Japanese messages. and get it imported was well worth it. haha
hey i got my own custom black distressed jaguar and it wins every time comparing to other non custom jags, so always know guys when in rome, the custom guitars always beat factory built stuff...
Pretty sweet. I like the pickup spacing. I saw something recently about eddie van halen dipping his pickups in wax. I dont if you mentioned the string compensation for length, one of the other vids mentioned it. Good day.
Very good “report” and magnificent reproduction work! Three questions: With a neck radius of 7.25, how did you find a bridge with the same radius ? Why are almost all the pickguard screws missing on the original Cobain? and how is it that the size of the headstock is smaller than yours, which nevertheless dates from 1965, the same date as the original?
1. The neck has a mismatched radius from the bridge, which has 12" 2. I'm not sure what you're referring to, all the screws are there 3. There are different theories, some think it's one off from factory, others say it could have been shaven down by Martin Jenner.
Well done. I have questions. I have a Mexican KC model and I wanted to bring it closer to Kurt's actual specs. Mainly the pickup positions - closer to the neck and bridge. What are the measurements for locating the humbuckers? I'm guessing I'd need rout my body a bit as well as get a new pickguard.
Nice if I had to pick by sound take custom out of equation it would be the Mexico sounds closest to Kurt's in my opinion one thing on my wishlist the unplugged guitar
It's weird, it shouldn't given how samey all of them are in so many ways but the Japanese one has less clarity of individual notes under distortion to my ear.
MJT did a great job on the body, how much it cost you the body with that finish and the checking? Do you think something like this could be made to a NOS?
I know its a project but surely spending more money than buying one from Fender sort of defeats the object. I bet the '65 neck was a chunk of the cost - then you fit white humbuckers instead of cream. Was it really worth the cost of replicating the red tortoise pick guard? A friend of mine bought the Fender Cobain Jaguar and I'm replicating one from a Squier Jaguar. The paint is identical, the body thickness is the same - its a very straightforward conversion,, and won't cost anywhere near £2k even with brand new Dimarzios. You've done a good job but it could have been more accurate and less expensive......
Nope, these were cream humbuckers. The camera just made it look white. Yes, a big chunk of the cost was the neck. The point was to make as close of a right handed replica as I could, cost disregarded. It still came out cheaper than buying a used Roadworn version.
Hello nice video. Just one thing about the neck. On pictures Cobain’s (real) one looks like a 9.5’’ radius (and with big frets). And since they had to make those neck especially for that signature mode, i guess they went for the real specs
Hello, thank you for watching. I don't agree that his neck looks like a 9.5 radius, or that his had the big frets. On the picture of my Jag and his Jag side by side, the frets look pretty much identical to my eyes. The frets on my neck are very small, which was the correct spec for 60s Jags
Always been mysterious that jag :-) Maybe i should ask my luthier next time i go. Cause yeah, sometimes the angle of the picture can be misleading. When i look at some pictures it really looks flatter. And i always thought that was the main reason why martin jenner swaped the neck, so it would play better with the tuneomatic radius. And as the ensenada factory they can make both radius for jaguar necks (they do for vinteras), so i thought why wouldnt they go for the real specs? (I thought maybe they would be reluctant to sell 1200$ guitars that dont play great, with 7.25 fretboard and flat TOMs, but they did it anyway with the cobain mustangs)
yours and the 2020 sound best to me. surprised how cheap the japanese one sounds, pick-ups sound weak imo. I honestly dont know which i prefer more, yours or the 2020, the 2020 sounds more 'dynamic' maybe due to yours having older pick-ups? either way, you'd not notice the difference unless you put them side by side so i think you did a great job. if you were to add an EQ and pumped the higher tones a pinch you'd be 99% there (all preference though)
Were all three guitars pickups set up the same height? The Japanese one should have had the Dimarzios in it and if they were set low they would sound weak;
Fantastic build, heads up. There's something I don't quite get? According to your pics, the original Kurt Jaguar had a Seymour Duncan bridge pickup. All MIMs have a DiMarzio DP100 (SuperDistortion). You seemed to acknowledge this but I'm under the impression that you went with the same pickups as the MIM ones? However your choice, could you please share with us what is the Seymour Duncan bridge pickup used in Kurt's Jaguar model (same as on the Jag-Stang)? And for that matter, the neck one? Thanks a lot man.
Kurt's Jaguar originally had the DiMarzio DP100. In 1994, it was changed to the Seymour Duncan JB. Kurt never used the Jag with the Duncan live, or for any studio recordings as far as what's been documented.
@@jq.guitars Thanks a lot! May I ask one last thing? Did you go with new / slighlty used DiMarzio Pickups or did you go with 70's original ones? I'd like to recreate a KC Jag myself with a Japan body I already have - thanks.
I've seen someone else do that, but I'm not a big fan of the KC jag necks. They're not the same profile as a 60s jag neck, much thicker. Also, they have a thick plasticy poly finish.
Would probably cost more than what the neck is worth. I paid like $680 for the 1965 neck, and I believe the KC Jag neck sells for like $500. Then a refret, refinish, and sanding the neck down.
hello, congratulations, your custom is so beautiful. what the utility of the small switch close to the mic toggle switch? this switch is not present on the Mexican model
Hey jq!! Love the custom build. I’m obsessed with that spitfire pickguard. Makes me wanna buy one for my own. How did the routing go for this custom jag? did u send it to a tech once u had all the electronics down? where’d u get ur electronics?
@@jq.guitarsPretty cool man!! Ur so lucky to find that Gotoh bridge like that with the brass saddles. Cant find them anywhere! But tell me tho is it hard to wire a whole jaguar?
What electronic components did you use? Like as in pots and caps? For my build I used an Emerson Custom Jaguar Tone Capacitor & Resistor Pack (Mallory 150 Series 0.01uf Film Capacitor 400v, 56K Carbon Comp Resistor) as well as some CTS 1 Meg pots...
I want to upgrade my Fender Jaguar Kurt Cobain NOS MX with the exact bridge like Kurt’s with the brass saddles, where can I find one or which is it? I also upgraded my jag with 2 push/pull pots for Humbucker splitting, sounds awesome. I use the rhythm circuit as a killswitch for some Tom Morello action. 😂 This is definitely my all rounder and my favorite on stage. 🤘🏼
I'm building a KC Jaguar from a squier Jaguar, with compromise lol. I'm currently trying to get pickup spacing as close as possible based off of pictures. It looks like the neck pickup is slanted slightly, is that right? And there is a pick guard screw right near the bottom left corner of the neck pickup mount, I'm wondering if that hole was re-used to secure the pickup mount, maybe that's why it's slanted. I noticed in your picture of your pick guard at 0:50, it looks like that hole wasn't drilled at all. Also any other tips on getting the spacing right would be appreciated. It almost seems to my eyes that your neck pickup is just a hair closer to the neck than Kurt's? I'd like your opinion on that, since that's the one I'm debating on. The bridge pickup seems right if I line the center of the humbucker with the original pickup holes. But if I do that with the neck, the mounting ring basically touches the neck. But there seems to be a slight gap there on Kurt's. Also my bridge will be slightly slanted thanks to the loose tolerances in the mounting holes, I'll put shims in to angle it the correct way.
The holes weren't drilled at that point. I did that because there isn't a standard for pickup rings, each one is different brand to brand. As for your other questions, I am not sure as I had Lomic Guitars help me make it perfect
@@jq.guitars Sorry I might have been a bit unclear. I'm taking about the holes for mounting the pick guard to the body, which were there at 0:50. From what I've seen, stock single coil jaguars have a mounting hole at the bottom left of the neck pickup hole area. It is kind of in the way of the mounting ring where it has to go, and yours looks to have omitted it basically. It almost lines up with the hole in my mounting rings.
@@jq.guitars It's a shame lomic doesn't sell these to the public on their eBay account. I have bought their sky-stang pick guard for the squier and am very happy with it. That took a lot of the ocd work out of that build.
@@jq.guitars All three are gorgeous instruments. Great job on the custom build! I have a '62 Reissue Jaguar that I've made a couple of my own minor mods to that is a similar color to the Mexican.
Dude, you have so muuuch eqiuptment - insane! You should start to write you own stuff, im sure you would make a good song writer! And about the guitars.. I don't know man, they sound all three really good and really close to each other. Is it worth to have 3 jags that are sound almost the same? Because each of them is really expensive to have. I know you are a big nirvana fan obviously, me too. I am a musician my self and kurt was a big inspiration for me in terms of song writing and guitar playing. I would recommend to find your own unique style and craft a guitar that suits you the best. With your own aesthetic's, represent your own identity, and invest your short life time to write you own songs. That is what Kurt did, and other musicians. they all had their influences. Please don't get me wrong, im not judging you, if that is what you want, to copy Kurt 100% and make videos how to sound like him, alright do It. But I heard some of your intro sounds, and they have interesting tones. I think it is a waste to spent all your energy to recreate Kurts artistic sound. Cause it is already been created - by kurt himself. So if you want to honor him, then go and take the risk, create some music that never been created and achieve through this something worthwhile. Just my two cents here ;)
I create my own riffs often, and I have more non-Kurt guitars than Kurt guitars. This channel is just dedicated to the Nirvana tone. I did end up selling one of the Jags because like you said, there's no point keeping 3 of the same thing. I buy and sell gear, a lot of the gear that gets featured on my channel ends up getting sold. Thanks for watching!
@@KurtCobain2021 I believe it would be this style, these were used from late 65 onwards www.amazon.com/Fender-0991448100-F-Neckplate-Chrome/dp/B000WN4J9S/ref=asc_df_B000WN4J9S/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=241886411479&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1718950263417149326&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9027875&hvtargid=pla-434185922327&psc=1
It has an F-plate with serial #95747 It’s a late 65 early 66 Jag. this jag got 3 different necks on it. It came with a dot inlay neck. Martin Jenner changed the neck to a 67-69 one neck with block inlays. And then he get made a custom non original Fender Neck. Kurt’s neck.
@@jq.guitars "No compromises" other than learning how to play left handed. If you're making a no compromises replica, that's what you're talking about.
@bonvivant55 I meant no compromises as if you were to compare it to a Fender Signature model, which compromises accuracy for mass production. The parts I went with could be made in lefty, as they are custom. I have a lefty friend who is doing that build actually. But, I built something I could play. If it bothers you so much, just mirror the video.
I've been collecting for a few years, and I get a lot of good deals at pawn shops and online. Then there are pieces of gear I specifically save for. I saved for about 4 months on this project before starting.
what an anti-nirvana thing... spending thousands of dollars to have a guitar that he bought because it was exactly what it is... a cheap, second-hand guitar... everything he bought because it was cheap, is now super inflated... this polychorus then, people are selling it for more than 2k, when it was a bum entrance effect...
i would argue caring about not doing anti-nirvana things is an anti-nirvana thing. i don't do this to "be like nirvana", i do it because making replicas is just fun. i used to be really into scale model cars, and building a nirvana guitar is like a fully functional model that you can actually play. also, totally agree on polychorus pricing. i got mine for only $600, which is still much more than id regularly pay for a pedal.
You definetly have the most accurate one on looks. I prefer the MIM purely because I just like darker sunbursts and I like the pickup spacing on it more so as an actual instrument to play and keep as your own that one would by my pick but you did an amazing job on your replica.
Thank you so much! I love the MIM as well, but I thought it'd be interesting to build a 1:1 replica. Kurt's Jaguar has always been one of my favorite guitars of all time.
hey man, know we’ve had our differences. But seriously, you crafted a beautiful guitar. Looks incredible!🤟
This is as spot on as you can get! This is how I remember it looking in pictures reading the book “come as you are” . When I was a kid.
Thanks!
The previous owner of Kurt's Fender Jaguar was Martin Jenner.
Kurt bought it from a thrift store and only changed the neck.
It was a big disappointment for me to know this detail as a diehard fan and as a musician (I have a lot of their equipment).
Nirvana's most iconic guitar, it was not designed/modified by Kurt.
You did a great job with your replica, congratulations!
Thank you! Kurt actually didn't change the neck, Martin Jenner changed it in 1981. In 1980 it had the block inlays, but in 1981 it was first seen with it's dot inlay neck.
This guitar has always been a favorite of mine, the history is super interesting to me.
If you're into Nirvana gear, please consider subscribing! My channel revolves around Nirvana gear, I've been collecting for a couple years.
An excellent outcome of the custom version! Well done and awesome sound all together!
I have been waiting for this build for a while now, but man does that jaguar look absolutely beautiful. your jaguar in contrast with the fender kc one, Is much better and accurate, and it sounds really good too! Great video!
I hate it how Fender always leaves the yellowish sunburst to the Custom Shop models. I have always enjoyed that colour more than the black-brown-orange burst that you always see. Yours looks the best imo!
Awesome video, so cool to see it all come together, very unique guitar.
PS Thanks for the shout-out!
Sounds amazing. Definitely seems worth the cost
the tone on the custom build sounds sooo good and it looks pretty af
I've always been curious to see how high Kurt's Jag pickups were set in relation to the strings. I've tried to find good hi-res pictures and watched videos, but it's really hard to tell how high he set his pickups. I think this is a big part of replicating his tone as well.
From what I’ve seen the neck pickup is equal to the pickup ring while the bridge pickup was almost the same height as the bridge
You know it's a good day whenever you upload a video!!!!
Nice build and nice sound very close to the original
Méxican sounds incredible, like the studio
The custom build sounds just like the Mexican one now that the strings have broken in. I think the MIM is the best sounding one in this video however
Dude, you really did a great job on this 1. It looks great man. Congrats on getting it together.
I've got both Jags. The 2019 KC Edition, and the same color you have Squire jag, and I agree. I would think you would enjoy the earlier road worn KC Jag. Just for some reason here in the last 4 years Fenders prices have skyrocketed, but the quality has gone down. I've got a Squire Bullitt Mustang HH with a Seymour Duncan in the bridge as always, and love it, but now I gotta try the classic vibe stang, because again your right. Squire's Classic Vibe series has been on point!
Can’t wait for the sound demo
great shirt, even better guitar. good job mate!
closest one to the real one ive seen on youtube! great job
This looks really amazing everything looks exactly perfect rock on 🤘
You're creepily obsessed with Kurt but... dude, you're spot on with everything. I mean, you're "dead on balls" accurate lol. And that's a GREAT build! Je dis bravo!
The cobain Jag is honestly a great guitar. Fender tone with Les Paul Functionality. Are you using Dimarzio Super Distortions or SD JBs? Great vid and thanks for the content!
I'd say I'm more gear obsessed than anything. DiMarzio SD in the bridge, with a DiMarzio PAF neck pickup, just like the real deal. I went pickups made in the 1980s, though I don't notice a huge difference when compared to modern day ones.
@@jq.guitarsIm a gearhead too lol. Only thing I don't like about the Cobain Jag is that the 2 volume and tone pots are too close together to really do much onstage (so I keep one volume and 1 tone). I also leave the "strangle" switch intact when I install the 3-way selector.
So... where's the Strat with SD Hot Rails? I KNOW you have one lol
@@CaptainKirkDiggler I do indeed have one. Check out my Reading 1992 video, it's featured there
Wow Awesome video....honestly i choose the Custom build one looks so perfect.
@jq & @WastewoodRockers you are awesome, both of you have Jaguar Custom which so close with Kurt Jaguar.🙏
you could probably cut the headstock down to a strat shape if you wanted to be even more accurate
Awesome jag build mate! Totally jealous of it!
I really appreciate it!
man I am really sad they have discontinued this model! I've wanted one ever since I started playing, and am hoping I can get it before you can't order them anymore! The prices have shot up like crazy too, saw a used one on kjiji already for 2000 cad, and just to order it brand new is $1860. almost two grand.. Feel like I should just bite the bullet and order one though as about 4 or so years ago I had the opportunity to get a lake placid KC Mustang for 900 bucks and now those go for like 3-4 grand. Be cool if they discontinued this and instead made a more accurate representation though but I highly doubt it with the Jagstang. Don't know why they cant just keep the mustang and jaguar in the line up.. They still make money.
I got one off offerup for 900 last year, road worn too !
New KC Jaguars are available to buy now, £1399 in the UK.
looks insane nice build🔥
I wonder why Fender bothered to put the original mounting screw holes for the tuners on the NOS but then didn't bother to get the colour right?
even if it costs a little extra ive always felt like the best option for cobain guitars is to make ur own, the skystang 1 i built off a squire cv body looks way closer to the original than the signature mustangs
Squier bodies don't have any contours, you need an mg69 body. Cobain signature mustangs are quite close to kurts, despite being alder, wrong red tortoise shell and black switches
@@johnpickk7526 contours arent a big deal to me and i changed the switches on my cv too. my reason for using a squire body is the finish on the mg69s/signatures is a lot more saturated and had a different pickguard. not a big deal for skystang or blue mustank replicas but the skystang almost looks white depending on the lighting
SkyStang I, II and III are all the same color. They can all look white depending on the lighting, but II and III weren't seen as much as I, so there's not many pictures out there to show that
@@jq.guitars yea it depends on the lighting with my cv body too, i got lucky and nabbed one of the "limited" releases where the sonic blue isnt as desaturated as it normally is on squires. the mg69s just look a little too seafoamy in my opinion
@@SoggyBacco kurts mustangs have green in the finish, all mg69s from the 90s do. the squier bodys are not as accurate as a mg69, as its what kurt used. stock mg69s with fancy paint colours
got the made in japan one for christmas 2006. It had 3 "phase" versions on the site i saw. Had to translate the Japanese messages. and get it imported was well worth it. haha
That's a really nice one, awesome!
Great job it looks much more like Kurt’s then the N O S Jaguar does.Grunge forever!
hey i got my own custom black distressed jaguar and it wins every time comparing to other non custom jags, so always know guys when in rome, the custom guitars always beat factory built stuff...
Pretty sweet. I like the pickup spacing. I saw something recently about eddie van halen dipping his pickups in wax. I dont if you mentioned the string compensation for length, one of the other vids mentioned it. Good day.
Good job man!
Very good “report” and magnificent reproduction work! Three questions: With a neck radius of 7.25, how did you find a bridge with the same radius ? Why are almost all the pickguard screws missing on the original Cobain? and how is it that the size of the headstock is smaller than yours, which nevertheless dates from 1965, the same date as the original?
1. The neck has a mismatched radius from the bridge, which has 12"
2. I'm not sure what you're referring to, all the screws are there
3. There are different theories, some think it's one off from factory, others say it could have been shaven down by Martin Jenner.
cool build, also love the omori tee
Well done. I have questions. I have a Mexican KC model and I wanted to bring it closer to Kurt's actual specs. Mainly the pickup positions - closer to the neck and bridge. What are the measurements for locating the humbuckers? I'm guessing I'd need rout my body a bit as well as get a new pickguard.
Are there any cheaper accurate alternatives to the body
Good job man
I wonder what bridhe you are using for it..
was the bridge used on yours and kurts abr or nashville style?
Nice if I had to pick by sound take custom out of equation it would be the Mexico sounds closest to Kurt's in my opinion one thing on my wishlist the unplugged guitar
Where did you find the bridge? I’ve been searching for the bridge for years and nothing 😢
It's weird, it shouldn't given how samey all of them are in so many ways but the Japanese one has less clarity of individual notes under distortion to my ear.
very cool
amazing!!!!!!
MJT did a great job on the body, how much it cost you the body with that finish and the checking?
Do you think something like this could be made to a NOS?
$385. It could be made NOS style
@@jq.guitars awseome! Thank you!
Did mjt build the whole guitar or just the body?
I know its a project but surely spending more money than buying one from Fender sort of defeats the object. I bet the '65 neck was a chunk of the cost - then you fit white humbuckers instead of cream. Was it really worth the cost of replicating the red tortoise pick guard?
A friend of mine bought the Fender Cobain Jaguar and I'm replicating one from a Squier Jaguar. The paint is identical, the body thickness is the same - its a very straightforward conversion,, and won't cost anywhere near £2k even with brand new Dimarzios.
You've done a good job but it could have been more accurate and less expensive......
Nope, these were cream humbuckers. The camera just made it look white. Yes, a big chunk of the cost was the neck. The point was to make as close of a right handed replica as I could, cost disregarded. It still came out cheaper than buying a used Roadworn version.
Hello nice video. Just one thing about the neck. On pictures Cobain’s (real) one looks like a 9.5’’ radius (and with big frets). And since they had to make those neck especially for that signature mode, i guess they went for the real specs
Hello, thank you for watching. I don't agree that his neck looks like a 9.5 radius, or that his had the big frets.
On the picture of my Jag and his Jag side by side, the frets look pretty much identical to my eyes. The frets on my neck are very small, which was the correct spec for 60s Jags
Always been mysterious that jag :-) Maybe i should ask my luthier next time i go. Cause yeah, sometimes the angle of the picture can be misleading. When i look at some pictures it really looks flatter. And i always thought that was the main reason why martin jenner swaped the neck, so it would play better with the tuneomatic radius. And as the ensenada factory they can make both radius for jaguar necks (they do for vinteras), so i thought why wouldnt they go for the real specs? (I thought maybe they would be reluctant to sell 1200$ guitars that dont play great, with 7.25 fretboard and flat TOMs, but they did it anyway with the cobain mustangs)
yours and the 2020 sound best to me. surprised how cheap the japanese one sounds, pick-ups sound weak imo. I honestly dont know which i prefer more, yours or the 2020, the 2020 sounds more 'dynamic' maybe due to yours having older pick-ups? either way, you'd not notice the difference unless you put them side by side so i think you did a great job. if you were to add an EQ and pumped the higher tones a pinch you'd be 99% there (all preference though)
Were all three guitars pickups set up the same height? The Japanese one should have had the Dimarzios in it and if they were set low they would sound weak;
Fantastic build, heads up. There's something I don't quite get? According to your pics, the original Kurt Jaguar had a Seymour Duncan bridge pickup. All MIMs have a DiMarzio DP100 (SuperDistortion). You seemed to acknowledge this but I'm under the impression that you went with the same pickups as the MIM ones? However your choice, could you please share with us what is the Seymour Duncan bridge pickup used in Kurt's Jaguar model (same as on the Jag-Stang)? And for that matter, the neck one? Thanks a lot man.
Kurt's Jaguar originally had the DiMarzio DP100. In 1994, it was changed to the Seymour Duncan JB. Kurt never used the Jag with the Duncan live, or for any studio recordings as far as what's been documented.
@@jq.guitars Thanks a lot! May I ask one last thing? Did you go with new / slighlty used DiMarzio Pickups or did you go with 70's original ones? I'd like to recreate a KC Jag myself with a Japan body I already have - thanks.
@@KeiNaarr I went with original 70s/80s ones
It’d be cool if you got a Fender KC jag neck and just had a luthier re radius it to be 7.25
I've seen someone else do that, but I'm not a big fan of the KC jag necks. They're not the same profile as a 60s jag neck, much thicker. Also, they have a thick plasticy poly finish.
@@jq.guitars well in theory, although it would be expensive, would it not be possible to have a luthier fix those issues too?
Would probably cost more than what the neck is worth. I paid like $680 for the 1965 neck, and I believe the KC Jag neck sells for like $500. Then a refret, refinish, and sanding the neck down.
@@jq.guitars you got you 1965 neck for $680? Every time I look they are in the thousands I think the most expensive one right now is $2,500
@Yucky774 Yep, I lucked out. This was also about 2 years ago when I bought it, prices have skyrocketed
hello, congratulations, your custom is so beautiful.
what the utility of the small switch close to the mic toggle switch?
this switch is not present on the Mexican model
Hi, it doesn't do anything. I just put it there because I didn't have anything else to fill the hole. Thanks for the comment!
Hey jq!! Love the custom build. I’m obsessed with that spitfire pickguard. Makes me wanna buy one for my own. How did the routing go for this custom jag? did u send it to a tech once u had all the electronics down? where’d u get ur electronics?
Thanks! I did the routing myself, and all the wiring myself. I found the electronics on Reverb
@@jq.guitarsPretty cool man!! Ur so lucky to find that Gotoh bridge like that with the brass saddles. Cant find them anywhere! But tell me tho is it hard to wire a whole jaguar?
@@czarordaz7205 Not hard if you have the wiring diagram. Just time consuming
@@czarordaz7205 The wiring is only slightly different to standard Jaguar - I have both diagrams to compare.
What electronic components did you use? Like as in pots and caps? For my build I used an Emerson Custom Jaguar Tone Capacitor & Resistor Pack (Mallory 150 Series 0.01uf Film Capacitor 400v,
56K Carbon Comp Resistor) as well as some CTS 1 Meg pots...
1meg CTS pots, vintage style disc 0.01uf cap, vintage style cloth wiring
I want to upgrade my Fender Jaguar Kurt Cobain NOS MX
with the exact bridge like Kurt’s with the brass saddles, where can I find one or which is it?
I also upgraded my jag with 2 push/pull pots for Humbucker splitting, sounds awesome.
I use the rhythm circuit as a killswitch for some Tom Morello action. 😂
This is definitely my all rounder and my favorite on stage. 🤘🏼
Thanks for the comment! I found my bridge on Ebay, the model is called "Tone Pros 2"
@@jq.guitars thx 😄
Mexico version sounds the best to me .
I'm building a KC Jaguar from a squier Jaguar, with compromise lol. I'm currently trying to get pickup spacing as close as possible based off of pictures.
It looks like the neck pickup is slanted slightly, is that right? And there is a pick guard screw right near the bottom left corner of the neck pickup mount, I'm wondering if that hole was re-used to secure the pickup mount, maybe that's why it's slanted.
I noticed in your picture of your pick guard at 0:50, it looks like that hole wasn't drilled at all. Also any other tips on getting the spacing right would be appreciated.
It almost seems to my eyes that your neck pickup is just a hair closer to the neck than Kurt's? I'd like your opinion on that, since that's the one I'm debating on. The bridge pickup seems right if I line the center of the humbucker with the original pickup holes. But if I do that with the neck, the mounting ring basically touches the neck. But there seems to be a slight gap there on Kurt's.
Also my bridge will be slightly slanted thanks to the loose tolerances in the mounting holes, I'll put shims in to angle it the correct way.
The holes weren't drilled at that point. I did that because there isn't a standard for pickup rings, each one is different brand to brand.
As for your other questions, I am not sure as I had Lomic Guitars help me make it perfect
@@jq.guitars Sorry I might have been a bit unclear. I'm taking about the holes for mounting the pick guard to the body, which were there at 0:50. From what I've seen, stock single coil jaguars have a mounting hole at the bottom left of the neck pickup hole area. It is kind of in the way of the mounting ring where it has to go, and yours looks to have omitted it basically. It almost lines up with the hole in my mounting rings.
There is a gap between the neck pickup and the neck, it's just less obvious depending on the angle. That's correct, that screwhole was omitted
@@jq.guitars It's a shame lomic doesn't sell these to the public on their eBay account. I have bought their sky-stang pick guard for the squier and am very happy with it. That took a lot of the ocd work out of that build.
@@ConkersBFDN64 Definitely try hitting him up on Instagram, I'm sure he can make something custom for you
Hi JQ, what is the background music on 1:42 ? Sounds like "sappy" but its kind of slowed version or some stuff like that
Sappy sad version from the Montage of Heck movie
How heavy are your jags? mine sits at around 8.9 pounds and sounds insanely muddy
The Mexican guitar's sound clip was spot on. The custom and the Japanese look better though.
The custom had new strings in this video, it sounds just like the Mexican made one now that they're broken in
@@jq.guitars All three are gorgeous instruments. Great job on the custom build! I have a '62 Reissue Jaguar that I've made a couple of my own minor mods to that is a similar color to the Mexican.
How did you manage to make the bridge radius work with the neck radius? Because Gibson style bridges are usually around a 12” radius
The radius is mismatched, as are the Cobain Signature, and Kurt's actual guitars
@@jq.guitars thanks! Awesome guitar
Quick question about the made in mexico jaguar, did it come with the limited edition kurt cobain book or not? also the custom replica looks good!
It did come with the book
ok thanks for letting me know.
How would you suggest going about with setting up a gotoh roller bridge on a jag? For me I think I'm going to have to file out the grooves a lot.
I can't say for sure, I've never tried it before
@@jq.guitars How did it work for you? Did it have no issues with string slippage after installing, or did it need a little bit of work?
@@averylangs I've never tried a Gotoh roller bridge, but I've used many Gotoh GE104B bridges which are my preferred ones.
Dude, you have so muuuch eqiuptment - insane! You should start to write you own stuff, im sure you would make a good song writer! And about the guitars.. I don't know man, they sound all three really good and really close to each other. Is it worth to have 3 jags that are sound almost the same? Because each of them is really expensive to have. I know you are a big nirvana fan obviously, me too. I am a musician my self and kurt was a big inspiration for me in terms of song writing and guitar playing. I would recommend to find your own unique style and craft a guitar that suits you the best. With your own aesthetic's, represent your own identity, and invest your short life time to write you own songs. That is what Kurt did, and other musicians. they all had their influences. Please don't get me wrong, im not judging you, if that is what you want, to copy Kurt 100% and make videos how to sound like him, alright do It. But I heard some of your intro sounds, and they have interesting tones. I think it is a waste to spent all your energy to recreate Kurts artistic sound. Cause it is already been created - by kurt himself. So if you want to honor him, then go and take the risk, create some music that never been created and achieve through this something worthwhile. Just my two cents here ;)
I create my own riffs often, and I have more non-Kurt guitars than Kurt guitars. This channel is just dedicated to the Nirvana tone. I did end up selling one of the Jags because like you said, there's no point keeping 3 of the same thing. I buy and sell gear, a lot of the gear that gets featured on my channel ends up getting sold. Thanks for watching!
What kind of pots did you get on your Jaguar?
1 Meg
@@jq.guitarsand did u get them off reverb?
1:49 what’s the song in the background? Sounds like sappy but deeper
It's the Sappy instrumental demo from Montage of Heck
@@jq.guitars at the very start of the video, what version of sappy is?
@@shadowjuliuus 1989 Austria Live
@@jq.guitars thanks!
@@jq.guitars hey man, i've been searching and i haven't found it, do you have a link?
Where you get the saddle bridge?
I found it on eBay
@@jq.guitars can share the link? I’ll take a look.
Unfortunately it's sold out, I can't find any more. The model is TonePros II
@@jq.guitars great thanks
How about the pickguard from lomic, that matches the sizes of standard jaguar pickguard?
You know if Kurt’s fender jaguar neck plate is just plain?
It should have an F plate
@@jq.guitars do you have some links? I know the vintage neck plate is plain that era.like vintage type 4 bolts.
@@KurtCobain2021 I believe it would be this style, these were used from late 65 onwards
www.amazon.com/Fender-0991448100-F-Neckplate-Chrome/dp/B000WN4J9S/ref=asc_df_B000WN4J9S/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=241886411479&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1718950263417149326&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9027875&hvtargid=pla-434185922327&psc=1
It has an F-plate with serial #95747
It’s a late 65 early 66 Jag.
this jag got 3 different necks on it.
It came with a dot inlay neck.
Martin Jenner changed the neck to a 67-69 one neck with block inlays.
And then he get made a custom non original Fender Neck. Kurt’s neck.
How much was the spitfire pickgaurd?
$368
@@jq.guitars thank you for the response
You made your first mistake on the first purchase.
You made a right handed guitar. "No compromises."
Why would I build a guitar I can't play?
@@jq.guitars
"No compromises" other than learning how to play left handed. If you're making a no compromises replica, that's what you're talking about.
@bonvivant55 I meant no compromises as if you were to compare it to a Fender Signature model, which compromises accuracy for mass production. The parts I went with could be made in lefty, as they are custom. I have a lefty friend who is doing that build actually. But, I built something I could play. If it bothers you so much, just mirror the video.
I think the mexican sounds better than the other 2 tbh
Damn dude got to say I'd rather custom make a Cobain jaguar then buy one used or brand new
hey jq would you like to buy a guitar body and neck from me? Its a off brand strat and its only $50
No thank you, thanks for the offer
How to people do this these videos the guitars and amps are so expensive and it seems like they have multiple of them
I've been collecting for a few years, and I get a lot of good deals at pawn shops and online. Then there are pieces of gear I specifically save for. I saved for about 4 months on this project before starting.
@@jq.guitars oh it always seem like the people who make this are rich
@@Jakes21420 I'm not rich, I just save until I can afford gear
Man that speaker sucks. its sounds like it has a blanket over it.
Most likely the mic you're hearing. This was an older video, I was using a cheaper mic back then
Firrrst
what an anti-nirvana thing... spending thousands of dollars to have a guitar that he bought because it was exactly what it is... a cheap, second-hand guitar... everything he bought because it was cheap, is now super inflated... this polychorus then, people are selling it for more than 2k, when it was a bum entrance effect...
i would argue caring about not doing anti-nirvana things is an anti-nirvana thing. i don't do this to "be like nirvana", i do it because making replicas is just fun. i used to be really into scale model cars, and building a nirvana guitar is like a fully functional model that you can actually play. also, totally agree on polychorus pricing. i got mine for only $600, which is still much more than id regularly pay for a pedal.
The mexican one has a better sound lollllll