I own this guitar! I actually bought Fender’s American Professional Jaguar in Sonic Gray when they came out in 2017. I really like the V-Mod pickups and think that Michael Frink did a great job in carefully designing them. I’m currently setup with a Boss RV-6 pedal through Mesa Boogie’s Blue Angel Custom 1X12 Combo amp so that could have a lot to do with how in love I am with the sound and tone. In the future I will likely buy a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe. This may authenticate the Fender sound more closely to what the 60’s had in store as the Jaguar came to notoriety.
First time I actually heard the "Drop D locking trem" mentioned. Kinda creative interpretation of the system. Most of the time they tell you it's for "if a string breaks on stage you can lock it so the other strings won't go out of tune", which always seemed kinda unlikely, 'cause SRV said; "just change 'em while playing on stage"...
The old one has glassy and more woody vibe while new one has bright strings sound. Who ever came up with the new colors this year deserves a reward. The Cosmetic of this new professional line is beautiful. I find it a bit weak sounding. Fender is smart. As you go up the higher model, the sound of the guitar will have Bigger, Wider Frequency range, Fatter Necks, Lighter weight body and Vintage relic cosmetics most of the time.
If i were a Jazzmaster owner (i will in next future) i put three pickups on these guitar, two p90 pickups at neck and bridge but one jaguar single-coil in mid position. THX BY THE VIDEO!
That's not a clownburst. It's the entire circusburst. Also that's not "shielding" around the pickups. That's to focus the magnetic field more tightly on the individual strings
I love 90's. I love distortion, I love Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, but also love clean tones.... Wich Jaguar do you recommend? ( I prefer Jaguars than Jazzmaster, because of the scale... ) Thank you!!!
cool review though sound examples are too quiet..and is it me or are the guitars slightly out of tune ? first riff playing rhythm stands out as the most
Marc-olivier Johnson I agree. Playing was not good at all and the guitars were out of tune. Let a good player show off how these guitars sound and let them ring.
I have the same guitar. The best guitar I have ever played or owned, with a Mastery Bridge and Vibrato added. Never thought it would be beaten. Just bought one of the last of the Pro Series 1 Jazzmasters. I hate to say it, and never thought I would, but it has taken the place of the Jag. Awesome tone! The greatest Surf Guitar of all time!!
@@TheMyndsurfer Very nice. I put a Mastery bridge on my Squier Jazzmaster, solid as a rock. Fortunately and surprisingly I never had to change the bridge on my Jaguar. Those bridges are notorious for being unstable, but mine has never given me any problems, even with heavy strumming and tremolo use.
@@bumblefritz Hi. Yeah, I play Surf Guitar, Dick Dale style, double trem. picking with heavy picks. The strings used to jump out all over the place. I put on a String Buzz which altered the angle onto the Bridge and it was pretty good but still not 100%. Mastery Bridge fixed it, Master Vibrato was the icing on the cake. The new Bridges on the Jazz Pro are great.No problems. I didn't like the angle of the Tremelo arm though so I added a Mastery Vibrato and it is now the best guitar I have ever played. Without a doubt, two of the best ever made!
@@TheMyndsurfer If my stock Jag bridge ever goes to crap I'm no doubt switching to a Mastery. As far as the tremolo angle, I bent the bar a bit to give it more vibrato range, I also put a very tiny bend into the part that goes into the body, now the bar stays put where I leave it and doesn't swing.
@@bumblefritz We do what we can to get to where we want to go. Either way, playing guitar is my way of life and it sounds like its yours as well. Offset guitars rule!
Thanks for the review. I was curious about how they stacked up. The AMPro sounds like it has a lower output at the bridge than the '65, but as more of the bridge pickup was used the '65 thinned and flattened out where the AMPro had some nice extra-harmonic stuff happening. I wonder about how well either of these guitars were setup since they didn't seem to play in tune. Either way, it gives a good idea of where these overlap and where they're different.
funny how the imperfections in the vintage ones sounds contribute towards its sounds but I bet the new one is easier and more enjoyable to play. fender are sods for making such decisions so difficult
I've had a '65 Jag and a '63 Jazzmaster and know what those vintage bursts are like. This version looks wrong unless it's digital artifacts acting with the light.
sorry Fender ... great new Jaguar, but these V-MOD pickups sounds like crap ....... after all these decades, people are not getting "the definitive" jaguar yet ...... unbelievable ....
Andymanaman Every reviewer from the UK to the US is not pronouncing it correctly. However, here in Texas we know how to speak and pronounce it the right way.. JAGWAR.
Also, despite being an Englishman myself it's worth noting that it's an American animal whose name derives from an Amazonian trade language which in itself is derived from Portuguese. A similar word in Portuguese for a pronunciation reference is the word for water, which in Portuguese is Agua - pronounced like "Agwar". So really, much as I hate to admit it, Jagwar is actually more correct than Jag-You-Are. Plus it's an American guitar, and that's how they pronounce it!
Yeah, they did em accurate to how they were in 1965. It looks so clowny. I have a AV65 Jazzmaster, and they kept the yellow, and has a lot of red, but it has more of a gradient. Looks much classier.
your an american, why jagwire? fender is an american company? haha woo it doesn't matter, just funny , you did a fine review, on this model and others btw
Nice demo, but to help out potential buyers I need to point out that
11:05 Is labeled as neck pickup, but it is the series position.
I own this guitar! I actually bought Fender’s American Professional Jaguar in Sonic Gray when they came out in 2017. I really like the V-Mod pickups and think that Michael Frink did a great job in carefully designing them. I’m currently setup with a Boss RV-6 pedal through Mesa Boogie’s Blue Angel Custom 1X12 Combo amp so that could have a lot to do with how in love I am with the sound and tone. In the future I will likely buy a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe. This may authenticate the Fender sound more closely to what the 60’s had in store as the Jaguar came to notoriety.
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Did he say that he’s comfortable with a little more meat in the hand? @6:20
Vince Guzman LOL 😂
I love that sonic grey, but I still prefer the older styles. I prefer a thin neck.
Comic Lover ohh the american pro has a fatter neck?
I like the sound of the 65 Vintage Jag better.
I like the new one but love the sound of the old one much better. Nice review.
Thank you for the comparisons, from a 62 Reissue American Vintage Jaguar owner. Just what I wanted to see. Wish I could afford both.
First time I actually heard the "Drop D locking trem" mentioned. Kinda creative interpretation of the system. Most of the time they tell you it's for "if a string breaks on stage you can lock it so the other strings won't go out of tune", which always seemed kinda unlikely, 'cause SRV said; "just change 'em while playing on stage"...
I have a 67 Jag I got new and I wouldn't trade it for both of those ! To my ear the vintage one is the better sounding one !
The old one has glassy and more woody vibe while new one has bright strings sound.
Who ever came up with the new colors this year deserves a reward. The Cosmetic of this new professional line is beautiful. I find it a bit weak sounding. Fender is smart. As you go up the higher model, the sound of the guitar will have Bigger, Wider Frequency range, Fatter Necks, Lighter weight body and Vintage relic cosmetics most of the time.
If i were a Jazzmaster owner (i will in next future) i put three pickups on these guitar, two p90 pickups at neck and bridge but one jaguar single-coil in mid position. THX BY THE VIDEO!
please tune guitar
they simplified it... sounds great.. but no way sounds as good as older Jaguar... they messed with tone
That's not a clownburst. It's the entire circusburst. Also that's not "shielding" around the pickups. That's to focus the magnetic field more tightly on the individual strings
I love 90's. I love distortion, I love Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, but also love clean tones.... Wich Jaguar do you recommend?
( I prefer Jaguars than Jazzmaster, because of the scale... ) Thank you!!!
Squier VM Jaguar and install your own Fender pure vintage '65 pickups. That's what I did...sounds 90% as good as the AVRI 65 at a third of the price.
cool review though sound examples are too quiet..and is it me or are the guitars slightly out of tune ? first riff playing rhythm stands out as the most
Marc-olivier Johnson I agree. Playing was not good at all and the guitars were out of tune. Let a good player show off how these guitars sound and let them ring.
I have a American Vintage '62 Reissue Jag from 2006-ish. You don't see many videos on that one for some reason.
I have the same guitar. The best guitar I have ever played or owned, with a Mastery Bridge and Vibrato added. Never thought it would be beaten. Just bought one of the last of the Pro Series 1 Jazzmasters. I hate to say it, and never thought I would, but it has taken the place of the Jag. Awesome tone! The greatest Surf Guitar of all time!!
@@TheMyndsurfer Very nice. I put a Mastery bridge on my Squier Jazzmaster, solid as a rock. Fortunately and surprisingly I never had to change the bridge on my Jaguar. Those bridges are notorious for being unstable, but mine has never given me any problems, even with heavy strumming and tremolo use.
@@bumblefritz Hi. Yeah, I play Surf Guitar, Dick Dale style, double trem. picking with heavy picks. The strings used to jump out all over the place. I put on a String Buzz which altered the angle onto the Bridge and it was pretty good but still not 100%. Mastery Bridge fixed it, Master Vibrato was the icing on the cake. The new Bridges on the Jazz Pro are great.No problems. I didn't like the angle of the Tremelo arm though so I added a Mastery Vibrato and it is now the best guitar I have ever played. Without a doubt, two of the best ever made!
@@TheMyndsurfer If my stock Jag bridge ever goes to crap I'm no doubt switching to a Mastery. As far as the tremolo angle, I bent the bar a bit to give it more vibrato range, I also put a very tiny bend into the part that goes into the body, now the bar stays put where I leave it and doesn't swing.
@@bumblefritz We do what we can to get to where we want to go. Either way, playing guitar is my way of life and it sounds like its yours as well. Offset guitars rule!
Thanks for the review. I was curious about how they stacked up. The AMPro sounds like it has a lower output at the bridge than the '65, but as more of the bridge pickup was used the '65 thinned and flattened out where the AMPro had some nice extra-harmonic stuff happening. I wonder about how well either of these guitars were setup since they didn't seem to play in tune. Either way, it gives a good idea of where these overlap and where they're different.
Definitely the '65 American vintage.
Any problem hitting the blade switch on the American professional while aggressively strumming?
Isn't the Johnny Marr Jaguar American made ??
Richee Cowan yes it is and good point although it too is a vintage reissue but with Johnny's specs. -Chris
Seems like they took a couple of the mods from the Johnny Marr Jag.
i suspect the professional is meant to sound better with modern distortion ~ well i hope so because it sounds remarkably bland next to the 65
Reviews Jags- leaves whammy out -.-
Jagwire
I'm down to buy one but crap I don't like the chunky deep C neck :/
funny how the imperfections in the vintage ones sounds contribute towards its sounds but I bet the new one is easier and more enjoyable to play. fender are sods for making such decisions so difficult
Out of tune?
I notice that you hold the guitars in different positions. The Professional is between you legs and the Vintage is on your right leg.
f81456 Probably some kind of hidden message for people living in a parallel universe ! For sure !
What's up with the goofy sunbust ? Looks like a child painted it..
Fendernirvana it's a vintage spec "two tone" not much fade on those. I prefer the more subtle gradient myself. -Chris
I've had a '65 Jag and a '63 Jazzmaster and know what those vintage bursts are like. This version looks wrong unless it's digital artifacts acting with the light.
Clown burst
hey FENDER ... now we need the JAGUAR ULTRA !!!!!
I honestly can hear anything of the sound of a jaguar in the am pro model. v-mod pu are so inexpressive.
8:19 am pro 8:50 vintage
sorry Fender ... great new Jaguar, but these V-MOD pickups sounds like crap ....... after all these decades, people are not getting "the definitive" jaguar yet ...... unbelievable ....
Check out the Johnny Marr Jaguar. It’s an awesome guitar, pickups wound by Bareknuckle.
I cringe every time its pronounced 'Jagwire'
Andymanaman Every reviewer from the UK to the US is not pronouncing it correctly. However, here in Texas we know how to speak and pronounce it the right way.. JAGWAR.
Also, despite being an Englishman myself it's worth noting that it's an American animal whose name derives from an Amazonian trade language which in itself is derived from Portuguese. A similar word in Portuguese for a pronunciation reference is the word for water, which in Portuguese is Agua - pronounced like "Agwar". So really, much as I hate to admit it, Jagwar is actually more correct than Jag-You-Are. Plus it's an American guitar, and that's how they pronounce it!
Here in France we say Jagwar to. But Jagwire sounds good to my french ears ! But in fact ... IJDGAF :-)
I'm always blown away when I hear us Americans try to tell people from the UK how to speak English ! " ENGLAND " HELLO is anyone home up stares ?
Avri 65 IS the pure sound of the jaguar.
Jaguar IS not a strat
JAG U R, YA JAGOFF
thats the worst sunburst paint ive ever seen
Yeah, they did em accurate to how they were in 1965. It looks so clowny. I have a AV65 Jazzmaster, and they kept the yellow, and has a lot of red, but it has more of a gradient. Looks much classier.
Another jag wire review
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your an american, why jagwire? fender is an american company? haha woo it doesn't matter, just funny , you did a fine review, on this model and others btw
gus dupree Scottish and American, but mostly just a bald white dude. ;) - Chris McKee
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Both guitars were out of tune.
Nice review but if you're gonna sell 'em, learn their names. It's Jag-u-ar, not Jag-wire.
‘Jagwire’😂
Very bad