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I just picked mine up today, it's sick. I don't care if it's not a true Jaguar or Jazzmaster. Those have already been made and are still available to those who are looking. This guitar is something unique and new which we need more of. The ebony fretboard and stainless frets are especially smooth. Tones are great.
@Hulk Hogan We all have our own definition of "anemic". I found the bridge pickup to be of lower/medium output, and raised it a bit. It's fine for my purposes but you would probably want something with more output if you're playing metal.
I'm not purist, as my favorite guitars are humbucker-equipped Jaguars, but the whole point of the guitar is the short scale. With a 25.5" scale length it's pretty much a Jazzmaster aside from some body proportion differences nobody would notice unless they put one over the other. By taking away that scale length it's just a Jazzmaster with some slight changes to the body proportions.
In my opinion the scale length is the essence of what separates a Jaguar from a Jazzmaster, and to a degree the pickups, that said I bet more people have changed pickup types on a guitar more than changing the scale length 🤔
It’s the chrome switch plates that make it a Jag. It’s just like recent Mustangs vs Duo Sonics. Also I’d add that the scale is a good feature to me. I like the tone of my strats and teles better than the warmer sound of my shorter scale Mustang
@@cuteasxtreme Yes, but in the case of Mustangs and Duo-Sonics that's the only thing distinguishing them. The plates on the Jaguar are different but the controls were the same as the Jazzmaster aside from the pickup selection and strangle switch. The pickups were different and so was the cut of the body to adjust it to the shorter scale, but those are minor. The whole point of a Jaguar is the short scale, otherwise it is just a Jazzmaster.
I like how the Texas - T finish looks on it also. Much more than the tele Variant. Looks like a fun and nice guitar. I like jag’s though I’ve yet to have or play one.
They’re ok, if you want a cheap alternative to a vintage jag look up a univox hi flier it’s pretty much a reverse jaguar/mustang hybrid that was only produced for a couple of years but it’s always resurfacing on reverb, but it was made before the jagstang came out.
The Jag (the standard model) is a very unique animal. The shorter scale, rhythm/lead circuits, bright pickups and floating trem system give the guitar a lot of character and diversity in tone. If you're interested I would definitely recommend at least play testing one. The Squier "classic vibe" line offers a lot of bang for your buck, albeit not as much as the Vintage Modified line they released back around 2012 which were essentially "warts and all" reproductions of the original at a three hundred dollar price point.
Being that it’s a rather odd Jaguar really more of a jazzmaster but I really like what they did. All the tones that this guitar makes really does it for me, and it looks amazing.
Just got a Luxe Jaguar. Both single coil and humbucking sound great! After replacing the strings with 11s, adjusting the bridge height, and setting the intonation, I played the guitar for a couple hours to get used to it. This guitar plays fast! The steel frets allow the strings to glide more easily on bends and vibrato, meaning more control. The neck shape feels very close to the Ultra Tele. It's very comfortable. The fretboard and frets feel very tough, but yet it plays faster than the Tele. The color, painted headstock, and ebony fretboard made me hesitate, but I am really glad I got one. The Texas tea color is not black, but more of a sparkly golden brown in real life. And the painted headstock looks good with the ebony fretboard. Overall, really happy with this guitar. FYI, the video says there is a hex slot to raise and lower the bridge. I couldn't see it, but maybe Trogly meant the flat-head screws to move the saddles forward and back?
I had this guitar preordered and got it on Day 1. It is a fantastic guitar with great resonance, comfortable contours and a superb neck. I love that it applies a modern experience to a classic looking model. The ebony board alone is worth the price of entry. I also relly like the string through design with the recessed bridge. It sure improves the sustain, and does not create the odd Tune-O-Matic angles some guitars have when those bridges sit too high. The reason I even checked the Ultra Luxe Jaguar out to begin with is because it has the standard strat 25.5" scale, instead of the shorter flabbier 24" Jag scale. It looks like a Jaguar, but plays like a super strat, especially with that compound radius. The Texas Tea finish looks a lot blacker in person than in this video. If you shine a light directly on it, you get the oil slick copper tones, but in any other light, it looks pretty much black. Two things I did not like: 1. It was supposed to come with rolled fret edges; it did not. They are a little on the clumsy sharp side, almost making it feel like they sprouted (which they did not). You would think an expensive US Fender would have a litle more attention paid to this, when the rest of the neck craftsmanship is so flawless. 2. The Custom Double Tap bridge humbucker is downright anemic. It has no body whatsoever, and anything you play, from any genre, sounds flat and lifeless. I have ordered a Suhr Aldrich to replace it with, and I know I will have to make a new hole in the pickguard for the adjustment screw (Fender put two off centered screws on the bass side for some reason). Other than those two minor things, this is a fantastic modern take on a classic model that really works. If you want a classic Jaguar, stay the hell away. If you always dug the Jaguar look, but could not stand the rinky-dink rattly experience of playing one, and prefer the modern super strat feeling, this is your next guitar.
Hah, I had a similar experience buying a used G&L Doheny V12, which I thought was going to be my forever guitar. I pulled it out, amazing looks. Took a strum, good ergos, sounded great. Started playing: Uh oh. The description said that the neck was thick and the fretboard had a "generous roll" which it absolutely did not. In fact, it looked like someone glued the fretboard to the neck, and *then* contoured the neck and fretboard as one piece, forming a shallow parabola made from both, and then finished the guitar without ever looking at the neck again. The frets were sharp and exposed, and the wooden edge of the board was sharp. The whole experience was like trying to play a length of baseboard. Maybe that was supposed to be a feature? It wasn't in the description. I guess I could have taken it to a luthier to try to roll it themselves but I was so pissed off I sold it.
You too pal thanks no complaints about the day. Had a little mishap on my bike 🚴 this morning but wasn’t anything wild. Just got my front wheel stuck and flew over the bars. But lucked out since I had just went across a crosswalk so I wasn’t going fast.
That’s a great take on a Jag. Very nice to see the Johnny Marr style pickup switch. The option of coil tapped humbuckers is great, giving you meat & drive or clarity of single coils. Great review Austin.
Idk if this applies to Fender PCBs , but with the Gibson quick connect systems you can actually just solder the lead from the new pickup directly to the pot. The bridge pickup (Dimarzio) on my SG is like that. The PCB is still fully intact and functional, all the controls still work, and the neck pickup is still connected with the quick connect.
Thanks so much for doing this one. I actually have one on the way and there really hasn’t been much to read about or watch on it. Seems like a great guitar for me. I have a Mexican 60’s one for the more traditional Jag experience, so I’m really excited for this one.
I'm a jag guy myself. For some reason, it just does it for me. So much so, that even though I'm not a fan of shorter scales, I don't mind that sacrifice. And to be honest, this guitar is amazing but i understand why people are saying it's more Jazzmaster than Jag. No just the scale, but even the layout. For me, this is definitely more a JM than it is a Jag.
As a Jaguar fan, this made me spit out my green tea. No trem? Full scale? No Jag pick ups? There is literally nothing on this guitar that you find on a jaguar. Why call it that? Just call this a Jazzmaster.
@@colin6837 that's why for me the final decider for which is which to me has always been scale length. Hard tails exist in both forms, as well as HH. The scale length is the only thing that never seems to change. Idk maybe I'm just salty cause I dream of a really good Texas tea Jaguar with classic controls.
@@nolanpeters5462 i'm more of a jazzmaster guy but i think texas tea would look NICE on a jag for sure edit: yeah the scale length plays a big part in it for me too, that's why i like the jazzmasters cause the scale length feels better for me
Great review as usual. I bought this a couple of weeks ago (UK) after seeing its spec and then trying it out at my local PMT store. You're right about its finish - it looks stunning, with Fender's QC kicking Gibson's into touch... and I agree with that slinky feel you mention. Stock, it comes strung 9-42, and I had to go 10-48 to feel comfortable. I may even try 10.5-48. Like yours, my ebony board has flame when you look closely. The chime is there acoustically, but not really audible when amplified, though the guitar has a tonne of sustain (I guess because of its string-through configuration). The tonal variations are incredible - my favourite being the HBs or in the middle with the bridge PuP tapped. I doubt there's a genre this couldn't handle, and the fast-feeling neck will suit thrashers to jazzers. Because of its shoulders, I don't agree that the neck feels 'thin' by any means. The action can be got real low, too. Tuning stability is great and I haven't bust any strings on the harder frets, though I've noticed the high E just touches the back edge of the bridge on mine. I can't get the action any lower, so I may have to experiment with a small washer under the ferrule (which will further reduce that string's break angle onto the saddle). The bass E doesn't touch the board behind the nut on mine. I'm very pleased with the guitar; it's a Jaguar/Jazzmaster cross with high-end appointments, modern twists and Fender's coolest-ever finish. So, more a 'special edition' than an homage to the original. But worth every penny in my book; deffo a keeper. PS: You picked the perfect strap to complement the guitar's colourway, Trogly!
@@onecanmadman Good question, actually. Personally... I think not. I've invested in it to play (it's quite the guitar), rather than as a storage piece to acrue in value. There are SO many 'commemorative' guitars around these days that the collectibility aspect is getting quite watered down. Die-hard Jaguar fans will not 'accept' this 60th anniversary limited edition as being a good homage to the model. That said, if Fender don't ever release any more 25.5" scale Jaguars, it may become unusual enough to command higher prices as being "the only Jaguar Fender ever made over 24" scale"! My gut feeling is this is a high end guitar that will hold a good price on the second-hand market in years to come, just not an over-inflated one. The best thing you can do in those years is... play it and enjoy owning it!
@@Captain_Yata@Captain_Yata Well, actually, the PCB electronics failed after about a month. It went back (via PMT) to Fender for warranty repair. Fender's customer service was appalling. They couldn't offer a date of repair and, after four months without my £2.2K guitar, PMT finally refunded me. I was very sad... but cross also. I'll never buy a Fender confidently again.
Wait! A full scale Jag? I still keep Jazzmasters in my heart, but Jaguars are so cool and the chrome is always nice. I would miss the "strangle switch" though. I really prefer full scale (25.5) and that ALWAYS kept me from pulling the trigger on a Jaguar. And string through with improved saddles. Man, I'm really tempted.
Mainly been a Gibson guy since 2005. Did have a strat for a while but never gelled with it. I was hankering for a Jazzmaster, but did not want a trem. When I saw this it seemed perfect! Humbucking and single coil no trem, 25.5 scale length. I took a gamble and bought one. And I must say it’s everything I’ve ever wanted in a guitar from the feel and versatile tones. It’s become my main songwriting guitar. It just inspires me every time I pick it up Feels wonderful, I do use 13-56 strings on it :) c#
If anyone wants to try this guitar on a budget , check out the Squier contemporary jags. They have thick necks with a roasted maple neck, alnico v humbuckers w coil split and a stop tail. Phenomenal guitar that feels premium and blows mexifenders out of the water
I'm done with Fender. I've gotten so many great Squier CVs (Strats, Jags-and a CME J'master on order) that I don't see the point of paying through the nose for a Fender. I was really close to ordering that Jag you mention. Looks really nice!
@@JDKingStratslinger neck/fret wise Squier is better ;) no sharp frets and nicely rounded edges on Squier necks. Sadly all mexi strats have bonus sharp fret edges (and a lot of American ones too) I highly recommend it if you love fat necks like I do
Forever known from this day forward as "The Jagmaster" . It's very pretty but the long scale makes it a Jazzmaster. The 24 inch scale of the Jaguar is essential to it being what it is. You can ditch the trem, put in new pups, modern bridge and tuners, but the scale length is Holy territory for a Jag. - But I like it anyway, bet it's a great player.
Cool guitar love the color, very different. I think maybe they're marketing these toward people who want a jaguar but want humbucking pickups and not the traditional tricky control layout that's normally associated with a jaguar. But me myself I'd rather have your standard type Jaguar with single coil pickups and tremolo system. The way I look at something like this is it's an alternative version for someone with different tastes, no harm done. Great review Austin! I hope you do one of those new 60th anniversary Jaguars that you can get in either the red or blue finish with the matching headstock and the single coil pickups
Thank you for the great video! The guitar looks very very nice. Can I ask how you created the sounds? I like the sounds. Is it straight into a Fender Amp? Kind regards Dirk.
Very cool guitar and thanks for the review and demo. That low E string rubbing against the headstock there wearing away the finish would bother the hell out of me personally lol! Aside from that small flaw I’m digging it, especially with that ebony board. 🤙
I don’t exactly get why the Jaguar‘s birthday is being celebrated with a non-Jaguar. Does Gibson put Strat-style single coils and a longer neck on birthday Les Pauls?
Yeah that is what I was thinking as well, its rather Odd at best. I like where weirdos seem to draw the line in the sand though, Once had an argument about painted headstocks because people only want traditional wood headstocks...but they want active and noiseless modern pickups/electronics.
Still bonding with mine (1 mo). Good for you for throwing a little "Electric Eye" in there (all time great riff). The one aspect of the guitar I'd emphasize is just how damn playable that neck is. From the finish on the back to the rolled edges to the FB, it just absolutely rolls.
I like it Trog. When the light hits it just right, it has a silvery appearance. I think a super silver finish with matching headstock would look awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Strap locks... Those are the Fender Strap Locks. But they are compatible with Schaller. The only difference is that the Fender version has floating screws, while the Schaller screw is part of the button. (Fender is more like the original Schaller). The screw on Schaller is thicker though. So a Schaller will crack your Fender paint job (I learned the hard way).
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Are the humbuckers normal sized or are they the oversized ones that fender always uses on the tele’s? I’ve been waiting on fender to release something like this in their American line for ages. If I can throw a set of wizz humbuckers in there I might be sold. Love my Les Paul but I prefer the feel of fenders.
Those switches are coil taps?? So basically it has none of the features of a jaguar or a jazzmaster. I mean, it's gorgeous. But if I'm paying that kind of money for a jag, I kinda want a real jag.
Been waiting for this one. Fender killing it with the Ultra series. It isn't traditional but it isn't supposed to be. Texas Tea is a great finish. I've got 3 Ultras already and this one is really tempting. Keen to see the regular anniversary model reviewed.
@@giancarlomedrano I don't have the Strat. I don't have an AM PRO II Strat either. I think you probably need to try one. I have lots of Telecasters to compare my Ultra Teles to. The main thing is that the Ultra is a modern interpretation of a classic instrument. It's derivative but not vintage. The AM PRO II line, in my mind at least, blends vintage and modern. If you like more modern features then the Ultra is definitely for you. If you like fast necks the Ultra is for you. Is you hate 60 Cycle hum then the Ultra is for you. They're impeccably built as well. They just feel premium. Ignite any comments about the pickups. They're great, might need an EQ tweak but fundamentally they are great (modern!) Sounding pickups.
@@czechplastik man, I'm the one who commissioned Trogly to make this review and your comments make me happy. I have a Jazzmaster and a Jaguar already and was looking to get a different take on them with this. I know the scale length is not traditional and it's essentially a Jazzmaster, but I don't care. It screams modern to me and that's what I was looking for. Really excited to try stainless steel frets as well, and always a sucker for an ebony fretboard.
@@petevadelnieks hi Pete, that's really cool. I'd love to have one of my guitars go through Trogly and have that record forever. Had I not bought three Ultras already this year, two telecasters and the Jazzmaster, I'd have been all over this. I'm really tempted to trade something in, I think that highly of it. You've got yourself a really cool guitar here. What Jazzmaster/Jaguar do you have at the moment?
@@czechplastik this is actually the second time I've worked with him. The Jimmy Page Telecaster review was the other one. I have an AM Pro 1 Jazzmaster in Silverburst, it was a FSR with an ebony fretboard. I've added a mastery bridge and swapped in Lollar Black Bobbin pickups. Jaguar is a Fender Mod Shop Jaguar, but also in Silverburst (see a trend, haha). It's an AM Pro Jaguar but in a custom color. Also swapped in a mastery bridge. -I go back and forth on this one a lot. I've considered selling it and listed it on Reverb for a time but everyone low-balled me pretty offensively for a custom order guitar so I gave up and took it down.
Never really been a fan l off this style guitar, but this guitar sounds and looks great. Compound radius is also making me think I may have to look into it. Great color as well! ✌️🤔🎸🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶
I'm not in love w the bridge pick-up on this one...love the asthetic but scale length changed the jag tone...dirty they're better but the cleans seemed thin and weak w no attack or punch.....
Wow Texas Tea is superb, the tones are fabulously variable with the coil splitting. Just one thing, the bottom control plate - looks awkward against the body contour ' almost like an ill-fitting after market part'
That small allen wrench that comes with it if use for adjusting the bridge the thumb wheel screws are actually Allen screws say can you see allen wrench to adjust them. FYI
The 60th anniversary Jaguar is a sweet beauty and I love the color. Home run to Fender this is the first time I have really looked at it and I would love to own this. Before they always reminded me of the cheap guitar's you could get from Sears or Montgomery Wards catalogs. Those japanese cheap guitar's hardly ever played right. But this time I'm impressed 😁👍 winner winner Jaguar for dinner. Excellent Custom Guitar.💖 Thank you for showing this and love your videos Trogly. Have a Blessed day my friend.
Nice sounding guitar. I wish that Fender went with the matching headstock for the earlier vintage reissues and Marr Jaguars. A huge detail they missed in my opinion. Even the custom shop models lack a matching headstock.
Nice Fender. Every guitar sold should have the stainless steel frets option - they last longer. (Good enough for Van Halen , good enough for us.) It would be cool to see a lipstick pickup in the middle of those 2 humbuckers.
While I have several guitars, and like the floyd rose, I want to have this model. Not to say I will give up my Jackson, but my first guitar was a fender knock off. And that is a special place. Wow...those fender pickups look nice and the select switch as a set, would have a lot as to jam..."change up" to live effect. It so happens I have 2 each hard body mahogany "builds" in progress. And I wonder if I can use these Fender pickups to advantage in that process. I quite thank you for the in depth measure and view to interior. I can continue to plan and order components, try out these models to new vista's of rock. M.
The ringing out behind the bridge isn’t a bug, it’s a feature. For Sonic Youth it’s another instrument option when Ronaldo or Moore would strum there. 😅
Great review as always. Top of the line 60th anniversary model in a great color. Your review made me get the anniversary Strat and Broadcaster which I can`t put down. Thanks!
That is a guitar designed to be played! And they didn't compromise on style to get there. Really impressed with this, would get one over a similar priced Gibson LP.
I have a Blacktop 90 Jaguar and I'm going to put it on Reverb soon. It's never been played. Mint condition.Candy Apple Red. I'm looking to get arond $800 for it.
If I wasn't on a budget or already overflowing with guitars, I would take this model into consideration. The tapping sounds chunkier than what I would expect.
Fender sends these out with 9-42 gauge strings. That would definitely feel slinky to me. I use 10's on all of my typical electrics (not including my baritone)
I'd bet if Kurt Cobain were around he'd sure give that one a go. Just so happens I heard it's his birthday. I don't know if it's that I don't do much electronics anymore but that wiring system looks complicated enough with out adding a center pickup. If it had one it would make sense to add the same type that was already in. But then again it also seems with the switching options you might already have more or less the center position without having to wire a third pickup. The color of this guitar reminds me of an old 60s dodge and chrysler color. That guitar has great tones from crisp to muddy. I like to tune back at least half for that slinkyness. I've never tuned back to a C# or anything near Toni Iommi style tuning but I prefer that feel when playing.
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I just picked mine up today, it's sick. I don't care if it's not a true Jaguar or Jazzmaster. Those have already been made and are still available to those who are looking. This guitar is something unique and new which we need more of. The ebony fretboard and stainless frets are especially smooth. Tones are great.
@Hulk Hogan We all have our own definition of "anemic". I found the bridge pickup to be of lower/medium output, and raised it a bit. It's fine for my purposes but you would probably want something with more output if you're playing metal.
Was really anticipating this review, I'm obsessed with that Texas Tea finish... Thanks trogs :^)
Dude I know, I’m not normally for glittery finishes but Texas tea is just jaw dropping gorgeous.
Agreed with both of you.
It’s a stunning thing and this review has me saving up for it now.
I’ve the Ultra HSS strat in Texas Tea. I love the finish, but almost impossible to capture on a picture. Both black and brown, with glitter.
I'm not purist, as my favorite guitars are humbucker-equipped Jaguars, but the whole point of the guitar is the short scale. With a 25.5" scale length it's pretty much a Jazzmaster aside from some body proportion differences nobody would notice unless they put one over the other. By taking away that scale length it's just a Jazzmaster with some slight changes to the body proportions.
Agreed what a shame.
In my opinion the scale length is the essence of what separates a Jaguar from a Jazzmaster, and to a degree the pickups, that said I bet more people have changed pickup types on a guitar more than changing the scale length 🤔
It’s the chrome switch plates that make it a Jag. It’s just like recent Mustangs vs Duo Sonics.
Also I’d add that the scale is a good feature to me. I like the tone of my strats and teles better than the warmer sound of my shorter scale Mustang
@@cuteasxtreme Yes, but in the case of Mustangs and Duo-Sonics that's the only thing distinguishing them. The plates on the Jaguar are different but the controls were the same as the Jazzmaster aside from the pickup selection and strangle switch. The pickups were different and so was the cut of the body to adjust it to the shorter scale, but those are minor. The whole point of a Jaguar is the short scale, otherwise it is just a Jazzmaster.
@@meeker514 I’d agree but I like longer scale anyway. To me it’s a cool experiment just too expensive.
I like how the Texas - T finish looks on it also. Much more than the tele Variant.
Looks like a fun and nice guitar. I like jag’s though I’ve yet to have or play one.
They’re ok, if you want a cheap alternative to a vintage jag look up a univox hi flier it’s pretty much a reverse jaguar/mustang hybrid that was only produced for a couple of years but it’s always resurfacing on reverb, but it was made before the jagstang came out.
The Jag (the standard model) is a very unique animal. The shorter scale, rhythm/lead circuits, bright pickups and floating trem system give the guitar a lot of character and diversity in tone. If you're interested I would definitely recommend at least play testing one. The Squier "classic vibe" line offers a lot of bang for your buck, albeit not as much as the Vintage Modified line they released back around 2012 which were essentially "warts and all" reproductions of the original at a three hundred dollar price point.
Being that it’s a rather odd Jaguar really more of a jazzmaster but I really like what they did. All the tones that this guitar makes really does it for me, and it looks amazing.
Part of that extra slinky feel could be the stainless frets. I've always found them to be more slippery when bending.
Absolutely gorgeous guitar I don't care how spec accurate it isn't.
Ya the string thru is cool the humbuckers too...but i liked the short scale....thats a shame
Just got a Luxe Jaguar. Both single coil and humbucking sound great!
After replacing the strings with 11s, adjusting the bridge height, and setting the intonation, I played the guitar for a couple hours to get used to it. This guitar plays fast!
The steel frets allow the strings to glide more easily on bends and vibrato, meaning more control. The neck shape feels very close to the Ultra Tele. It's very comfortable. The fretboard and frets feel very tough, but yet it plays faster than the Tele.
The color, painted headstock, and ebony fretboard made me hesitate, but I am really glad I got one.
The Texas tea color is not black, but more of a sparkly golden brown in real life. And the painted headstock looks good with the ebony fretboard.
Overall, really happy with this guitar.
FYI, the video says there is a hex slot to raise and lower the bridge. I couldn't see it, but maybe Trogly meant the flat-head screws to move the saddles forward and back?
I had this guitar preordered and got it on Day 1. It is a fantastic guitar with great resonance, comfortable contours and a superb neck. I love that it applies a modern experience to a classic looking model. The ebony board alone is worth the price of entry. I also relly like the string through design with the recessed bridge. It sure improves the sustain, and does not create the odd Tune-O-Matic angles some guitars have when those bridges sit too high. The reason I even checked the Ultra Luxe Jaguar out to begin with is because it has the standard strat 25.5" scale, instead of the shorter flabbier 24" Jag scale. It looks like a Jaguar, but plays like a super strat, especially with that compound radius.
The Texas Tea finish looks a lot blacker in person than in this video. If you shine a light directly on it, you get the oil slick copper tones, but in any other light, it looks pretty much black.
Two things I did not like:
1. It was supposed to come with rolled fret edges; it did not. They are a little on the clumsy sharp side, almost making it feel like they sprouted (which they did not). You would think an expensive US Fender would have a litle more attention paid to this, when the rest of the neck craftsmanship is so flawless.
2. The Custom Double Tap bridge humbucker is downright anemic. It has no body whatsoever, and anything you play, from any genre, sounds flat and lifeless. I have ordered a Suhr Aldrich to replace it with, and I know I will have to make a new hole in the pickguard for the adjustment screw (Fender put two off centered screws on the bass side for some reason).
Other than those two minor things, this is a fantastic modern take on a classic model that really works. If you want a classic Jaguar, stay the hell away. If you always dug the Jaguar look, but could not stand the rinky-dink rattly experience of playing one, and prefer the modern super strat feeling, this is your next guitar.
Hah, I had a similar experience buying a used G&L Doheny V12, which I thought was going to be my forever guitar.
I pulled it out, amazing looks. Took a strum, good ergos, sounded great. Started playing: Uh oh. The description said that the neck was thick and the fretboard had a "generous roll" which it absolutely did not. In fact, it looked like someone glued the fretboard to the neck, and *then* contoured the neck and fretboard as one piece, forming a shallow parabola made from both, and then finished the guitar without ever looking at the neck again. The frets were sharp and exposed, and the wooden edge of the board was sharp. The whole experience was like trying to play a length of baseboard. Maybe that was supposed to be a feature? It wasn't in the description.
I guess I could have taken it to a luthier to try to roll it themselves but I was so pissed off I sold it.
Hope everyone had/s a great day/night.
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You too pal thanks no complaints about the day. Had a little mishap on my bike 🚴 this morning but wasn’t anything wild. Just got my front wheel stuck and flew over the bars. But lucked out since I had just went across a crosswalk so I wasn’t going fast.
Oah yeah
Fantastic effort, you earned a Silver Medal for the day.
same saturday Moring Here Bro Just Chiling have a good one
That’s a great take on a Jag. Very nice to see the Johnny Marr style pickup switch. The option of coil tapped humbuckers is great, giving you meat & drive or clarity of single coils. Great review Austin.
Tap sounds like gay cardboard. box.
Idk if this applies to Fender PCBs , but with the Gibson quick connect systems you can actually just solder the lead from the new pickup directly to the pot. The bridge pickup (Dimarzio) on my SG is like that. The PCB is still fully intact and functional, all the controls still work, and the neck pickup is still connected with the quick connect.
Thanks so much for doing this one. I actually have one on the way and there really hasn’t been much to read about or watch on it. Seems like a great guitar for me. I have a Mexican 60’s one for the more traditional Jag experience, so I’m really excited for this one.
I'm a jag guy myself. For some reason, it just does it for me. So much so, that even though I'm not a fan of shorter scales, I don't mind that sacrifice.
And to be honest, this guitar is amazing but i understand why people are saying it's more Jazzmaster than Jag. No just the scale, but even the layout. For me, this is definitely more a JM than it is a Jag.
It's like Fender read my mind of what my dream guitar would be. Always wanted a string through HH jazzmaster with an ebony fretboard.
Figured Ebony Fingerboard on a Jaguar, Mind Blown!
As a Jaguar fan, this made me spit out my green tea. No trem? Full scale? No Jag pick ups? There is literally nothing on this guitar that you find on a jaguar. Why call it that? Just call this a Jazzmaster.
both jazzmasters and jaguars need a trem and their own pickups, i wouldn't even call it either of them lol.. this one's a thing of it's own
@@colin6837 closer to a jazzmaster in scale length, closer to a jaguar in looks. But really a beast of it's own
@@colin6837 that's why for me the final decider for which is which to me has always been scale length. Hard tails exist in both forms, as well as HH. The scale length is the only thing that never seems to change. Idk maybe I'm just salty cause I dream of a really good Texas tea Jaguar with classic controls.
@@nolanpeters5462 i'm more of a jazzmaster guy but i think texas tea would look NICE on a jag for sure
edit: yeah the scale length plays a big part in it for me too, that's why i like the jazzmasters cause the scale length feels better for me
The only “Jag” here is the chrome control plates and the pickguard.
That sounds amazing. Def gonna try one of these out.
And you’ve been practicing. You’re sounding a lot better too.
Great review as usual. I bought this a couple of weeks ago (UK) after seeing its spec and then trying it out at my local PMT store. You're right about its finish - it looks stunning, with Fender's QC kicking Gibson's into touch... and I agree with that slinky feel you mention. Stock, it comes strung 9-42, and I had to go 10-48 to feel comfortable. I may even try 10.5-48. Like yours, my ebony board has flame when you look closely.
The chime is there acoustically, but not really audible when amplified, though the guitar has a tonne of sustain (I guess because of its string-through configuration).
The tonal variations are incredible - my favourite being the HBs or in the middle with the bridge PuP tapped. I doubt there's a genre this couldn't handle, and the fast-feeling neck will suit thrashers to jazzers. Because of its shoulders, I don't agree that the neck feels 'thin' by any means. The action can be got real low, too.
Tuning stability is great and I haven't bust any strings on the harder frets, though I've noticed the high E just touches the back edge of the bridge on mine. I can't get the action any lower, so I may have to experiment with a small washer under the ferrule (which will further reduce that string's break angle onto the saddle). The bass E doesn't touch the board behind the nut on mine.
I'm very pleased with the guitar; it's a Jaguar/Jazzmaster cross with high-end appointments, modern twists and Fender's coolest-ever finish. So, more a 'special edition' than an homage to the original. But worth every penny in my book; deffo a keeper.
PS: You picked the perfect strap to complement the guitar's colourway, Trogly!
Do you think this would be a good instrument to buy as an investment?
@@onecanmadman Good question, actually. Personally... I think not. I've invested in it to play (it's quite the guitar), rather than as a storage piece to acrue in value. There are SO many 'commemorative' guitars around these days that the collectibility aspect is getting quite watered down. Die-hard Jaguar fans will not 'accept' this 60th anniversary limited edition as being a good homage to the model. That said, if Fender don't ever release any more 25.5" scale Jaguars, it may become unusual enough to command higher prices as being "the only Jaguar Fender ever made over 24" scale"! My gut feeling is this is a high end guitar that will hold a good price on the second-hand market in years to come, just not an over-inflated one. The best thing you can do in those years is... play it and enjoy owning it!
I hope you're still enjoying it, I'm hoping (when I get enough money for one) that I can find one :)
@@Captain_Yata@Captain_Yata Well, actually, the PCB electronics failed after about a month. It went back (via PMT) to Fender for warranty repair. Fender's customer service was appalling. They couldn't offer a date of repair and, after four months without my £2.2K guitar, PMT finally refunded me. I was very sad... but cross also. I'll never buy a Fender confidently again.
@@nigelallen9933 Oh, that's really unfortunate, sorry to bring it up again :(
Too bad you didn't take the time to meter these pickups. How many ohms for each ?
It’s a jagzzmastertelecasteruar 👌🏼
And what a beauty it is 😮
That neck looks awesome 👏🏼
Wait! A full scale Jag? I still keep Jazzmasters in my heart, but Jaguars are so cool and the chrome is always nice. I would miss the "strangle switch" though. I really prefer full scale (25.5) and that ALWAYS kept me from pulling the trigger on a Jaguar. And string through with improved saddles. Man, I'm really tempted.
Mainly been a Gibson guy since 2005. Did have a strat for a while but never gelled with it. I was hankering for a Jazzmaster, but did not want a trem. When I saw this it seemed perfect! Humbucking and single coil no trem, 25.5 scale length. I took a gamble and bought one. And I must say it’s everything I’ve ever wanted in a guitar from the feel and versatile tones. It’s become my main songwriting guitar. It just inspires me every time I pick it up Feels wonderful, I do use 13-56 strings on it :) c#
If anyone wants to try this guitar on a budget , check out the Squier contemporary jags. They have thick necks with a roasted maple neck, alnico v humbuckers w coil split and a stop tail. Phenomenal guitar that feels premium and blows mexifenders out of the water
I'm done with Fender. I've gotten so many great Squier CVs (Strats, Jags-and a CME J'master on order) that I don't see the point of paying through the nose for a Fender. I was really close to ordering that Jag you mention. Looks really nice!
Sadly not an option for us lefties
@@JDKingStratslinger neck/fret wise Squier is better ;) no sharp frets and nicely rounded edges on Squier necks. Sadly all mexi strats have bonus sharp fret edges (and a lot of American ones too) I highly recommend it if you love fat necks like I do
Forever known from this day forward as "The Jagmaster" . It's very pretty but the long scale makes it a Jazzmaster. The 24 inch scale of the Jaguar is essential to it being what it is. You can ditch the trem, put in new pups, modern bridge and tuners, but the scale length is Holy territory for a Jag. - But I like it anyway, bet it's a great player.
They already had a Jagmaster. I own one, pretty cool Squier guitar.
2:40 if you’ve always loved jags, but hated their scale length, and pick ups, and trem system, and pick up selector
Trogly's in the HOUSE!!!
Happy Friday Greg
Hears Johnny wooohooo oah ya
The usual suspects are in the HOUSE!!!
Greg in the house
Gregmaster
Cool guitar love the color, very different. I think maybe they're marketing these toward people who want a jaguar but want humbucking pickups and not the traditional tricky control layout that's normally associated with a jaguar. But me myself I'd rather have your standard type Jaguar with single coil pickups and tremolo system. The way I look at something like this is it's an alternative version for someone with different tastes, no harm done. Great review Austin! I hope you do one of those new 60th anniversary Jaguars that you can get in either the red or blue finish with the matching headstock and the single coil pickups
Hulk Hogan... Good point
This ULTRA Lux Jag is beautiful in that Texas Tea finish even on the headstock and it also sounds awesome. Great video Trogly. 😎👍
Thank you for the great video! The guitar looks very very nice. Can I ask how you created the sounds? I like the sounds. Is it straight into a Fender Amp? Kind regards Dirk.
Well, you've done it again! Home run, Trog! Fender, just when I get out, they pull me back in... Will they ever leave me alone?🤣
its like a double humbucker tele with an off set body and fancy electronics. i like it.
Maybe the most detailed review that I have ever watched… thank you! I may have to bite the bullet an get one.
That bridge pickup is an absolute beast.
Nice to see something other than a LesPaul. Refreshing.
Very cool guitar and thanks for the review and demo. That low E string rubbing against the headstock there wearing away the finish would bother the hell out of me personally lol! Aside from that small flaw I’m digging it, especially with that ebony board. 🤙
I don’t exactly get why the Jaguar‘s birthday is being celebrated with a non-Jaguar. Does Gibson put Strat-style single coils and a longer neck on birthday Les Pauls?
Yes, with a bolt-on neck, a straight one sided headstock, and a thinner ergonomic body with a belly cut 😁
Yeah that is what I was thinking as well, its rather Odd at best. I like where weirdos seem to draw the line in the sand though, Once had an argument about painted headstocks because people only want traditional wood headstocks...but they want active and noiseless modern pickups/electronics.
It’s always great to have stainless steel frets, especially for those times that you might spill your coffee on your Jag.....or Texas Tea.🎸
I legitimately can't watch enough of this. Thanks for posting.
I really like that. Humbuckers and no trem, and an adjusto-matic bridge.
Still bonding with mine (1 mo). Good for you for throwing a little "Electric Eye" in there (all time great riff). The one aspect of the guitar I'd emphasize is just how damn playable that neck is. From the finish on the back to the rolled edges to the FB, it just absolutely rolls.
Are they the actual Wide-Range Humbuckers or are they just normal HB with a larger cover?
They definitely aren’t actual wide ranges
I like it Trog. When the light hits it just right, it has a silvery appearance. I think a super silver finish with matching headstock would look awesome. Thanks for sharing.
similar aesthectics to the Squier Contemporary Jaguar
Best thing fender has made in a while
I wish Fender would do more matching painted headstocks
Not fond of these, but completely omboard with the knob and switching set up. For this humbucker jobby I think it'd work lovely.
Hey! This is the first time I’ve seen pics that show that Texas Tea finish as something other than plain black.
Nice job, Trogly!
Strap locks... Those are the Fender Strap Locks. But they are compatible with Schaller. The only difference is that the Fender version has floating screws, while the Schaller screw is part of the button. (Fender is more like the original Schaller). The screw on Schaller is thicker though. So a Schaller will crack your Fender paint job (I learned the hard way).
I used sweetwater to pick the perfect weight and quilty flame on my cherry sunburst 50s standard. They’re definitely good to buy from when you want double boxing on important purchases too.
So the switches do something useful now?
I love that Texas tee finish...... Oah yeah
Are the humbuckers normal sized or are they the oversized ones that fender always uses on the tele’s? I’ve been waiting on fender to release something like this in their American line for ages. If I can throw a set of wizz humbuckers in there I might be sold. Love my Les Paul but I prefer the feel of fenders.
Brilliant review! I've had mine for ten months now and still love it. Fender knocked it out of the park with this one.
I wish I could have been able to get one of those!!! Sadly this model was just available for such a little timeee 😢
That's the best Jaguar I've ever seen! I'd love to get one of those!
Those switches are coil taps?? So basically it has none of the features of a jaguar or a jazzmaster. I mean, it's gorgeous. But if I'm paying that kind of money for a jag, I kinda want a real jag.
Been waiting for this one.
Fender killing it with the Ultra series. It isn't traditional but it isn't supposed to be. Texas Tea is a great finish. I've got 3 Ultras already and this one is really tempting.
Keen to see the regular anniversary model reviewed.
are the ultras really worth the extra price tag? been considering an ultra strat and i currently have an american pro ii strat. thank you.
@@giancarlomedrano I don't have the Strat. I don't have an AM PRO II Strat either. I think you probably need to try one. I have lots of Telecasters to compare my Ultra Teles to. The main thing is that the Ultra is a modern interpretation of a classic instrument. It's derivative but not vintage. The AM PRO II line, in my mind at least, blends vintage and modern. If you like more modern features then the Ultra is definitely for you. If you like fast necks the Ultra is for you. Is you hate 60 Cycle hum then the Ultra is for you. They're impeccably built as well. They just feel premium. Ignite any comments about the pickups. They're great, might need an EQ tweak but fundamentally they are great (modern!) Sounding pickups.
@@czechplastik man, I'm the one who commissioned Trogly to make this review and your comments make me happy. I have a Jazzmaster and a Jaguar already and was looking to get a different take on them with this. I know the scale length is not traditional and it's essentially a Jazzmaster, but I don't care. It screams modern to me and that's what I was looking for. Really excited to try stainless steel frets as well, and always a sucker for an ebony fretboard.
@@petevadelnieks hi Pete, that's really cool. I'd love to have one of my guitars go through Trogly and have that record forever. Had I not bought three Ultras already this year, two telecasters and the Jazzmaster, I'd have been all over this. I'm really tempted to trade something in, I think that highly of it. You've got yourself a really cool guitar here.
What Jazzmaster/Jaguar do you have at the moment?
@@czechplastik this is actually the second time I've worked with him. The Jimmy Page Telecaster review was the other one.
I have an AM Pro 1 Jazzmaster in Silverburst, it was a FSR with an ebony fretboard. I've added a mastery bridge and swapped in Lollar Black Bobbin pickups.
Jaguar is a Fender Mod Shop Jaguar, but also in Silverburst (see a trend, haha). It's an AM Pro Jaguar but in a custom color. Also swapped in a mastery bridge.
-I go back and forth on this one a lot. I've considered selling it and listed it on Reverb for a time but everyone low-balled me pretty offensively for a custom order guitar so I gave up and took it down.
Never really been a fan l off this style guitar, but this guitar sounds and looks great. Compound radius is also making me think I may have to look into it. Great color as well!
✌️🤔🎸🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶
I'm not in love w the bridge pick-up on this one...love the asthetic but scale length changed the jag tone...dirty they're better but the cleans seemed thin and weak w no attack or punch.....
Wow Texas Tea is superb, the tones are fabulously variable with the coil splitting. Just one thing, the bottom control plate - looks awkward against the body contour ' almost like an ill-fitting after market part'
That small allen wrench that comes with it if use for adjusting the bridge the thumb wheel screws are actually Allen screws say can you see allen wrench to adjust them. FYI
Thank you, love Jaguars! please review the mystic lake placid blue anniversary jag...
What a great guitar!
The 60th anniversary Jaguar is a sweet beauty and I love the color. Home run to Fender this is the first time I have really looked at it and I would love to own this. Before they always reminded me of the cheap guitar's you could get from Sears or Montgomery Wards catalogs. Those japanese cheap guitar's hardly ever played right. But this time I'm impressed 😁👍 winner winner Jaguar for dinner. Excellent Custom Guitar.💖 Thank you for showing this and love your videos Trogly. Have a Blessed day my friend.
Nice sounding guitar. I wish that Fender went with the matching headstock for the earlier vintage reissues and Marr Jaguars. A huge detail they missed in my opinion. Even the custom shop models lack a matching headstock.
Fender this is a beautiful looking and nice sounding modified Jazzmaster. Come on Fender? I can understand why the Jaguar enthusiast are not happy.
Nice Fender. Every guitar sold should have the stainless steel frets option - they last longer. (Good enough for Van Halen , good enough for us.) It would be cool to see a lipstick pickup in the middle of those 2 humbuckers.
What strap brand? Very nice vdo indeed anyway.
hi bro, please tell me which lick you play at 17:40?
Holy moly this guitar is a gem
While I have several guitars, and like the floyd rose, I want to have this model. Not to say I will give up my Jackson, but my first guitar was a fender knock off. And that is a special place. Wow...those fender pickups look nice and the select switch as a set, would have a lot as to jam..."change up" to live effect.
It so happens I have 2 each hard body mahogany "builds" in progress. And I wonder if I can use these Fender pickups to advantage in that process.
I quite thank you for the in depth measure and view to interior. I can continue to plan and order components, try out these models to new vista's of rock. M.
The ringing out behind the bridge isn’t a bug, it’s a feature. For Sonic Youth it’s another instrument option when Ronaldo or Moore would strum there. 😅
Great review as always. Top of the line 60th anniversary model in a great color. Your review made me get the anniversary Strat and Broadcaster which I can`t put down. Thanks!
I absolutely love that. I just saw this video today May 2024. That thing is sick. I gotta go get one of them.
That is a guitar designed to be played! And they didn't compromise on style to get there.
Really impressed with this, would get one over a similar priced Gibson LP.
The Andertons review was pretty cool.
That neck has George's Rosewood Tele sound at the start of 'Don't let me down.'
3:22 In Japan these go for around 4,000 bucks, according to Fender Japan's website. That's a huge price difference with the US; I wonder why.
I got the 60th anniversary jag in mystic lake placid. It’s a great sounding guitar.
Love that sound. Fender is definitely a better guitar company than Gibson.
I'm not a fan of the Jazz master or the Jaguar but that is a slick sharp looking guitar.
That finish would look great with a white pickguard
Very great of you to play no time to cry by the sisters!
Looks cool. Just not a wide range fan
at 25.5 with Humbuckers that are tappable? Sounds like it could be a metal monster, especially with that depth of sound! Killer.
That's a beautiful guitar. I really love the DoubleTaps in my Pro II Deluxe Tele.
I have a Blacktop 90 Jaguar and I'm going to put it on Reverb soon. It's never been played. Mint condition.Candy Apple Red. I'm looking to get arond $800 for it.
This is a beautiful guitar! Love the gold embossed fender logo, very classy.
Fender Friday baby!!!
If I wasn't on a budget or already overflowing with guitars, I would take this model into consideration. The tapping sounds chunkier than what I would expect.
As the guy who commissioned Trogly to review this one, I'm in the same boat. I don't need it, but I love offsets even if I already have a few.
Thanks trogs. This jagmaster is def making its way into my collection soon.
Fender sends these out with 9-42 gauge strings. That would definitely feel slinky to me. I use 10's on all of my typical electrics (not including my baritone)
OK, color me interested, I like the tones on this guitar. Thanks for the video.
I'd bet if Kurt Cobain were around he'd sure give that one a go. Just so happens I heard it's his birthday. I don't know if it's that I don't do much electronics anymore but that wiring system looks complicated enough with out adding a center pickup. If it had one it would make sense to add the same type that was already in. But then again it also seems with the switching options you might already have more or less the center position without having to wire a third pickup. The color of this guitar reminds me of an old 60s dodge and chrysler color. That guitar has great tones from crisp to muddy. I like to tune back at least half for that slinkyness. I've never tuned back to a C# or anything near Toni Iommi style tuning but I prefer that feel when playing.
@15:08 I think. that sounds like a clean Jimmy Hendrix tone.
alnico 4, 8k shaw humbuckers designed so no signal loss in single coil vs humbucker mode. thus the complicated wiring and pcb?
Holy cow! That looks and sounds incredible.
I was very excited but the longer scale length is a deal breaker for me.