Daniel Balladares haha that’s awesome! Well hopefully this vid is a decent reference when you get to doing these mods yourself! Gotta say, the jag is super versatile when it has these mods, so it will definitely work well if you go ahead with it! And thanks man, I appreciate the kind words!
Dude, the mods to the lead circuit are genious! I just picked up one of these used with seymour duncan hot for jags and I'm going to look into doing your parallel-series/3 way toggle mod
That is sick, dude. I just picked up that guitar in shell pink. I intend to mod it, but don't know to what. With a proper setup its a GREAT guitar as is though.
Although they do the split coil thing nicely and the single coil sounds good, they don't do justice to the clean tones very well,rails seems to be good for high gain lead tones,but note definition and clarity just gets lost in rhythm playing ,the stock pickup sounds on these guitars is what everyone buys these guitars for,it's hard for me to imagine why you would want to up grade one of these unless you go with better fender pickups,can't beat that special dark tone these guitars are known for.
Everyone has their different preferences. I don’t think it’s correct to say everyone buys jaguars for their stock tones (this customer clearly didn’t), otherwise fender wouldn’t bother supplying classic player hh jags, cobain jags, blacktop jags etc. If a customer likes their stock single coil sounds, that’s perfectly fine. Wanting humbucker tones from the jag (which is a unique tone owing to the scale length and guitar construction), that’s just as valid.
Hmmm. In midst of building my own jag/jazz style guitar. Was planning on going with p90s but after seeing this and the range of sounds with humbuckers 🤔
I'm hopeful getting a jag soon as iv just started playing to help with ptsd and it has been doing alot so been told to try a jaguar due to finger and back pain all be it slight I do get it so told to go 24 inch so had to be the jag luckily two of my faves are kurt cobain and johny marr so I'm hardly upset I have to rock me a jag but so torn on weather to go jagstang or marrguara new word hope ya like it lol but this bad boy sounds like everything I want man when you played five I was like oh shit that's the lady in my dreams for me has to be burst white at a push but wow sounded immense I wish you was a Yorkshire luthier here in uk or you would be getting many hours work of me even down to the switch mod seen a few do it but yours was the best hands down just epic the offset guy is good but he got some competition from you sir I screenshot them pick up names cos my memory fails me and them are destined to adorn my jag should i get funding a music charity for people with ptsd and war injurys and depression to give them instruments and waiting to hear back if not I'll sell some stuff save up but I'll get one for certain by this time next year only debate driving me mad is to shim or not to shim that good sir seems to be the question and oppinions much like posteriors every one has one they all seem to stink and contradict what say you? I'll give you my uneducated opinion first weather you take 3 hrs sanding wood or 20 mins cutting and slightly sanding the board to get right taper dont matter as much as having one that is nice uniform not thickness but level and has full contact or as much contact as possible with body and neck so I'd say one full size shim cut out am eggbox 1mm exact would be better than the one mill little 1cm brass hobby of Amazon cos we cant get the lovely stew mack ones here and if we do it's like 30 dollars or something but I wouldn't mind but its stew mac not jeff rocket man Bezos so takes a week or two and who wants to wait a week to get ya nervana vibe on already got a ds one a chorus and a cheap sans amp sampler so just need my jag fingers crossed be soon if not I'll get one for shizzle hell have no fury like a man wanting a killer jag I'm sure it said something like that in the bible if not it should I'd go church more and so would you haha much love from uk awesome content subbed and rang ya bell (giggerdy)
Anderson Chamberlain they’ve both got a humbucker like tone, would be hard to say which I liked more. I was pleasantly surprised by the FT2, and I thought it was pretty dynamic given its high resistance reading. I think both pickups aim to do the same kind of thing (high output, ceramic magnet, huge mids, big low end) so if you’re looking for that kind of thing either one will work for you!
alexrcowan Thanks for the answer mate, finally I purchased the Sugar Chakra, it was the latest and hottest rails humbucker from DiMarzio. By the way what's the name of song in 5:57? Thank you.
How much of an improvement did the mastery make? Thinking about installing one on my squire. Since even after a good setup I'm still getting a little buzzing.
Huge improvement. Mastery's get much more sustain than the regular bridges can. They have more mass, and make better contact with the bridge thimbles than the stock bridge can for better vibration transference . Whether it will fix your buzzing issues depends on where the buzzing comes from on your guitar. If it's definitely coming from the bridge and has nothing to do with your string or nut action (or your fret seating), then a mastery might be your best bet
Did this mod to my Kurt Cobain signature and added some pickup covers... sounds and looks too good to care about devaluing a signature model that was basically a mod guitar to begin with. Thanks for posting!
I am interested in modding an Squier to make it closer to the Kurt Cobain signature, but I am not sure which one would be good to use as a base. Which one would you recommend? I can also do routing and all the new wiring, no problem.
Carlos Reyes depends on your taste and budget, you can’t go wrong with either the VM or CV Jaguar since you will be changing the pickups, and the bridge at least. Depends whether you prefer blocks and binding for the neck or not. Personally I think a Cobain CV sunburst jaguar would be sick!
@@alexrcowan Using a 12"radius TOM bridge, do I need to file the slots to adjust it to 9.5" or it doesn't matter? Also do I need a standard bridge pickup or F spaced ?
Carlos Reyes to get the optimal action it’s worth filing the E string saddles to match the radius, unless you don’t mind having a higher action for those strings. You’ll get a more consistent feel if you match the radius. Since you are getting a Gibson spades TOM you just need standard spaced pickups
Mayonaise for sure . Man what a great tune. Thought it might have been hum - stars for a second(also an epic song) and then I thought maybe hummer, but its mayonaise.
Tone is always subjective, the customer wasn’t happy with how the guitar sounded stock as it was too anemic for the things he wanted to play with it. Where you hear muddy, others hear full. Glad you enjoy yours stock!
Nice mods!! Siamese Dream is one of the best albums of the 90s, no jokes. Yeah you have great taste. Caribou sounded amazing on this guitar.
this is exactly what I've been dying to do to my own jag. crazy to see you bring it to life. sounds amazing and keep up the videos!
Daniel Balladares haha that’s awesome! Well hopefully this vid is a decent reference when you get to doing these mods yourself! Gotta say, the jag is super versatile when it has these mods, so it will definitely work well if you go ahead with it! And thanks man, I appreciate the kind words!
Dammit!! After watching your video I’m convinced my Dimarzio loaded strat all need coil split now. Awesome playing and work btw!
Awesome, I can really hear the different tones! Awesome job.
Thanks, I'm now convinced that I don't want humbuckers in my Squier Jag. I like the twangy single original sound.
The original ones sounds and looks much better😉
Dude, the mods to the lead circuit are genious! I just picked up one of these used with seymour duncan hot for jags and I'm going to look into doing your parallel-series/3 way toggle mod
That is sick, dude. I just picked up that guitar in shell pink. I intend to mod it, but don't know to what. With a proper setup its a GREAT guitar as is though.
dude the quiet demo by the smashing pumpkins was dope
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Love the Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins tones on this guitar
Sounds great Alex! Can’t wait for more!
Greg Wolk thanks as always Greg! Yep I think this one sounds killer!
Although they do the split coil thing nicely and the single coil sounds good, they don't do justice to the clean tones very well,rails seems to be good for high gain lead tones,but note definition and clarity just gets lost in rhythm playing ,the stock pickup sounds on these guitars is what everyone buys these guitars for,it's hard for me to imagine why you would want to up grade one of these unless you go with better fender pickups,can't beat that special dark tone these guitars are known for.
Everyone has their different preferences. I don’t think it’s correct to say everyone buys jaguars for their stock tones (this customer clearly didn’t), otherwise fender wouldn’t bother supplying classic player hh jags, cobain jags, blacktop jags etc. If a customer likes their stock single coil sounds, that’s perfectly fine. Wanting humbucker tones from the jag (which is a unique tone owing to the scale length and guitar construction), that’s just as valid.
Hmmm. In midst of building my own jag/jazz style guitar. Was planning on going with p90s but after seeing this and the range of sounds with humbuckers 🤔
great song choice mate!
That sounds huge damn
Daniel Souza yeah man, this jag is a mini tone flamethrower now!
Very nice result 👍
Nice job! Couple of things - what did you do with the controls on the ‘rhythm’ circuit and what were the resistor values on the coil split? Thanks
I'm gonna put humbuckers in mine as well
Don't want to route the body though
why the bridge pivot always goes down after 10 minutes of playing?
Your song choices !!!!! If i could id start a band with you
I'm hopeful getting a jag soon as iv just started playing to help with ptsd and it has been doing alot so been told to try a jaguar due to finger and back pain all be it slight I do get it so told to go 24 inch so had to be the jag luckily two of my faves are kurt cobain and johny marr so I'm hardly upset I have to rock me a jag but so torn on weather to go jagstang or marrguara new word hope ya like it lol but this bad boy sounds like everything I want man when you played five I was like oh shit that's the lady in my dreams for me has to be burst white at a push but wow sounded immense I wish you was a Yorkshire luthier here in uk or you would be getting many hours work of me even down to the switch mod seen a few do it but yours was the best hands down just epic the offset guy is good but he got some competition from you sir I screenshot them pick up names cos my memory fails me and them are destined to adorn my jag should i get funding a music charity for people with ptsd and war injurys and depression to give them instruments and waiting to hear back if not I'll sell some stuff save up but I'll get one for certain by this time next year only debate driving me mad is to shim or not to shim that good sir seems to be the question and oppinions much like posteriors every one has one they all seem to stink and contradict what say you? I'll give you my uneducated opinion first weather you take 3 hrs sanding wood or 20 mins cutting and slightly sanding the board to get right taper dont matter as much as having one that is nice uniform not thickness but level and has full contact or as much contact as possible with body and neck so I'd say one full size shim cut out am eggbox 1mm exact would be better than the one mill little 1cm brass hobby of Amazon cos we cant get the lovely stew mack ones here and if we do it's like 30 dollars or something but I wouldn't mind but its stew mac not jeff rocket man Bezos so takes a week or two and who wants to wait a week to get ya nervana vibe on already got a ds one a chorus and a cheap sans amp sampler so just need my jag fingers crossed be soon if not I'll get one for shizzle hell have no fury like a man wanting a killer jag I'm sure it said something like that in the bible if not it should I'd go church more and so would you haha much love from uk awesome content subbed and rang ya bell (giggerdy)
Great sound!do you have 500k pots installed?cheers
Perfect mood, I would like to know which distorsion did you use in dirty tones ? Thanks!
Boss ds2
Hi Alex, how did you compared with Seymour Duncan Hotrails and DiMazio Fast Track 2? Which one was more Humbucker like tone? Thank you.
Anderson Chamberlain they’ve both got a humbucker like tone, would be hard to say which I liked more. I was pleasantly surprised by the FT2, and I thought it was pretty dynamic given its high resistance reading. I think both pickups aim to do the same kind of thing (high output, ceramic magnet, huge mids, big low end) so if you’re looking for that kind of thing either one will work for you!
alexrcowan Thanks for the answer mate, finally I purchased the Sugar Chakra, it was the latest and hottest rails humbucker from DiMarzio. By the way what's the name of song in 5:57? Thank you.
Anderson Chamberlain no problems mate, hope the pickup is awesome in your guitar! And the song is pennyroyal tea by nirvana
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How much of an improvement did the mastery make? Thinking about installing one on my squire. Since even after a good setup I'm still getting a little buzzing.
Huge improvement. Mastery's get much more sustain than the regular bridges can. They have more mass, and make better contact with the bridge thimbles than the stock bridge can for better vibration transference . Whether it will fix your buzzing issues depends on where the buzzing comes from on your guitar. If it's definitely coming from the bridge and has nothing to do with your string or nut action (or your fret seating), then a mastery might be your best bet
What song is he playing at 5:30 ?
That is [Caribou by the Pixies]
Couldn't you just have sanded down the foam pad in the neck pick up? Rather than sanding down the wood more? Just wondering.
Did this mod to my Kurt Cobain signature and added some pickup covers... sounds and looks too good to care about devaluing a signature model that was basically a mod guitar to begin with. Thanks for posting!
I am interested in modding an Squier to make it closer to the Kurt Cobain signature, but I am not sure which one would be good to use as a base. Which one would you recommend? I can also do routing and all the new wiring, no problem.
Carlos Reyes depends on your taste and budget, you can’t go wrong with either the VM or CV Jaguar since you will be changing the pickups, and the bridge at least. Depends whether you prefer blocks and binding for the neck or not. Personally I think a Cobain CV sunburst jaguar would be sick!
@@alexrcowan thanks for the info
@@alexrcowan Using a 12"radius TOM bridge, do I need to file the slots to adjust it to 9.5" or it doesn't matter? Also do I need a standard bridge pickup or F spaced ?
Carlos Reyes to get the optimal action it’s worth filing the E string saddles to match the radius, unless you don’t mind having a higher action for those strings. You’ll get a more consistent feel if you match the radius. Since you are getting a Gibson spades TOM you just need standard spaced pickups
@@alexrcowan ok, will do that, thanks again
What's the song at 4:50?
Mayonaise for sure . Man what a great tune. Thought it might have been hum - stars for a second(also an epic song) and then I thought maybe hummer, but its mayonaise.
from which bands are the song you are playing?
all Nirvana songs dude
@@joabesciencia i know there are nirvana songs , but there's from another bands like Smashing Pumpkins, so maybe I didn't knew all of them
Pretty much Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Pixies. Pretty sure the rest is just stuff I made up
Hoaxer at 4:18 he plays “quiet” then goes into “mayonnaise” by the Smashing Pumpkins.
The Name of the Bridge please
Mastery Bridge M1
Well...it doesn't sound like a Jag anymore
Sounds like a jag with humbuckers, it’s own (and completely valid) thing.
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Guitar sounds muddy and nebulous, my stock Jag sounds much better!
Tone is always subjective, the customer wasn’t happy with how the guitar sounded stock as it was too anemic for the things he wanted to play with it. Where you hear muddy, others hear full. Glad you enjoy yours stock!