Spike-X
Grumpy Old Sarah
My Xmas present to myself!
I'd been going back and forth for weeks about getting a Jaguar. Kept trying to convince myself I didn't need it, I already have the Jazzmaster, don't have the space for another guitar, etc etc. But it just wouldn't get out of my head. Then after seeing the insane price it was going for from Derringer's, I had to do it!
It arrived yesterday. I've given it a basic setup, new strings, lemon oil on the fretboard (Indian Laurel is DRY!), etc etc. Just been getting to know it.
I was so wrong about it being too similar to the Jazzmaster! It definitely has a character all its own. The Jag pickups are a bit more well-mannered, if that makes sense. The sound is slightly more defined, apparently it's to do with them cages they're in. The JM pickups colour outside the lines a lot more, and generally have a darker sound.
It does this thing where if you briefly palm mute a chord, it'll resonate the strings between the bridge and the trem. That would shit a lot of folks, but I reckon if I can learn to harness it it'll be a really cool thing.
The neck profile is juuuuust right. Not too skinny, not too chunky. The scale length is still throwing me off a bit. It's even shorter than a Les Paul. That'll just be a matter of getting used to it, though.
My plan is to just fook around playing it for a couple of weeks, then give it a more thorough setup once it's settled in a bit ("It's starting to realize it's a guitar," as master luthier Johnny Kinkead puts it).
I'd been going back and forth for weeks about getting a Jaguar. Kept trying to convince myself I didn't need it, I already have the Jazzmaster, don't have the space for another guitar, etc etc. But it just wouldn't get out of my head. Then after seeing the insane price it was going for from Derringer's, I had to do it!
It arrived yesterday. I've given it a basic setup, new strings, lemon oil on the fretboard (Indian Laurel is DRY!), etc etc. Just been getting to know it.
I was so wrong about it being too similar to the Jazzmaster! It definitely has a character all its own. The Jag pickups are a bit more well-mannered, if that makes sense. The sound is slightly more defined, apparently it's to do with them cages they're in. The JM pickups colour outside the lines a lot more, and generally have a darker sound.
It does this thing where if you briefly palm mute a chord, it'll resonate the strings between the bridge and the trem. That would shit a lot of folks, but I reckon if I can learn to harness it it'll be a really cool thing.
The neck profile is juuuuust right. Not too skinny, not too chunky. The scale length is still throwing me off a bit. It's even shorter than a Les Paul. That'll just be a matter of getting used to it, though.
My plan is to just fook around playing it for a couple of weeks, then give it a more thorough setup once it's settled in a bit ("It's starting to realize it's a guitar," as master luthier Johnny Kinkead puts it).
