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[popvulture]

I may end up finding one that just works well despite the skinny neck. I mean, everything else on one of these things is alien to me--why not make the neck a new experience too?

[JonnyAngle]

First of all, I'm a bass player

I have 1 electric guitar. It's an Am Std Strat from the md 90's. I bought it new w/ JBjr HB in the bridge and Duckbucker in the neck.

I just LOVE the look of Jazzmasters and Jags. I love the sound of my strat. Do I need a JM/JAG?

[Disarm D'arcy]

If you already have a guitar you like, no.

[doommeow]

That is nice.
What's the quality on the Agile stuff like?

I have always read decent. People usually likened yhe LPs to high end epiphone.

That sucker is baritone. Just give me that. Let me drop some blk/tri or bare knuckle into it and hmmmmph.

Low/mid end Agile - 2000/2500 series - are on par with the better Epiphone stuff. 3000 series and above, definitely superior - ebony boards, 3/4" maple caps, etc - stuff you can't get on an Epiphone at any price, and can't get on a gibson with without shelling out (alot) more than a grand.

Fanned fret, 8 string, the really esoteric stuff - nothing at all comparable, AFAIK, in the price range.

[popvulture]

First of all, I'm a bass player

I have 1 electric guitar. It's an Am Std Strat from the md 90's. I bought it new w/ JBjr HB in the bridge and Duckbucker in the neck.

I just LOVE the look of Jazzmasters and Jags. I love the sound of my strat. Do I need a JM/JAG?

I love them, and while they're certainly in the same ballpark as strats, I feel like they're significantly different. To my ears a Jag is more similar to a strat, while a JM can be brighter and more ringy. Sometimes the tone knob is your best friend. Also, the trem...it's just the best trem there is. Period.

If you get a JM, my advice would be either to shell out for an AVRI or just build your own. I've found the mid-tier to be super blah. Then of course there's the Mascis, which is rad but really it's own thing.

[Disarm D'arcy]

Yeah but just changing the pickups to more classic ones bring it back to classic JM territory. I really love mine with the pickup swap while I was disappointed with the stock P90ish ones.

[Inconuucl]

http://shop.fender.com/en-US/electric-g ... ml#start=1

The new jaguars are killing me.

[odontophobia]

http://shop.fender.com/en-US/electric-guitars/jaguar/american-professional-jaguar/0114010700.html#start=1

The new jaguars are killing me.

that sonic grey one is a real beauty.

[popvulture]

Yeah a lot of those new colors are bonerific.

[Disarm D'arcy]

The simplified electronics are a no go for me though

[popvulture]

That's never good. What have they simplified? I've only really taken a glance.

[D.o.S.]

Looks like it's only got half the switches for the tone and volume.

Side note I've always found those switches to be sort of underwhelming?

[Disarm D'arcy]

Pickup switching and rhythm circuit

[popvulture]

Ahhh. Looks like the jag got the most alterations.

I can deal with the switches being gone--I'm not a huge fan. That said, I do really like the hi-pass switch.

A lot of people really like JMs sans rhythm circuit, apparently makes the tone clearer with the simpler path. That said, I heard that can mean brighter, which I can't fucking imagine a JM being...

[Inconuucl]

I'm a fan of it, they changed up the switching to include both parallel and in series configurations and then they changed the rhythm circuit to a phase switch. I enjoy switching Pups mid song, so it suits me.