The whole reason Kurt played cheap, used student guitars was because that's all he could afford to get from pawn shops as a teenager. Selling his signature guitar at such a high price point feels a bit insulting to his legacy. I feel like he'd want it to be more accessible so that other misfit kids looking for an outlet for their emotions could have a decent, affordable instrument to do so with. Would've been a nice nod to his humble roots to make it a higher-end Squier model, or more in line with the cost of the MIM player Strats. Well, at least we still have decent budget options like Bullet Mustangs and Epiphones. ...In Bloom.
@@TheGuitarGeek That's fair. I'd certainly be a little less jaded if I could afford one, lol. They're just so damn cool. On a related note, I bought a Squier Bullet Mustang years ago partially thanks to your review. That guitar is pretty cool, too.
I feel like guitars like this are mainly for those misfit kids who have grown up and can now afford to spend a little more. The fact that we have guitars like bullet mustangs available for so cheap means today's kids have much better options than Kurt did!
@@jonstephenson100 Cheap guitars have never been as good as they are today! There's never been as many options - guitars, stomp boxes, multi-effects units... It's a great time to be a guitar player. But you have a great point. Why are vintage guitars from the 50's and 60's so popular/expensive? Why do Fender and Gibson keep on reissuing models from those era's (VOS, R9's, NOS, relic'd guitars etc)? Because the kids who grew up watching their heroes play those instruments are now older and have the money to spend.
I like that yours is the first video I've watched of the Jagstang where it wasn't a rave review. And I agree with you the price issue with the guitar. It is too In Bloom-ing expensive for what it is.
Dude, they have to release like a 300-400 dollar Squier version. Cobain would 100% approve of that instead of a 1'400 dollar guitar that isn't even set up that well.
Best review video I’ve seen for the 2021s! Entertaining, informative while being transparent and honest. Fun watch 😁 I got a sonic blue one and changed basically everything about it to match the spec’s of Kurt’s Jag-Stang! In Bloom 🎸
@@NirvanaGuitars 😂😂 brooo remember me haha i love ur videos i comment on them a lot! hahah i didnt expect to see you here your channel id my favorite!!
I had a 95 Jagstang, added a JB Junior in the neck, and a Dimarzio X2N in the bridge. I flipped the stop bar so the strings were straight pull not pulled over it, and locked it down with washers. I wired the wiring so the neck and bridge switches acted as on, off and coil tapped and then shortly after I finally figured out the final mods wiring and got it done, I lost her to a fire in 2016. But for a month or two she sounded pretty much exactly how I wanted her and apparently was very similar to how Kurt had his guitar modded (I did pick up flipping the stop bar from something I read saying he did that) Only issue with that setup is the X2n is such a beast that it sounded awful if I would get it in normal setup distance from the strings, it had to be backed way off on the height to stop it from sounding clunky.
he would have smashed it regardless doing the whole "look at me, I'm a rock star doing the cliche smashing of my instruments at the end of the set, every single show!" My favorite was when they started switching out guitars at the last song so they wouldn't have to smash their nice ones. So punk!
Great demo Andy. You captured all the tones we all wanted to hear from this guitar. You know I’m a huge Nirvana fan and also always wanted a Jagstang. But the price for what it is has kept me from buying it for now when there are guitar with a lot more to them I can get for less. Eventually…..
@@TheGuitarGeek A Squier version would be around £600/$700 I reckon which is too much for a Squier version. I guess if I was a Cobain collector then I would go for this Mexican Fender version at that price difference. Great demo by the way and thanks for the honest review - it does sound and look great :)
I love when Fender brandes out beyond strats, tele, jazzmaster, jag, and mustang. Those guitars are classic, but I feel fear of ruining branding prevents invitations.
Bought my japanese sonic blue Jag-Stang for 399 Euros back in 2004... she was a lot more affordable than the Jaguar and more unique. And she has the "designed by Kurt Cobain" lettering on the back of the headstock. Thats kinda cool. Anyway, if you are a Nirvana Fan, go ahead and buy one for 1200 bucks. They will never get any cheaper.
Huge Nirvana fan, owned every single model of guitar kurt played including washburn and epi et. i never liked the jagstang shape for how it looks BUT it is the best balanced guitar i ever have owned i think. if only kurt had lived long enough to complain about the lack of contours.
I played one of these today for the first time, and it was super cool. I had always thought they were shitty novelty guitars, but no sir--it's quite serviceable!
My red jagstang is an absolute Allrounder 🙂, for blues, jazz even metal. many of us began with nirvana but it's just a great fender guitar. The slim neck, the pickup choice. You can argue about it's form, but, I like it 😊.
love the review, as a left-handed player with smaller hands who enjoys this style of guitar I have a pretty limited selection of new guitars to even choose from on the market so I could actually legitimately see myself parting with $1000 or trading up from my current guitar for this, also great insight on the color the burnt orange here in Oklahoma is a no go so I'd definitely be looking at the Sonic Blue
Is it worth the dow ,I'm saving for the kurt cobain jag but £1250 for a mex guitar I think fender is taking the piss lol , I really appreciate this video,
Interesting guitar. I've recently been tripping down Jaguar and Mustang rabbit holes - guitars and basses. Nice video and commentary. I enjoy your playing. All the best in bloom.
Over the winter, the apple tree I had in my front yard needed to be taken down. I will miss having it in my yard this spring when the tree would have been in bloom.
I had one of the original blue models when I was 16 (1995). I'm sure RRP was £400. I didn't keep it long, it was pretty crap tbh very toy like. The RRP of this new release is insane :D However, great review, you've reminded me I haven't listened to Nirvana for a while...
Wow, I couldn't even afford the 400 quid back then. I do think this guitar is for the people that WANT a jagstang. There are cheaper alternatives like the squier bullet mustang for people who want to sound like Kurt.
Ahhh, Spring is around the corner and the reddish orangey Jagstangs are in bloom! Unfortunately, the frets have sprouted like weeds! This guitar is made in Mexico. No excuses for the neck not being properly cured. Otherwise, it sounds grungy.
Agree that the price definitely abit hefty I however got mine marked down. Also as a lefty myself, I like having a variety of tone to play with. left handed guitars, good ones at that, aren’t always available in store. So It’s not so much that the vintage/ nostalgia was a draw card but more it’s playability and eagerness to innovate and experiment with it.
@TheGuitarGeek: Andy I tried this guitar today. I have fairly big hand and to my surprise I managed to to get away with the 40mm narrow neck. Your hands don't look small. Did you find the narrow neck to be an issue?
In the mid 2000s I bought a red one on eBay, in person it looked salmon. Sold it and bought a blue one, loved it, eventually sold it. I have been wanting one again for awhile but as a lefty I was not going to pay what people were asking on eBay. So yeah I pre ordered a blue one. I feel it should have cost 75% of what it did, included a hardshell case, and the quality control is not what I'd expect for $1300 The tone knob does NOTHING. I'm sure my old ones didn't have that issue, compare it to a new Japanese mustang I snagged - tone knob works. Seriously, I cannot tell the difference even turned from one extreme to the other. Yeah, them frets are sharp. And not blaming Fender specifically, but I have bought a returned Mexican Strat the Cobain Jaguar, and now this guitar...and it's like they steal the MFing trem bars for lefties. Finally, I know it'd not a fair comparison but compared to my Jaguar, these pickups are ARSE. I will live with the sound, I'm not a professional and I don't have time to play a lot of guitar so yeah I bought it to collect it because I can.
I had the first gen from the mid 90's bought it brand new and was in red .. was a great sounding guitar just played it through my Marshall valvstate 100 combo.
Thanks, I feel I want one now. Ideally the 90’s issue but this one is calling. Need to watch your other vid now but would also like to see the pickups through the three different releases checked to see if similar. Maybe use In Bloom to do that ;) Hey have you a shop there? I’m across the pond in IRL
Big fan of the Jagstang Man as soon as you hooked it up to that Ds-1 that Jagstang was home one could almost say it was....... In Bloom 👍🏼👌🏼🎸 Are you keeping it or moving it on ?
The main reason why the pickups sound different is because on Kurt’s he had a neck position humbucker in the bridge and a bridge position single coil in the neck
are you using tube screamer pedal first before boss ds-1?? Ts pedal first on the chain or another od clone (behringer) boost ds pedals really so good too, try it
Out of the gathering gloom, comes a guitar in red to the room It smells like teen spirit but I can't get near it 'Cuz it's price is up high, like the moon. In Bloom.
I'm just learning to play electric guitar, and I just bought a new Jagstang tonight because of the smaller neck. I had a Stratocaster, but was having trouble with the larger neck. I'm getting a weird buzzing problem at the guitar's amp connection. Some kind of grounding issue with the bridge. I received no book or whammie bar on mine from the Guitar Center store I bought it from. I think I'm taking it back. Paid $1299 here in the US. That's too much to get amp feedback when I really just want a classic electric guitar with a shorter, smaller neck for small hands. Thanks for the great review video. I'm more of a blues/classic rock girl. The versatility seems interesting, though I'm not a huge Nirvana fan. Any ideas on a better choice to look into for a small grip? In bloom.
Idk how kurt got it’s signature sound on nevermind. All he used was a DS-1 small clone chorus pedal and a fender Jaguar, mustang and jagstang with a Seymor duncan humbucker. But I’ve had the same Jaguar and mustang and those pedals and I got very very close (a lot close than this or most other videos but couldn’t get exactly get the live or studio sound. The in utero sound is easier to get.
as soon as you pulled out the box of mij boss ds-1s i breathed a sigh of relief !!!!!!!! that many people online try to get the tone and forget kurt used a mij boss ds-1, especially the silver screw, you have to use a high gain amp, but you should never use marshall amps cause kurt hated them, use a mesa boogie or a peavy or something like boss katana... use a high gain amp or modeling amp, use a guitar kurt used. use a boss ds-1 made in japan.... and you got yourself in the ballpark...
I bought it as soon as it came out in red and exchanged it for the blue one. As a lover of the short scale I like it very much. A tuning fork of good wood, with good inlays and thinner than normal. The pills sound great and the body small and comfortable. For me a great guitar. Too bad the price, something raised to be MIM
Its not much but I have one of the original jagstags that ran briefly between 95-96 i believe? Got it at my local guitar store and have had it ever since
"In bloom" ... The neck pickup looks like its almost flush to the body. A bit odd. Kurt liked small necks so the size of the neck could be a part of the reason in the build.
And here I thought I might have a problem owning several similar distortion pedals and this guy has that many DS-1:s :D Also I really like the Jag-Stang shape too but if I'm being picky I wish the in-between part between the top horn and the back wasn't so shallow. Makes it look like the pickguard is too big for that part of the body.
@@doug1274 I always get a chuckle when people don’t understand what they are talking about, money grab means putting out a crappy product on the back of the reputation of a name at the expense of your customers. Even Cobain didn’t like it and didn’t want it released but they did, after he died.
I am not a massive guitar geek but I read lately that Kurt used a ds pedal for Nevermind but his tone really opened up and cut through more on In Utero with a Proco Rat, he loved it so much he wrote a song called Return of the Rat, check it out as is old farts say!
he only used rat as a backup pedal sometimes in the in utero tour, and he did use a rat pedal on territorial pissings but thats about it. you can definitely get a nirvana tone out of a rat thought they fucking rock
Interesting beast. I'm afraid the narrow neck may be an issue for me as I'm a little fat-fingered. I dig the retro look, though. Not sure which color I would choose. The red is pretty decent, but the blue may be more in bloom. :)
I love this guitar. I played one and it fits me perfectly. But baby blue and semi orange? come on man. I guess I'll have to wait for a better color to be in bloom.
@@TheGuitarGeek I just can't decide which one is less silly to me. Weird red or baby blue? It's literally preventing me from buying one. They come in lefty too, a rare thing these days. Warmoth isn't a bad plan. This one is just specific and awesome. Can you tell I'm torn?
Believe it or not I own the kc Jaguar kc mustang ( my favourite ) but the new jag stang in blue is by far my favourite I don’t no why maybe because I have really thin fingers but I find it so comfortable! I’m putting in a tex spex and 59 trem Seymour Duncan humbucker and single white pickguard so it looks and sounds like Kurt’s prototype and I got this guitar cheap! 1,600 Australian dollars
@taxation is theft memes news & more I ended up swapping it to a S H 4 jb, yeah same here dude I’m thin but my hands are normal size, you gana do any work to yours or keep it stock? Love the jb in it dude but even the original humbucker was good! Aswell as the tex special good on clean channels I’ve been useing my sans amp with it still love it!
@taxation is theft memes news & more what’s it like with the heavier strings dude? Never used Earnie ball before is that what comes stock with them? Always used didario
How much? Sorry too much for what should be a pawn shop type model and then the set up issues esp the fret sprout. I have bought £130 Harley Bentons with no issues there at all. I'd look elsewhere for a quirky Fender or Squier much cheaper
@@TheGuitarGeek to me I'd buy the classic vibe Squier mustang and stick a humbucker of choice in the bridge. But I agree a Squier jagstang would be killer
I was to buy Jag-stang last year but the price made me hesitate…At last, what i got was Gretch’s 29inch length baritone guitar, went opposite way..haha
@@TheGuitarGeek Yeah, baritone is like different instrument from regular scale guitar such as telly. I’m not an Ibanez person and I choose Gretsch. It’s versatile which can sound vintage-ish to chagging. Still want Jag-stang, tho.
Overall, I just don’t like it, not just for the issues you pointed out, but it’s just too quirky and “niche” to be versatile and easy - i.e., fun - to play. I’m not a fan of the body shape, and the only plus point I find is the sound of the humbucker distorted. I don’t think you’ll be happy with it. But that’s just my two cents - in bloom.
cool. Years ago, i lived on a street where a garage band played,,,,sorta like i did in the '80s. Drive by a load in and a kid has a red JagStang. Cool but wore out their welcome. Sad. They were just starting to sound good. Me, Sq Jagmaster. More Robben Ford land.
That red is not fiesta enough, but it sure is in bloom. Interesting guitar but at the price point perhaps one might look elsewhere. Although the stangy carves on this do make it difficult to look away!
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The whole reason Kurt played cheap, used student guitars was because that's all he could afford to get from pawn shops as a teenager. Selling his signature guitar at such a high price point feels a bit insulting to his legacy. I feel like he'd want it to be more accessible so that other misfit kids looking for an outlet for their emotions could have a decent, affordable instrument to do so with. Would've been a nice nod to his humble roots to make it a higher-end Squier model, or more in line with the cost of the MIM player Strats. Well, at least we still have decent budget options like Bullet Mustangs and Epiphones.
...In Bloom.
I agree to a point. Those budget guitars are there for those who want them but some people want JagStangs.
@@TheGuitarGeek That's fair. I'd certainly be a little less jaded if I could afford one, lol. They're just so damn cool. On a related note, I bought a Squier Bullet Mustang years ago partially thanks to your review. That guitar is pretty cool, too.
@@mh2120 yes! Now the squier bullet mustang is the opposite end, great guitar for nirvana
I feel like guitars like this are mainly for those misfit kids who have grown up and can now afford to spend a little more. The fact that we have guitars like bullet mustangs available for so cheap means today's kids have much better options than Kurt did!
@@jonstephenson100 Cheap guitars have never been as good as they are today! There's never been as many options - guitars, stomp boxes, multi-effects units... It's a great time to be a guitar player.
But you have a great point. Why are vintage guitars from the 50's and 60's so popular/expensive? Why do Fender and Gibson keep on reissuing models from those era's (VOS, R9's, NOS, relic'd guitars etc)? Because the kids who grew up watching their heroes play those instruments are now older and have the money to spend.
I like that yours is the first video I've watched of the Jagstang where it wasn't a rave review. And I agree with you the price issue with the guitar. It is too In Bloom-ing expensive for what it is.
Maybe my Jag-Stang is not as well made as the others. It still sounds superb.
Dude, they have to release like a 300-400 dollar Squier version. Cobain would 100% approve of that instead of a 1'400 dollar guitar that isn't even set up that well.
Best review video I’ve seen for the 2021s! Entertaining, informative while being transparent and honest. Fun watch 😁
I got a sonic blue one and changed basically everything about it to match the spec’s of Kurt’s Jag-Stang!
In Bloom 🎸
Excellent! I will be changing this as soon as I get my original 90s one back to compare
@@TheGuitarGeek looking forward to that!
@@NirvanaGuitars 😂😂 brooo remember me haha i love ur videos i comment on them a lot! hahah i didnt expect to see you here your channel id my favorite!!
I had a 95 Jagstang, added a JB Junior in the neck, and a Dimarzio X2N in the bridge. I flipped the stop bar so the strings were straight pull not pulled over it, and locked it down with washers. I wired the wiring so the neck and bridge switches acted as on, off and coil tapped and then shortly after I finally figured out the final mods wiring and got it done, I lost her to a fire in 2016.
But for a month or two she sounded pretty much exactly how I wanted her and apparently was very similar to how Kurt had his guitar modded (I did pick up flipping the stop bar from something I read saying he did that)
Only issue with that setup is the X2n is such a beast that it sounded awful if I would get it in normal setup distance from the strings, it had to be backed way off on the height to stop it from sounding clunky.
A $1300.00 guitar with sharp fret ends out of the box?? Kurt would have smashed it.
he would have smashed it regardless doing the whole "look at me, I'm a rock star doing the cliche smashing of my instruments at the end of the set, every single show!" My favorite was when they started switching out guitars at the last song so they wouldn't have to smash their nice ones. So punk!
@@eldritch6871 Townshend did the same. Checkout the Smothers Brothers show.
I won't be smashing this one. At least... not yet
@@TheGuitarGeek And don't go dragging it behind your car, either.
@@jltrem cannot guarantee
Great demo Andy. You captured all the tones we all wanted to hear from this guitar. You know I’m a huge Nirvana fan and also always wanted a Jagstang. But the price for what it is has kept me from buying it for now when there are guitar with a lot more to them I can get for less. Eventually…..
Thank you kindly! Can you imagine a Squier Jagstang? oh wow!
And yes, I made it to In Bloom. Lol.
@@TheGuitarGeek A Squier version would be around £600/$700 I reckon which is too much for a Squier version. I guess if I was a Cobain collector then I would go for this Mexican Fender version at that price difference. Great demo by the way and thanks for the honest review - it does sound and look great :)
I love when Fender brandes out beyond strats, tele, jazzmaster, jag, and mustang. Those guitars are classic, but I feel fear of ruining branding prevents invitations.
He's the one that likes all our pretty songs...in bloom. Great video as always!
Yes! Thank you!
Bought my japanese sonic blue Jag-Stang for 399 Euros back in 2004... she was a lot more affordable than the Jaguar and more unique. And she has the "designed by Kurt Cobain" lettering on the back of the headstock. Thats kinda cool. Anyway, if you are a Nirvana Fan, go ahead and buy one for 1200 bucks. They will never get any cheaper.
Yes, this is a guitar for the fans.
Yh its expensive but for me it’s me dream guitar and I started in this music world because of kurt
Looks small but never mind as long as it doesn't make you feel like a negative creep
Nice! I like what you did there.
@@TheGuitarGeek Just had to
Yeah and hopefully it doesn't make you a downer either.
You mean a creep like you?
@@sea-bee2463 or give you an aneurysm
In bloom. I really like the review. It's an amazing sounding guitar I really enjoyed the demonstration. Thank you!
Huge Nirvana fan, owned every single model of guitar kurt played including washburn and epi et. i never liked the jagstang shape for how it looks BUT it is the best balanced guitar i ever have owned i think. if only kurt had lived long enough to complain about the lack of contours.
I would love one, but the truss rod not being easily accessible is an issue for me.
I played one of these today for the first time, and it was super cool. I had always thought they were shitty novelty guitars, but no sir--it's quite serviceable!
Sell the kids for food, weather changes moods, spring is here again. In bloom. Why is this so expensive?
It's fairly limited but I don't know why the price is so high.
Because nobody but us guys in our 40’s who grew up with Kurt will buy it and they know we have more disposable income.
Simply because they can. Wish I had the money 😔
@@jigilous nah lol im in my 20s and want one
My red jagstang is an absolute Allrounder 🙂, for blues, jazz even metal. many of us began with nirvana but it's just a great fender guitar. The slim neck, the pickup choice. You can argue about it's form, but, I like it 😊.
love the review, as a left-handed player with smaller hands who enjoys this style of guitar I have a pretty limited selection of new guitars to even choose from on the market so I could actually legitimately see myself parting with $1000 or trading up from my current guitar for this, also great insight on the color the burnt orange here in Oklahoma is a no go so I'd definitely be looking at the Sonic Blue
Is it worth the dow ,I'm saving for the kurt cobain jag but £1250 for a mex guitar I think fender is taking the piss lol , I really appreciate this video,
Fret sprouting is a feature for punk guitars. Blood is cool.
Then you are in luck!
Exactly people say it’s expensive or whatever but you can’t put a price on fun and or happiness
Interesting guitar. I've recently been tripping down Jaguar and Mustang rabbit holes - guitars and basses. Nice video and commentary. I enjoy your playing. All the best in bloom.
Over the winter, the apple tree I had in my front yard needed to be taken down. I will miss having it in my yard this spring when the tree would have been in bloom.
Nice Work Jason
Awesome video! I loved that color,,,, In Bloom.
I had one of the original blue models when I was 16 (1995). I'm sure RRP was £400. I didn't keep it long, it was pretty crap tbh very toy like. The RRP of this new release is insane :D
However, great review, you've reminded me I haven't listened to Nirvana for a while...
Wow, I couldn't even afford the 400 quid back then. I do think this guitar is for the people that WANT a jagstang. There are cheaper alternatives like the squier bullet mustang for people who want to sound like Kurt.
Ahhh, Spring is around the corner and the reddish orangey Jagstangs are in bloom! Unfortunately, the frets have sprouted like weeds! This guitar is made in Mexico. No excuses for the neck not being properly cured. Otherwise, it sounds grungy.
i think this might be unusual as i have heard no one else complain about the frets
As a matter of fact, "In Bloom" is one of my favorite nirvana tunes I hope you play that one
Mine too!
Surprisingly, I found the Squier Vista Venus to be more comfortable.
The Venus is a guilty pleasure guitar with a bit of a cult following.
I almost got my hands on one about a year ago... I still would get a Venus
@@TheGuitarGeek I find the Mustang/ Jaguar scale is just to short.
The Chats' guitarist plays one of these. It's a roaring punk machine! (in bloom ;))
Agree that the price definitely abit hefty I however got mine marked down. Also as a lefty myself, I like having a variety of tone to play with. left handed guitars, good ones at that, aren’t always available in store. So It’s not so much that the vintage/ nostalgia was a draw card but more it’s playability and eagerness to innovate and experiment with it.
My Jagstang was never in bloom! Thanks for the Unboxing!
You’re welcome 😊
In bloom. Great video thank you
@TheGuitarGeek: Andy I tried this guitar today. I have fairly big hand and to my surprise I managed to to get away with the 40mm narrow neck. Your hands don't look small. Did you find the narrow neck to be an issue?
In blooming bloom
In the mid 2000s I bought a red one on eBay, in person it looked salmon. Sold it and bought a blue one, loved it, eventually sold it.
I have been wanting one again for awhile but as a lefty I was not going to pay what people were asking on eBay.
So yeah I pre ordered a blue one.
I feel it should have cost 75% of what it did, included a hardshell case, and the quality control is not what I'd expect for $1300
The tone knob does NOTHING. I'm sure my old ones didn't have that issue, compare it to a new Japanese mustang I snagged - tone knob works.
Seriously, I cannot tell the difference even turned from one extreme to the other.
Yeah, them frets are sharp.
And not blaming Fender specifically, but I have bought a returned Mexican Strat the Cobain Jaguar, and now this guitar...and it's like they steal the MFing trem bars for lefties.
Finally, I know it'd not a fair comparison but compared to my Jaguar, these pickups are ARSE.
I will live with the sound, I'm not a professional and I don't have time to play a lot of guitar so yeah I bought it to collect it because I can.
In bloom was never “in bloom” as it was with this blooming Jagstang……….BLOOM!
The gardens are all in bloom in the springtime.
It's on its way!
I had the first gen from the mid 90's bought it brand new and was in red .. was a great sounding guitar just played it through my Marshall valvstate 100 combo.
I also had the valvestate 100 combo! Great amp
The 'Ouch' of Nevermind cracked me up ! Your reviews are the best.
hahaha thanks. yeah that hit hard.
I just had one in my shop to have the fret ends dressed. They where very sharp. Must be a thing on this model.
Also my customer picked his up at a great price $550 with hard case from Guitar Center. New but considered a demo.
Hot take: I like the fiesta red better than the sonic blue. I’m considering getting a dark red tortoiseshell for mine, like Kurt had on his Mustang.
Thanks, I feel I want one now. Ideally the 90’s issue but this one is calling. Need to watch your other vid now but would also like to see the pickups through the three different releases checked to see if similar. Maybe use In Bloom to do that ;) Hey have you a shop there? I’m across the pond in IRL
Big fan of the Jagstang
Man as soon as you hooked it up to that Ds-1 that Jagstang was home one could almost say it was....... In Bloom 👍🏼👌🏼🎸
Are you keeping it or moving it on ?
You got that right! It is staying with me for sure
Awesome 👌🏼 those big Nirvana chords did sound quite special
The main reason why the pickups sound different is because on Kurt’s he had a neck position humbucker in the bridge and a bridge position single coil in the neck
Good to see you back In Bloom again my good man.
thank you Big T
It's cool guitar but the KK Jaguar is way cooler, no idea what price difference is though.
In Bloom
The guitars are fairly similar in price.
Great review, how does it compare to the Kurt Cobain Jaguar, both are made in Mexico and a similar price and both have a lefty version.
I have the comparison video coming soon!
@@TheGuitarGeek fantastic, I’ll look forward that 😁👍
the Jaguar blows it out of the water. Plus, you get the bonus that it's the guitar Kurt actually played.
are you using tube screamer pedal first before boss ds-1?? Ts pedal first on the chain or another od clone (behringer) boost ds pedals really so good too, try it
I overheard Joe Satriani pronounce it basswood as in the ...well, fish, so that's his in bloom take on how to say it, at least. 😉😁
My Mexican Mustang has sharp frets, too :(
Out of the gathering gloom,
comes a guitar in red to the room
It smells like teen spirit
but I can't get near it
'Cuz it's price is up high, like the moon.
In Bloom.
I love your work
@@TheGuitarGeek Thanks! It's just how my brain works. Can't write a song to save my life, though.
I'm just learning to play electric guitar, and I just bought a new Jagstang tonight because of the smaller neck. I had a Stratocaster, but was having trouble with the larger neck. I'm getting a weird buzzing problem at the guitar's amp connection. Some kind of grounding issue with the bridge. I received no book or whammie bar on mine from the Guitar Center store I bought it from. I think I'm taking it back. Paid $1299 here in the US. That's too much to get amp feedback when I really just want a classic electric guitar with a shorter, smaller neck for small hands. Thanks for the great review video. I'm more of a blues/classic rock girl. The versatility seems interesting, though I'm not a huge Nirvana fan. Any ideas on a better choice to look into for a small grip? In bloom.
Specs in terms of materials are really similar to player series and they’re both made in Mexico. This guitar has to be hugely overpriced ?!
Wish I hadn't sold mine. I bought it new for $450 US back in '96
@betterhanfruitcake $450.00 US Dollars back in 1994 is equivalent in buying power of $799.00 in 2023 Yep, Only if we can have a time machine
The thing has a lovely clean tone, love it!
Love it Love it love it, gota say you play way better than most on the YTB
Hey Greg, thank you. This music is in my blood
early bird's video, all good lovely guitar.
Jagstang with a sweet color choice
Hey Ra, thanks for stopping by again!
Did Steve-O get a perm?
Idk how kurt got it’s signature sound on nevermind. All he used was a DS-1 small clone chorus pedal and a fender Jaguar, mustang and jagstang with a Seymor duncan humbucker. But I’ve had the same Jaguar and mustang and those pedals and I got very very close (a lot close than this or most other videos but couldn’t get exactly get the live or studio sound. The in utero sound is easier to get.
is it say designed by kurt cobain on the backside of the headstock ?
I like your lama tshirt
as soon as you pulled out the box of mij boss ds-1s i breathed a sigh of relief !!!!!!!!
that many people online try to get the tone and forget kurt used a mij boss ds-1, especially the silver screw, you have to use a high gain amp, but you should never use marshall amps cause kurt hated them, use a mesa boogie or a peavy or something like boss katana...
use a high gain amp or modeling amp,
use a guitar kurt used.
use a boss ds-1 made in japan....
and you got yourself in the ballpark...
I bought it as soon as it came out in red and exchanged it for the blue one. As a lover of the short scale I like it very much. A tuning fork of good wood, with good inlays and thinner than normal. The pills sound great and the body small and comfortable. For me a great guitar. Too bad the price, something raised to be MIM
I would normally go for Sonic Blue which why I went for Fiesta Red but it is not QUITE red enough for me.
I must also mention how good some of the tones here were, specially the dirtier ones. Literally, music to my ears!
The combination of guitar, pedal and amp is really wonderful
@@TheGuitarGeek now now, don’t take anything away from the hands that played it and the ears that dialled it in!
would really dig to have one of these, but mustangs are more in my price range right now
guys. this guitar can shred.
Its not much but I have one of the original jagstags that ran briefly between 95-96 i believe? Got it at my local guitar store and have had it ever since
I have a '96 Jagstang and it is really crappy. But, I shimmed the neck and it has Seymour Duncan Pups. It is a collectable guitar. That's all...
Looks like a mini guitar.
"In bloom" ... The neck pickup looks like its almost flush to the body. A bit odd. Kurt liked small necks so the size of the neck could be a part of the reason in the build.
And here I thought I might have a problem owning several similar distortion pedals and this guy has that many DS-1:s :D
Also I really like the Jag-Stang shape too but if I'm being picky I wish the in-between part between the top horn and the back wasn't so shallow. Makes it look like the pickguard is too big for that part of the body.
Money grab by fender. If they cared they would make more Japanese mustangs which is what Kurt actually played and sold out everywhere.
More Japanese Mustangs would be great!
Always get a chuckle when people talk about a company’s “money grab.” That is literally why they are in business.
@@doug1274 I always get a chuckle when people don’t understand what they are talking about, money grab means putting out a crappy product on the back of the reputation of a name at the expense of your customers. Even Cobain didn’t like it and didn’t want it released but they did, after he died.
@@doug1274 also it’s $1200? For a crappy made in Mexico, they didn’t even bother to make it in Japan like Cobain liked. Dummy
IUn Bloom, have fun with this nice guitar! After having played it a little while, did the fret ends still bother you?
Hey Michael. Yes, the fret ends are still an issue. I will sort that out.
Think it’s worth buying the sonic blue one second hand for £850-£900?
I think so!
Got soo confused when he kept saying where’s Rene as that’s my name😂
Does it Doom? Deep chug that chimera with heavy fuzz into a cranked orange and let it Bloom.
I think I got it right that time!
I will try it with Fuzz!
I am not a massive guitar geek but I read lately that Kurt used a ds pedal for Nevermind but his tone really opened up and cut through more on In Utero with a Proco Rat, he loved it so much he wrote a song called Return of the Rat, check it out as is old farts say!
Return of the Rat is a song written by the Wipers, recorded for a Wipers tribute compilation.
He never used a pro co rat. In utero is DS2 + Sansamp Classic
not sure where you heard that
Lmao 😅
he only used rat as a backup pedal sometimes in the in utero tour, and he did use a rat pedal on territorial pissings but thats about it. you can definitely get a nirvana tone out of a rat thought they fucking rock
Is it hard to play being so small?
@TheGuitarGeek Hello From The USA 🇺🇸 I'm new to your channel 📹 I Enjoy Your VideoS! Thanks For Sharing
Thanks for coming
Just got one on sale from Fender for $755 shipped. In bloom.
Interesting beast. I'm afraid the narrow neck may be an issue for me as I'm a little fat-fingered. I dig the retro look, though. Not sure which color I would choose. The red is pretty decent, but the blue may be more in bloom. :)
I love this guitar. I played one and it fits me perfectly. But baby blue and semi orange? come on man. I guess I'll have to wait for a better color to be in bloom.
I really don't think there will be other colours. Warmoth do a build your own set though!
@@TheGuitarGeek I just can't decide which one is less silly to me. Weird red or baby blue? It's literally preventing me from buying one. They come in lefty too, a rare thing these days. Warmoth isn't a bad plan. This one is just specific and awesome. Can you tell I'm torn?
@@DTension I think you need to toss a coin
@@TheGuitarGeek Heads I get the blue one, tails I get the orange one.
Found one on used today for $600. It's gonna happen...
I love your shirt haha
Believe it or not I own the kc Jaguar kc mustang ( my favourite ) but the new jag stang in blue is by far my favourite I don’t no why maybe because I have really thin fingers but I find it so comfortable! I’m putting in a tex spex and 59 trem Seymour Duncan humbucker and single white pickguard so it looks and sounds like Kurt’s prototype and I got this guitar cheap! 1,600 Australian dollars
@taxation is theft memes news & more I ended up swapping it to a S H 4 jb, yeah same here dude I’m thin but my hands are normal size, you gana do any work to yours or keep it stock? Love the jb in it dude but even the original humbucker was good! Aswell as the tex special good on clean channels I’ve been useing my sans amp with it still love it!
@taxation is theft memes news & more what’s it like with the heavier strings dude? Never used Earnie ball before is that what comes stock with them? Always used didario
How much? Sorry too much for what should be a pawn shop type model and then the set up issues esp the fret sprout. I have bought £130 Harley Bentons with no issues there at all.
I'd look elsewhere for a quirky Fender or Squier much cheaper
A squier version of this would SELL
@@TheGuitarGeek to me I'd buy the classic vibe Squier mustang and stick a humbucker of choice in the bridge. But I agree a Squier jagstang would be killer
everybody here: Kurt wouldn't want his signature sold for lots of money...
Kurt: 'make sure there's an extra on stage for smashing'
KURT SMASH!
I’d like to have one someday but it’s a little too much expensive I think . I’d rather buy the Kurt Cobain Jaguar to play « In Bloom » ;-)
I will shoot out the two guitars. We will see which is victorious!
In bloom too expensive for me I just buy them Harley Benton mod them in lefthanded
in bloom!
Hey Brian. Thanks for stopping by
I was to buy Jag-stang last year but the price made me hesitate…At last, what i got was Gretch’s 29inch length baritone guitar, went opposite way..haha
Wow, that is pretty different! How is the baritone?
@@TheGuitarGeek Yeah, baritone is like different instrument from regular scale guitar such as telly. I’m not an Ibanez person and I choose Gretsch. It’s versatile which can sound vintage-ish to chagging. Still want Jag-stang, tho.
Overall, I just don’t like it, not just for the issues you pointed out, but it’s just too quirky and “niche” to be versatile and easy - i.e., fun - to play. I’m not a fan of the body shape, and the only plus point I find is the sound of the humbucker distorted. I don’t think you’ll be happy with it. But that’s just my two cents - in bloom.
I totally agree with you. I just on the other side of liking it.
cool.
Years ago, i lived on a street where a garage band played,,,,sorta like i did in the '80s.
Drive by a load in and a kid has a red JagStang.
Cool but wore out their welcome. Sad. They were just starting to sound good.
Me, Sq Jagmaster. More Robben Ford land.
I have worn out my welcome in a few garages in the past!
Ever do giveaways?
it's a nice guitar, but I agree: it would be a good move if there would be a version half the price
A squier version would SELL
Well if you got small hands and the tone is not plinky thin, then it's worth the price.
That red is not fiesta enough, but it sure is in bloom. Interesting guitar but at the price point perhaps one might look elsewhere. Although the stangy carves on this do make it difficult to look away!
It is a tough price point but I hope it's not too off putting for someone who wants a really fun guitar
They 100% got the red wrong. I had the original, and this is *not* the correct shade.
In bloom
No in bloom for me. I have the money but can't spend it on that. I'd much prefer the jag but again the price is something I can't do
Very awesome!
Thank you! Cheers!
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The thing that disappointed me was the fact that it was freaking orange and NOT RED 🤦♂️
I’m wondering if I should save up my money for this or get a Jaguar (I already have a mustang)