For the jaguar pickup: What they wanted to do was to make the pickup a bit "hotter" than that of a strat. So by putting it in an enclosure like this one it changes the magnetic field a bit (like the plate under the tele pickup) and makes it tighter, changes the response. Upvote so the captain can see it?
The big steel wrap-around backplate on a jaguar pickup partly acts an RF shield, but because it's steel not nickel silver it massively increases the inductance of the pickup. The effect is similar to adding more turns of wire. The pickup has more output but sounds darker as guitar pickups behave as inductive low pass filters.
it dosnt mater thats why they make pedals pedals today can mimic every pick up even make a guitar sound like the best bass with the worst pick ups why called multi fx
My MIJ Jaguar HH special from 2004 is an absolute gem. I've owned it for nearly 20 years now, it's my only guitar and I love it truly and deeply. It doesn't have the tremolo, but does have Humbuckers and honestly it's a great guitar. I also love the Strat and I previously owned one which I had to sell during hard times, and have been thinking of buying another recently. Now though I'm leaning more and more into the view that the Jag is the perfect guitar.. I should get myself another, with the tremolo this time. Although.. I've never played a Jazzmaster, so I should do this.. it's great to be alive and have so much to try out and work for, that's one of the beauties of guitars and music.
@@Danielallanz I had a 65 Mustang...the short scale was not for me, and the nut width was really narrow. Makes me prefer the Jazzmaster just for that. It's cool that they are different in that way, will be the right guitar for some people!
Man watching this video 2 yrs later makes me realize that COVID was a beast of a time. 2 great guys looking like they're just haggard and like they want to be doing anything but what they're doing at the moment- doing everything they can to keep the good vibes going but you can tell that the world was taking a toll at that time. So glad we're past those days and all the best to Danish Pete and the Captain!
Johnny Marr has been a massive influence to me since I started playing 2 years ago, so I’ve been wanting a jag for some time. I think this video persuaded me to get one once lockdown is over.
My Dad bought me a Jaguar back in 1964, still have it and play it through my Duel Showman/Reverb (1969). I play my other guitars but when I want a specific 60's sound the Jag still can't be beat.
I have two late 90s Japanese jaguars and an American pro, AM pro straight out of the box the trem is flawless, the Japanese old girls needed a bit of attention by a local (very good) tech, once he sorted that break angle out and got the nut cut right I can absolutely go to town on the trem, best there is once set up!
@@sakimiyu4169 I'm American, and "Jagwire" sounded like a silly way to pronounce it. "Jagyouer" is British. My pronunciation's closer to "Jagwar" but with the "ar" pronounced like "are."
@@rolux4853 Definitely a Fender Strat. USA Strats can be had a few years off for about the cost of a Mexi, nothing wrong with that either. Or, dare I say it, a Squire "60s Strat- not made in ChCovide. Inexpensive and really fun. This thingy has a single worthy sound. That's about it.
I fixed the clanking on mine by making a bushing with some really thin heat shrink insulation. It also means that there's just enough resistance so that it stays where you position it.
@@pablo9364 Yeah, that's my understanding of the principle too. Honesty though, I found the bridge on my MIJ Jaguar to be really problematic. It rarely seemed to return exactly back into position, and the strings were forever skipping off the saddles. In the end, I upgraded to a Staytrem bridge, and it was one of the best guitar investments I ever made. :-)
This is spot-on timely! I've been on a massive Johnny Marr kick lately and am starting to get the itch for one of these beasts. Once again, thank you Andertons!!!
I've been on the same damn Marr kick.When I saw the thumbnail pic I thought "Are you kidding me?".I haven't played for years so I'm trying to get my little finger to cooperate.I'm working on "Dashboard" at the moment.Wish I could afford any of these at the moment.
That was me a couple of years back. When I tried them out though I actually preferred the feel of the Jazzmaster, the Jag’s short scale didn’t quite do it for me so I came away with the Jazz. I still get the wants for a Jag though - especially when I watch stuff like this.
The issue of radio-frequency bleed is rare these days, but does still occur. I've been in places that have poor insulation for the mains, and a neighbor would be using an analogue TV, and behold, my Twin Reverb would pick up traces of what they'd be listening to. Also, if you've ever lived near a radio station's tower, you'd often get full ranges of FM spectrum bled out due to the power levels coming off it
My buddy’s Jazzmaster really picks up a lot of radio frequencies when we jam in the studio hahaha it can make for some cool sound samples if you mic the amp up 🤣
I have a JM sig in Metallic KO Its different from anything else I've ever owned and frankly the nicest guitar I've ever had. I end up playing it more than anything else.
@@jakevoss7885 That metallic KO is beautiful! Johnny recently posted a video for Fender teaching "The Headmaster Ritual," with a JM Jag in a one-off "comet sparkle" that also looks incredible.
The KO is so different from anything else in fenders line up but at the same time not out of place at all on the Jaguar. Now if I can ever find one of the Sherwood green ones
@@seppi65 I will say that while I'd heard some of The Smith's songs, JM wasn't really on my radar. I went looking for a Jaguar, wanted Nitrocellulose finish and fell in love with that Jag based on the switching and color. The changes he made just make sense. I wish they'd have done the phase switch instead of the second high pass filter but until I'm a famous artist with a signature model lol I will say opening that case the first time and the smell of it took me back to my first electric guitar when I was a kid
37:47 onwards, Danish Pete has selected the opposite pickups compared to the Captain. He plays on the bridge Jag pickup when the Captain plays on the JM neck, and vice-versa. Other than that, this is a really great vid, showing the awesome sounds a Jaguar can achieve.
I own one of those Daphne Blue FSR Squiers and don’t let the video fool you - the colour is much nicer than it looks here! It looks similar to the AmOrg blue one
I have 3 of the 4 CVs, I’m just missing the Jazzmaster. I love ALL 3 of them. Very well worth the $1,180 they cost added together. I’m still bonding with the Jag. I hated it at first and was going to return it before the 60 days return limit, but 3 weeks later and I couldn’t part with the unique tones and short scale. And the Trem is super fun. That’s my take on it. Strongly recommend the Classic Vibe Line up as a whole.
I was considering going going to guitar center a picking one of those things up. But I’m going to wait for a while so I don’t get down with the sickness
Gorgeous playing from both but when Pete played his solo at the beginning of the video I could feel a tingle. This has to be the longest Jaguar video I’ve ever watched.
Own a Squier VM Jag. Have never used my American Standard Tele since I bought it. The trem system is genius, once you get used to the idea that it is for subtle wobble, similar to Bigsby, rather than Strat like bends. Dont forget the heritage of this guitar is surf, hence the string mute
Dang. So you saying I can’t go wrong getting a Squier JaZZmaster ?? I feel silly playing a Squier , but I can’t see myself paying $1500-2000 on a guitar at this moment. :(.
@@1Capnjazz Totally. I haven't used another guitar (apart from my Gretsch 12 string) since I bought it. Even sold a few where the Jag did their thing better.
This "super super complicated system all over the back" Pete mentioned could be the "B bender". This was used for country in order to get some steel string effect i.e. tuning-change on one or more string to a different tone (up or down). Anyway, vice video. Thanks a lot for sharing!
When I was a teenager back in the 70's I was at the music store looking for a Strat that my older friend had. The sales person (actually the owner) told me he didn't have anything in my price range, but he had this 67 Jaguar that twanged like a Strat. Had that Jaguar for years, repainted it twice. Had it until about 16 years ago when my ex-gf went nuts and I had to leave, and left it behind.
On the topic of string gauge/tension at 40:00 I've played a Fender Jaguar damn near religiously for the past four years. The best gauge I've played are those new Ernie Ball Mondo Slinky's (10.5-52). Just enough thickness to feel right under the fingers, but slinky enough to get that short scale spank.
The Captain's guitar playing has just gone next level in the past year or so. Having said that, I strongly feel that Peter Honoré is one of the greatest guitarists living today.
I used to get that also a house I lived in before. I loved it. I would use the signal with delays, mod effects, and loops. It was instant Boards of Canada.
You just cant talk early electrified Rock without the Jaguar. One of the easiest playing Guitars I ever played. A joy to see it in your hands. Well done boys. And don't forget to do something with the Surf music era.
I remember getting my first electric guitar in 98 or so... Back in the day when a lot of store were still in the look, but ask to demo it like a car. I chose a Jaguar from the catalog on the counter at the guitar shop, nope. They didn't stock the guitar. After 20 years, I'm kicking myself for not buying it over the strat to wait for an unplayed guitar i had to choose because they are incredibly easy players. You do a good setup on it, it's amazing... If you can't, pay someone!
My father bought me a sunburst Jaguar in 1963. I learned to play it in a year, started a band and put myself through school with the money I made playing in the band. Greatest gift I ever received. Still have ìt. Shalom/gw
06:20 I think you'll find a lot of the problems with interference in working environments for single coil pickup guitars would have been the introduction of the neon fluro lights into venues. I have a Strat and it hums like crazy if it's anywhere near a fluro light.
My favourite guitar! Put a StayTrem bridge on mine which is basically a Mustang bridge but also a StayTrem arm which Johnny Marr pioneered I think which stops the clunking noise when you use it. A great upgrade and makes the Jag even more coolerer 😄
@@captainhotbunz659 The scale length is 24" and it's not as short as you might think. You get a tone from it like know other guitar on the planet. That 65' Mustang would be an amazing buy.
Great video guys. My Jag (albeit a Squier) is the guitar that always sits close at hand, cos it's so comfy and has tons of sounds through a little plug-in headphone amp. Top guitar 🎸
I have a '60s Jag that I bought second-hand when I was a clueless teenager in the '70s. Of course there was no internet in those days, and even written sources were almost non-existent, so I had to figure most of this stuff out on my own. I figured out the switching pretty quickly. But it took me a long time to understand why my Jag didn't sound like Les Paul or even a Strat, haha. The thing that really threw me was the mute. In those days I played exclusively with my fingers and hadn't yet learned how to palm-mute, so the purpose of the mute was mysterious to me. One thing I did figure out very quickly was that if you did try to use the mute, it threw the tuning a few cents sharp (as you can clearly hear in this video at 8:27), which even my untutored teenage self realized made it completely useless. I left mine on the guitar for years until the rubber got completely petrified, at which point a tech recommended that I remove it. (But he urged me to save it, which I did.) The thing that was even more mysterious was the "trem-lok", which I didn't figure out until the late 90s, when some very useful guides appeared on the internet. To this day, most techs that I've encountered don't understand it, and if you want to get your Jag (or Jazzmaster) properly set up, you have to find a tech who really understands how these things were meant to work. Of course it's still a pretty useless function; it was designed to help you stay in tune if you broke a string in the middle of a show. These days, if that happens, most of us just reach for our spare guitar. But I guess back in the 50s and early 60s, onstage spares were a luxury that even a lot of pros didn't have. I just like to have the trem-lok set up correctly solely so that I know my Jag is working the way it was meant to. :)
The last tune is killer! Great expression Lee! Leo brought the guitar out of the dark ages. Made them musical in every genre, and style. Made them comfortable and playable throughout the neck. Gave us many choices for our play. If there's a guitar hero, it certainly is Leo and his gang of coworkers. I have nearly every guitar brand available since 1958ish. Still the only style/brand that gets my soul moving is Fender and Squier. (Ok, maybe Gretch too). Thanks fellers! Please produce a Blues album together......
@@doktorwer I had one but I sold it and got the American Pro. I could never get used to the vintage fret board radius. I know some people like that radius though.
It’s no big selling, volume model, also has a price tag above 2k, so they might not have that interest in showing this great guitar. It’s all about the cash....
Ved Goswami - I’ve had mine since 2014. It’s Olympic white, but it’s discolouring to pink around the edges near the neck. Sounds great for everything to clean fuzzy fuzz. A great guitar. Have fun 🙂
The modified version appears to have a shorter distance between the tremolo and the bridge. That makes me wonder how that distance compares with the Jazzmaster, too. Maybe the distances account for some of the subtle differences in sound between models.
I have a MIJ Jag and I bloody love it. Great sound, great feel. It doesn't play that easy. It wants playing with a bit of respect. It's never getting sold.
The Squire Vintage Vibe is a great guitar and so inexpensive. It isn't custom shop but for gigging it would fill in a lot of the empty spaces...I have a Japanese Jazzmaster for the 90's with the Novac pickups and the Mastery bridge that is my favorite rhythm guitar so far,,,,,,The Jaguar is on the to do list...
You missed out on the two jags that I want, the Johnny Marr and the Kurt Cobain. Almost an ultimate guide, but anyways keep up the good work gents, I'd love to see some videos on signature model fenders as well as the base models
Here’s an idea, once the quarantine is over do a The Captain Meets Chappers, I genuinely am interested to hear his story and what better way to welcome him back than a captain meets? Pete got his, just saying :)
I once owned Squier vm jaguar that stemmed my love for them. I was originally looking for a jazzmaster, I’m so glad I made the decision on the jag instead. I saw that same jaguar in a local guitar store a while ago, I recognized it immediately because of the maple’s figuring on the headstock. hoping I have a classic player jaguar make its way into my hands soon, if not, a jag-stang.
8:45 - Early 60s Country Gentleman have that mute, but they have two separate pads, one for the bottom three and one for the top three strings. This device seems to push so hard against the strings Pete's going sharp. Fun sound though.
You have to adjust the height of the mute to make sure it doesn't push sharp, but that means taking the bridge off, which means taking off the strings, so its kinda a pain in the ass to get right
The captain really is a great guitar player in his own right. Sure, he's a little limited in knowledge compared to Rob and Pete, but he gets his message across and it sounds GOOD. Maybe I'm just sticking up for him because he's "plucky" compared to the others, but seriously underrated
If you push in the tremolo arm on the American vintage jag and jazzmaster, it locks in place and won't fall out. I don't know know if it's that way on the American original series, but a lot of people don't seem to know about that.
I’ve had a look through the comments and I haven’t seen any reference to the Beach Boys, apologies if I missed them, but I think it’s worth noting that some of us became aware of the Jag via the pictures of Carl with his white Jag all over the cover of the 64 Beach Boys Concert Album. He used it almost exclusively until he saw Harrison’s Rick 12, which he immediately adopted, while Al took over the Jag, as can be seen in the TAMI show video. I always liked the bright, heavily reverbed sound Carl got from the Jag, and when I saw the new Squier FSR Classic Vibe '60s Jaguar In Olympic White, I bought myself one as an old man’s folly. On the first one the frets were so bad that some notes didn’t sound at all so I took it back and they replaced it. The second one was a bit better, but despite having a luthier level the frets I have to keep the action high to avoid buzzing. I have to say the quality of Singapore made Squiers is far lower than my Chinese CV Strat and Tele, which are both excellent
I love the Jaguar, as if you modify it to have 3 single coils then you have a wide range of sounds. BTW that was one of the best performances I've seen at the start, that was EPIC
I took your advice (to get the coolest-looking one) and went for the Squier. If the Player series had the binding/block inlays I might've stretched. Great video as usual.
My Mustang actually picked up an AM radio station at a gig back in the 1960's. It seemed to be a certain combination of things at certain locations. It didn't seem to be something you could just make happen. We did cure it somehow. Something to do with grounding on the amp if I remember correctly.
I have this dream of a crazy jaguar jazzmaster hybrid thing, a three-pickup jaguar with a jazzmaster neck and the ability to do phase-shifting and series wiring like the american professional
Kurt would never ever buy this at this price. He saved the mustang and jaguar from extinction and even created a better guitar (a hybrid of the best features between the two) which I am proud to say I own. The Fender Jag-Stang. It's more beautiful than a Swedish massage. Hi Axel.
Next time you change strings pop the trem out and where the arm goes in GENTLY crimp it with some pliers. The lightest touch will do. There are videos you can find
I have a mastery bridge on my Jaguar. If you are ok spending the money, it is the best. I run 9-42 strings and it stays in tune perfectly. I also have a warmoth neck with a 12 inch radius so I can use the lax string tension to do mahooosive bends without fretting out.
I've always referred to the palm muting part of the palm as the side of the palm, but according to Quora, it can be referred to as the ulnar, or medial border. Can't wait to tell students to use their ulnar border!
I've only recently discovered you're channel and love the content. Glad to see you're still producing videos during the pandemic. Makes the whole social distancing thing a little more bareable
Well, some of us have been trying to tell you for years... ;-) Jaguars are the best thing Fender makes.
Tele is the best hands down.
Jazzmaster final answer
Got me a daphne blue squire jaguar blasting thru an orange tube amp! Absolutely love it!
I've had a couple, love them...but the bridges suck, probably the worst I've seen on any guitar
C. Caveman Johnny Marr jag much?
For the jaguar pickup:
What they wanted to do was to make the pickup a bit "hotter" than that of a strat. So by putting it in an enclosure like this one it changes the magnetic field a bit (like the plate under the tele pickup) and makes it tighter, changes the response.
Upvote so the captain can see it?
I thought it was for shielding purposed because jazzmasters could get microphonic
Incorrect, it's for shielding purposes
The big steel wrap-around backplate on a jaguar pickup partly acts an RF shield, but because it's steel not nickel silver it massively increases the inductance of the pickup. The effect is similar to adding more turns of wire. The pickup has more output but sounds darker as guitar pickups behave as inductive low pass filters.
it dosnt mater thats why they make pedals pedals today can mimic every pick up even make a guitar sound like the best bass with the worst pick ups why called multi fx
@@rowlandstraylighthot humbuckers...
I think the fender jaguar is the PERFECT GUITAR. It's like a hybrid of the tele and strat. Beautiful sound.
Particularly with humbuckers and coil tapping
I like the jazzmaster a bit better but both are worthy of owning.
My MIJ Jaguar HH special from 2004 is an absolute gem. I've owned it for nearly 20 years now, it's my only guitar and I love it truly and deeply. It doesn't have the tremolo, but does have Humbuckers and honestly it's a great guitar. I also love the Strat and I previously owned one which I had to sell during hard times, and have been thinking of buying another recently. Now though I'm leaning more and more into the view that the Jag is the perfect guitar.. I should get myself another, with the tremolo this time. Although.. I've never played a Jazzmaster, so I should do this.. it's great to be alive and have so much to try out and work for, that's one of the beauties of guitars and music.
@@Danielallanz I had a 65 Mustang...the short scale was not for me, and the nut width was really narrow. Makes me prefer the Jazzmaster just for that. It's cool that they are different in that way, will be the right guitar for some people!
Most underrated, under reviewed, big brand guitar ever made.
nah that belongs to the Mustang
@@3badthebad for me it's the Jag, all day.
Man watching this video 2 yrs later makes me realize that COVID was a beast of a time. 2 great guys looking like they're just haggard and like they want to be doing anything but what they're doing at the moment- doing everything they can to keep the good vibes going but you can tell that the world was taking a toll at that time. So glad we're past those days and all the best to Danish Pete and the Captain!
Johnny Marr has been a massive influence to me since I started playing 2 years ago, so I’ve been wanting a jag for some time. I think this video persuaded me to get one once lockdown is over.
Same! I had a Mex Player Jag up until a week ago. It was great, but I bought Johnny’s Jag a week ago and I’m so happy! ☺️
That’s exactly who their jam reminded me of.
My Dad bought me a Jaguar back in 1964, still have it and play it through my Duel Showman/Reverb (1969). I play my other guitars but when I want a specific 60's sound the Jag still can't be beat.
WHAT A DAD!
Proud Jaguar owner here.
Fender American professional jaguar in Olympic white.
Been repping the jag for a while. Glad it’s getting much deserved attention
Yeah, they're great!
How good is the trem? Is it as good as the new Strat trem?
@@alexfinlay5162 if set up properly its very good
I have two late 90s Japanese jaguars and an American pro, AM pro straight out of the box the trem is flawless, the Japanese old girls needed a bit of attention by a local (very good) tech, once he sorted that break angle out and got the nut cut right I can absolutely go to town on the trem, best there is once set up!
Ah Yes, the perfect guide to owning one of my favorite guitars
the Fendah Jag-Hugh-Ahh!
or as the Yanks would call it "fender jagwire"
@@sakimiyu4169 I'm American, and "Jagwire" sounded like a silly way to pronounce it. "Jagyouer" is British. My pronunciation's closer to "Jagwar" but with the "ar" pronounced like "are."
Stewie Griffin Jag-Hugh-Ahh and Whhhip cream.
@@redrock1963 coo hwip
@gheddi Ehre
The magic Jaguar sound: Both PickUps engaged, "strangle"-switch on. Sounds quite like nothing else!!!
And the only reason to possibly owning one.
@@sgtmac62 That's like saying the only reason to own a strat is for that sound of the neck pickup + middle pickup together out of phase quack.
@@pronumeral1446 it pretty much is Lmao I own one and it's my fave position to use but its also my least used guitar so
pronumeral1446 For me that’s the only reason for owning a strat besides my Les Paul.
@@rolux4853 Definitely a Fender Strat. USA Strats can be had a few years off for about the cost of a Mexi, nothing wrong with that either. Or, dare I say it, a Squire "60s Strat- not made in ChCovide. Inexpensive and really fun. This thingy has a single worthy sound. That's about it.
Could sit and listen to this all day, oh wait I can.
Ordered my epiphone les paul yesterday from you guys! I can't wait for it to come. this lockdown is killing me!!!!
@Thomas Pelley cheers dude!
Lee never stops hating on the offset vibrato, aside from the acoustic clanking, it's so much smoother than a strat trem
He was wrong about the design of the floating bridge as well. Lee is a strat fanboy and he is full of shit.
I fixed the clanking on mine by making a bushing with some really thin heat shrink insulation. It also means that there's just enough resistance so that it stays where you position it.
I guess his reasoning is like the Floyd vs Kahler thing. You grow up learning with one and the other is just going to feel wrong to you
Judson Skinner I thought it rocked to reduce tuning issues after using the tremolo.
@@pablo9364 Yeah, that's my understanding of the principle too. Honesty though, I found the bridge on my MIJ Jaguar to be really problematic. It rarely seemed to return exactly back into position, and the strings were forever skipping off the saddles. In the end, I upgraded to a Staytrem bridge, and it was one of the best guitar investments I ever made. :-)
This is spot-on timely! I've been on a massive Johnny Marr kick lately and am starting to get the itch for one of these beasts. Once again, thank you Andertons!!!
mpactdesignmedia Same! So many in the comments too! Such a cool coincidence.
I've been on the same damn Marr kick.When I saw the thumbnail pic I thought "Are you kidding me?".I haven't played for years so I'm trying to get my little finger to cooperate.I'm working on "Dashboard" at the moment.Wish I could afford any of these at the moment.
Happy to hear I’m not the only one with a recent Johnny Marr obsession.
That was me a couple of years back. When I tried them out though I actually preferred the feel of the Jazzmaster, the Jag’s short scale didn’t quite do it for me so I came away with the Jazz. I still get the wants for a Jag though - especially when I watch stuff like this.
Me too, I guess it's due to his recent tutorial on the fender TH-cam channel
The issue of radio-frequency bleed is rare these days, but does still occur. I've been in places that have poor insulation for the mains, and a neighbor would be using an analogue TV, and behold, my Twin Reverb would pick up traces of what they'd be listening to. Also, if you've ever lived near a radio station's tower, you'd often get full ranges of FM spectrum bled out due to the power levels coming off it
My buddy’s Jazzmaster really picks up a lot of radio frequencies when we jam in the studio hahaha it can make for some cool sound samples if you mic the amp up 🤣
I know there's a Johnny Marr signature Jaguar in my future, great review Pete and Lee!
I have a JM sig in Metallic KO
Its different from anything else I've ever owned and frankly the nicest guitar I've ever had. I end up playing it more than anything else.
@@jakevoss7885 That metallic KO is beautiful! Johnny recently posted a video for Fender teaching "The Headmaster Ritual," with a JM Jag in a one-off "comet sparkle" that also looks incredible.
The KO is so different from anything else in fenders line up but at the same time not out of place at all on the Jaguar.
Now if I can ever find one of the Sherwood green ones
@@seppi65 I will say that while I'd heard some of The Smith's songs, JM wasn't really on my radar. I went looking for a Jaguar, wanted Nitrocellulose finish and fell in love with that Jag based on the switching and color. The changes he made just make sense. I wish they'd have done the phase switch instead of the second high pass filter but until I'm a famous artist with a signature model lol
I will say opening that case the first time and the smell of it took me back to my first electric guitar when I was a kid
I got the last lake placid blue JM Jag in Anderton's, and I love it!!!
37:47 onwards, Danish Pete has selected the opposite pickups compared to the Captain. He plays on the bridge Jag pickup when the Captain plays on the JM neck, and vice-versa. Other than that, this is a really great vid, showing the awesome sounds a Jaguar can achieve.
I own one of those Daphne Blue FSR Squiers and don’t let the video fool you - the colour is much nicer than it looks here! It looks similar to the AmOrg blue one
Are you in the US? All I keep finding are the 3 standard colors.
I have 3 of the 4 CVs, I’m just missing the Jazzmaster. I love ALL 3 of them. Very well worth the $1,180 they cost added together. I’m still bonding with the Jag. I hated it at first and was going to return it before the 60 days return limit, but 3 weeks later and I couldn’t part with the unique tones and short scale. And the Trem is super fun.
That’s my take on it. Strongly recommend the Classic Vibe Line up as a whole.
What's Disturbed's David Draiman's favorite guitar model?
A Fender Jagu-Ohwa-a-a-a
Saki Miyu 🤣 nice
Ugh, ugh! x3
Hahahaha wow
I was considering going going to guitar center a picking one of those things up. But I’m going to wait for a while so I don’t get down with the sickness
It really puts in perspective my entire life, that’s the first 90’s kid dad joke I’ve ever heard
Gorgeous playing from both but when Pete played his solo at the beginning of the video I could feel a tingle. This has to be the longest Jaguar video I’ve ever watched.
LOVE everything about the underrated Jaguars !
It is a shame they never got as popular as the Strats.
I just bought that daphne blue jazzmaster from Andertons last month. It's the sweetest sounding guitar, I love it
Own a Squier VM Jag. Have never used my American Standard Tele since I bought it. The trem system is genius, once you get used to the idea that it is for subtle wobble, similar to Bigsby, rather than Strat like bends. Dont forget the heritage of this guitar is surf, hence the string mute
Takealloff
Seems like a jag is going to be my new guitar very soon!
@@AmperahGaming you won't regret it. Which one you going for?
Dang. So you saying I can’t go wrong getting a Squier JaZZmaster ?? I feel silly playing a Squier , but I can’t see myself paying $1500-2000 on a guitar at this moment. :(.
@@1Capnjazz Totally. I haven't used another guitar (apart from my Gretsch 12 string) since I bought it. Even sold a few where the Jag did their thing better.
This "super super complicated system all over the back" Pete mentioned could be the "B bender". This was used for country in order to get some steel string effect i.e. tuning-change on one or more string to a different tone (up or down).
Anyway, vice video. Thanks a lot for sharing!
It's the Reggae and doo-whoop switch! Now i miss my old 64 Jaguar even more.
When I was a teenager back in the 70's I was at the music store looking for a Strat that my older friend had. The sales person (actually the owner) told me he didn't have anything in my price range, but he had this 67 Jaguar that twanged like a Strat. Had that Jaguar for years, repainted it twice. Had it until about 16 years ago when my ex-gf went nuts and I had to leave, and left it behind.
Heartbreaking
Damn talk about a bad breakup. That must be the worst part!
Na man. You don’t leave guitars behind 🧐😂
@@leebenson3278 real. like why :(
No No Noooo 😮 your life must have been threatened!
Cap must have the Master Plan on his mind for the outro. His tone and solo at the end is so very David Gilmore
one of my favourite outro jams
On the topic of string gauge/tension at 40:00
I've played a Fender Jaguar damn near religiously for the past four years. The best gauge I've played are those new Ernie Ball Mondo Slinky's (10.5-52). Just enough thickness to feel right under the fingers, but slinky enough to get that short scale spank.
i was thinking exactly that
The Captain's guitar playing has just gone next level in the past year or so.
Having said that, I strongly feel that Peter Honoré is one of the greatest guitarists living today.
Best guitarist? Idk..... I will say he's the best solo looper I've seen.
Get your head out of their arses
Both of them are.boring blues wankers.
I get a literal radio station playing through my amp at church sometimes
I used to get that also a house I lived in before. I loved it. I would use the signal with delays, mod effects, and loops. It was instant Boards of Canada.
Dude I used to get a country radio station whenever I turned my DS-1 on!
mine plays sports commentary when I turn on my tube screamer
Mike Marotta mine picks up my neighbour’s baby monitor when I switch my wah on.
Jags traditionally come with electric problems.
Can’t help but smile when watching Pete play
You just cant talk early electrified Rock without the Jaguar. One of the easiest playing Guitars I ever played. A joy to see it in your hands. Well done boys. And don't forget to do something with the Surf music era.
Been dying for a left handed single coil Jag for years!
Fender Japan recently put out a white lefty Jag, I just bought it and it is beautiful guitar
The outro jam reminded me of While my guitar gently weeps. Great job guys.
I just got the player jaguar in Capri orange and I am loving it
I remember getting my first electric guitar in 98 or so... Back in the day when a lot of store were still in the look, but ask to demo it like a car.
I chose a Jaguar from the catalog on the counter at the guitar shop, nope. They didn't stock the guitar.
After 20 years, I'm kicking myself for not buying it over the strat to wait for an unplayed guitar i had to choose because they are incredibly easy players.
You do a good setup on it, it's amazing... If you can't, pay someone!
Outro jam was one of the best yet guys. Keep up the good work, much needed and much appreciated at the moment. Keep safe everyone and keep playing \m/
My father bought me a sunburst Jaguar in 1963. I learned to play it in a year, started a band and put myself through school with the money I made playing in the band. Greatest gift I ever received. Still have ìt. Shalom/gw
06:20 I think you'll find a lot of the problems with interference in working environments for single coil pickup guitars would have been the introduction of the neon fluro lights into venues. I have a Strat and it hums like crazy if it's anywhere near a fluro light.
i just re-bought a Jag that i lost years ago so this was right on time. Thanks Guys!
My favourite guitar! Put a StayTrem bridge on mine which is basically a Mustang bridge but also a StayTrem arm which Johnny Marr pioneered I think which stops the clunking noise when you use it. A great upgrade and makes the Jag even more coolerer 😄
Are you going to do Mustangs next? Everyone seems to forget about the Mustang, which make me sad as a fan of it
Thank god another Mustang fan. It's the most versatile and underrated guitar on the planet.
Do all mustangs have a short scale?
I was thinking of buying a fiesta read 1965 Mustang the scale seem like a student model. Great guitar though!
@@captainhotbunz659 The scale length is 24" and it's not as short as you might think. You get a tone from it like know other guitar on the planet. That 65' Mustang would be an amazing buy.
@@captainhotbunz659 They do, all 24".
Great video guys. My Jag (albeit a Squier) is the guitar that always sits close at hand, cos it's so comfy and has tons of sounds through a little plug-in headphone amp. Top guitar 🎸
A Fender Jaguar hooked up to a Strymon big sky and played through a nice valve amp is the best combination I've heard...
I have a '60s Jag that I bought second-hand when I was a clueless teenager in the '70s. Of course there was no internet in those days, and even written sources were almost non-existent, so I had to figure most of this stuff out on my own. I figured out the switching pretty quickly. But it took me a long time to understand why my Jag didn't sound like Les Paul or even a Strat, haha.
The thing that really threw me was the mute. In those days I played exclusively with my fingers and hadn't yet learned how to palm-mute, so the purpose of the mute was mysterious to me. One thing I did figure out very quickly was that if you did try to use the mute, it threw the tuning a few cents sharp (as you can clearly hear in this video at 8:27), which even my untutored teenage self realized made it completely useless. I left mine on the guitar for years until the rubber got completely petrified, at which point a tech recommended that I remove it. (But he urged me to save it, which I did.)
The thing that was even more mysterious was the "trem-lok", which I didn't figure out until the late 90s, when some very useful guides appeared on the internet. To this day, most techs that I've encountered don't understand it, and if you want to get your Jag (or Jazzmaster) properly set up, you have to find a tech who really understands how these things were meant to work. Of course it's still a pretty useless function; it was designed to help you stay in tune if you broke a string in the middle of a show. These days, if that happens, most of us just reach for our spare guitar. But I guess back in the 50s and early 60s, onstage spares were a luxury that even a lot of pros didn't have. I just like to have the trem-lok set up correctly solely so that I know my Jag is working the way it was meant to. :)
Thank you for mentioning Kurt.
The number of people that had picked up a guitar because of him is still rising.
And yeah Jags are awesome 👍
Curiously Kurts Jaguar was all about the look..and price
Would love to see such ultimate guides on all sorts of famous models.
Astonishing how much these guys talk.
Originally, Jaguars and Jazzmasters shipped with 13s on them, with a wound third. Try it with this gauge, I use 13-56 and it’s brilliant.
It’s been awesome following this channel and seeing Lee’s playing improve over the years. I love how much confidence he exudes when he plays, too.
Let me just say that the chapter markers are an appreciated addition keep it up these videos are a highlight of the days.
I might prefer this format, maybe even for 4 people shows when this quarantine stops.
To keep up with the upstairs downstairs theme, Pete should have been playing all Squier Jaguars while Capt used the fenders :P
My Jag is a Blacktop HH Hardtail from a few years ago. Amazing sound.
The last tune is killer! Great expression Lee! Leo brought the guitar out of the dark ages. Made them musical in every genre, and style. Made them comfortable and playable throughout the neck. Gave us many choices for our play. If there's a guitar hero, it certainly is Leo and his gang of coworkers. I have nearly every guitar brand available since 1958ish. Still the only style/brand that gets my soul moving is Fender and Squier. (Ok, maybe Gretch too). Thanks fellers! Please produce a Blues album together......
Do you know what song they’re playing at the end
@@jxnaacevedo5426 Hi, sorry, I do not. Very familiar decending notes but It may be just extemporaneous play. ??? Sorry!
What a great video. Just bought a jaguar from Andertons. Quick delivery. Perfect action and set up. Very impressed
Nice one! Which one did u get and how is it?
I love my jag ever since I got it and felt it vibrate in my hands, I knew it was meant for me.
That tune at the beginning is very nice.
I'd love to see you guys demo the Johnny Marr Jaguar sometime
ive been on the fence to buy a marr jag for like 2 years now
@@doktorwer I had one but I sold it and got the American Pro. I could never get used to the vintage fret board radius. I know some people like that radius though.
Wish you could still get the lake placid blue😭
I SECOND THIS
It’s no big selling, volume model, also has a price tag above 2k, so they might not have that interest in showing this great guitar. It’s all about the cash....
I just got a Classic Player HH Jag second hand. Love it!
Ved Goswami - I’ve had mine since 2014. It’s Olympic white, but it’s discolouring to pink around the edges near the neck. Sounds great for everything to clean fuzzy fuzz. A great guitar. Have fun 🙂
tallalexander Nice man! Mines a 2014 one too but in Sunburst. And I fully agree. I was actually amazed by how good the coil tap sounds as well!
I was never a fan of the Jaguar... After watching this video I think I need to get an American Professional. Great job guys👍🏼
Thanks for the Jaguar love! I have the Squier Vintage Modified with an added StayTrem bridge. Amazing guitar.
I just bought Jag 2 days ago, perfect timing!
I absolutely love it
I love my American Pro Jaguar, would recommend
Thanks for all the effort you guys are giving to make quality content.
They should use this setup for some of the blindfold challenges. No goggles required.
The modified version appears to have a shorter distance between the tremolo and the bridge. That makes me wonder how that distance compares with the Jazzmaster, too. Maybe the distances account for some of the subtle differences in sound between models.
I have a MIJ Jag and I bloody love it. Great sound, great feel. It doesn't play that easy. It wants playing with a bit of respect. It's never getting sold.
The Squire Vintage Vibe is a great guitar and so inexpensive. It isn't custom shop but for gigging it would fill in a lot of the empty spaces...I have a Japanese Jazzmaster for the 90's with the Novac pickups and the Mastery bridge that is my favorite rhythm guitar so far,,,,,,The Jaguar is on the to do list...
You missed out on the two jags that I want, the Johnny Marr and the Kurt Cobain. Almost an ultimate guide, but anyways keep up the good work gents, I'd love to see some videos on signature model fenders as well as the base models
These things do everything from surf to blues to rock to metal amazing guitars and very comfortable too
Wow, please record the ending and provide the song, sounds absolutely phantastic
Here’s an idea, once the quarantine is over do a The Captain Meets Chappers, I genuinely am interested to hear his story and what better way to welcome him back than a captain meets?
Pete got his, just saying :)
geralr yeah I suppose but he lives in Malta now right? That’s a pretty far trip for a video lol
Matt L is he there permanently though? I thought it was just for a little while
He said he would be traveling back and forth to do andertons videos once the quarantine stuff is over.
They did a how Lee and Rob met
I once owned Squier vm jaguar that stemmed my love for them. I was originally looking for a jazzmaster, I’m so glad I made the decision on the jag instead. I saw that same jaguar in a local guitar store a while ago, I recognized it immediately because of the maple’s figuring on the headstock. hoping I have a classic player jaguar make its way into my hands soon, if not, a jag-stang.
8:45 - Early 60s Country Gentleman have that mute, but they have two separate pads, one for the bottom three and one for the top three strings. This device seems to push so hard against the strings Pete's going sharp. Fun sound though.
You have to adjust the height of the mute to make sure it doesn't push sharp, but that means taking the bridge off, which means taking off the strings, so its kinda a pain in the ass to get right
The captain really is a great guitar player in his own right. Sure, he's a little limited in knowledge compared to Rob and Pete, but he gets his message across and it sounds GOOD. Maybe I'm just sticking up for him because he's "plucky" compared to the others, but seriously underrated
Literally bought one today. Very handy video
Congratulations... Glad the video helped! 🤘
If you push in the tremolo arm on the American vintage jag and jazzmaster, it locks in place and won't fall out. I don't know know if it's that way on the American original series, but a lot of people don't seem to know about that.
Glad to see David Brent doing well
I’ve had a look through the comments and I haven’t seen any reference to the Beach Boys, apologies if I missed them, but I think it’s worth noting that some of us became aware of the Jag via the pictures of Carl with his white Jag all over the cover of the 64 Beach Boys Concert Album. He used it almost exclusively until he saw Harrison’s Rick 12, which he immediately adopted, while Al took over the Jag, as can be seen in the TAMI show video. I always liked the bright, heavily reverbed sound Carl got from the Jag, and when I saw the new Squier FSR Classic Vibe '60s Jaguar In Olympic White, I bought myself one as an old man’s folly. On the first one the frets were so bad that some notes didn’t sound at all so I took it back and they replaced it. The second one was a bit better, but despite having a luthier level the frets I have to keep the action high to avoid buzzing. I have to say the quality of Singapore made Squiers is far lower than my Chinese CV Strat and Tele, which are both excellent
I love the Jaguar, as if you modify it to have 3 single coils then you have a wide range of sounds. BTW that was one of the best performances I've seen at the start, that was EPIC
I took your advice (to get the coolest-looking one) and went for the Squier. If the Player series had the binding/block inlays I might've stretched. Great video as usual.
At the end, when the comparison with the Jazzmaster was done, I preferred the sound of the Jazzmaster, but no binding or block inlays...
CV 70s for the win...which color?
My Mustang actually picked up an AM radio station at a gig back in the 1960's. It seemed to be a certain combination of things at certain locations. It didn't seem to be something you could just make happen. We did cure it somehow. Something to do with grounding on the amp if I remember correctly.
Hey, thanks for doing these! 😎
Glad you like them!
@15:10 That "acoustic distortion" is all the parts rattling due to the shallow break angle over Leo's offset bridge/trem design. 😂
I have this dream of a crazy jaguar jazzmaster hybrid thing, a three-pickup jaguar with a jazzmaster neck and the ability to do phase-shifting and series wiring like the american professional
Lovely jam on the open. SOLD!
Kurt would never ever buy this at this price. He saved the mustang and jaguar from extinction and even created a better guitar (a hybrid of the best features between the two) which I am proud to say I own. The Fender Jag-Stang. It's more beautiful than a Swedish massage. Hi Axel.
Hi Axl, Hiiii Aaaaxl!
Great episode, thanks gents! I cant figure out how to keep my trem arm in, it's the push in not screw in
Next time you change strings pop the trem out and where the arm goes in GENTLY crimp it with some pliers. The lightest touch will do. There are videos you can find
I built my own jaguar with humbuckers and I love the feel and shape. Be very hard for me to go back to a non offset.
I have a mastery bridge on my Jaguar. If you are ok spending the money, it is the best. I run 9-42 strings and it stays in tune perfectly. I also have a warmoth neck with a 12 inch radius so I can use the lax string tension to do mahooosive bends without fretting out.
Great to see you've got round the lockdown and social distancing. Thanks, keep it going. See you when your open.
I've always referred to the palm muting part of the palm as the side of the palm, but according to Quora, it can be referred to as the ulnar, or medial border. Can't wait to tell students to use their ulnar border!
I've only recently discovered you're channel and love the content. Glad to see you're still producing videos during the pandemic. Makes the whole social distancing thing a little more bareable
Thank you for the video on this one, mustangs and the jazzmaster! Hope to see one of Duo-Sonics!
Thanks for diving into the Jags! Been looking at the player series for ages and was waiting to hear your thoughts on it.
Really good job on the setup guys - thanks for keeping the camera rollin'