Fender sure can thank Pete for selling lots of those yellow Jaguars! He made that thing sound incredible. And you can just tell he was genuinely loving playing that guitar and it really brought out a lot of creativity in him.
Another great review guys. I recently bought the Player 2 Jazzmaster as the Coral Red colour was as close as I have seen to the Fiesta Red 1962 Jazzmaster I bought in 1971, (and stupidly sold it a year later)- so a nostalgic purchase for me. I've never used the rhythm circuit in any Jazzmaster, and I was pleased that Fender deleted it in this model. They are excellent guitars and hard to fault. A red Jazzmaster was my first ever Fender, and now the red Player 2 will probably be my last Fender being the old fart that I am. Cheers to the Captain and Pete!
So good to hear you guys go heavy on the reverb for an opening jam! You should consider getting a couple of players to cover the ambient pedals from time to time, I know it’s not “your thing” so why not get a couple of contributors/ambassadors to do that stuff from time to time 🙌🏻
I bought the player 2 jag a couple weeks after launch and I absolutely love it. The missing switches made me pause at first, but I can get similar sound by turning the tone down. I listened to a bunch of sound comparisons on jaguars and the player 2 sounded the best with the new pickups. The shorter scale length was new for me, but I really enjoy it after a having this guitar a little more than a month.
I like the 3 switches on a Jaguar instead of the blade switch, which includes a "strangle switch', a kind of high-pass filter. But I understand this is a modern take on a Jaguar.
Pop in a free-way tele switch there. 2 row 3 way switch that adds series and phase (the strangle switch) as top-row positions. That's what I did with a squier Jaguar, and replaced the 3 switch plate with a Johnny marr plate and then rerouted the rhythm circuit through the freeway master output so I could use the rhythm circuit pots for any pickup config.
I'll definitely need to try out the Jazzmaster. I've been wanting one for over a year now. I love the blue finish and rolled fretboard. It really is too bad that they didn't include the circuit. I'm not sure how much I'd use it though.
Aside for the pick ups and longer scale length and greater string tension on the Jazzmaster is what makes it sound so much tighter then the jag. Personally I prefer the Jag.
I want a Jaguar... but that's not a full Jaguar. It's a step closer than the last one. Why is the Squier Classic Vibe the only 'real' one available without going Custom Shop?
I just bought a Classic Vibe. Was waiting to see what the Player II would bring, but it’s just not a real Jag. I don’t care though because the CV is so good.
@@daviddenoncourt757 possibly, although I'm not sure about the maple board. Meanwhile the Jazzmaster has American Professional and American Vintage options (plus a Performer but that has the wrong bridge and fewer switches)
Love it when Fender refresh their range - huge discounts to be on their old stock. In the past 4 months I've bought 2 strats, 2 teles, 2 offsets, and a J- bass (5 maple, 2 pau ferro) all new with neck plate and pickguard stickers on for under 500 each. Thank you Fender, you'll do for me! 👍
to me i love love love the jazzmaster. why? because to me the scale of guitars goes les paul to jazzmaster. on the les paul end it is the guitar that more than any other makes you want to play something. every way you set your amp it is going to make you think of a band or a song and you are gonna want to play it. they jazzmaster is going to make you want to make something. you start playing it and start thinking about some eclectic song you could make or some song looking back. ...that kind of thing. it makes you creative. that is why i love it.
Jazzmasters used to come with a 1meg volume pot. Maybe they still do? They're more trebly. The good folks at That Pedal Show didn't enjoy how spiky the Jazzmaster can be.
Always thought The Captain was a shorter scale length kind of guy just from the shine of his boots. Whereas Pete loves to go long all day long. Well at least until the pubs open,
I don't like the more sensible switching, I like how ridiculous the originals were. I play a Jazzmaster and a Mustang and I have to tape things down and it's a whole deal and I LOVE IT lol
you've just saved my 699 quid :) was about to get a Fender Jaguar Player, though this video made me realise that this tone doesn't fit my music. thanks guys!
I like the look and sound of that Jag. As a Gibson player I like the layout and I don’t really mind the missing rhythm circuits as I’d probably never use them anyway.
how come im being told elswere theres still a problem with the bridge on these jaguars even tho thay have put mustang sadles on them still giveing problems like the old models yet it never gets mensioned on these videos.
just love the sound of that yellow jaguar i would like to no what strings are on there far as i no thay come with 9s how the hell is he getting that fat sound if there 9s have thay been changed and all set up that thay dont tell you if there strait out of the box demo.
What a shame regarding the circuit & term arm on the JM. I do like the swapping of the default bridge. Shame they didn't take more from the Johnny Marr Jag when it comes to trem arm and bridge fixes. Bottom line I don't think these will stand the test of time when it comes to memorability. They are simply a dumbing down of the better American professional models to me.
Mm all new player II models sound more or less the same.. The Jazzmaster does not sound like a Jazzmaster, the Jaguar does not sound like a Jaguar, they all sound like between a telecaster and stratocaster.. The current Squier versions to me sound better i think ..
How can they not put the cool switches on the Jaguars. Don’t say it’s a cost issue as they are on the cheap squire guitars. Madness decision by fender.
I don't understand why Fender continues to leave the lock off the Squier and MiM offsets, it's part of what makes the Jazzmaster trem so perfect in my opinion.
A real shame that they got cheap and removed the rhythm circuit. I'm a Jazzmaster player, and I do USE that! Very happy they now have the split shaft tuners!
A little free advice? DON'T do the vice/trem arm thing! I've broken 3 Strat arms, over the years, trying that very thing. Thank god for the Gilmour strat arm.
I’m new to the jag and jazzmaster, so I’m just curious as to what exactly is the point of the rhythm circuit? It seems pointless from an outsiders perspective
@@naturaljoe7397 With the rhythm circuit you get a built in "preset" with the flick of a switch. Also, I really enjoy the slightly wooly sound it can get out of my otherwise trebly Jaguar pickups.
These are definitely trying to appeal to the (I'm guessing a multitude) of folks who are intimidated by the complexity of the traditional Jaguar and JM control layouts. They're not hard to learn, but there's many guitarists who see those controls and think they're being asked to land a plane.
Affinity features at a Fender price tag, an interesting strategy. I do think these are better than the first Player series, but it would be cool to have full-featured import versions of these guitars for under $1k imo.
These are the MIM version of the MIJ Hybrid II series. The Hybrid II pickups are cr@p but the rest of the MIJ H2 is better than these MIM P2's. Some used ones on Reverb for ~$1K.
It's so Ironic that the Jazzmaster was created to be for Jazz players, yet hardly any Jazz players use a Jazzmaster. Jazzmasters are more used by Shoegaze and Surf Rock players. You could play any style of music on any guitar though.
It's funny how guitar demos stick to stereotype images. No shredding or blues in this one for example even though it makes no difference at all what guitar you have.
"I watch some films were they swap..." I'm sure you do Pete, probably entirely too many, especially judging by the way you stroke those fretboards. Until they get Pete a ball-gag with his name on to go along with his goggles I'm done with this channel. In other words, shut and play yer guitar, as Zappa said, because this guy is worse than Ed McMahon.
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the second channel SUCKS!! I want a long video and the banter.
You guys have the most entertaining demo channel on TH-cam. It's more like two mates talking gear than anything and I for one, love it.
Fender sure can thank Pete for selling lots of those yellow Jaguars!
He made that thing sound incredible.
And you can just tell he was genuinely loving playing that guitar and it really brought out a lot of creativity in him.
The screw in the middle of the bridge plate will adjust the relief on the Trem arm. 👍
That Jaguar sounds surprisingly good!
Pete makes everything sound good.
I was knocked out by how good the Squier J. Mascis Jazzmaster is! It's definitely got me into Fender offsets, and I want to get a Jaguar too now! 😎
Excited for v2 of the Player Plus guitars!
They’re pretty great so far. Just did a video on the tele - fender turned this series around
I'll be excited if they came with roasted maple necks and had contoured neck heels like the Squier Contemporary does.
Roasted neck with stainless steel frets, ultra rolled board with bone nut.
"I watched some films like that.." lol I guarantee Pete was an absolute menace to have in the classroom
"I like films like that where they swap, it's not on youtube" bro didn't hold back, wow. I really like the Jaguar in that last position, what a sound.
Jaguars & Jazzmasters in one video 😲. Automatic like from me.
That white Jaguar with the black scratchplate, I want it, and if there's a Jazzmaster the same, I want that as well, and a black Mustang!
Another great review guys. I recently bought the Player 2 Jazzmaster as the Coral Red colour was as close as I have seen to the Fiesta Red 1962 Jazzmaster I bought in 1971, (and stupidly sold it a year later)- so a nostalgic purchase for me. I've never used the rhythm circuit in any Jazzmaster, and I was pleased that Fender deleted it in this model. They are excellent guitars and hard to fault. A red Jazzmaster was my first ever Fender, and now the red Player 2 will probably be my last Fender being the old fart that I am. Cheers to the Captain and Pete!
The Jag looks wrong without those metal plates. Oh well, I’m sure someone will love them.
Yeah they didn't come on the player one either, but I bought them aftermarket and had a professional put them on.
I need a Jaguar for me Shoegazing project and that Player II is definitely on my wishlist. Great Demo! 🔥🔥
So good to hear you guys go heavy on the reverb for an opening jam! You should consider getting a couple of players to cover the ambient pedals from time to time, I know it’s not “your thing” so why not get a couple of contributors/ambassadors to do that stuff from time to time 🙌🏻
Iv been thinking of the jag or jazz, can't decide. Like both. Great review. Thanks so much Pete and Cap. They look great.
Pete hank hanoray, bravo sir, loved the vid guys, that intro magical.
THANKS!
“best locking tuners ever” couldn’t agree more. 👍🏻
Nice Job, Great guitars🎉🎉
I bought the player 2 jag a couple weeks after launch and I absolutely love it. The missing switches made me pause at first, but I can get similar sound by turning the tone down. I listened to a bunch of sound comparisons on jaguars and the player 2 sounded the best with the new pickups. The shorter scale length was new for me, but I really enjoy it after a having this guitar a little more than a month.
That jag looking greeeeeeeeat. Damn
If the jag had all the vintage switches I would have been poorer
That Jaguar sounds ace, the shorter scale definitely taming the spikiness of the bridge pickup.
You think I need one more?
You think I need one more.
Alright, I'll get one more.
Lee sounds like The Edge today. Very cool!
Jag pickups are the best.
i LOVE offset guitars
I've been waiting for this! But already ordered a birch green JM a couple of days ago :)
I'm sooooo tempted man, may pull the trigger, fav colour too!
That Sunburst Jazzmaster looks incredible
Great use of a ‘passing tone’ at 0.25 - well recovered 🫢
I like the 3 switches on a Jaguar instead of the blade switch, which includes a "strangle switch', a kind of high-pass filter. But I understand this is a modern take on a Jaguar.
Pop in a free-way tele switch there. 2 row 3 way switch that adds series and phase (the strangle switch) as top-row positions. That's what I did with a squier Jaguar, and replaced the 3 switch plate with a Johnny marr plate and then rerouted the rhythm circuit through the freeway master output so I could use the rhythm circuit pots for any pickup config.
@@zaxzumu4605Great idea!
I'll definitely need to try out the Jazzmaster. I've been wanting one for over a year now. I love the blue finish and rolled fretboard. It really is too bad that they didn't include the circuit. I'm not sure how much I'd use it though.
I prefer the green one, I'm really thinking pulling the trigger on this one...
Aside for the pick ups and longer scale length and greater string tension on the Jazzmaster is what makes it sound so much tighter then the jag. Personally I prefer the Jag.
Cheers chaps!
I could listen to Pete play all day. He is always better than the guitar.
The middle screw on the trem plate raises the arm
nice 'jag shaped' guitar
Nice Lithiyam in the end there..
I’ve always wanted a single humbucker Jazzmaster
That yellow Jag with P90s please!
These must have higher output then past versions. Danish Pete hit 103 on the decimal meter with the Jag and 106 with the Jazzmaster.
What. No slide switches on the Jazzmaster.
I was wondering why Lee sounded pissed and the guitar weird then realised I was playing it at 0.75% speed 😂
I want a Jaguar... but that's not a full Jaguar. It's a step closer than the last one. Why is the Squier Classic Vibe the only 'real' one available without going Custom Shop?
Isn't the Vintera II a real Jaguar?
You know I am not a Gibson guy(yet). They also don't do Firebird, which many people would love to have, they have Epi, and Custom Shet.
I just bought a Classic Vibe. Was waiting to see what the Player II would bring, but it’s just not a real Jag. I don’t care though because the CV is so good.
@@daviddenoncourt757 possibly, although I'm not sure about the maple board. Meanwhile the Jazzmaster has American Professional and American Vintage options (plus a Performer but that has the wrong bridge and fewer switches)
A jag isn't a jag if it doesn't have a rhythm circuit in my opinion. It's just part of it's identity.
Love it when Fender refresh their range - huge discounts to be on their old stock. In the past 4 months I've bought 2 strats, 2 teles, 2 offsets, and a J- bass (5 maple, 2 pau ferro) all new with neck plate and pickguard stickers on for under 500 each. Thank you Fender, you'll do for me! 👍
Great video......and we found out Lee dyes his hair
Is the JazzMaster routed for installing the rhythm circuit as an upgrade?
is it medium jumbo frets or narrow tall
to me i love love love the jazzmaster. why? because to me the scale of guitars goes les paul to jazzmaster. on the les paul end it is the guitar that more than any other makes you want to play something. every way you set your amp it is going to make you think of a band or a song and you are gonna want to play it. they jazzmaster is going to make you want to make something. you start playing it and start thinking about some eclectic song you could make or some song looking back. ...that kind of thing. it makes you creative. that is why i love it.
Make a vid on the player II mustang
Whats the serial number on the yellow jag do we know
Jazzmasters used to come with a 1meg volume pot. Maybe they still do? They're more trebly. The good folks at That Pedal Show didn't enjoy how spiky the Jazzmaster can be.
Always thought The Captain was a shorter scale length kind of guy just from the shine of his boots. Whereas Pete loves to go long all day long. Well at least until the pubs open,
I don't like the more sensible switching, I like how ridiculous the originals were. I play a Jazzmaster and a Mustang and I have to tape things down and it's a whole deal and I LOVE IT lol
Those always look heavy
That Jazzmaster sounded really good. It's a shame they don't make lefties.
Is it me, or the low E is a bit too close to the edge of the fretboard on the white cream one?
I want to hear the Ren & Stimpy theme on that yellow Jag, REAL bad! It's got the perfect amount of spankiness. 👨🍳💋
you've just saved my 699 quid :) was about to get a Fender Jaguar Player, though this video made me realise that this tone doesn't fit my music. thanks guys!
I don't have it but, some people like the new PRS's that's 500 quid. Would you like it? Or maybe my ESP LTD EC-256??
Well, I guess my next guitar is going to be a Jaguar 👀
2:57 if anyone would do it, Rosy Wood. I’ll see myself out.
I like the look and sound of that Jag. As a Gibson player I like the layout and I don’t really mind the missing rhythm circuits as I’d probably never use them anyway.
how come im being told elswere theres still a problem with the bridge on these jaguars even tho thay have put mustang sadles on them still giveing problems like the old models yet it never gets mensioned on these videos.
just love the sound of that yellow jaguar i would like to no what strings are on there far as i no thay come with 9s how the hell is he getting that fat sound if there 9s have thay been changed and all set up that thay dont tell you if there strait out of the box demo.
What a shame regarding the circuit & term arm on the JM. I do like the swapping of the default bridge. Shame they didn't take more from the Johnny Marr Jag when it comes to trem arm and bridge fixes. Bottom line I don't think these will stand the test of time when it comes to memorability. They are simply a dumbing down of the better American professional models to me.
Birch green where are you
Mm all new player II models sound more or less the same..
The Jazzmaster does not sound like a Jazzmaster, the Jaguar does not sound like a Jaguar, they all sound like between a telecaster and stratocaster..
The current Squier versions to me sound better i think ..
How can they not put the cool switches on the Jaguars. Don’t say it’s a cost issue as they are on the cheap squire guitars. Madness decision by fender.
Not a Jaguar without the correct switching. So last Saturday, I purchased a Squier Jaguar instead.
cope :))
Buy the Squier version it's closer to an original fender jaguar,than these fenders are and the quality control will be way better
Now tell Gibson to do the same £699 that’s an affordable nice looking git.
I don't understand why Fender continues to leave the lock off the Squier and MiM offsets, it's part of what makes the Jazzmaster trem so perfect in my opinion.
A real shame that they got cheap and removed the rhythm circuit. I'm a Jazzmaster player, and I do USE that! Very happy they now have the split shaft tuners!
YOU use that, almost every jazzmaster player I know wants it to be removed. You always can buy a JMaster from other series, it´s easy.
@@josearjona3728 I get it, and I've been enjoying my Classic Vibe model.
The rhythm circuit adds more tones so is definitely worthwhile to have. Agree with you.
@@josearjona3728I had a Player series and sold it for the reason it didn’t have that circuit. Every Jazzmaster player I know loves that feature.
@@keithb5612 also smooths those highs he complained about in the video
They're the same guitar with different pickups. This is just a conspiracy to make me buy more guitars!
different scale lengths - Jag is shorter
@@jsnowdendavies That's just 6% less guitar for the same price.
@@martintaylor1701 a shocking state of affairs!
Dejligt med lidt “Cobber” Sound.
Fender, so no left handed versoins of the models. 😢
What's with the vibrato placement, looks odd and way to close to the bridge
Simplified switching means it is NOT a jazzmaster
A little free advice? DON'T do the vice/trem arm thing! I've broken 3 Strat arms, over the years, trying that very thing. Thank god for the Gilmour strat arm.
Top row of your pedalboard?.... Way Huge, Organizer, Centaur, Boss
Great guitars. And as always: no left handed versions from our ‘friend’ from Fender. Bleh.
Big step backwards. Looks like old cheap squires
*playing for 2min, funny face* yeah nice color ! 🤣🤣
where tf are the controls? :'DDD
Needs neck binding tbh
JM pickups fails ?
Sacrilege. its not a Jazzmaster without the rhythm circuit.
I’m new to the jag and jazzmaster, so I’m just curious as to what exactly is the point of the rhythm circuit? It seems pointless from an outsiders perspective
@@naturaljoe7397 With the rhythm circuit you get a built in "preset" with the flick of a switch. Also, I really enjoy the slightly wooly sound it can get out of my otherwise trebly Jaguar pickups.
30 years I’ve been playing jazzmasters pretty much exclusively and apart from occasional ebow use I’ve found no use for the rhythm circuit.
We have EQ pedals now. The rhythm circuit isn’t needed.
These are definitely trying to appeal to the (I'm guessing a multitude) of folks who are intimidated by the complexity of the traditional Jaguar and JM control layouts. They're not hard to learn, but there's many guitarists who see those controls and think they're being asked to land a plane.
Affinity features at a Fender price tag, an interesting strategy. I do think these are better than the first Player series, but it would be cool to have full-featured import versions of these guitars for under $1k imo.
These are the MIM version of the MIJ Hybrid II series. The Hybrid II pickups are cr@p but the rest of the MIJ H2 is better than these MIM P2's. Some used ones on Reverb for ~$1K.
It's so Ironic that the Jazzmaster was created to be for Jazz players, yet hardly any Jazz players use a Jazzmaster. Jazzmasters are more used by Shoegaze and Surf Rock players. You could play any style of music on any guitar though.
It's funny how guitar demos stick to stereotype images. No shredding or blues in this one for example even though it makes no difference at all what guitar you have.
They sound lousy.
"I watch some films were they swap..." I'm sure you do Pete, probably entirely too many, especially judging by the way you stroke those fretboards. Until they get Pete a ball-gag with his name on to go along with his goggles I'm done with this channel. In other words, shut and play yer guitar, as Zappa said, because this guy is worse than Ed McMahon.