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Surprisingly versatile top value Jaguar
I bought the Jaguar Player Series to fill a gap in my guitar arsenal as my other guitars are all more or less from the Gibson side of the fence. I was looking for a guitar with a brighter, more 60s/indie vibe.
To sum up, this guitar is everything I was looking for and a bit more. Turns out that the bridge humbucker can both deliver quite aggressive rock tone on its on and, when coil split, combines with the single coil in the neck position to deliver a very nice, jangly clean sound.
The neck pickup on its own is right on target for that classic Jaguar chime as well.
The build quality is good and the neck plays very well after some adjustment of the truss rod and the bridge height.
The only downside I can think of is the weight of the guitar. This is probably my heaviest guitar, outweighing both my (weight relieved) Les Paul and my SG. However, that is a minor nibble and overall this guitar met or exceeded my expectations and satisfied my craving for that Jag-tone.
And, of course, it looks gorgeous :)
To sum up, this guitar is everything I was looking for and a bit more. Turns out that the bridge humbucker can both deliver quite aggressive rock tone on its on and, when coil split, combines with the single coil in the neck position to deliver a very nice, jangly clean sound.
The neck pickup on its own is right on target for that classic Jaguar chime as well.
The build quality is good and the neck plays very well after some adjustment of the truss rod and the bridge height.
The only downside I can think of is the weight of the guitar. This is probably my heaviest guitar, outweighing both my (weight relieved) Les Paul and my SG. However, that is a minor nibble and overall this guitar met or exceeded my expectations and satisfied my craving for that Jag-tone.
And, of course, it looks gorgeous :)
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