2017 AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL JAZZMASTER/JAGUAR

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Re: 2017 AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL JAZZMASTER/JAGUAR

Post by helvetg » Wed Nov 09, 2016 5:01 am

I've got far too many Jaguars without a proper Jazzmaster, I think I might give one of these a try. I'm not super excited about that switch position, wish it was where it usually is. Curious to hear the pickups, and to see the Jazz in the Sonic Grey. It's either the grey or olympic white. And I'm probably going to take out that screw in tremolo system.

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Post by ifallalot » Wed Nov 09, 2016 5:29 am

Well, I'll be buying a maple neck Jaguar next year. Stoked

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Post by Musjagjazz » Wed Nov 09, 2016 5:52 am

The bridge is similar to the TVL Jazzmaster, saddles made out of brass, with the plastic inserts to keep the bridge from dropping down (like on the Marr bridge too).

Not crazy about overwound pickups but we'll see what the cognoscenti have to say about them when they are released - I'm predicting some pickup swapouts.

Finally a nicer selection of colours.
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Post by Arthon » Wed Nov 09, 2016 5:57 am

I WANT ONE and I WILL HAVE ONE.

It have all the things I want. Re-designed bridge, maple neck, deep C neck (never liked modern C neck and I prefer necks on the beefy side), cool colors, modern pickups. I will probably sell alot of gear to buy one, but I will buy it.

I have a a CS58 ans a AVRI62 for vintage specs.
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Post by tealsixtysix » Wed Nov 09, 2016 6:34 am

B wrote:Image
Thanks for posting these, B! Any chance we could see the specs page for the Jaguar?

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Post by Embenny » Wed Nov 09, 2016 7:01 am

Has anyone seen what that single toggle on the jag upper control plate does? I'm hoping for a Series/parallel toggle and not something silly like a kill switch.
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Post by tealsixtysix » Wed Nov 09, 2016 7:09 am

mbene085 wrote:Has anyone seen what that single toggle on the jag upper control plate does? I'm hoping for a Series/parallel toggle and not something silly like a kill switch.
I haven't seen anything on it yet. If I had to guess... I'd guess that the pickup switch is a four-way and the upper switch is a universal bright switch like on the Johnny Marr Jag.

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Post by Zork » Wed Nov 09, 2016 8:24 am

Yes! I have the feeling that this day, 11/9, 2016, will go down in history as the day the American Pro Jaguar and Jazzmaster finally appeared on this beautiful planet. Awesome!

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Post by jbiscuti » Wed Nov 09, 2016 9:00 am

Very interesting. I think I'm into it!

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Post by B » Wed Nov 09, 2016 9:42 am

tealsixtysix wrote:
Thanks for posting these, B! Any chance we could see the specs page for the Jaguar?
You bet...

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Post by Johnny Burrito » Wed Nov 09, 2016 9:58 am

Four way switch and in-out phase switch!

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Post by B » Wed Nov 09, 2016 10:00 am

This is a larger photo example of the "Antique Olive" color on a 2017 Shawbucker Stratocaster.

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Post by Zork » Wed Nov 09, 2016 10:03 am

I think I want one of those Jaguars.

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Post by tealsixtysix » Wed Nov 09, 2016 10:08 am

Johnny Burrito wrote:Four way switch and in-out phase switch!
Yep. That will be fun. I'm definitely in for one of these.

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Re: 2017 AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL JAZZMASTER/JAGUAR

Post by pjennings » Wed Nov 09, 2016 10:33 am

Cool, but will they be available left-handed?

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