NGD: Gas got me again....
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:12 pm
I think it was the 66 Jag for 1800 bucks on CL that got me starting to GAS for a 'standard' Jaguar. I posted about it here and started casually looking around. I suppose i had not been paying attention to the AV Jag market lately but there are not a whole lot of them out there and the ones that are are still hoping for 2021 pricing, are sunburst, have a non responsive seller (I am looking at you AV62 in Inca Silver guy...but thanks to the ones that did respond), or have been through the ringer. Nothing wrong with going through the ringer, but I didn't want to pay 2024 retail for a Jag that has been beaten like a rented mule for the last decade.
Up pops this case queen AV 65 FSR Sonic Blue, good weight, complete, and as far as i can see completely unplayed by the original owner. Plastic still on the guard and not a chip in sight. Price was higher than I was looking for and not exorbitant....but.... Sonic Blue and basically NOS.
I had one of these after they came out and never bonded with that one. Felt buzzy and was heavy AF. This one is much much better. Nice neck, slightly smaller than I remember, great fretwork. I had forgotten how great these things can sound. I am so used to the MarrGuar pickups and switching that the OEM rhythm circuit was a nice surprise. It will complement to the MarrGuar nicely.
Its got a pretty decent set up on it except for the sky high action. I plan on adding a Staytrem Bridge or a Marr bridge and keeping the mute for a while, so whichever bridge has small enough posts to fit the mute. I may have to shim the neck a bit if I cant lower the action enough because of the mute, and to be fair - I think the mute needs to come down a hair as well. SO there will be some trial and error set up in the near future. I will also put a different white guard on it while I figure out of I want to put on a Mint green one. Pretty sure I do not want to deal with removing the plastic film on a 10 year old pick guard.
Up pops this case queen AV 65 FSR Sonic Blue, good weight, complete, and as far as i can see completely unplayed by the original owner. Plastic still on the guard and not a chip in sight. Price was higher than I was looking for and not exorbitant....but.... Sonic Blue and basically NOS.
I had one of these after they came out and never bonded with that one. Felt buzzy and was heavy AF. This one is much much better. Nice neck, slightly smaller than I remember, great fretwork. I had forgotten how great these things can sound. I am so used to the MarrGuar pickups and switching that the OEM rhythm circuit was a nice surprise. It will complement to the MarrGuar nicely.
Its got a pretty decent set up on it except for the sky high action. I plan on adding a Staytrem Bridge or a Marr bridge and keeping the mute for a while, so whichever bridge has small enough posts to fit the mute. I may have to shim the neck a bit if I cant lower the action enough because of the mute, and to be fair - I think the mute needs to come down a hair as well. SO there will be some trial and error set up in the near future. I will also put a different white guard on it while I figure out of I want to put on a Mint green one. Pretty sure I do not want to deal with removing the plastic film on a 10 year old pick guard.