Silver Sparkle Jagmaster Mod

[HNB]

I got this guitar for pretty cheap on Reverb. I am having Sweetfinger make me a black pickguard with just a volume and jack. I am also swapping the neck. The one that came with it has several dings and chips. Should be cool!

[tqi]

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[gerardguey]

Niice. Is that the full scale version or the short scale? I can't remember if those had conversion necks or not.

[MayTheFuzzBeWithYou]

Niice. Is that the full scale version or the short scale? I can't remember if those had conversion necks or not.

There were two versions. 24“ and 25,5“ - but no conversion necks afaik.

[HNB]

This is one of the full scale ones. I think just the Japanese ones were short scale. The others are full iirc.

[tqi]

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[HNB]

New neck came in. The stock on has dents and dings and chips so I figured I would just grab a different neck for it. This one turned out to be SUPER nice. THE FLAME.....
It is installed with my custom Tom Delonge neckplate.

20240116_171355 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

20240116_171401 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

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20240116_171416 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

[gerardguey]

Is that one of the affinity JM necks? I bought one a while ago as a mod platform and its honestly become one of my favorite necks to play. It feels a bit wider than normal and just the right thickness.

[HNB]

Dunno. It is newer. (2021) It has a 70's style logo so I am not sure.

[HNB]

The seller said the fretboard is Indian Laurel. Looks way darker than what I have seen before. It is honestly nicer looking than some of my rosewood ones. Bizarre how pretty this Squier neck is. All for $80 including tuners....

[tqi]

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[HNB]

Well shoot. I haven't heard from Sweetfinger for a few weeks and he has my pickguard. I guess to be safe, I ordered a replacement guard from overseas so I can try to get a new one made from that. $80 with shipping later.....

[s_mcsleazy]

just remember not to do a vinyl covered pickguard and a univox ripper pickup in the bridge or we'll have problems.


joking aside, i love how this one's turning out. the thing with jagmasters is they can look a bit weird with the small headstocks but the large ones can also look a bit weird, making the guitar look kinda stubby. i think you may have found a happy balance.

[s_mcsleazy]

This is one of the full scale ones. I think just the Japanese ones were short scale. The others are full iirc.

nope.

so you have the CIJ vista's which are full scale.
you have one model of the chinese ones that had a short scale neck (i've somehow ended up with 2)
and you had the other chinese model which was full scale.

so if i remember rightly, the timeline for jagmasters looks like this.

vista jagmasters (regular 24" scale) 96-98
vintage modified jagmaster (full scale) 2000-2004
standard series jagmaster (weird 24" scale) 2005 - 2008ish?

there were changes on them over the years. some full scales have the 6 point bridge, some have the 2 point, it's super inconsistent.

here's how i remember the differences at a glance.

vista: looks different from the VM/standards. less squished and bulbous. came in sunburst, candy apple red, vintage white (what my vista is), black and sonic blue.
VM jagmaster: kinda bulbous looking next to a vista or a jaguar, like someone kinda squished it in photoshop. 21 frets means it's an early model, 22 means it's a late model. only came in red, silver and sunburst. japan got a few more colours if i remember rightly.
standard jagmaster: same body as the VM but space between the pickups doesn't look right. only came in sunburst and black in the west. will never have 22 frets. i think japan got some extra colours again.