Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by Jaguaster » Mon Jul 27, 2015 2:12 am

CastrosfriendChe wrote:Strap has left zero marks on paint.
Glad to hear that. Unfortunately mine had some serious wear where the strap is touching the guitar when I bought it and I want to figure out wich strap I can use so it does not get worse.
O Drones wrote:I have those marks on mine, same spot. It's the guitar strap that's caused it.
Please let us know what kind of strap you used!
CastrosfriendChe wrote:Is the lock on when the button is closer to the bridge? That's it's usual position, though again, pushed it back and sound wise, ability wise...the whammy bar acted the same.
Here is a great article explaining the Jaguar / Jazzmaster tremolo: http://www.webrocker.de/jaguar/2007/05/ ... lo-system/
As you can see there the position closer to the bridge is unlocked.
If you push the switch to the right locked position you should notice a resistance at some point when pulling the tremolo arm. If set correctly you should not be able to push the arm whit the lock engaged.
CastrosfriendChe wrote: The other switch, upper to the right. Which position is 'on'? And in the on position is it cutting out some high frequencies or boosting them?
The right switch is the series bright switch which affects the sound only when you switch the 4-way-switch all the way to the left (4th position = pickups in series).
In that 4th position the switch is engaged when pulled to the left and is a bright switch.
You can see that on the switch and control function page in the service manual: http://www.databasesonline.com/guitar/J ... Manual.pdf
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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by BearBoy » Mon Jul 27, 2015 3:29 am

The guide below describes the two upper switches as a "high pass filter for all pickup configurations" and a "treble boost switch for humbucking position only".

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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by O Drones » Mon Jul 27, 2015 8:29 am

It was a Couch strap. Vinyl one.
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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by Jaguaster » Mon Jul 27, 2015 9:04 am

O Drones wrote:It was a Couch strap. Vinyl one.
Was it made of leather or suede where it touched the body?
And how long did you left the strap on the guitar?
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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by O Drones » Mon Jul 27, 2015 4:30 pm

It's made of vinyl, and it's been on there since I bought the guitar about 6 months ago.
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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by audiopablo » Mon Jul 27, 2015 5:35 pm

I called Fender. Mine was just made a month ago. Maybe it is something with the paint. Or maybe the body was painted long ago. Anyway, it's a 2015. I don't care. Bring on the dings. These things are instruments, not statues in a museum. I'll post a pic soon.
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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by O Drones » Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:16 am

Totally man, mine's is chipped and dinged and scratched more than any other guitar. 100% fine with it
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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by Kylef » Tue Jul 28, 2015 11:57 am

I care if my green one gets dinged as its a case queen. But that's why I've got a white one as my number 1.
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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by fiznishio » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:08 pm

O Drones wrote:It was a Couch strap. Vinyl one.
Couch straps do not react well with nitro finishes. I had a couch strap on my Ranaldo JM and had the same problem.
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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by Jaguaster » Tue Jul 28, 2015 1:01 pm

Do you think using a suede lether strap will be save?
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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by andy_tchp » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:03 pm

fiznishio wrote:
O Drones wrote:It was a Couch strap. Vinyl one.
Couch straps do not react well with nitro finishes. I had a couch strap on my Ranaldo JM and had the same problem.
Odd. I've had a Couch (seat-belt type) strap attached to my AVRI Jaguar for months (it no longer gets removed), the only finish reaction that guitar has had was due to sitting it on a cheap multi-guitar stand, which incidentally melted the finish a touch exactly where the strap end touches against the butt end of the body.

Same deal with my nitro-finished Jazzmaster, absolutely no finish issues/reactions and the (Vinyl 'Racer X' type) Couch strap stays on the guitar 100% of the time.

Both straps get squished/folded and sit all over the body for days at a time when I jam these guitars into a Mono M80 dual case.
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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by fiznishio » Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:24 pm

Perhaps it has something to do with mine being a satin finish? It definitely had a negative reaction, areas where the strap was regularly in contact have a "melted" look now. Mine is the seatbelt kind.
Jaguaster wrote:Do you think using a suede lether strap will be save?
The strap I use now has suede ends and I haven't had any further problems.
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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by Jaguaster » Wed Jul 29, 2015 11:22 am

Has anyone a replacement for the switch? I would love to have a black one that matches the volume knobs and stays on the switch.

I think its kind of weird that the volume knob only affects the volume in the last quarter. Yours the same?
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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by Kylef » Wed Jul 29, 2015 11:54 am

Here's my two. I traded my old white one away a few weeks ago, but regretted ever since. Ended up getting a new one. That's a spitfire tort on it. Both have proper Staytrem bridges and switch tips.

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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by O Drones » Thu Jul 30, 2015 12:58 am

Jaguaster wrote:Has anyone a replacement for the switch? I would love to have a black one that matches the volume knobs and stays on the switch.

I think its kind of weird that the volume knob only affects the volume in the last quarter. Yours the same?
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