MrJagsquire wrote: ↑Wed Sep 30, 2020 2:33 pm
Good to hear it's all sorted out now with a bit of work. I'm guessing the out of tune open chords were down to the nut not being cut deep enough? I found the same things as you with my player Jaguar, just waiting for a needle file set just to tidy the last few sharp frets as I've smoothed the main parts of them and the PF fingerboard too. Haven't changed my bridge (yet) as I've just used thread lock to sort the slipping screws and rattles; will see how it goes.
Is the '65 reissue pickup much different to the stock one? I'd actually planned to make my Jaguar like an Esquire and was going to remove the neck pickup and make a custom pickguard without the neck. Trouble is I've found I really like the neck pickup alone or when it's combined with the bridge.
I also like the plainer pickguard with fewer switches on the Player too.
Yes, I think it was the nut slot depth. It was good you pointed that out so I could discuss that with the shop. It was primarily the Low E and A. I don't have the skills or steadiness to trust a nut cut, so your advice (thank you!!) and their execution did the trick. That shop has a plek machine. I don't think I paid for that, but I wonder if they don't use it to help out if they have it there. But whether man or machine, I was surprised at how playable it all is now,
I thought the stock pickup on the player wasn't bad at all. It's just I already had the 65 pickups laying around - I had a jag converted to JM pickups (see below) - looked cool, but didn't sound like I hoped at all, so sold it - and I thought I might as well. For me, I like that sound. Btw, I don't know if there is a difference between the neck and bridge, so I brought them both and asked them to figure it out. It all worked out for me the right way. It is a little darker than I remember, but good. I might now put the leftover one in the am pro jag. Mine is beat up, but has a comfortable neck. It's just I remember the 65 bridge pickup to be too bright. Bridges are always bright, but mine was on the edge of shrill, even with height adjustments. Again, I don't know if the neck and bridge on the set were different, though. Someone on here surely does.
Oh, about less switches: the switch on the player jag makes the most sense to me (for my use and brain) out of all jag options now. It's pretty simple: want to play a song with a song with the neck and a single coil bridge? Flip the switch. Want a humbucker and the neck for the next song? Flip the switch. Like a bright single coil and want a power chord chorus? Stay on the neck and flip the switch. And the middle position is equally useable for HB or split. I've got guitars with pull ups for splits, some with S1 switches and various other schemes. This one is a good solution to me. I love the Johnny Marr switching because every position sounds great. The problem is can never decide what I want to play when, so the options are resulting in analysis paralysis when I should be practicing and playing.