Long-Awaited Review: THE JAGUAR X!!!

[noisepunk]

That's not as exciting as was hoping but it's still super cool.

[mongoose]

That's not as exciting as was hoping but it's still super cool.

It'll be a helluva lot more usable for stage purposes, which was the plan. Plus, I now have a future Jag build (with a pile o' Teisco pickups) on the horizon.

I'm happy!

[weed_killer]

with a pile o' Teisco pickups

If ya ever wanna thin that pile down, I might be interested...

[mongoose]

So a little bird (that looked a lot like Paul Rhoney) told me earlier today that the JAGUAR X is nearly ready, and should get shipped out THIS WEEK!

To say I'm excited would be a gross understatement.

Expect to see pics here soon (Paul?).

[Padraic]

I can't wait to see/hear it!

[Stereordinary]

Sure, I'll get some pics up here tomorrow when there's day light out. My camera is useless indoors.

But I just strung it up and played around on it for a little bit. It's not staying in tune worth a damn, which I suppose mostly has to do with new strings. I'm tweaking it here and there every little while in between working on other stuff. I had a sitar-like buzz going on on one of the sympathetic strings, but a little graphite in the nut slot, and raising the bridge helped that. I just deepened the other slot on the bridge saddle to compensate.

[mongoose]

Sure, I'll get some pics up here tomorrow when there's day light out. My camera is useless indoors.

But I just strung it up and played around on it for a little bit. It's not staying in tune worth a damn, which I suppose mostly has to do with new strings. I'm tweaking it here and there every little while in between working on other stuff. I had a sitar-like buzz going on on one of the sympathetic strings, but a little graphite in the nut slot, and raising the bridge helped that. I just deepened the other slot on the bridge saddle to compensate.

Oh, I forgot that you don't have much experience with double-strung guitars. You know how it can be kind of critical to stretch strings on a regular guitar? For whatever reason, it seems to be like exponentially more so on 12-strings (or similar). YEARS of experience on this subject (my second-ever guitar 25 years ago was a Hagstrom XII!).

[Stereordinary]

Yeah, I guess so! I suppose I'll start yanking on those strings a little to try and break 'em in a bit.

[mongoose]

Yeah, I guess so! I suppose I'll start yanking on those strings a little to try and break 'em in a bit.

I hadn't really thought about it before, but I may also have to find some heavier-gauge strings (for all but the low E and A, of course). Shorter-scale guitars always like bigger strings, and a 12 (or 10) would be no exception. Hell, I might even shell out some real coin and buy a set of Pyramids. They're supposed to have a really long useful life, so it might not be that awful of an expense.

[Stereordinary]

I'd recommend a big ass string tree too. And I don't normally use string trees at all, but this thing needs it.

[mongoose]

I'd recommend a big ass string tree too. And I don't normally use string trees at all, but this thing needs it.

Hmmm... like one of those EXII ones? I wonder if the one on THE MONGOOSE (aka WONKYMASTER, aka METAPHOR) needs to be there. I'll ask Andrew.

Angela instruments has them too (NOS).

[Stereordinary]

Hmm... that would probably work. It would look more authentically Fender as well. As opposed to one of the Floyd Rose bars or something.

[mongoose]

Hmm... that would probably work. It would look more authentically Fender as well. As opposed to one of the Floyd Rose bars or something.

OK. $20 shipped from Angela. I'll place the order (shipped to you) now.

EDIT: ORDERED

[Stereordinary]

Okay cool, I'll get it installed before I ship the guitar. Hopefully that can still be this week.

[Markocaster]

Paul an Mongoose Awesome project. Can't wait to see and hear it.