Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by egosheep » Sat Sep 20, 2014 2:10 pm

Ben Logan wrote:The burning question for me is: Will the Sherwood Green finish chip and flake as easily as the Oly White and KO. If so, I'm done chasing one of these. To see that Sherwood flake within months would break my heart. Too beautiful.
I've never seen a KO that has chipped that much. IIRC they used a different finish for the white and the KO... I think the white was a thinner nitro and the KO may have been poly.

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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by Ben Logan » Sat Sep 20, 2014 2:41 pm

I could have sworn I read about the KO finishes chipping and flaking like magic shell ice cream topper, just as bad as the Oly White. I hope I imagined that.

You few lucky Sherwood JagMarr owners - It's probably way to early to wager a guess, but how do you think the Sherwood finish will hold up? I think relic'd finishes look really cool on others' guitars, but I like to baby mine.

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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by indiandysummer » Sat Sep 20, 2014 3:36 pm

I think KO and a lot of the metallic recent production colors (such as the 50th anniversary jags) might be acrylic lacquer. I forget where I read this, but I remember reading it somewhere. I could be wrong though.

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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by Ben Logan » Sat Sep 20, 2014 4:14 pm

Does acrylic lacquer hold up better than nitro? My LPB 50th Anniversry is chip free so far.

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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by Musicman20 » Sun Sep 21, 2014 2:23 am

I've heard the KO holds up much better.

I imagine the Sherwood would be similar.

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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by Gswearengin » Sun Sep 21, 2014 6:06 am

egosheep wrote:
Ben Logan wrote:The burning question for me is: Will the Sherwood Green finish chip and flake as easily as the Oly White and KO. If so, I'm done chasing one of these. To see that Sherwood flake within months would break my heart. Too beautiful.
I've never seen a KO that has chipped that much. IIRC they used a different finish for the white and the KO... I think the white was a thinner nitro and the KO may have been poly.
I don't know about that...my KO is pretty "chippy." I have one of the first ones, so maybe they changed something later? Before I had even played mine, I dropped the bridge cover trying to put it on and it chipped. :fp: I'm not sure that wouldn't have happened with any other guitar, but it was still heartbreaking. I try not to worry about it too much. That being said, my KO has a number of chips and the rest of my guitars are pretty much perfect...

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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by cestlamort » Sun Sep 21, 2014 8:21 am

From what I've seen (shopping for a second hand one), it looks like the early white ones chipped like crazy, while the later ones seem to be less prone to the finish unduly flaking off.

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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by Kylef » Sun Sep 21, 2014 9:16 am

I baby my guitars and my Oly Marr jaguar has a load of chips, mainly on the back. I got it out the next morning after a gig to polish it and there were 5 chips in the paint on the back. I have absolutely no idea how it happened either.

Talking about the sherwood, I have noticed Johnnys is pretty worn and chipped. That doesn't really give an indication though, as it has had a good amount of use.

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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by Ben Logan » Sun Sep 21, 2014 10:35 am

Thanks for "chipping in" with the responses, guys. I think chipped finishes look cool. For some reason, I'd want to keep that Sherwood clean though. Probably because it's such a hard to find color. My 70s mustang is chipped to heck, and I love the way it looks.

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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by Musicman20 » Sun Sep 21, 2014 2:56 pm

Yeah this thin finish is making me consider canceling...I'm not a big fan of early wear!

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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by egosheep » Sun Sep 21, 2014 3:20 pm

FWIW I had a KO for 6 months and it never got a scratch on it. Seemed like quite a hardy finish.

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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by Musicman20 » Tue Sep 23, 2014 12:35 am

egosheep wrote:FWIW I had a KO for 6 months and it never got a scratch on it. Seemed like quite a hardy finish.
That is good to know.

The store have said I can can have a full refund/cancellation no problem....I know its a limited colour but if the sherwood green chips and comes off really easy I'd be gutted. I don't mind normal nitro wear, but over a long period (eg years not months).

Does anyone else have a recent model?

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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by mywhitenoise » Tue Sep 23, 2014 7:04 am

Musicman20 wrote:
egosheep wrote:FWIW I had a KO for 6 months and it never got a scratch on it. Seemed like quite a hardy finish.
That is good to know.

The store have said I can can have a full refund/cancellation no problem....I know its a limited colour but if the sherwood green chips and comes off really easy I'd be gutted. I don't mind normal nitro wear, but over a long period (eg years not months).

Does anyone else have a recent model?
You're freaking out over something that has yet to be an issue.

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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by Ben Logan » Tue Sep 23, 2014 8:11 am

I asked Fender about the Sherwood Green Marrguars' finish durability. Here's what they wrote back:

Hello Ben,

The Sherwood Green Jaguar has the same finish as the other color options. It is a Nitrocellulose finish. Which is a thinner finish. So it does chip, crack and wear more that a guitar with a poly finish. It would be under warranty if it is a manufacturing defect. The warranty would not cover wear and tear.

Best Regards

Paul Levesque

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Re: Johnny Marr Sig Jaguar

Post by mackerelmint » Tue Sep 23, 2014 8:23 am

triple H moonlights at fender customer service?
This is an excellent rectangle

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