NGD: 1964 Lake Placid Blue Jaguar
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NGD: 1964 Lake Placid Blue Jaguar
Just wanted to share a new arrival to my house this week. It's a late(ish) 1964 Jaguar in original Lake Placid Blue metallic finish and matching headstock. I'm calling it late due to the serial number as well as the presence of pearl dots, whereas my earlier '64 Jag had clay dots and a lower serial. The neck on this one is a bit slimmer as well, but not by that much.
After raising the bridge pickup a bit, I'm really loving the both pickups in this one. The bridge has just the right amount of brightness and clarity and the neck is nice and sweet/chunky. The only thing I'm not digging so much is the out-of-phase sound with both pickups on. My previous '64 Jag sounded noticeably better on that setting, but I can get most of that sound from my Strat.
Here are some pics that I took on Thursday (actually, the first pic was from Wednesday night when I first got it and was taking it for a spin). Enjoy!
After raising the bridge pickup a bit, I'm really loving the both pickups in this one. The bridge has just the right amount of brightness and clarity and the neck is nice and sweet/chunky. The only thing I'm not digging so much is the out-of-phase sound with both pickups on. My previous '64 Jag sounded noticeably better on that setting, but I can get most of that sound from my Strat.
Here are some pics that I took on Thursday (actually, the first pic was from Wednesday night when I first got it and was taking it for a spin). Enjoy!
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Re: NGD: 1964 Lake Placid Blue Jaguar
Here are a few dealer pics, courtesy of Mass Street Music...
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Re: NGD: 1964 Lake Placid Blue Jaguar
My favourite colour; congratulations, it's really beautiful!
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Stunning!!!!
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Congrats, she's a looker!
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Re: NGD: 1964 Lake Placid Blue Jaguar
looks great man, I own it's brother!
love the birdseye in the headstock.
love the birdseye in the headstock.
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Absolutely fabulous!
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Nice guitar
why using a buzzstop?
why using a buzzstop?
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that is AMAZING!!! Just need to toss that buzz stop in the trash
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Re: NGD: 1964 Lake Placid Blue Jaguar
Phenomenal! One of my all time favourite looks for a Jaguar.
Also, what out of phase setting do you speak of?
Jags don't have that setting, unless you meant the strangle switch.
+1 on ditching the buzzkill
Also, what out of phase setting do you speak of?
Jags don't have that setting, unless you meant the strangle switch.
+1 on ditching the buzzkill
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Re: NGD: 1964 Lake Placid Blue Jaguar
Congratulations
Thank you for posting all the pictures of it.
Hope you enjoy playing it.
I'm jealous
Thank you for posting all the pictures of it.
Hope you enjoy playing it.
I'm jealous
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Re: NGD: 1964 Lake Placid Blue Jaguar
Beautiful guitar!BoringPostcards wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2020 3:42 pmPhenomenal! One of my all time favourite looks for a Jaguar.
Also, what out of phase setting do you speak of?
Jags don't have that setting, unless you meant the strangle switch.
+1 on ditching the buzzkill
Agree with the above comment - your pickups shouldn’t be out of phase, unless someone has changed one or altered the wiring at some point.
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Re: NGD: 1964 Lake Placid Blue Jaguar
The buzz stop was on there when I bought it. I'm planning to try it without it when I change the strings. You guys are a lot more knowledgeable on offsets than I am, so it sounds like there's a good chance that I'll like it more without it.BoringPostcards wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2020 3:42 pmPhenomenal! One of my all time favourite looks for a Jaguar.
Also, what out of phase setting do you speak of?
Jags don't have that setting, unless you meant the strangle switch.
+1 on ditching the buzzkill
Hmm, I looked at the pots and the wiring seemed fine, but perhaps I need to check the switches. I'll report back. I'll try and put up a quick clip as well to demonstrate. It just sounds more choked and weaker than my other Jag that I had when both are engaged.
Thanks to all for all the nice comments!
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Re: NGD: 1964 Lake Placid Blue Jaguar
Here are a few shots of the switch wiring. I'm still trying to find a clear image of original Jaguar wiring on the Google machine.