having a jaguar body painted and possibly cut

katie · Post by **katie** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:48 am

so .. as a result of my absolute inability to find a seafoam/surf green or daphne/sonic blue jaguar, i am considering just buying an AVRI and getting a body made and/or painted. i was wondering if anyone on this forum does either of those things. also, if i were to buy a jaguar body from say warmoth, would it fit an AVRI neck/hardware perfectly? i don't know anything about this 'routing' business and frankly gentlemen you frighten me when you speak of such things. i'm also interested in any other online retailers or people you might know who have such a jaguar body. i'd like to buy the AVRI and have a friend just swap everything out i guess, and then sell the body.

thanks!

Post by **zhivago** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:57 am

If I were you, I think I'd buy the AVRI, then send it to a luthier to refinish it....

I'm pretty sure though that if you patiently look on ebay, you will find a Seafoam Jazzmaster....they are definitely out there and they look great out of the box

good luck!

soundhack · Post by **soundhack** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 6:01 am

USA custom guitars makes a Jaguar body and will finish in surf green or seafoam green.

http://www.usacustomguitars.com/shagwire.html

AFAIK they can make it to fit the original hardware.

katie · Post by **katie** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 6:49 am

zhivago wrote: If I were you, I think I'd buy the AVRI, then send it to a luthier to refinish it....

I'm pretty sure though that if you patiently look on ebay, you will find a Seafoam Jazzmaster....they are definitely out there and they look great out of the box

well advised love, but my poor wee fingers yearn for a shorter scale.

painted wood · Post by **painted wood** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:08 am

Hi Katie,

Sounds cool. Check out Guitar Mill http://guitarmill.com/cart/index.php?ma ... d=197  I like their Jaguar body accuracy. You could get a 2-piece alder body for $160, or a 1-piece for $190 and have them paint it. They use nitrocellulose paint which is what was used in the 50s and 60s by fender. I guarantee you will be happy and have a killer sounding guitar. You could even keep an eye on ebay for a killer vintage jaguar neck...and like you said, sell the AVRI body and break even. You will have a better guitar. The AVRI bodies have a thick poly sealer on the wood that IMO encapsulates the tone. The Guitar Mill body will be all nitro and allow the wood to resonate more and the guitar to breathe.

The guitar mill paint prices are very reasonable and Mario, the owner is an awesome guy and will hand pick out the best wood for you.

djetz · Post by **djetz** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:38 am

painted wood wrote: The AVRI bodies have a thick poly sealer on the wood that IMO encapsulates the tone. The Guitar Mill body will be all nitro and allow the wood to resonate more and the guitar to breathe.

That's one opinion. Another opinion is that on a solid body guitar the finish makes little or no difference at all.

Post by **zhivago** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:38 am

katie wrote:
zhivago wrote: If I were you, I think I'd buy the AVRI, then send it to a luthier to refinish it....

I'm pretty sure though that if you patiently look on ebay, you will find a Seafoam Jazzmaster....they are definitely out there and they look great out of the box
well advised love, but my poor wee fingers yearn for a shorter scale.

hehe...good point, I completely missed the Jaguar part - still, there must a few of them knocking about

Post by **zhivago** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:42 am

have you seen this one?

http://wildwoodguitars.com/scratchandde ... e04037.php

hound of winter · Post by **hound of winter** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:13 am

zhivago wrote: have you seen this one?

http://wildwoodguitars.com/scratchandde ... e04037.php

SO hot

my favorite thin skin is a jag in fiesta red

katie · Post by **katie** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:08 pm

zhivago wrote: have you seen this one?

http://wildwoodguitars.com/scratchandde ... e04037.php

i came oh so close to picking this up after seeing that link but i think i'm going to go the AVRI route, and get a painted body from guitar mill. yay! thanks everyone.

noirengineer · Post by **noirengineer** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 6:58 pm

Yeah. that's one 'hot-arsed' guitar... if you did get that katie..
i might have to come by and jam out with you ! Seriously,
I've been eyeing that thin skin in sea foam for like 2 years!
haha. I have a black AVRI tho. which ain't too shabby but..
SEA FOAM GREEN!

I never played a JM w/ 9.5 radius either, prob kills

noirengineer · Post by **noirengineer** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:05 pm

zhivago wrote: If I were you, I think I'd buy the AVRI, then send it to a luthier to refinish it....

I'm pretty sure though that if you patiently look on ebay, you will find a Seafoam Jazzmaster....they are definitely out there and they look great out of the box

good luck!

is it me.. or does the wildwood version color look bit darker/richer?

Post by **sookwinder** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 6:42 am

first guitar I ever bought I had repainted. guitarists do it all the time.

you want a colour ? get a refin... perfect solution.

sexy andy · Post by **sexy andy** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 6:46 am

noirengineer wrote:
zhivago wrote: If I were you, I think I'd buy the AVRI, then send it to a luthier to refinish it....

I'm pretty sure though that if you patiently look on ebay, you will find a Seafoam Jazzmaster....they are definitely out there and they look great out of the box

good luck!
is it me.. or does the wildwood version color look bit darker/richer?

I think that jazzmaster is Surf Green.

noirengineer · Post by **noirengineer** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:16 am

OT: but if you play bass.. this might interest you.
http://cgi.ebay.com/GORGEOUS-Sea-Foam-G ... dZViewItem

OffsetGuitars.com

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