Hiya!
I am new. Obviously.
I've been playing guitar for about 17 years, and should be way better than I am, but still.
I've always liked unusual guitars, and have three offsets at the moment.
First off, a Fender JagStang. I replaced the stock pickguard with a custom made red one:
Second, a Burns JetSonic:
Matching colour scheme was accidental!
and thirdly... a Matsumoku Commodore, which I just bought:
Offset Lover
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Re: Offset Lover
Welcome! Those are some unique and beautiful guitars. Very George Jetson
Take a vacation...from your problems - Dr. Leo Marvin, auhor of Baby Steps
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Re: Offset Lover
COOL guitars dude! I also am curious about the tones.
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Re: Offset Lover
Thank you! Yeah - the JetSonic in particular reminds me of the Jetsons. It has that retro-futuristic thing going on.
Cheers!
The JagStang is a really quirky guitar. It catches folk off guard because it's a Fender, but... not quite right. It has a USA Strat Single Coil pickup in the neck, and a Bare Knuckle P90 in the bridge position. The Bridge pickup sounds huge, and the neck much more jangly. I have it wired so I can do some weird out of phase things, which means I can have big distorted sounds with the jangly bits sitting on top, which I like a lot. It's fun to play, but can be uncomfortable if you play it higher up - as there isn't really a body contour.
The JetSonic is easily the nicest guitar I've ever played. It has a set neck, and is this really smooth satin finish which makes everything feel real good. It has two 'split coil' humbucking pickups which work on a push-pull basis with the knobs. I tend to play it full on grungey style, but you can get a whole range of buttery tones out of it as well. Everything feels like a lot of thought has gone into it.
I'm still waiting on that Commodore to arrive, so will see how that sounds! I love how it looks so spikey and... forward though. Like it will encourage rocking out.