So I have this 62 Jag...
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 3:01 pm
Hey everyone! This is my (sort of) first post here, and I thought I would make it about something close to my heart. So a bit a backstory, when I started to learn guitar my dad gave me a one to learn on, It was a super rad but super worn 62 Jaguar (I have no clue on why he trusted me with it but i'm not complaining), The guitar was modded to hell by whoever owned it before my dad, totally redid the wiring, Painted the thing white and butcher cut a humbucker into the bridge, on top of that the headstock was cracked and was fixed by the previous owner, though it was a OK repair job. When my dad got it he stripped of the over paint (the previous owner hadn't even stripped it). When he gave it to me we restored the wiring, got a new pickup and guard.
Here's some pictures, The lighting sucks but it is what is.
Image
https://imgur.com/Wdm6rGE
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https://imgur.com/BJK8qYK
So what I've been wondering is if I should restore where they cut the wood for the humbucker, Basically route out out the area around and fill it in with a block of ash, Me and my dad have been talking about it as a short little project over the summer. The cut they made was a total hack-job but you can't see it under the pickguard.
I can't pull up the current pickguard but here a picture of the old one to give you an idea of their "precision".
Image
https://imgur.com/sTbwHMe
I'm really split on what to do, on one hand I don't want to touch it, right now it works fine. But on the other hand I want to make it as original as I can, plus I think I would be a good little project to occupy my time and bond over.
Also as a quick tack on question, anyone know anything about Desert sand Jags? I haven't found anything on them, but maybe I haven't been looking hard enough.
Here's some pictures, The lighting sucks but it is what is.
Image
https://imgur.com/Wdm6rGE
Image
https://imgur.com/BJK8qYK
So what I've been wondering is if I should restore where they cut the wood for the humbucker, Basically route out out the area around and fill it in with a block of ash, Me and my dad have been talking about it as a short little project over the summer. The cut they made was a total hack-job but you can't see it under the pickguard.
I can't pull up the current pickguard but here a picture of the old one to give you an idea of their "precision".
Image
https://imgur.com/sTbwHMe
I'm really split on what to do, on one hand I don't want to touch it, right now it works fine. But on the other hand I want to make it as original as I can, plus I think I would be a good little project to occupy my time and bond over.
Also as a quick tack on question, anyone know anything about Desert sand Jags? I haven't found anything on them, but maybe I haven't been looking hard enough.