Jaguar Baritone
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Jaguar Baritone
Well, my Jag baritone came in the mail today. I was pretty surprised that the body was the same size as my jazzmaster, just a little thinner, and the horn is more pointy. I don't know if it's cause my Jazzmaster is a 93-94 or if all the jag bari's have a little different shape. I don't know. Anyway. I am kinda diggin the stop tail-piece on it, not so sure about changing it out now. I am still going to plan on it and get everything ready just in case. I was pretty bummed when I opened it up and the thing smelled like smoke. I can smell it now and it's all the way across the room ugh... How much do you have to smoke for a guitar to smell like it? It looked like it was set up by that monkey on a typewriter, so I put new string on it, set it up, and it sounds awesome. I can't wait to play it some more. I really like the tort guard, it makes me hate the one on my Jazzmaster even more.
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Re: Jaguar Baritone
Kool I like Baritones
Bet it'll sound even better with decent pups!
Bet it'll sound even better with decent pups!
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Re: Jaguar Baritone
That red tort made me in comparison.
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Re: Jaguar Baritone
I can't wait to gut it and replace everything, but it still sounds great right now.Pumpkin wrote: Bet it'll sound even better with decent pups!
I know I need to change it out with a black one until the gold guards are done. I love black on sunburst, almost as much as gold on bursts.StevenO wrote: That red tort made me in comparison.
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Re: Jaguar Baritone
Congrats Pullover!
The Jaguar Baritone body is shaped like a Jaguar which has a slightly pointier upper horn than a Jazzmaster.
Enjoy, Mel
The Jaguar Baritone body is shaped like a Jaguar which has a slightly pointier upper horn than a Jazzmaster.
Enjoy, Mel
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I love mine. I put baritone strings on it, tuned B to B and love the sound.
The only problem with the pups is that they squeel when you play distorted, which can be corrected by rolling off the highs a little.
I guess humbuckers would be better, but they sell a Jag baritone special (looks like a Jag HH in a JM setup) with humbuckers.
Before you change out the pickups play it for a while and see what you get out of it.
This thing sounds massively awesome when you roll off the high tone and use an ebow!
I love mine, and I dont think they are going to make any more. I am glad I got one and am glad for you that you did.
Congrats and enjoy.
The only problem with the pups is that they squeel when you play distorted, which can be corrected by rolling off the highs a little.
I guess humbuckers would be better, but they sell a Jag baritone special (looks like a Jag HH in a JM setup) with humbuckers.
Before you change out the pickups play it for a while and see what you get out of it.
This thing sounds massively awesome when you roll off the high tone and use an ebow!
I love mine, and I dont think they are going to make any more. I am glad I got one and am glad for you that you did.
Congrats and enjoy.
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dude, so amazing.
where and how much do they sell them for? did it come with a case? can you tune it to standard? so many questions.
its either one of these or a jaguar HH, brown tort guard, fender amp knobs, and a NASA sticker
where and how much do they sell them for? did it come with a case? can you tune it to standard? so many questions.
its either one of these or a jaguar HH, brown tort guard, fender amp knobs, and a NASA sticker
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Re: Jaguar Baritone
You don't like Ketchup?pullover wrote: I really like the tort guard, it makes me hate the one on my Jazzmaster even more.
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haha ketchup. yeah that red tort looks just wrong. i hate red tort. its like they wanted to make a cheap tort guard. ugh. why do they make it that colour??!?!??
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I got this one on Ebay, they've been running around 500-600, but I contacted ishibashi and they have them for around 750 brand new delivered. They come with a gig bag new. I have this one tuned E-E like the Bass VI, it sounds great but there is a little bit of buzz on the low E and A strings around the 12th frets up. There is still laquer on all the frets in the upper registry so I imagine the former owner hardly played it up there (when he did play it, it still had the wrapping on the pick guard), and it probably needs a little fret dressing.mewithoutus wrote: where and how much do they sell them for? did it come with a case? can you tune it to standard? so many questions.
It's actually surprising how heavy this thing sounds. I wasn't expecting this much low end out of it, I might try restringing it and tune it up to B-B, like 1946dodge. It's really cool, I have no idea why they didn't push these more in the bass guitar section. Whenever I saw them it was in the guitar section or baritone section. I would have thought these would sell really well to bass players. You know how many times I have heard, "I would like a 5 or 6 string bass, but I can't get used to the wide neck and I don't see the point in a low B string..."? Okay, maybe only like 3 times and one of them was me, but still.
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As for the smoking issue...
I don't smoke but I've bought more than a few guitars that have reeked of it. It seemed like wiping it down a few times with standard guitar polish helped get rid of it faster. That and sitting out in the open (not in a case) should tame it down over time.
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pullover, I found that strung E to E I got the buzz as well. When I strung it B to B it was much better.
Many people complained that this was not a true E to E guitar , i.e. not a true Bass VI, but I think they wanted a six string bass instead of a baritone.
It makes a much better baritone (B-B or A-A) than it does a bass (E-E) IMHO, but only because I am a guitar player and not a bass player and looking for a darker guitar sound.
I dont know how a true bassist perceives this instrument.
Anyway, you will like it.
Good luck.
PS I think they discontinued this model (jaguar baritone custom aka bassVI) and are producing only the black baritone HH now.
The HH baritone is also an excellent instrument - a true baritone and I got one and gifted it to my son who is a real musician instead of a hobbiest like me.
He loves it.
Many people complained that this was not a true E to E guitar , i.e. not a true Bass VI, but I think they wanted a six string bass instead of a baritone.
It makes a much better baritone (B-B or A-A) than it does a bass (E-E) IMHO, but only because I am a guitar player and not a bass player and looking for a darker guitar sound.
I dont know how a true bassist perceives this instrument.
Anyway, you will like it.
Good luck.
PS I think they discontinued this model (jaguar baritone custom aka bassVI) and are producing only the black baritone HH now.
The HH baritone is also an excellent instrument - a true baritone and I got one and gifted it to my son who is a real musician instead of a hobbiest like me.
He loves it.
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I could buy a jaguar baritone that isn't pretty much in mint condition and comes with 5 packs of the bass strings for $350cdn. There is only two ding on it, one on the side of the body, and one on the neck, and I put them there.
I've turned down the offer for now, but may consider it in the future.
I've turned down the offer for now, but may consider it in the future.
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Re: Jaguar Baritone
Well, with the Bass VI they think the strings are way too close [they are, from a bassist's perspective, but that's just the design]I dont know how a true bassist perceives this instrument.
It's funny to hand it over to a guitar player: They start playing it, and make lots of fumbles... the extra 5 inches throws 'em way off.
Bass VI - A What?