Johnny Marr Jaguar blade switch plate

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Johnny Marr Jaguar blade switch plate

Post by SonovaCline » Mon Feb 06, 2012 8:12 am

Anyone know if the make a switch plate to drop in a Jag to replace the 3 switch plate like on the Johnny Marr?

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Re: Johnny Marr Jaguar blade switch plate

Post by Hoops » Mon Feb 06, 2012 8:21 am

Stereordinary sells them on here, look in the For Sale section

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Re: Johnny Marr Jaguar blade switch plate

Post by SonovaCline » Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:30 am

Thank you

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Re: Johnny Marr Jaguar blade switch plate

Post by thecolorwaves » Thu Feb 18, 2016 10:42 am

Hi all,

Sorry for the bump but I'm looking for the same and the above seller appears to be inactive: anyone got a source for this?

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Re: Johnny Marr Jaguar blade switch plate

Post by CorporateDisguise » Thu Feb 18, 2016 12:03 pm

I believe Faction guitars makes these.

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Re: Johnny Marr Jaguar blade switch plate

Post by parry » Thu Feb 18, 2016 12:04 pm

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Re: Johnny Marr Jaguar blade switch plate

Post by indiandysummer » Thu Feb 18, 2016 3:52 pm

Just a note, if you get the straight marr styled one, you will need to dremel or modify the body to get the switch to fit. The angled one should allow a switch to fit with no mods.

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Re: Johnny Marr Jaguar blade switch plate

Post by thecolorwaves » Fri Feb 19, 2016 6:21 am

Thanks folks!

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Re: Johnny Marr Jaguar blade switch plate

Post by arkivel » Fri Feb 19, 2016 12:17 pm

indiandysummer wrote:Just a note, if you get the straight marr styled one, you will need to dremel or modify the body to get the switch to fit. The angled one should allow a switch to fit with no mods.
You can almost just fit it in if you shave off the metal around the switch mount. A tiny bit of paint would need to be scraped off. Still, the Marr mod is a real pain in the ass. Few figure out the wiring and special grounding needed with the pickups right away.

The Cobain 3 way switch plate is so much easier to install and it retains the stock bass cut.

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Re: Johnny Marr Jaguar blade switch plate

Post by indiandysummer » Fri Feb 19, 2016 12:34 pm

arkivel wrote:
indiandysummer wrote:Just a note, if you get the straight marr styled one, you will need to dremel or modify the body to get the switch to fit. The angled one should allow a switch to fit with no mods.
You can almost just fit it in if you shave off the metal around the switch mount. A tiny bit of paint would need to be scraped off. Still, the Marr mod is a real pain in the ass. Few figure out the wiring and special grounding needed with the pickups right away.

The Cobain 3 way switch plate is so much easier to install and it retains the stock bass cut.
Yeah, I built a Marr style jag from scratch and it worked right away. I did already know I had to mod the pickups to ground the claw independently on each. I also bought a Marr body so the switch would fit (and Oly white is cool enough for me). It's worth it though. I love the Marr switching configuration. So useful. I want to make a Marr inspired Jazzmaster now.

If you have the Marr upper plate for "rhythm" section, you still maintain the stock bass cut. But I guess that's not required. The main advantage to a Marr 4 way switch is getting the series option, where you don't get that with the cobain 3 way switch.

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Re: Johnny Marr Jaguar blade switch plate

Post by Funkee » Fri Feb 19, 2016 2:08 pm

indiandysummer wrote:
arkivel wrote:
indiandysummer wrote:Just a note, if you get the straight marr styled one, you will need to dremel or modify the body to get the switch to fit. The angled one should allow a switch to fit with no mods.
You can almost just fit it in if you shave off the metal around the switch mount. A tiny bit of paint would need to be scraped off. Still, the Marr mod is a real pain in the ass. Few figure out the wiring and special grounding needed with the pickups right away.

The Cobain 3 way switch plate is so much easier to install and it retains the stock bass cut.
Yeah, I built a Marr style jag from scratch and it worked right away. I did already know I had to mod the pickups to ground the claw independently on each. I also bought a Marr body so the switch would fit (and Oly white is cool enough for me). It's worth it though. I love the Marr switching configuration. So useful. I want to make a Marr inspired Jazzmaster now.

If you have the Marr upper plate for "rhythm" section, you still maintain the stock bass cut. But I guess that's not required. The main advantage to a Marr 4 way switch is getting the series option, where you don't get that with the cobain 3 way switch.
I though the whole point of the Cobain configuration was that the pickup toggle remained a 3 way, but the adjacent slider switched between series and parallel? Is that incorrect?
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Re: Johnny Marr Jaguar blade switch plate

Post by indiandysummer » Fri Feb 19, 2016 10:48 pm

I mean, you can wire the switch either way. I think the "cobain" config is a strangle switch. No reason it can't be a series parallel switch though! :?

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