Surfburst on a Jaguar?

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Surfburst Jaguar or Jazzmaster, and headstock question! (pick three?)

Poll ended at Fri Apr 07, 2023 12:50 pm

Surfburst Jaguar
13
20%
Surfburst Jazzmaster
3
5%
Natural headstock
3
5%
Matching BLUE headstock
4
6%
Matching BURST headstock
14
21%
Blocks and binding
17
26%
Blue sparkle Jaguar with matching headstock is what you want!
12
18%
 
Total votes: 66

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Surfburst on a Jaguar?

Post by sciuri » Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:42 am

I’m embarking on another sparkle quest and am planning out a surfburst refin project on either a Jaguar or JM. At the moment I have 2 JMs (sunburst and OTM) and only 1 Jag (black), so I’m inclined to add another Jaguar to restore balance to the universe.

What do you all think of a surfburst Jaguar?

From what I’ve read, surfburst was originally done on a JM, Strat, and P-bass, and it seems more common to do it on a JM and pretty rare to do it on a Jaguar. This is the only photo I could find online of surfburst on a Jaguar. Going with a gold pickguard might look a little weird against all the chrome, and the parchment/cream guard looks good to me here. But the original JM looks incredible, too, and I’m torn!

EDIT: I'm making this a multiple choice poll. Everyone loves a poll! Thanks!
EDIT2: Added block & binding as an option to the poll.

Surfburst Jaguar:
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Surfburst Jazzmaster:
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Matching BLUE headstock:
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Matching BURST headstock:
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No, blue sparkle Jaguar is THE WAY.
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Re: Surfburst on a Jaguar?

Post by Futuron » Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:23 pm

I like the look of the Jaguar. The gold doesn't seem right to me, but maybe it's a bad angle

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Re: Surfburst on a Jaguar?

Post by repoman » Fri Mar 31, 2023 8:19 am

Super awesome looking with the white guard on the Jag.
Chris from Texas Toast just put out a great video on a pinkburst Jaguar he built, has lot of great Fender paint history in it.

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Re: Surfburst on a Jaguar?

Post by sciuri » Fri Mar 31, 2023 12:37 pm

Thanks for the feedback so far!

I think I'll edit the original post to make a multiple choice poll... what to do with the headstock? hmmm... or do I really want a blue sparkle Jag... too many decisions!

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Re: Surfburst on a Jaguar?

Post by JSett » Fri Mar 31, 2023 12:38 pm

Painting a guitar in surfburst without a matching headstock should be a crime.
Silly Rabbit, don't you know scooped mids are for kids?

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Re: Surfburst on a Jaguar?

Post by Chippertheripper » Fri Mar 31, 2023 12:56 pm

You can grab a matching-ish p90 tele for relatively short $ too.
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Re: Surfburst on a Jaguar?

Post by sciuri » Fri Mar 31, 2023 3:34 pm

Oh sorry to the few who just voted. I added blocks & binding to the poll and it deleted all previous votes... Thanks for your input!

I might be feeling the whole shebang - surfburst jaguar with burst headstock and B&B.


For that understated look ;D

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Re: Surfburst on a Jaguar?

Post by Embenny » Fri Mar 31, 2023 4:03 pm

sciuri wrote:
Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:42 am
No, blue sparkle Jaguar is THE WAY.
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Blue sparkle Jags are pretty awesome. No personal bias here :whistle:

You could also split the difference and do a blue sparkleburst. No personal bias there either :whistle:

I never really got surfbursts, but whatever you choose, the answer is to go with a matching headstock.
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Re: Surfburst on a Jaguar?

Post by BTL » Fri Mar 31, 2023 4:05 pm

Blue sparkle, hands down.
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Re: Surfburst on a Jaguar?

Post by Maggieo » Fri Mar 31, 2023 4:37 pm

BeeTL wrote:
Fri Mar 31, 2023 4:05 pm
Blue sparkle, hands down.
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Re: Surfburst on a Jaguar?

Post by Fiddy » Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:10 pm

The only option on this poll should be blue sparkle.

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Re: Surfburst on a Jaguar?

Post by Maggieo » Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:13 pm

This is the way.

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This is the way.
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Re: Surfburst on a Jaguar?

Post by sciuri » Sat Apr 01, 2023 4:21 pm

Maggieo wrote:
Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:13 pm
How would you like b&b on that one?

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Re: Surfburst on a Jaguar?

Post by gishuk » Sat Apr 01, 2023 4:33 pm

Maggieo wrote:
Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:13 pm
This is the way.

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This is the way.
100% this is so much better than the surfburst

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Re: Surfburst on a Jaguar?

Post by Embenny » Sat Apr 01, 2023 4:51 pm

gishuk wrote:
Sat Apr 01, 2023 4:33 pm

100% this is so much better than the surfburst
We need to get our votes up, I'm counting more posts supporting blue sparkle than votes in the poll!
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