...just call me "Four-Jags!"...
New Project – Candy Apple Red H/H Fender Jaguar, and rationalising components for my various Jaguar builds
The perfect Jaguar setup? Part two. Let’s face it. It’s the bridge – isn’t it?
One of the "received truths" about the Jaguar - seems to be that the original bridge design is at fault for just about everything - (although there are a whole series of common mods which address some sonic characteristics as well). With the bridge however - many of the "fixes" appear to cause problems, or unwanted knock-on effects, themselves. ...what does that mean for the setup itself? Is there a way to achieve a perfect balance between archtop form, and solid-body function?
The perfect Jaguar setup? Part one. Appreciating the design, and architecture.
Comparing the various Jaguar bridge options got me thinking. I just couldn't work out what that Fender Tune-o-matic bridge was trying to achieve. Since I plan to have a few offsets to set up over the next few months, I need to work out how to solve some of the technical differences which make Stratocasters and Jaguars so, apparently, different. I began to realise, I'd have to look at things in a different way...
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