...just call me "Four-Jags!"...
New Project – Candy Apple Red H/H Fender Jaguar, and rationalising components for my various Jaguar builds
Custom built Fender Jaguar USA. Building the tone circuit, and wiring-in the pickups
I can finally see well enough to drop some Creamery "Alt 88"Jaguar pickups into my Custom spec Fender "US Original '60's" Jaguar. I'm wiring them up with a "Johnny Marr" schematic, and I'm especially looking forward to testing out the additional "neck and bridge in series" combination.
Custom built Fender Jaguar USA. (Re)-fitting a Fender Mute
I've got a couple of small jobs scheduled this week. First off - I want to replace the Fender Mute on my CAR Original '60's Jaguar...
Custom built Fender Jaguar USA. Fitting a customised, bound and block-marked neck
Fitting my customised Musikraft Jaguar neck onto my Candy Apple Red "Original '60's" Jaguar body. Featuring some new Gotoh SD-510 tuners, and a StewMac neck shim.
Custom built Fender Jaguar USA. Candy Apple Red headstock finish – Flatting the decals, and polishing out
Finishing the painted headstock on my Musikraft custom Jaguar neck. A few gremlins in the detail - but maybe I just have to live with some of my practical limitations, and focus on the overall effect.
Custom built Fender USA “Original ’60’s” Jaguar. Applying the headstock decals
Applying authentic looking headstock decals seems such a simple task, at first. But it's a lengthy process, and there are many potential pitfalls along the way...
Custom built Fender Jaguar USA. Bound and block-marked neck – Painting the headstock
It's going to be tough to exactly colour match the finish on my Fender body - but I should be able to get reasonably close...
Custom built Fender Jaguar USA. Changing to a custom-built, bound and block-marked neck
It's quite usual for most of my project builds to evolve over time. However - I don't usually start the process of upgrading before a project's actually completed...
Custom built Fender Jaguar USA. Shielding the cavities, and grounding the cover plates
It might seem like overkill to some - but I want to properly shield my USA Custom Jaguar body with some copper foil. While I'm at it - I can sort out a few grounding issues
Custom built Fender Jaguar USA. Fixing the scratchplate and control plates into place
Covid Lockdowns seem to be the perfect time to obsess with small details. I've been putting this off for a while now - but I'm finally going to fix some hardware to my Custom Fender USA Jaguar
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