Kasper Pauley

I tried out 2 of those player series ones yesterday, and a vintage 63 jaguar. Definitely sure about getting one now. The player series are surprising nice guitars and feel real high quality for the price, but I just need that classic rhythm/lead circuit layout. The player series doesn’t do it for me on the features side of things. Plus, the finish on all the player series jags looks and feels really cheap compared to what I’m use to. think I need to wait for an AVRI model to pop up for sale, they’re peaking my interest at the moment since im not prepared to spend £10k on a vintage jag

In all honesty, I haven’t actually played a jaguar before! But I have numerous guitars both electric and acoustic that have similar or even shorter scale length (which all suit me well since I’m not a very tall person) so I’m confident I’ll enjoy the feel of a jag. One of my 2 main guitars on tour is a Mexican tele and it’s brilliant. It’s got bare knuckle pups and electronics as well as better tuners but build quality and woods are just as good as my vintage and custom shop strats. But I do definitely prefer the classic jaguar with lead and rhythm circuits and individual pickup switches as opposed to the new stripped back player series ones. If I found a Mexican one for sale with standard layout I would really consider it

This is good to know thanks! Thats a shame about the electronics, especially the pickups. I’ve just noticed that the 2024 FSR model jag I was looking at actually comes stock with all US electronic components, compared to the 90s model that doesn’t. Annoying, they’re from the same shop and neither listing states the body wood type. Build quality is the most important factor here though. Good to hear that you praise the Japan guitars in that sense.

Good morning/afternoon/evening depending on where in the world you are, I’m in the market for a Jaguar after recent infatuation with the tone and look. I’m a touring musician and tend to prefer investing in American Fenders as 9/10 the slight bump up in quality goes a long way for me. However I understand how limited the options for American made Jags at the moment. The CIJ Jags are looking like a great alternative, especially considering I would love to get my hands on a custom colour one with a matching headstock! Thankfully, here in London there is a decent selection of FSR and 90s Japanese Jags on the market. For anyone who has experience with these Jaguars: are the Japanese Jags any good? I have read about the basswood bodies that some of them have, and I’ve never been a fan of basswood personally. I wouldn’t mind upgrading tuners and possibly electronics, although I would prefer not to have to swap pickups out. I’ve seen 2 different lake placid blue Japan Jags up for sale, both without binding and with dot inlays only (which is the look that I prefer). One is a 1997 model and the other is from this year 2024 and is a FSR. I love 90s Fender guitars, but would go for the FSR from this year if it means I’ll get better electronics and body wood. Is it worth seriously considering the Japanese ones? Or spending more for an American made guitar if one pops up for sale with the visual specs that I’m after? sorry for the long read, just want to make sure I can get the right advice to make a justified decision. Any responses would be massively helpful as I’m a bit in the dark here. Thanks! Rock on people!