Fender Special Edition Jaguar HH Electric Guitar (with Gig Bag)
With a vintage chrome and black finish, old-school tuners, and a dual set of humbuckers, this guitar is a fresh take on a classic.
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Submitted December 4, 2008 by a customer from we.rr.com
"I bought this hardtail H/H on a whim and it was the best move that I've made. Limited lifetime original owner guarentee."
I'm in hopes that this old girl will keep going longer than me. And I have no fear that it won't be, it is rock solid from A to Z ! One of the nicest playing, sounding and engineered guitars that Ive played. Thanks Fender !
Sound
MIJ black beauty with twin hummers, very eye catching and very well made. Excellent detail work all over guitar. Can sound ES335-ish or Tele-like, play with your hummer heights to find you sound but it'll be there. Mine is studio used with a Line 6 Flexton 3 2x12 and they compliment each other to a "T". Tried 10s but went back to 09s. A solid buy at this money. Highly recommend one.
Switches are a headache until you get onto them. Could use a cut switch to reduce hummer to single coil but these stock hummers are pretty decent. I have a MIM Candy Apple Red Jaguar s/s on order, I'm hoping the MIM quality is as good as this. Will let everyone know.
Features
Alder body, maple/rosewood neck with great factory fret work. Hummers sound pretty decent for a Fender. Tuners are small, may be trouble with big hands and fingers. Other than that, this beauty is a winner all the way. I especially like the radius rod opening on headstock rather than pulling neck to adjust relief. I set mine at .008" and with 09s it fingers great.
Ease of Use
No manual comes with it, pretty much user friendly anyhow. You'll be making music in a short while, but don't look for a strat sound, Its close but no cigar.
Quality
MIJ guitars are tops in my books, very well made with excellent detail everywhere. Great sounding woods make it a winner for sure !
Value
Excellent bang for your buck !
Manufacturer Support
I've never dealt with Fender supoort but hear bad vibes about that !
The Wow Factor
Very sexy appearing to both men and women and very practical on top of it. A well engineered model with short neck makes playing a breeze. Leo was ahead of his time with these !
Musical Background:
Hobbyist with studio
Musical Style:
Early country, rock-n-roll, rock-a-billy-pop
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Submitted July 22, 2009 by a customer from rivercenterchurch.org
"Amazing guitar... thank you Japan."
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Also this guitar is pretty light for all the electronics inside it. Well balanced and there is a super comfy belly cut out on the back. I have not looked at the electronics yet inside the guitar, and I know some people like to add some shielding inside. I havn't had a lot of trouble with picking up hum, but there is a little of that there which you wouldn't normally get on a humbucker. 7 feet of wire inside this thing that isn't sheilded... and I understand it. That will be the only thin I probably change in the futre.
Tuners hold well and look good - simple vintagish types.
Get it.
Sound
I am absolutely in awe of this guitar. I own a lot of guitars and gear... and this is one of the biggest surprises I've deal with. The range of high quality sounds avialable is amazing. It has that high end sparkle all over it in the sound department, both pickups. Probably the most "articulate" natural sound of any humbucker guitar I've played. Has many of the qualities of a good single coil... I mean a GOOD single coil in the sparkle department. I'm plaing mostly cleanish stuff through an Ampeg J-20.
The rythm circuit is very usable when you don't want that high end sparkle, and those are the controls at the top of the guitar. The lower controls are more like a normal setup would be, with the pickups each on their own switch. The third switch on the lower control plate is a tone switch which goes between a real full, well rounded spectrum and a more trebble heavy setting.
Superb compared to Gibson SG humbuckers, Fender American Standards, etc.
Features
Hey - just look at the switches.
Ease of Use
Looks complicated, but I had everything down in about 2 minutes as far as switches goes. Love the scale of the guitar and it stays in tune well.
Quality
Um... I'm not the kind of guy that ususally just gives all 10's, but the finish is superb on this guitar. The NECK is to die for. Its SO good. However, some will want a beefier neck. This one is on the thinner side as far as Fenders goes... what I consider perfect but far from a full D or anything.
Finish is thickish on the neck, which I usually don't really go for. But this one just feels so superb and I havn't had trouble sticking to it on faster work. Frets are perfect, action is perfect.
One small part of the pick guard needs a touch up, but I can't dock it just for that because most wouldn't notice it.
Value
Great quality for street price. It isn't "Cheap", so no 10, but it certainly matches and in some ways exceedes lots of American made guitars I've owned.
The Wow Factor
Just look at it.
Musical Background:
Intermediate
Musical Style:
Rock, Country, Worship
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Submitted May 18, 2010 by a customer from yahoo.com
"JAG JAG JAGUARRRRRRR"
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I'll have this forever, and hopefully more of them.
Sound
Sounds like a Jaguar to me! Gives you that signature Jaguar growl when you load up on fuzz.
Features
Once you learn what all of the cool knobs and clicky tinkering button thingies are, you're all set. Jaguar has a boost. That's great.
Quality
Super nice action, high quality parts, it's the dream.
Value
It's worth it. I want more of them but I'll have to settle myself down.
The Wow Factor
best looking guitar you could ever find. Jaguar/Jazzmaster = the dream.
Musical Background:
serious hobbyist, post full time gigs
Musical Style:
indie/rock/folk/grunge/metal/darkwave/new wave/goth/post-everything
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Submitted August 4, 2014 by Pat O'Hara in Claymont, DE
"Fender Special Jaguar H H Electric Guitar"
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My son loves this guitar. It is exactly what he wanted. The guitar is M I J, and is a high quality instrument. My son will be able to enjoy for years. The staff at zZounds could not have been friendlier and made the purchase of the guitar a breeze. I would definitely buy from zZounds again. A+++
Musical Background:
Guitar was for my son, he is 16, he started playing drums and guitar at age 8. He plays in band, marching band, and jazz band.
Musical Style:
He plays rock, alternative rock, and blues.
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Submitted April 28, 2012 by Parsons Steven in wolcott, NY
"Fender Jaguar HH Electric Guitar"
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I ordered the guitar on sunday afternoon,and it was waiting for me at home on wed afternoon.I had to set up the whole guitar. I removed all the plastic wrap.I put on a new set of strings as i play with a lower jazz combo gauge.I adjusted the action,and intonations and was ready to play!The guitar is everything i hoped it would be.It has a warm tone with a big bite.I play through a Fender Ultra Chorus,and the match was made in heaven!!The dual humbuckers make this guitar!!The tuners are alittle small,and that is probably the only thing i would change on this guitar.Great job Fender!!
Musical Background:
30+yrs still gigging.
Musical Style:
Original music; rock,blues,r&b,southern rock
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