A "cursed" Jaguar a thief gutted gets a new lease on life.

[@jonathanhudak2059]

Jim you've Is definitely made a silk purse out of a sow's ear with this one! Great rescue story! Can't wait to see the update on it after you get it set up a little more! 👍

[@AudiomoMusic]

It’s been a trip that’s for sure and I’m still somewhat on the fence with it oddly enough - only time will tell but it’ll definitely be in a few more videos

[@jonathanhudak2059]

@AudiomoMusic that's great! It seems like your patience and persistence have paid off. 👍 I do look forward to future vids on this one once you have it all dialed in , best of luck!

[@oaeoeaoRust]

Fun story behind this rescue, may it serve you well. Forget Johnny Marr -- you got your Jag! Blessings

[@AudiomoMusic]

It was an frustrating but rewarding experience haha

[@scottcrowell6015]

Digging this Jag. I need a Jag. I like the simplicity of it this way. Straight up rock and roll machine now. If I owned it, I'd cut a custom pick guard on my CNC to go over the additional cavity. Make it even more of a one of a kind. I look at it this way - most if not all "famous" guitars have quirks and tweaks to them, that's what makes them special. Rock on Jim and let me know if you want to sell that bad boy.

[@AudiomoMusic]

It's kind of cool the way it is indeed, but I actually am leaning towards selling it after I swap the pickups for a set of pure vintage 65's in it to put the lollars in a different Jag. I don't have it in me to do any routing to fit the rhythm circuit and I really want a rhythm circuit on a keeper jag. you can shoot me an email at info @ audiomomusic.com if you want to talk about it

[@MHChang2014]

Thats a great looking blue! Glad you were able to fix it up!

[@AudiomoMusic]

I know you know all about blue being the best color haha!

[@IanNorsworthy]

whoa now that is one hell of a challenge of a guitar! fantastic overcoming of lots of obstacles there and definitely a cool looking and sounding result at the end of it!

[@AudiomoMusic]

it really was an interesting experience but alls well that sounds good at the end right haha

[@IanNorsworthy]

@@AudiomoMusic haha exactly- and at least you’re good work got it there so that’s rewarding!

[@dreamsdontloveyou]

Can't believe how that got past inspection! Those Lolar's sound great though. Congrats.

[@AudiomoMusic]

Right?!

[@Joe_Andrus]

I follow a dude on Insta who returned this one already after finding all the mods. Glad you’re giving it a new life! FYI the Marr Jag has different routes. I know this because I had to do the opposite to convert my AVRI Jag to Marr spec lol Also a bit of a shame you didn't keep the Marr wiring, I love the traditional wiring but the Marr wiring does unlock some new and interesting sonic possibilities.

[@AudiomoMusic]

Yeah he's a cool dude, he sent me a message earlier I had no idea he had this before I did and we shared some of the backstories we both had with it haha I don't find any value in series wiring for a Fender Jaguar so the 4 way was something that was always going to go for me, i'm happy it works for some people on these and teles but they aren't sounds I find useful in practical applications for what I normally play.

[@Joe_Andrus]

@@AudiomoMusic Yeah man, whatever works for you is what matters! I love em all!

[@seanzinger]

Great video, Jim! That’s really cool about the neck date. Also, these are some of the best tones I’ve heard on this channel. Insanely good sounding pickups with that drive!!

[@AudiomoMusic]

dude when I hit the protein i was not expecting it to sound that big and full, I ended up playing with that on for like 2 hours after I finished filming haha

[@debhart4302]

Personally, I'd get an aged pearl pickguard for that. 😊

[@AudiomoMusic]

My kids shell pink jag has an aged pearl pickguard on it and it looks great

[@theguitarprofessionals8584]

this is a great Video!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!

[@AudiomoMusic]

Anytime brother!!!

[@Scott.9]

⁠​​⁠@AudiomoMusic….an idea for the upper switch is perhaps do an Esquire mod and have a couple of presets. You can do a .0047 capacitor for a wah nasal sound and do a .010 capacitor for a warmer, and throatier sound. The extra focused midrange could be nice option to cut in a mix for recording or a live gig.

[@seanmarkowitz4216]

Dude! IM THE GUY (AND WILLIAM) FROM GUITAR CENTER DENVER!

[@AudiomoMusic]

hahah I didn't want you guys to know I did youtube videos and think i was expecting any special treatment so I didn't say anything

[@seanmarkowitz4216]

@AudiomoMusic we are just glad everything worked out. Shared your video with my team we all got a good chuckle, enjoy my guy!

[@AudiomoMusic]

crazy enough the guy who bought it in NY that pointed out all the stolen parts also follows me on here and freaked out seeing it too what a small world but most importantly it's all done and worked out

[@JBM_71]

Jim, I cannot believe that someone would have the audacity to strip the guitar of its parts and return it with cheap ones! However, you have it sounding great both clean and with overdrive too. Are you eventually going to reinstate the rhythm circuit? And you must tell us when you find out why that rhythm circuit plate wouldn't fit. Look forward to seeing it with mint pickguard too. Well done for rescuing the guitar and putting your stamp on it. I wonder if it will be a keeper when finished?? 🎸🎸

[@AudiomoMusic]

Sadly nothing surprises me anymore when it comes to what people will do for a few bucks. I’d like to potentially do that but I’m not sure if this is truly a keeper or not this far. I have a jaguar also here that I feel is a much better guitar but I’m trying to adapt to the weight difference as this one is a bit lighter and the other one is by far the heaviest I’ve ever had.

[@MiguelMakesMusic]

These are the best kind of guitar stories. I reluctantly bought my buddies ej Virginia and turns out my name was written in the neck pocket haha. Nice Mr sandman btw.

[@AudiomoMusic]

It's always the ones you don't expect isn't it, that's wild you name was written int he neck pocket thats a first

[@neilyoung5029]

Use the upper switches for a series and out of phase

[@cpstudioworks]

its rad

[@AudiomoMusic]

hell yeah it is thanks man

[@denyel_]

gengar is hello kitty for mexican guys great video as usual!

[@AudiomoMusic]

well my Mexican wife made that Gengar so it kind of checks out haha

[@everythingallofthetime]

The 'cursed', Jag was a gift. ;)

[@AudiomoMusic]

Certainly seems to have been

[@RavianRoman]

Do you know what happened with the Marr signature on the headstock???

[@AudiomoMusic]

Yep, it was there at the start of the video and I peeled it off when I was done

[@RavianRoman]

Ahh, I saw it now, yes 😉​@@AudiomoMusic

[@tomasodriziola]

I wish these had matching headstocks like they offer in Japan

[@AudiomoMusic]

you and me both man, you and me both

[@djangle67]

Hope it works for you but doesn’t the J Marr jag usually have his signature printed on the front of the headstock ?

[@mr.bluenotedoobop]

I think you're right, but this is an older one so maybe it was different before?

[@AudiomoMusic]

If you look closely at the start of the video the signature was there, I ended up removing it myself once I was done.

[@djangle67]

It looks better without it. Love Johnny Marr but having his signature on the front is a bit ott.

[@AudiomoMusic]

My thoughts exactly!

[@analogkid8]

@@AudiomoMusic How did you remove it? Did it leave any residual effects after it was removed? I have a Marr Jaguar and I have thought about removing the signature decal and trying to immediately move it to the BACK of the headstock... think that is possible?

[@Markleford]

Sad that some scumbag out there did this, but as we say, "It's all about the neck". If you got the "impostor signature" for cheap enough, it could be quite worth it in due time. Looking forward to see how this develops (like fixing that rhythm circuit) and whether it becomes a keeper!

[@AudiomoMusic]

It sucks because obviously whoever took this guitar as a return at GC had NO idea what they were looking at because anyone with any experience would have laughed at the guy in the face... it was that obvious and bad of job. However at the end of the day, I can't do anything about that and ended up with a fun project!

[@staleyexplores]

Totally off topic but I saw a band Tonight where the keyboardist was using the chroma console. Holy s*** it sounded really good. Jazz is phish is the band name. Ok now to watch the video

[@AudiomoMusic]

No joke, I showed my wife that demo video and she said I had to get it because she wanted to be able to mess with it too haha

[@staleyexplores]

​@@AudiomoMusicyour wife is a keeper! Which we always knew ie the gold jazzmaster but still 😊.

[@stevehart4311]

Keep the white perl pickguard. It looks great.

[@AudiomoMusic]

i'll probably go back to it next string change it looked great

[@patrickkrenz515]

Any chance you think any of it might be counterfeit?

[@AudiomoMusic]

The most important parts ( the neck, body, serial number ) were legit and had all the right stamps and stickers from Fender which was basically all I really cared about

[@Joe_Andrus]

And the mint green guard won't work because the Marr Jag's use 65 PV guards.

[@AudiomoMusic]

A new AV62 mint guard fit it perfectly and is on it now, and funny enough that mint one that wouldn't fit it fit perfectly on an actual AV65 jaguar.

[@Joe_Andrus]

@@AudiomoMusic huh, interesting I tried a official ‘62 mint green one on my 60th Anniversary Jag and it wouldn’t fit. But an actual white Marr guard fit perfectly. So figured they must be ‘65 spec.

[@AudiomoMusic]

honestly, with fenders QC none of this surprises me haha

[@brywestwhit]

Open up that cavity so your wheels fit, that would bother me too much. It’s your daughter’s bday guitar so you’re never going to sell it anyway. Love your videos!❤

[@AudiomoMusic]

I got a good laugh when I saw the date stamp because the thing had given me such a headache it was all so fitting haha

[@richthetrashpicker-upper5244]

Make sure you baptize that guitar

[@AudiomoMusic]

damn straight

[@belmontbutty4143]

I'm a big fan of Johnny Marr, but the first person to ruin it was Johnny Marr. I've watched the Fender puff pieces with him, and I still can't rationalise what he is saying about changing the traditional switching. If the result of a signature model is to change what made a guitar great in the first place, then don't bother, soft lad. Follow up vids would be great, Jim. All the best.

[@AudiomoMusic]

you have no idea how shocked i am that i am not the only one who has always felt that way and that the mods he did were not universal upgrades whatsoever.

[@mywhitenoise_]

Bro, I saw this same guitar on someone else’s instagram! What a scam from Guitar Center.

[@AudiomoMusic]

It's not a scam on Guitar Center at all, it's a scam from the scumbag who bought it from Guitar Center gutted it for all of the valuable parts, sold them off, then returned it with garbage parts ( Which GC should absolutely have noticed but it doesn't change the fact they didn't maliciously do this themselves ). At the end of the day that one individuals shameless lack of ethics started this entire situation.

[@mywhitenoise_]

@@AudiomoMusic sure, but they need to do the minimal amount of research of $2000 guitars they’re selling. The different case is the first give away, then the bridge, and the non “Fender” marked trem plate. Too many obvious signs, they also listed the ad with pictures of a genuine Johnny Marr Jag…so yeah, now that I think about it, total scam on their part.

[@debhart4302]

I love that!! I would have used a gouge or router to get those top controls and plate fitting. But, that's just me. I've been wanting a Johnny Marr for awhile now. 👍👍

[@AudiomoMusic]

It’ll get done at some point at the rhythm circuit but once I started I wasn’t gonna stop until the guitar could be played haha

[@debhart4302]

@@AudiomoMusic I totally get that!! That's an awesome Jag.

[@Badha78]

Is snowing in your house 💁

[@AudiomoMusic]

I keep wearing it at this point because people in the comments section are more focused on a hat than the content of the video itself and it amuses me