Controls Explained: Fender Jaguar | Fender

Ready to use your Fender Jaguar to its full potential? Watch as Mike Adams shows how to use all the controls on this Vintera '60s Jaguar. Shop all the Jaguar models here: bit.ly/2Ml6Waf
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[@gretchman]

I've got a sneaking feeling Fender commissioned this video so that THEY could finally find out what the hell all the switches on this guitar actually do.

[@alexharris1312]

this is a conspiracy i can get behind

[@mabul513]

Theres not enough change? Maybe low volume but seems same with some switches on or off. I like the japanese one that stayed to or better than the originals. Saw 96 Japanese jaguar with tight neck fitted and Mexico jazzmaster that you could use as a pick slot! Are the 96 all red candy flake matching headstock basswood? Just read that changed at a certain year to alder? Is this true for mij 96? Anyone know be good to get idea if is alder or basswood

[@mabul513]

@j77 i know what it does. Hearing a giant change from the low pass filter on the bottom hexagonal chrome and button furthest from the neck. Not big change. Maybe MORE VOLUME ILL NOTICE IT ALOT MORE. Remember son 2nd hole from back of the neck!

[@LuckyDrD]

If only they posted it on their channel.

[@squeebbb]

@@mabul513 I have a Player series HH Jaguar. Definitely splitting the Humbuckers to their single coil setting the guitar is faaaaar quieter. Glad I got the HH version to be honest. It's wonderful, can achieve such a wide range of tone.

[@shawnadams1693]

This guy is incredible. Best demo personality Fender has ever had.

[@dangreen6360]

Shawn Adams it’s Michael J Adams, offset guru & enthusiast. Follow him on Instagram for an overwhelming amount of information of jags and jazz masters. He’s a solid good dude.

[@dougthealligator]

For sure. This guy and Nick Reinhart are top tier.

[@akpost8780]

guitar fits him like a glove

[@CotymoG]

Ryan Willow I believe it’s @puisheen

[@phenixreturns]

@@CotymoG they should add something add something to sound like a telecaster :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4LVlpt3gbqVh7s

[@DarrenDoo]

If there's anyone on this Earth who should explain anything about an offset guitar, it's Mike Adams. Great job, duder!

[@Puisheen]

Thaaaaaanks!

[@DarrenDoo]

Puisheen You bet, dude!

[@bciecko1]

Puisheen So what amp were you using in the video? Also, any pedals at all or just onto the amp? I’m new to getting into fender amps so no I’m not too familiar with them.

[@Puisheen]

@@bciecko1 Just the one in the vid, a Silver Deluxe Reverb. I brought my whole board that day and outlined the pedals in another comment here!

[@bciecko1]

Puisheen cool. I’ll look for them. Killer tone and amazing playing. I gave your YT a follow. Thanks for the inspirational playing. 🤘🏼

[@mcfontaine]

Mike is not only ‘The Off-Set King’ but one of the nicest people in the entire music biz.

[@MrRoyobentoni]

I gotta say this is the best explanation of any guitar. This guy was not trying to show off his chops. He placed the guitar first for a change. Concise.

[@aaronsisco2177]

That demo was INSANE. Definitely the best explanation I’ve heard from anyone, and the demo you did at the beginning was absolutely nuts. Would you mind telling me what pedals/amps you were using? That tone was out of this world.

[@Puisheen]

Hey Aaron, it's been a while since we filmed so forgive me if I'm misremembering, but I believe I brought my entire stage board with me so there are like 15 pedals in the chain. I'm fairly certain I had the Keeley Compressor +, the Smallsound/Bigsound F--- Overdrive (not censored, that's what mine says), a DL4 set for analog style delay, and a Strymon Flint for some verb. Thank you for asking!

[@jstatho]

The opening sounded a lot like the great Sonic Youth. Lovely work sir!

[@attentionaddicts]

Sounded like Placebo

[@collinlopez]

So much better than the standard blues rock noodling.

[@pedroo255]

@@Puisheen That F*ck overdrive sounds fantastic!

[@henrytuttle4256]

Need to know this Intro riff. Can’t get it out of my head

[@jackdevlin1107]

Teenage riot by sonic youth I’m p sure

[@axaxaxaxxaaxxax7040]

Jakota Productions r u kidding, of course it’s not

[@jackdevlin1107]

Dmitriy Zubko yeah lmao it sounds a lot like sonic youth, but I haven’t listened in a while lol

[@ziffelkid1445]

Sounds a lot like Purr by Sonic Youth

[@chriscarrillo967]

A song he wrote years ago he calls Laika !

[@TelecasterMaster1]

You’re 75% of the way there, Fender. All you have to do now is have Mike to do all the demos for the offsets!

[@johnstitt2615]

For proper setup keep in mind Leo had Arch-tops on the brain. Take a side view of the string profile from the bridge to the neck. It is like an arch-top. The bridge saddle must be raised high enough to allow for proper tension to keep the strings in the saddles. To compensate for the raised action after raising the bridge saddle use neck shims. Also, the bridge is meant to move when you use the Tremolo. It will stay in tune much better once you set up the Jaguar as described. These guitars are designed well, play great but a lot of the time people say they don’t play great......because of improper setup. Plain and simple. Set it up right and you will love your Jaguar. The kitty cat will purr for you.

[@billydotleeds]

0.11 flat wound strings (D'Addario) solved tension and bridge saddle wobbles for me! Why would you want the bridge to move? They put the Mustang bridge in the because it doesn't move!

[@itspaddyd]

@@billydotleeds The mustang bridge does move, just modern fender guitars come with plastic inserts so you can have it static as well if you want. The idea is that the bridge moves so that the strings don't slide over the saddles when the vibrato is used, meaning the system overall relies less on strings moving through the bridge saddles smoothly (which is made harder by the increased bridge tension brought in by proper setup as described by @johnstitt2615)

[@archive3339]

@@billydotleeds the mustang bridge is also designed to move lmao

[@mannny540]

That intro riff if fire, it made me mad for not writing more sonic youth style jams on my jag

[@calebwood8941]

Mike Adams is everything that is good about modern guitar culture. He’s what we should try to be. Be like Mike.

[@casualartist4202]

I'm always happy to see people play hendrix style songs on these guitar demos. As a Frusciante fan, this is the type of stuff I plan to play on the guitar, so hearing them play that type of stuff really lets me know what I'm getting into.

[@JO-bz4kc]

After 13 years of playing with my Fender and other types of guitars, I finally know what the controls of Jaguar means. Thanks for the video! This guy should make them more, he is much more professional than others.

[@spiritoftime8464]

This dude is really nice

You know the demo's gonna be good by the time the guy starts playing BEHIND the bridge. Love it

[@samhungerford3083]

I came here to understand the switching, but watched the opening 27 seconds about a dozen times now

[@FrostGamingCSGO]

@awombattt i think it's a sonic youth song, dont know wich one tho

[@redgehenna4493]

awombattt it's an original song mike wrote but never finished.

[@jacobpullen6949]

@@FrostGamingCSGO Kinda sounds like Teen Age Riot

[@alfielovell9607]

Same

[@squirtcobain477]

Same

[@rkharper]

Mike!!!! About time that Fender acknowledges your know how!!!! congrats!!!

[@Puisheen]

aaaaaahhhh thank you Rafi!

[@fleetwoodmacncheese6678]

Okay this guitar is a dream I want one so bad

[@nolanr7679]

YOOO THAT JAM AT THE BEGINNING WAS DOPE AS HECK!!!! OH MY GOSH!!!!

[@RegularDude00]

totally this tone is insane... i want to have a full song of this

[@sayonara9377]

fr, very emo tinged

[@kevinhayes8750]

Easy Easy - King Krule I think

[@kennyp232]

If you like this type of stuff listen to snail mail especially pristine and static buzz, she actually uses a jaguar

[@endergamer.mp4]

Man, no wonder this guitar is on the Loveless album cover. Gonna find and get me one of these. Loved it at the end when he strummed the guitar with the whammy bar.

[@nitroxylictv]

*That bridge playing though.... This guys a genius. He makes me feel like a noob.....*

[@joshuapray]

This dude is an _excellent_ presenter. Definitely more of him. Also, he does luscious things with that Jaguar.

[@Updog89]

He has a great KZbin channel by the name of Puisheen! He’s like the Alton Brown of offsets.

[@OlcayEskici]

I am absolutely in love with that "Sonic Youth" + "Iceage"ish intro! Great video, thank you!

[@quaidkeith6616]

That Jaguar is beautiful, reminds me of the one John Frusciante used in the early 90’s and the one that was in the under the bridge music video

[@conorsmith8551]

Considering getting a jaguar both on this video but also on JF using one :)

[@tubetime345]

I'm so happy that the first informational video about this guitar is from Mike from Mike and mikes guitar bar!

[@automaticfantastic]

Mr. Adams is the type of guy who makes you want to fuckin' PLAY! Thank you for this gentle intro and face-melting demo.

[@Aiborz]

The first 25 seconds are especially fantastic.

[@luiszamot9711]

I have seen this video 100 times i love the first riff he play at the beginning of the video !

[@ChangeChannels_plz]

That may have been like the best demo video I’ve seen in a long time if not ever

[@Dan.Solo.Chicago]

I have a Jaguar HH, and with some amps and effects, the tone cut works like a gain switch. Switching between low gain, almost clean, to a nice crunchy boost. I love it.

[@emily_the_studd]

How drastic is the HH combo with the jag? I’ve been torn thinking about the stock singles on the series I’ve been looking at and wondering about adding one or two hb’s.

[@sodablower]

I have a vintage mod squier Jag and of all the guitars I own, it's hands-down my favourite! SO comfortable to play and I just adore the trem on it. Far better than on either of my Strats. I must say, I would still like to fit a Bigsby to one of my Teles or either of my 335s. So I could feel how they're like to play too.

[@TomsGreenMind]

Fender, you need to hire this guy. He knows his offsets and if say that is the best edutainment video I've seen!

[@richardhernandez85]

Mike is the best. Only met him once and he was quite the dude! Took my Jazzmaster to him and his knowledge on the offset family blew my mind!

[@bciecko1]

Man, super killer intro. Saweeet!

[@keithwoodsdesign]

I had an idea and knew what I liked but now know exactly what each control does after 10 years lol. Also that intro was awesome! Sonic Youth vibes.

[@MegaSuperShredder]

This was a great demonstration. Explained every thing really well, and loved the playing.

[@adrianfajardo6392]

He makes that guitar sound awesome keep adding him to fender videos!

[@CameronSpanos]

Damn...fender really is in a league of its own. This sounds absolutely amazing

[@narta11]

Excellent use of the tremolo. I can also appreciate just a good quality video professionally produced.

[@captainpiefox9133]

I'm buying one of these now holy crap. Also, love seeing Puisheen on here

[@OrangeSunnSet]

2:50 threw me back into some Spaghetti Western feelings (like the "Outlaws" video game and some movie soundtracks out of that western-movie-era)

[@Dunbar0740]

After 22 years of owning a Jaguar I now know what those dials and switches do... Thanks.

[@zazito34]

THAT INTRO, was so goooooooood :O

[@antonio-eg1re]

0:11 absolutely in love with this! the guitar looks and sounds absolutely sick!

[@nickicraig5043]

I need to figure out what I need to do to get that tone. I'm working with a jagstang and the moment and hopefully I can make it more like a jag

[@jonnybeeston]

I bought this off the back of the demo and am still finding little nuances but seeing this made a big difference, they definitely need a bit of a setup on arrival and you need listen to the rest of your gear to integrate it but the rhythm sound out of the box is stunning, you just have to tweak the rest of it to then get the most out of it.

[@andyelliott7780]

Fender 100% chose the right guy. I’m looking forward to more Mike.

[@blindsidedka]

Excellent choice putting Mike in front of the camera! Clicking that subscribe-button because of this.

[@MikeCheckProductions]

This is like the perfect demo video, down to the friendly tone of the instructor. Nice work guys!

[@raceface_m2579]

Great explanation! it’s like the first time driving a stickshift. I’d stumble around in a live setting trying to find the right tone. But so, so, versatile in getting so much more with a guitar.

[@guilesmart7486]

I don't know a thing about playing guitar, but now I need a Jaguar

[@LAUptegrove]

One of the best DEMO videos I've seen yet. Good Job.

[@m4ssee]

Holy shit, Fender actually made a guitar with a matching headstock? Now I know what my next guitar is.

[@jwa1ky]

They also have them on some of their other guitar models.

[@pstrokeslibsarctic]

Where have you been, there’s alot of matching headstock Fender

[@DefenderB0SS]

Lol there are alot of matching headstocks

[@OwainOwine]

They've been around for decades

[@CRUASSANFAN]

looks worse IMO

[@rizzexponential]

There’s something special about the Jaguar middle-it has a snarl that I love. I can get a similar affect from a strat with a blender knob but it’s not the same as a tele.

[@kevinfines557]

This is the real demo that i need thanks a lot

[@IdontKnow-oo2dp]

This guy and graham coxon playing the acoustasonic telecaster makes me think of these guitars in a whole new light. Seeing the intros of both videos makes me what to buy one instantly.

[@MrFuzzleupagus]

I just purchased my first Jaguar today from Sweetwater! I definitely needed this tutorial!

[@SkeletonModel91]

I love the Sonic Youth vibe at the beginning.

[@sub-jec-tiv]

That’s a beautiful Jaguar, and i love that he pronounces it correctly. Mike rules.

[@conblurgh]

My dude Michael, doing a big internet here!

[@FLAMMAXZXfz3kw9zh4v]

2:50 that sound is brutal and magical of a night beach...

[@MirslovesherGibson]

I think I've watched the intro a million times already. Please give us more.

[@donly8408]

I've just purchased the same one at guitar center this weekend. Sooooo awesome!!!

[@JoE-hv7rg]

The Jaguar just might be the coolest looking offset of them all, not to mention they sound awesome as well.

[@Luxes-]

Everyone talking about the intro while that incredible outro is slept on

[@TheSunBurnsBright]

Was on the fence whether to buy this guitar or not. That was until I watched this demonstration. Ordering ASAP. Good Job Fender 👏

[@obody-sl9np]

In 2 months, Squier Classic Vibe 70s Jaguar, won't change my mind once again

[@rustyshackleford8489]

Was that a song he was playing at the beginning? Sounded like something from Sonic Youth.

[@ceebee491]

That's what I just wrote!!!! 🎸🎶

[@tonym.villacruzvillacruz5728]

I just said that 🤷😂😂

[@sludgerat666]

We need to know

[@ericksermon12]

yep it's sonic youth and the song is incinerate

[@rustyshackleford8489]

Mark Kovacs no its not

[@YourMomsSideDude]

Winner of oddest intro award. I thought I was having a stroke. lol

[@ciccosradio1758]

I love the Vintera Jaguar! I'm going to buy one soon :)

[@stevepethel6843]

That mellow rhythm warm tone is nice jazz contrast...

[@mczfender]

I will get this exactly jaguar tommorow and I'm going to play that riff!

[@zacharykim295]

Hey its Puisheen! Awesome that they got him to do an official demo

[@galenfrazer8541]

Great demo and one of the best sounding Jags I've ever heard

[@User-jk8wq]

I already know full well how the controls on my Jag work, I just came here to here Mike play and speak lol

[@lifeisdead01]

I got a 70's vibe sunburst squier recently, the most beautiful guitar I've seen and heard

[@lifeisdead01]

Aaand I sold it. The bridge was just too much of a hassle 😢

[@GunsNRoosendael]

A Jag so vintage the strings are all over the place!

[@truevintageguitar]

If Leo himself came to me asked, "Who should I get to explain these Jaguar controls?" I would immediate say "MIKE ADAMS". So cool to see you on this channel Mike! I loved all the tones in this video!

[@rodolforibas]

AWESOME riff for the Intro

[@cullione7592]

The right guy for the job! Go Mike!

[@samuelpacchioli3235]

this is my faveroute video of all time never get tired of listening to this beauty

[@elektriccobra]

I just got this guitar a couple hours ago!!!!! Ocean turquoise is amazing!

[@bobwallace9814]

Today I learned all about the Jaguar and the Jazzmaster controls. I never knew. Thanks!

[@chrissimmonds5459]

Any fender in middle postion is bliss

[@jgquinton]

That intro was out of this world!

[@The_Rude_French_Canadian]

Just bought a Squier Jaguar classic vibe…I can’t wait to get home and try this out!

[@telecasterbear]

Hey there Mikey. You can't miss that glorious red hair and that great behind the bridge playing.

[@tonym.villacruzvillacruz5728]

So Sonic youth at the beginning 😎😜

[@JJSurma]

A national treasure. I also like the guitar he plays.

[@danny.mcmartin]

Great video! Long overdue yet concise, just what we needed :)

[@johnberida5571]

I cannot get enough of the demo in the beginning

[@Cthulhou]

That intro was amazing!

[@danielallen2510]

Mike Adams is the rightful, bonafide leader of Offset Nation, and one of the nicest guys on the planet!

[@CatSticks]

I love mike adams, now i also love jaguars

[@guslimon]

@puisheen killin it!

[@audreymelson2807]

ok but i need the tabs for that demo at the beginning

[@yordygarcia1242]

I like this man. FENDER GIVE US MORE OF THIS MAN.

[@fender]

Thanks for the feedback! 🎶🙌🔥

[@PedroPetracco]

You had me at the intro!!! Sickkkkkk

[@DolphCas]

Nice Fender, more guitars with matching headstock please.

[@RayyanKesnan]

Wow that Vintera sounds amazing! I didn't expect that reveal. I'm gonna have to check this out

[@7775Kevin]

Excellent explanation. I’ve never understood these guitars. Very cool video.