Nevermind... I Was WRONG About This Guitar! | 2021 Fender Kurt Cobain Jagstang Mexico Reissue Review

[@Trog]

Pleasantly surprised by the guitar! Great tones - it just needs some heavier gauge strings on it 🟢My Website: www.troglysguitarshow.com ❓Private Help Sessions: troglysguitarshow.com/help-appraisals/ 👕 Merch: teespring.com/basic-logo-4245?pid=211 🎸New Guitar Day Program: troglysguitarshow.com/ngd/

[@oflesserevilole6067]

Kurt also (from what I remember I could be wrong)flipped the tailpiece around disconnected the springs and used it as a hard tail combined with gotoh TOM bridge makes it dead stable :) I have a 95 with a throughly 90s hardcase (covered in Jones Soda labels lol) in Sonic Blue with those mods... really nice and stable

[@MidniteSon]

I like the sound of the bridge and neck pickups of that guitar. As I recall, Kurt played the Mustang and Jaguar more often though.

[@Jiv_Ing57819]

u think lithim was recorded on a musteng? , :-0

[@Jiv_Ing57819]

n I just want thee facts ,:-0

[@Jokesonyou6666]

Where can I find a japanese jagstang?

[@Uninterested69420]

The guitar is amazing But I think Kurt would’ve hated them being sold for such a hefty price

[@Wilco1972]

I don't know, at the price they are today, they would have been $675 in 1994, not too bad.

[@Uninterested69420]

Dr Zoom true

[@marchkofeeling]

@@Uninterested69420 I bought mine new in 2002 from Germany for less than 460€ so yeah it's a fuckin hefty price

[@DevonThomas1204]

Marchkofeeling I think he’s talking about the one in the video lmao

[@marchkofeeling]

@@DevonThomas1204 its the same but worst smartboy

[@leamanc]

The bridge pickup sounds dark, and the neck pickup bright and chimey. That’s a unique twist, which suits this oddball guitar nicely.

[@beatler90]

It is said that Kurt was actually never really happy with this, apart from that he died before he could even finish working on this guitar, so these are actually still prototypes. As a die hard Nirvana Fan (which I used to be when I was a teen and still am to some extent), you're a lot closer to what Kurt actually liked and played by buying the Mexican Cobain Jaguar or trying to find one of the Japanese Cobain Mustangs on the used market. But yeah, I do like your demo and think that these Mexican Jag-Stangs do sound better than the first Japanese ones!

[@geronimo546]

I mean, kind of, besides the quirky body it's basically a mustang so... not really that different from his mustang signature (or any mustang with a humbucker in the bridge). It's not like he had the most complex guitar tone you know

[@eyedunno8462]

Kurt was happy for it to be a lefty and be durable enough to last more than a single show. Using Mesa Full Stacks aside, any guitar was going thru a Boss DS-1 so the guitar didn't itself matter as much as a means to an end. Kurt's greatest tool was his song writing ability and unique approach

[@seymourmaupin6395]

He had 2 and wasn't impressed. Courtny played one on celebrity skin and gave away the other one.

[@MidniteSon]

Why don't they make the Kurt Cobain Signature Guitars in the American Factory?

[@eldritch6871]

@@MidniteSon because people are foolish enough to be paying $1250 for the made in Mexico ones

[@artollo18]

I really wish Fender made a bass version of this, that would look awesome

[@dextermorgan1757]

Haha sucks to be bass players

[@Cringe34R]

Maybe Warmoth would make one like they did with their guitar bodies.

[@harleybiancardi7869]

@@heggy_69 what a surprise to hear his name wow

[@ImNotOld_ImVintage]

Dammit! It's bad enough that Trogly is making me want a guitar I don't need. You gotta go and make me want something that doesn't even exist!!

[@aaronmcbryer4362]

They actually made a few of them, I've seen them. But very, very few.

[@eldritch6871]

I really wanted a Jagstang back when I was in high school and was a huge Nirvana fan. It was around 2001 and they sold for $350 to $400, maybe $500 if it was in mint condition. It's absurd what these sell for now.

[@thewedge8823]

yep, and those original ones were made in japan! not mexico. much nicer. I had one.

[@Tunkkis]

Even a partscaster will likely be more expensive.

[@sfu421]

Why people still complaining like that? 350-400$ had different worth than today. Also wage is totally different after 22 years. Stop crying, it’s not 2021 anymore, get over it

[@eldritch6871]

@@sfu421 no, you're just being a corporate apologist. For that much money, the guitar should at least be made in the American factory.

[@dreamlandtapes]

@@eldritch6871 mexico is america lol

[@picksalot1]

That guitar was really good. It easily got all the Kurt Cobain tones, and had a very wide tonal palette. Yes, the guitar looks a little weird, but it sounds absolutely fantastic. Congrats Fender - You got it right! 😎 Excellent demo Trogly.

[@christophcarle]

Just no.

[@john1105]

@@christophcarle true

[@Tunkkis]

@@christophcarle Care to elaborate?

[@jackurtuzuastegui1317]

I own a 95 jagstang, so glad the humbucker on the reissue is darker and sounds more full.. the original bridge pickup on mine was so thin and sounded like buns

[@jeffbrown3009]

Glad my gut wasn't wrong when one showed up in my local shop years ago and I passed it up. Reeeeeeeaaaaallly thought about it but that humbucker sounded weak.

[@Mephilis78]

Buns?

[@pussyslayr]

I love that NGE pfp

[@Mephilis78]

Would be easy to swap out, though. Must not be a Jazzmaster or Strat humbucker, or you'd hear the same complaints from those guitars.

[@blakesmith3308]

Fender made some awful humbuckers in the mid-90's I have a '95 Strat Special that came with a really thin sounding humbucker that was very prone to feedback at moderate gain.

[@brianeharmonjr]

The key to keeping a 24" scale guitar in tune is not heavy strings, it's a good setup and not being hamfisted.

[@Dian2Gig]

Agreed. I use Hybrid Slinky’s on mine.

[@Weimerica8841]

Never had issues with my Jag, honestly didn't realize that was an issue with 24" scales...I think you're right - setup matters far more than distance between bridge and nut.

[@brainstewX]

No, it's heavy strings

[@cripstopheriii3509]

I’d say it’s heavy strings, I go ballistic on my jag with 12 gauge flats, only my B goes out of tune

[@bumblefritz]

I use 9.5's on my Jaguar. I've never used anything over 10's in the 20 years I've owned it. They don't need heavy strings.

[@robertscholz4486]

For someone who claimed to not be a big Nirvana fan, you did a solid job playing the music!!! You need that for the personal collection!

[@88_TROUBLE_88]

He stated clearly he doesn't care for nirvana enough to buy one for himself and frankly I'm really glad that his taste in music doesn't overlap with mine at all

[@ericbgordon1575]

That out-of-phase clean tone cries "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "Come As You Are". I would consider getting one of these if I wanted something with the shorter scale and wasn't planning on using it just to sound like Kurt. I try to make my instruments transcend what people associate them with visually.

[@corrections]

Wow, Trogley likes something that isn't a Gibson for once. Halloween really is here. Scary.

[@jonathanhudak2059]

Hahaha good one! 😁

[@craigkidd9524]

didn't you hear it was "sponsored by fender"? lol

[@cooltuber4444]

Wow just wow

[@johnhmaloney]

Despite being a Gen Xer, I've never been a Nirvana fan, but I've always liked the Jagstang. The combination of shapes just gives it a great sort of '60s retrofuturistic look and it sounds great. Great review and demo.

[@mastrofpuppets]

im a gen z, preteen if im being honest but im so interested in nirvana and these guitars i have a list and all of kurt’s guitars are in the list 😂

[@awesomekid8922]

Why arent you a fan?

[@khoiplaysguitar]

The humbucker sounds darker probably due to the 250K pots

[@nickd3905]

Looks doofy sounds killer sums it perfectly. I would buy one.

[@joshuataft5541]

Me to..I was impressed by the demo

[@materimac1115]

@PIZZA they are great

[@N3WBTASTIC]

@PIZZA just needs a good setup. New ones are pretty nice.

[@toastwrld1365]

@master shake gonna go out on a limb here and say absolutely nobody cares

[@toastwrld1365]

@master shake "you replied so you must care" is such a non argument. Dont even try that shit here.

[@JamesG.Griffin]

Trogly honestly my favourite demo so far

[@fullscanproductions]

I absolutely agree...great demo!

[@flapjack413]

It's too bad to see Fender is still not using the bridge pickup switch to its full potential here. I've got a couple of Mustangs that I installed humbuckers in the bridge, and wired it so that toward bridge, it's standard series humbucker, middle off, then toward neck humbucker in parallel (or split coil if you prefer that). You can still get both pickups out of phase, or standard parallel with each other via the neck pickup switch position.

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

Give us this day our daily teepee

[@flapjack413]

@@BeesWaxMinder Thats a cool idea too! I was just working within the parameters already existing on the guitar, since it wouldn't have an impact on their cost of manufacture, or the features of the original model.

[@flapjack413]

@@holstorrsceadus1990 I have no bunghole. ;)

[@Elraurko]

Kurt could barely even play the thing, i can guarantee he wouldn’t be making the most of those switching options anyway.

[@SerpentsBane1995]

I think I'd rather wire one up like this: bridge switch is now a standard pickup selector, neck switch is both pickups in series position 1, both pickups in parallel position 2, both pickups out of phase position 3, stacked pots for both knobs; 1st knobs is master volume & sinna-split for the bridge pickup (basically an adjustable coil-split to dial in a perfect split tone, plus all those in-between tones you wouldn't normally get from splitting a humbucker) 2nd knobs is tone control for each pickup, but specifically those newish Fender tone controls that are notched in the middle and roll off treble when turning one way and roll off bass when turning the other way. Seems way more usable the regular tone controls already are.

[@jubei7259]

This nailed that tone pretty much perfectly & the pups actually sounded better to me than they did in the original run. I thought those ones were ridiculously thin sounding back when they were released. I always liked Mustangs & Jaguars but to me they were pawn shop guitars. We bought them because they were cheap & fairly easy to find, not £1200-2000 guitars.

[@fugamantew]

The "In Utero" tour** rather. he played Fender Mustangs regularly during the "In Utero" tour. Whilst the "Nevermind" promotion tour Kurt played mostly his Fender Jaguar, throughout.

[@robindidymus]

Very clean routes... take note Gibson!

[@honkytonkinson9787]

I want to like it but I think I’d rather just have a mustang. A friend in high school had one; one of the original runs from the mid 90s. I hope she still has it! We tried out for the talent show with the Tourette’s syndrome song but the teacher/judges weren’t into it so they didn’t pass us to be in the show. Got to find a better way I guess

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

That's a travesty. You would have slayed.

[@soulsunderseige4946]

Same thing happened to poor Marty McFly

[@shuruff904]

Gotta find a way,better way....nice reference 😉

[@rindred]

To echo a lot of the other commenters, this utterly nails Kurt's tone (combined with your amp of choice). The price might be a bit much, but if someone's trying to get the Nirvana sound, it might be worth it. And that's definitely one of the darkest bridge humbucker sounds I've ever heard in any guitar demo. That's good to know when it comes to modding my own instruments. Also, a set of .11 GHS Boomers might help keep that in tune.

[@jubei7259]

Yeah, I swear by GHS Boomers, used 'em for years. I used to use Ernie Balls but I found strings broke way less once I'd switched.

[@julosx]

I think this guitar would be even better with even hotter pick-ups if you ask me, especially the bridge one (I would rather chose a 16 kΩ over a 8kΩ).

[@ravenbom]

While I wasn't the biggest Nirvana fan, I remember I was looking for my first electric after my first full time summer job. I got my original summer 1997 for $400-something, iirc. Of course an American Strat was $999 back then. Now American Original Strat is $2000 and this is $1200 or $2000 for the originals. I gotta say, the out of phase switch was what made me get it. However, in the late 90's the pickups were weak and anemic. The underpowered pickups plagued me in late 90's after HS and 2000's in bands in LA. Of course, now the movement is towards combos instead of stacks and front of house mic'd amps. Underwound vintage sounds are acceptable... but knowing Trogly's set up, I think these new pickups are a little more hot and voiced differently. Glad they went with Rosewood fingerboards. Personally, if I could go back in time, I would probably have gotten a G&L Fallout. Same looks but I've recently fallen in love with P90's. And Fallout has better tuning stability. Also, I didn't know short and full scale and always regretted the short scale on that JagStang. Still, warms my heart it came back.

[@scottgladd9156]

I got mine xmas 96 mine was 420

[@jonathanhudak2059]

I remember when these first came out and always thought they were kind of odd-looking in a weird but cool way. Not sure if I would ever own one but neat nevertheless and nice to see Fender having another go at it. I liked how the neck pickup sounded and also in the middle position. Pretty cool and nice tribute to the late Kurt Cobain, thanks Trogly! 👍

[@smffofts]

A reversed one of these could be cool, it'd look like a melted explorer

[@joermnyc]

I guess get a lefty and convert it?

[@chrisbird6300]

The guitar player from R.E.M. did that. Looks great set up that way.

[@furbymetal83]

The molten explorer already exists. Its called the Firebird

[@ryanzeigler9763]

@@chrisbird6300 Mike Mills' was a gift and all he did was restring it to play 'Let me in'

[@Wilco1972]

@@chrisbird6300 He plays it in the video for "What's The Frequency Kenneth".

[@pdbordelon]

I wasn't interested in this guitar at all until seeing this video. It really sounds great. Cool guitar!

[@Nothing-zw3yd]

I just got one a few weeks ago, fiesta red, made in 2021. Hands down one of the best guitars I've ever had the pleasure of owning. I don't even like Nirvana or Cobain, but I love this guitar, and I will never part with it. I didn't check the neck scale (it was a surprise gift and I was too excited to look into it) and put my regular D'Addario 8's on it. Way too loose. Went up to 9's and it's perfect.

[@cherry.c0kee]

Absolutely drooling over that sonic blue. Such a beautiful color, fender did a good job with that one! I may be purchasing a strat in that color soon

[@realmongo7565]

That's a common problem with the Mexican Fenders, the screws get over-tightened. So you wind up with either the screw hole or screw head stripped out. I have a Strat and and a bass that I bought new with several of each like that.

[@CerealKiller1973]

I have the 1996 50th Anniversary 1st run in Sonic Blue. I paid $225 in 1996 with a hard shell case and I have to admit it’s gotten about 1hr playing on it at most. I had it looked at and tuned up a few months ago and my Luthier couldn’t believe it was in That mint of shape. Great Guitar!

[@AB-wy7dr]

If it’s a lefty are you by chance looking to sell it?

[@MrAcEsNeIgHtS1188]

At 11:20-ish if you loosen the two neck plate screws closest to the body a lot-then loosen the two neck plate screws closest to the neck a little bit you can actually tilt the neck and get access to the truss rod screw without taking the pickguard off (capo the strings at the first fret)

[@wewewewa]

I always find it funny there’s little acknowledgment of the fact that Kurt mostly used strats with hot rails on the bridge. If you watch the Reading show you’ll notice he didn’t use the jag as much as his strats. There should be a kc signature strat

[@PaperBanjo64]

That would basically be a 60's Vintera Strat in sunburst with a rosewood fretboard and a hot rail factory installed. It would also make sense to also make it available in white based on the 1992 MTV VMA guitar. I used to be a mega Nirvana fan but I don't really like some of the things he promoted in some of his songs, and knowing how he died listening to his music just bums me out, even the sound of his voice is kinda depressing even though I like the sound of it.

[@loggerhead837]

Earnie Bailey had to change the bridge, put in a hot rails, and 500k pots. The proto also didn’t have a body contour which Kurt wanted in most of his guitars (besides the Univox which is paper thin). Kinda sucks he only played 2 shows with it. I think if he had another tour this guitar would’ve been a go-to. Also sucks that fender auctioned his drawings along with his fiesta red jagstang and cardboard pieces. I really wanted to see those at their US factory.

[@gmula]

Hey man. Nice review! I'm currently obsessing on offset guitars and the JagStang hits a unique place amongst the rest. I super appreciate the detail you put into this. It really helps me know the guitar without actually holding one in my hands. I played Mustangs for many years so I have a good reference point. Never owned a Jag. Though I was in love with the Mustang I must say I really don't want to return to a short scale guitar. Anyway...thank you! It was cool the way you walked through everything. Thank you!!!!

[@jasontaylor5061]

I have the jaguar. Its a amazing guitar as well. The pickups with the rosewood board on those sounds great clear or distorted. Should do a review on the jaguar if you haven't.

[@xsir_hcx3897]

I second this!

[@jasontaylor5061]

@@xsir_hcx3897 I'm able to get some really good tones out of my fender championship 100. It sounds good with anything from classic rock to punk rock. I have a American strat and I prefer the jaguar to it. Something about the binding on the headstock just make it feel alot more enjoyable to play. Also a side note. It tends to stay in tune for awhile. From sitting with temp change to playing for awhile it stays in tune very well. I can see why Kurt liked this guitar and it's set up.

[@MarvinHartmann452]

I have one from the 60s, I don't know if they're the same as newer ones. It used to belong to my late uncle. He should do one if he didn't already did.

[@spacexnerdy]

I really enjoyed your nirvana playing and I was hoping you reviewed this guitar, it just made me want one even more. Awesome.

[@steveprudell9976]

Yah your not bad looking either sounds fantastic

[@ChaelaThompson]

I want this so much. As a smaller built person it would easier to play than my teles, and the humbucker and single combo does a more useable out of phase than 2 singles.

[@MickMod]

You probably have already, but check out Ibanez Mikro guitars, I used one many moons ago and it was actually pretty comfortable even as a big guy.

[@BrianPremo]

You should look into the Fender Duosonic HS. They are short scale, have the same single coil/humbucker configuration. They are awesome guitars and way more affordable.

[@jordanpratt9384]

I may have commented this already but I'm floored by how good this thing sounds on every review.

[@anorexorc1st]

“Lithium” isn’t played in drop D there Trogley. Standard tuning. Albeit might have been tuned down a half step for the recording. But no drop tuning. Heart shaped box , yes, is in Drop D. Along with “Blew” and “Negative Creep” and “been a son”. Everything else is played in standard.

[@masternapster5473]

THANK you !!!

[@danone665]

man, this guitar is a beast

[@ivanichev7590]

@PIZZA looking for people that bothered to ask you

[@ivanichev7590]

@PIZZA sorry I haven't spent 1200+ on a guitar yet, but i still wouldn't buy this, it's too expensive for a guy that literally bought broken guitars and fixed them with his tech, I'd be happy with a classic vibe mustang but they don't make them left handed

[@standupstraight9691]

@PIZZA. Seconded that motion sir.

[@danone665]

i have never played a fender before so i think any one is good no matter where it comes from. But it's good to read feedback from a person who has used one of these and know that this is not all it proves to be. i live in brazil, so any fender guitar here is extremely expensive, even the mexican ones and i think that just because they are expensive they are good ;-;

[@mwyatt222]

ln the mid 80s me and some friends opened up a guitar teaching studio. We bought 4 new red knob Princeton chorus and 2 Ampeg bass amps. We also decided to buy 6-8 beginner friendly electrics w/ one acoustic steel string and one nylon. l bought in one day 2 fender jaguars, a bronco mustang, a mustang, gibson les paul jr and a melody maker. All USA guitars and l paid less than $1000. l bought them from the classifieds and at a couple of pawnshops. The most expensive one was the melody maker at 250. l bought the Bronco for 50. l cant imagine what people would pay for them now. l still have 2 red knob PC's BTW and they still work flawlessly.

[@tonedpeter]

im so jealous 😪

[@A43music]

Missed an opportunity to pick up one of the Japanese ones a few years back. I prefer his Jaguar

[@shanedingz]

Original run were ‘MADE in Japan’ (‘95-‘01). The ‘Crafted in Japan’ ones were a reissue (‘03-‘05). I have a fiesta red one and a sonic blue one. Both from ‘96 with the Fender 50th anniversary sticker on the headstock. With a few mods (SD JB bridge and Texas special neck pickups, pots, bone nuts, locking tuners) they are amazing playing and sounding guitars! People trash talk them… they’ve never touched one.

[@killroy123]

You are really getting your chops up. That lithium riff you played was really good!

[@CitizenKang]

I have an original MIJ 1995 Jagstang with the "Designed By Kurt Cobain" sticker and "Fender 50th Anniversary" gold badge on the back of the head stock. I made sure to order one before they were released. I paid $620 back then.

[@miahconnell23]

Out of phase as “anemic” 🤣 I’m digging your word choice here 👍 (and I appreciate you dropping knowledge in every video). Big ups !! 🙌

[@49short]

Would love to see you cover the Modern Player Mustang from several years ago. As far as I know it was the first Mustang with p-90’s but, unlike the current p90 Mustang that Squier is making, this one still had the 3 way switches above the pickups. It allowed a TON of super cool sounds. It also had a Pine body which was odd and made the guitar at least seem heavier than normal mustangs. I had one in surf green, and it was a very unique guitar.

[@cmanprogrock11]

fantastic sounding neck pickup

[@jessejordache1869]

I have a Japan-made Jag-Stang, and YES -- the pickguard on the dial-side is much sharper. The mexi-jag-stang is rounded lke the body. I got mine for 200 dollars, threaded the wrong way. Getting the high-e string to sit in the saddle after its first home-set-up was unreasonably hard, until I saw it correctly strung the other way. "oh, like the way some people string a Les Paul" says I. This was actually just yesterday morning.

[@taylenpeloquin6216]

I really wanted trogly to do a video on this guitar

[@ZitherBeast]

I like it, I don't care for that powder(sonic) blue color but I do like the fact that the headstock isn't upside down.

[@Bleats_Sinodai]

5:12 I think you meant in phase, not in series here

[@thehistorybuff8265]

As a die hard nirvana fan that knows to much about all nirvana facts I can say the jag stang bridge pick-up is a dimarzio super distortion and the neck pick up is a fender custom single coil safely Kurt died before the fiesta red jag stang could arrive leave any questions in a reply

[@eli-rv7tb]

New intro logo I dig it

[@josh_h812]

I bought a Jag-stang in 1999 for $600 it was fiesta red and it looked very similar to this version. The sound was too chunky for my taste and it became more for looks than for playing. I sold it in 2003 for $500 now I'm wishing I would've held onto it. I was a huge Nirvana fan in my younger years which was the main reason for buying it. I might eventually buy another one but I'm gonna wait for the prices to drop, which I'm sure they will eventually, before I decide if it's a guitar I want in my arsenal.

[@kiltymacbagpipe]

A friend who I played in a band with while in high school in the early 90’s bought a fiesta red jagstang. It sounded cool and looked cool.

[@murphvienna1]

Those - very thoughtfully named! - pickups sound really great! They do have that signature tone, especially the neck pickup, which is the best Fender stock single coil I've heard in a long time.

[@attichatchsound-bobkowal5328]

It amazes me that ANY guitar is still made where you have to remove the neck to adjust the truss -rod. WHY? For "vintage specs"? So many possible pitfalls in repeatedly removing/reattaching a neck. Is head stock access or an access channel in the body THAT unacceptable to purists? Guitarist can be have strange priorities about these things.

[@glamisfanatic]

Yes.

[@virgilgiordano4582]

Fender short scale is 22.5 or 22.75 depending on the decade however 24 is medium scale length. Check out the music masters and duo Sonic's of the 50's-60's and also the 90's run.

[@virgilgiordano4582]

@@joebryant8500 I have a 93 rare vintage guitars don't stay in Canada long the American dollar goes farther here and if it's" made in USA" they don't have to pay extra to import

[@hkguitar1984]

The Bridge Humbucker is dark sounding because Fender used a 250K Ohm Volume potentiometer. Normally a Humbucker would utilize a 500K Ohm. Part of its own Sound.

[@Jamesjimjimmy]

For the price, they could at least include a hard case.

[@greengumbyy]

Tried the fiesta red at my local guitar shop last week. I can say it's a very unique guitar and took me a while to figure out the controls.

[@ashleymerritt9461]

Such a dope guitar! I think once you acclimatise to it’s looks the cool factor and amazing actual playability more than takes over

[@90sasf16]

I'm glad they are slightly different from the original run. Fender finally fixed that pickguard so it fits the horn alot better. Also noticed its a 60s style pickguard! That's awesome. Still believe they should of added some body contours atleast a belly contour.

[@Greg-vd5om]

Trogly's in the HOUSE!!!

[@rondobondo6600]

Wow awesome

[@hkguitar1984]

@@rondobondo6600 🍪

[@bciecko1]

Oh man, it doesn't say Designed by Kurt Cobain. Wow. That's nuts. It's part of the charm on the original and original ri.

[@adrianramirez7122]

Looks so much better lefty tbh

[@opensourceq]

5:13 pretty sure that the pickups are wired in parallel no matter what position the switch is on. the reason it goes out of phase is when the pickup leads are swapped, so the pup signals are "inverted" relative to each other which is what does the phase cancellation. i modified my jazzmaster to have the upper switch go from parallel to series and while it certainly has a distinct character of its own, putting neck and bridge in series sounds nothing like OOP

[@BennieTarrMusic]

Awesome,

[@minorsnow5306]

But did he use a jagstang on nevermind...or did he use a mustang???

[@sho-nuffmadrigal6857]

The jagstang didn't exist in 1991.

[@minorsnow5306]

@@sho-nuffmadrigal6857 yes..thats what I had originally thought.

[@joebiondo6898]

Just can't get over that body style, but if I got one, I would do a coil split or series parallel for the bridge switch. I mean, you can put the pickups out of phase with the other switch, so having more options with the bridge switch would be cool.

[@av.punk.801]

I've never liked the look of this one, honestly 🤷 seems like it'd be ergonomically lopsided. Maybe my tune will change after this episode or if I get to play one in person, but for now, I dunno, just seems off to me. Greetings and well wishes from Utah man!

[@hkguitar1984]

Agreed, its look is an acquired taste. My Son is a big Off-Set fan and introduced me to the Jazzmaster. While not a huge fan he has a '66 RI Jazzmaster with the block inlays and I can admit that I do play it from time to time as it is something different and inspiring. Greetings and well wishes from Northern Michigan.

[@ravenbom]

Ergonomically, it sits perfectly when you strap in and stand up. Sitting is not as good as a Jazzmaster/Jaguar though.

[@BennieTarrMusic]

Utah is shaped weird too. Greetings from Laos.

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

Not much point in both pick ups having ‘In phase/off/out of phase switching’… They should’ve wired the bridge pick up switch to be a ‘series/single/parallel’ switch… Not only would it be more useful, it’d avoid having any totally silent switch positions.

[@joshuataft5541]

I love it....I notice trogly sees alit of cartoon characters in his guitars bunny's and faces and spiders..I dig it..he's got a mind that associated shapes with this gs he knows

[@johnkoch9315]

I cannot comprehend this comment at all. And it has 13 likes. Is it just me? Am I insane?

[@joshuataft5541]

@@johnkoch9315 sory for the incorrect grammar..somtimes autocorrect or myself messes things up and I forget to proofread it before sending...I get exited..

[@raymon8044]

If quirky offsets are your thing, you should try and find a Squier Ryan Jarman signature. He calls it the Mus-uar because he took the parts of the pictures Kurt didn't use and stuck them together. It has the Jaguar/Jazzmaster tremolo tailpiece but still those Mustang switches. He also went for a bridge humbucker but with a Jaguar pickup in the neck. Ryan plays in an indie rock band called The Cribs.

[@wesleyAlan9179]

The mus-aur is just ugly to me, lol

[@godsinbox]

should have reverse headstocks

[@hairspraykin]

Some differences between this and the original MIJ models that I notice from the video, pickguard is 3-ply, originals were 2-ply, body is alder instead of Basswood on the original. Also the Neck Plate is simply blank on the originals. One thing i was surprised was that this model didn't have a "Designed by Kurt Cobain" decal on the back of the neck like the originals did.

[@intersanctum]

Cobain was actually a rightie, but he chose to play with his left.

[@tavicotavio]

Is that true? That sounds counter intuitive, leftie guitars are rarer and more expensivr

[@shanedingz]

No.

[@wantutosigh1117]

I think Kurt was kind of ambidextrous. Kurt wrote and threw things with his right. But played lefty. It's probably just how he always felt comfortable holding a guitar.

[@uhoh007]

These are now found on sale, new for

[@nofi4]

guys.. this Fender Guitar is ultra awesome to play. no kiddin. This is one of the most playable guitars i've ever played. Sure, at first she looses the tuning a bit, but after 2-3 hours of play (i deny he played it for so long) it's getting very stable! Love it.

[@TheLegendOf43]

I've played many of these. I dont know what you're smoking but please, share some with the rest of us.

[@nofi4]

@@TheLegendOf43 hey, wake up and don’t be stupid. 🙏 thx

[@pabloinsua7752]

I actually own a 2002 jagstang in sonic blue. It's in perfect condition. Beautiful guitar.

[@christopherweise438]

Wang Dang Sweet Jagstang

[@user-gj2qb8de1e]

im addicted to that neck pickup

[@MikeE-]

A huge nirvana guitar fan would probably be fine with just a squier

[@DemRise1999]

Squier with a hot rail pickup and you are on the other side, also i think the Jag signature is more comfortable

[@thorvelizelos]

Why would you have to be a die Hard Kurt Cobain or Nirvana fan to want to have one off those? Its a cool guitar. Good all around rock/punk/pop/indi/post modern guitar.

[@BootsORiley]

Visually, it's among my favorite guitars ever produced. I absolutely love the Jag-Stang

[@Aaronius_Maximus]

Thanks for the demo, I can't believe they didn't at least try to make the pickups "appear" more expensive by saying they were KC signature models or "the ones used by him!" but the reality here is that while the guitar shape and asthetic is synonymous with Kurt, I can't help but point out you could purchase an off-brand guitar from Harley Benton that would be half the cost, better electronics, better craftsmanship all around. Fan of Nirvana or not- it's just hard not to laugh at this price tag considering you can get "the sound" of these songs with numerous other types of guitars and/or presets.. It's not a unique enough instrument to justify the price, they are just selling Kurt's name to a bunch of beginner guitarists who will beg their parents to buy them one for Christmas.

[@adamdarmstaedter1256]

I would rather have one of the MIJ Squier Venus guitars that were actually made in conjunction with Courtney Love - although not technically a "signature" model.

[@Beans1]

i don’t see why everyone is so mad about the price point, like yeah you may have paid $700 back in ‘94-‘97 but inflation is a thing in case you guys forgot, $700 in 1994 is equivalent to $1,295 in 2021 money

[@guydelorme8641]

This is a nice guitar...Little over price

[@DaveTadros]

Kurt meant to add a contour. He forgot and was going to ask Fender to add it to the next prototype but, sadly, he died before he could request / receive it. So Fender went with the model he played during Nirvana’s final tour. I own the original in fiesta red and the lack of the contour is the only thing I don’t like about it.

[@tonedpeter]

It specifically states in one letter to fender that they should be slab bodies like the 64 mustangs, weird how much difference in information there is out there

[@jacobbockover1628]

I would buy one if they were a lower price. Im not into paying for a name

[@StoneBuzzard]

Especially when Cobain used to surf pawns for guitars

[@ashleyjohansson230]

@@StoneBuzzard the good old days when american made gibson/fenders were 200 dollars hahahaha

[@boatwreks]

@@joebryant8500 drugs are way more expensive than most food

[@dw7704]

I’ve never played a Jagstang, but I do own a Mustang-& that vibrato works quite well, although I don’t use it a lot And I use9-42 strings & no tuning issues when I use the bar Thos things can’t be all that different on a Jagstang, even if other things are different

[@joshuataft5541]

Thatt guitar sounds great trogly

[@mburtondavis]

You wanna review a cool MIM fender? The Dave Murray signature strat is a beast. In my personal opinion at least. I’m kinda a beginner so I’m easily impressed though.

[@liveconcerts7550]

Trogly's in the house 🏠 😳 🙄 👀 😂 😐.

[@johnolmos8670]

Check out the Jagstang done right. It looks a lot better and adds more of the switches the Jaguar has

[@gabrielledebourg2487]

While a Kurt model, I always associate more with Peter Buck of R.E.M, who got Kurt’s old one!

[@Megarobotsquadron]

played every night on the monster tour!

[@matthewsolina4920]

What’s the frequency Gabrielle?

[@void0094]

I think Mike wrote Let me in on that guitar

[@GunsNRoosendael]

I have 9-42s on my Squier mustang and it stays in tune reasonably well, considering it doesn't have the most stable of vibrato systems out there. I can give it quite a dive without slipping out of tune.

[@PennyLane43]

LOVE THE VIDEO!

[@sojungvage9740]

what amp are you using for the heart shaped box part? best wishes