Any vintage Fender expertise? (Restore is complete)

[rmp]

thanks man!

I came out really nice.

and believe it or not, got the best price on Amazon..

I still have the linky, if interested

[Chickee]

Holy Moley, that looks wonderful! Terrific paint, hardware and the dot neck looks perfectly period correct! Enjoy it all the time! A job worth waiting to see.
frank d.

[guitararmy]

I don’t have any Jaguar projects at the moment but thanks.
They look great, reminds me of my first real electric guitar, a used Jaguar back in the late 60’s…

[rmp]

Originally Posted by Chickee

Holy Moley, that looks wonderful! Terrific paint, hardware and the dot neck looks perfectly period correct! Enjoy it all the time! A job worth waiting to see.
frank d.

I was able to apply the base coat. My son's buddy works at an Autobody shop with his Dad, they offered to do the clear coat for me. That was the icing on the cake.

Originally Posted by guitararmy

I don’t have any Jaguar projects at the moment but thanks.
They look great, reminds me of my first real electric guitar, a used Jaguar back in the late 60’s…

had lots of fenders myself, never had an offset. It does not play like something I put together. I'm really happy with the end product

Not sure I'll go for another rebuild like this tho.

The electronics were a real puzzle to sort out. The schematics I was given were all wrong, I had to hire that part of the job out, and it even took a skilled tech who does this all the time a few days to get it right.

[GoPappy]

Originally Posted by rmp

. . . The electronics were a real puzzle to sort out. The schematics I was given were all wrong, I had to hire that part of the job out, and it even took a skilled tech who does this all the time a few days to get it right.

I can't even imagine how confusing the wiring would be on that. But it is drop-dead gorgeous! Congrats and great job!

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Wow!! Absolutely beautiful job!

[rmp]

Originally Posted by GoPappy

I can't even imagine how confusing the wiring would be on that. But it is drop-dead gorgeous! Congrats and great job!

Thats GoPappy

That wiring is unlike anything I've ever tried.

It's over the top really, but the switching options are really cool.

Originally Posted by Rick_In_Tampa

Wow!! Absolutely beautiful job!

thanks Rick! I took my time, and it did exceed what I expected a bit

[rockabilly69]

Originally Posted by rmp

I was able to apply the base coat. My son's buddy works at an Autobody shop with his Dad, they offered to do the clear coat for me. That was the icing on the cake.



had lots of fenders myself, never had an offset. It does not play like something I put together. I'm really happy with the end product

Not sure I'll go for another rebuild like this tho.

The electronics were a real puzzle to sort out. The schematics I was given were all wrong, I had to hire that part of the job out, and it even took a skilled tech who does this all the time a few days to get it right.

Great job on the Jaguar! in the second finished pic it looks a lot like the one I did last May. I also went with a dot neck as I'm not fond of big block inlays and bindings on a Fender.


As for the electronics in Jags, it's one of my favorite circuits, it's so versatile. I removed all the stock wiring in mine, and then wired mine from scratch, but I am very experienced with guitar wiring. I remember searching for the right schematic, and I don't remember anyone of them showing the right ground path. I had to draw one out myself.

What gauge strings did you use on yours? And did you have to use a neck shim?

Here's mine...



I f you are not familiar with this guy, check out his videos as he really knows his way around Jaguar setup, and he offers up a lot of tricks...

[rmp]

Originally Posted by rockabilly69

Great job on the Jaguar! in the second finished pic it looks a lot like the one I did last May. I also went with a dot neck as I'm not fond of big block inlays and bindings on a Fender.


As for the electronics in Jags, it's one of my favorite circuits, it's so versatile. I removed all the stock wiring in mine, and then wired mine from scratch, but I am very experienced with guitar wiring. I remember searching for the right schematic, and I don't remember anyone of them showing the right ground path. I had to draw one out myself.

What gauge strings did you use on yours? And did you have to use a neck shim?

Here's mine...



I f you are not familiar with this guy, check out his videos as he really knows his way around Jaguar setup, and he offers up a lot of tricks...

thanks for that Rockabilly69!

The photos look more blue, due to the phone's color tinting. it's a seafoam geen in good lighting with the phone camera it shows up a little better.

The grounding was the issue I had to over come, as I mentioned I did have to that out. the wiring of these just not my wheel house

I will def. check out that vid.