Fender Jag-Stang

Stock '95 Made in Japan Fender Jag-stang
Fiesta Red
VERY THIN 24" scale neck, 22 frets, basswood body, Fender pickups, Mustang trem, Kluson tuners.

Best Neck I've ever played on. Love the finish.
I dun particularly care for the trem or tuners 'cuz I like hardtails and locking tuners, but these things are very easy for me to overlook.

I love the stock pickups, they are pretty underpowered, but I dig on low output pickups. They may not be for everyone though. The switching on this guitar makes it super versatile. I play mostly AltRock/Grunge stuff, and it does that best, but it can definitely handle most styles of music. It can sound bright, it can sound full, it can sound tinny, it can sound bassy, it can sound pretty much however u want.

Nice low action. I got it used so the finish was chipped and stuff. The finish does seem to be pretty fragile. Also had a couple scuffs on the frets. Nothing too bad though.

Seems to be built like a tank aside from the fragile finish.

haven't dealt with em

My favorite guitar that I own... if somebody stole it, I'd prolly go on a shooting rampage.

Jan 1998 sonic blue Crafted in Japan.
22 frets - one more than a strat :)
Pickup selectors are weird, puts it out of phase if you want to though.

Slanted single at neck and slanted humbucker at bridge.

Mods I have done:
JB and SSL-3 pickups
Electrical tape round bridge posts to stop it moving around
Sprague orange drop 0.01uf instead of 0.47uf - Stops the 'muddy' sound
New switches - direct replacement because the old ones were completely worn out

The stock pickups were crap, The bridge was weak and tinny, loads of treble from the basswood, no mids from shortscale and no bass. I now have a seymour duncan JB there which distorts really well. The original neck pickup was okay but it was too weak to be paired with the jb so I got an SSL-3. Like the originals, the new pickups have exactly the same output which is useful.

The bridge on it is wierd, it is kind of like Gibson bridge but it moves around (not any more because I wrapped up the posts)

I love the feel of the neck. Small with jumbo frets and it is nice and thick, it fills up your hands.

I play a lot of metal with big solos and stuff. The jagstang is so good at shredding its unbelievable. it can pull off pretty much anything, metal, rock, surf, alternative, so anything apart from blues.

If you have the humbucker on alone, it does good metal.

If you add the single in phase then it goes that little bit heavier.

Take the humbucker out and it sounds like a strat on steroids, really deep but thats probably just the new capacitor.

Both pickups out of phase is like a P-90. Loads of treble. Great for surf music here.

I have no complaints about the sound, the clean sound is strange, a lot of range there and the distorted sound is amazing. Also having master tone unlike a strat means that you can sculpt a tone with that too. I prefer to roll it back for metal but halfway for thrash.

Pretty good. The chrome is getting a bit dodgy and all the screws are rusty. Also the bridge pickup doesn't align with the strings so it sounds a bit fuzzy on the bass strings. Also the finish never chips or wears down, it cracks like glass which is a bit of a bummer (you can see this around screws and stuff).
The neck is well made, jumbo frets are wonderful and it is as good as new. Also the body cuts away properly so you can actually get to the top fret unlike a Les Paul. The nut is always cut for 9s so you need to file it for anything else and the bridge saddles move around but it doesn't affect tuning or intonation.

Well, when I got it it was advertised as broken (hence being so cheap) all that had happened was the input jack came a bit loose so someone tightened it with a spanner and it simply went round and round and broke the wire. Once that was soldered back, it was fine!

Jagstangs come with pretty crap components, bad pots bad capacitor, bad pickups and unshielded wiring. If you replace everything , you will have a much nicer sound and also would last a few years.

Unmodded 7
modded 10

10 year super strict warranty. If you don't have or ever have not had fender strings, they will not service it, let alone modifications! Fender are hopeless record keepers and can't help you with any problems.

I am amazed with this guitar. I don't think I could have got anything better - I think it is the only shortscale shred machine out there apart from the jaguar (but this is better) Also this is great to mod, it seems to be open to all kinds of things except extra switches

BTW feel free to e-mail me any questions about the guitar

Sonic blue 50th anniversary. MADE in japan not crafted like the reissues. Not that it matters I just specifically wanted an original. I fell in love with this guitar the moment I saw it. I first purchased a fiesta red reissue of ebay. When I got it I noticed it wasn't an originallike the seller said so I was pretty upset. I sold it on ebay and made some extra money back and baught a O.G. one. The moment I had to mail away the first one I was heartbroken :(. Now that I have my O.G. one I promised her I would never let her go

I love the way this guitar sounds. I know everyone says the pick ups are cheap or whatever but there is so many different styles of music you can play on this badboy

LOVE IT! love the neck. it's easy to jam on. Easier to throw your thumb over the top when your playing jimi style music or blues. Don't like how it dosen't stay in tune with the floating vibrato

I baby mine. at least until I get a couple more in my arsenal

If it was stolen from me.. I would hunt them down and make them pay

sonic blue standard late 90's jag-stang

picks up radio signals sometimes ...
cool variety of tones ..
goes from tinny to fat and full with the flick of a switch..

strings are wayyyy to light i blame this on previous owner.. bridge cant be messed with much or will need to be retuned right away.. action is low.. all else is sweet tho

its a fender what can i say i could use it to paddle a boat and plug it in and play after.. thanks fender.

who knows?

traded guitar even trade for a 1978 musicmaster (modded) been playing guitar in the "indie rock" style for about 10 years.. makes me want a jaguar and a mustang too.. already have the jaguar bass! a solid bridge like on the teles would have been better..thats my only complaint.. this guitar is wayy more versitaile than the musicmaster was..

I have a 1994 Jag-Stang in the orange-red color. It was made in Japan. The neck is maple/rosewood; standard controls. I think the body is probably basswood. It has a Mustang-style bridge and tremolo. The finish is somewhat thick poly. The body is the hybrid Jaguar shape without belly or forearm cut; I believe you call this a slab body. It has a white pearloid pickguard that has a tendency to peel apart in layers, leaving sharp corners. The Jag-Stang body shape is kind of appealing, but the pickguard was not well-designed to fit the body shape.

The original feature set is not particularly good. The Mustang tremolo is almost unusable, so most players will wrap the bridge piece posts with tape to stabilize it and not use the tremolo bar at all; it very quickly will put the instrument out of tune and will even break strings.

The stock pickups are rather weak single coils and the body cavity shielding is poor, so the guitar as shipped is relatively noisy (mine would pick up radio stations). Even the knobs aren't all that good. The switches are wired like the original Mustang switches, which aren't all that useful, because out of the various settings there are several that turn both pickups off and several that configure them the same way. The Kluson-style tuners are not terribly good. It has a really flimsy stamped-metal string tree for the highest two strings which probably does nothing to contribute to tuning stability. The nut seems rather cheap.

I bought this guitar because my first electric guitar was a Fender Mustang and I love the Mustang neck. The Jag-Stang has some of the "vibe" and feel of the Mustang but does not take advantage of many years of advances in tremolo design, locking tuner design, pickup design, etc. It is also worth noting that, like the Mustang, you cannot adjust the truss rod without removing the neck.

The original features did not produce very good sound; however, ultimately I had the guitar completely rewired, changing out all the parts including the pots and switches. I had a "Lil' 59" put in the neck position and a JB humbucker in the bridge position. The wiring was changed so that I could use the switches to enage or disengage the volume and tone pots. I attached my Roland guitar synthe pickup, and also changed the setup and began using 11s, and raised the action slightly. With these modifications the guitar actually sounds pretty good; I can get some hot rock tones as well as smooth jazzy tones. The Roland works well with the 11s (less false triggering, easier to trigger). I also replaced the stock knobs with chrome knobs.

So, I'm not quite sure how to qualify this; the stock setup I'd only give a 6 (the very light and resonant body makes up for some of the low-quality electronics), but the heavily modified guitar gets a 9. I'll report the stock setup. I believe most players who are not collectors trying to keep the guitar in original condition will probably want to modify their Jag-Stangs over time, or just trade up. Note that it is NOT cheap to make all these mods, unless you have the skills to do it all yourself. A comlete rewiring job is not a good project for a beginner. You will most likely screw it up and wind up paying a guitar tech to help you finish it up.

The fit and finish of the Japanese-made Jag-Stang was quite a bit poorer than my original Mustang. The metal parts feel cheaper, the chrome plating thinner. Everything worked reasonably well but just did not quite have that hand-built feel. The fret corners were not nicely smoothed and would snag the fingers, although they were reasonably flat and even.

The body finish was very solid and smooth.

I mentioned the pickguard above; for some reason the Jag-Stangs were build with flimsy pickguards that tend to peel apart at the corners, leaving sharp edges that stick out.

I beat this guitar up a bit, as I played it out weekly and dropped it a few times.

One thing I have noticed is that the body wood is relatively soft. After removing the neck a couple of times, to adjust the truss, the finish around the neck pocket developed some cracks. The screw holes in the neck also got a little torn up. It seems that the quality of the maple is not quite all that. My old Mustang did not have this problem!

The neck pocket had paint and sawdust in it and was not as smooth as it should be (you want a solid smooth wood-to-wood join). After removing the pickguard a couple of times some of the screw holes became shredded and I had to shim them with toothpicks. The much harder wood used in the Mustang never gave me this trouble. Again, somewhat mediocre.

Never dealt with Fender.

Overall, the stock Jag-Stang gets only a 6. While some people may try to call this a "vintage" instrument, it does not have the "vintage" build quality. It is also not truly a player's instrument; at least the stock model is not. Let me be very clear: these instruments are _not_ worth a lot of money!

I am not actually a huge Nirvana fan, but I am a big fan of the original Mustang. That was the reason I bought the Jag-Stang. I also like the body design, although not the lack of contours.

I have been playing on and off for about 25 years. I had an original Mustang and various strat copies and acoustic instruments.

Would I replace it with another Jag-Stang? No. Instead what I am considering doing is replacing the neck with a Warmoth-made neck with an ebony fingerboard and satin finish and locking tuners. Then I'll probably replace the body. At that point the only parts that will be original will be the bridge hardware. But the bridge and tremolo hardware isn't actually very good... hmmm. Maybe I will see if I can get a luthier to custom-build me a Jag-Stang -shaped instrument from scratch, with the same scale length and body shape, but better hardware all around.

fender jag-stang in fiesta red, mix of mustangand jaguar, maple neck feels great to hold and play however its not for shredders!!
jap model, 22 frets
1 volume, 1 master tone
selector for each pickup!
S/Hpickup configuration
fender pickups!
passive
got mine second hand so a few dings, but has held out well!!

bought for a change in style but doesnt get played as much cos im into heavy metal!!
wah wah used cos it sounds awsome!!
bit o string buzz
not much varietyin the guitar, nirvan and grunge
not so versitile!!

action is too high, but will change that!
pretty well adjusted pickups, sounds good
bridge was just fixed, brill now!!

will withstand being droped on its nose from a great height, strong guitar!!
hardware is lyk new!!
would be my mortgage on this guitar lasting a v long time!

iv been playin for three years nd i usually play a dean ml for metal, however tis has changed that nd i now play some rock 2!!
the bridge is my fav part, cos i fixed it wen i got it with ease
a looking trem wouldnt go a miss!!!

Gloss finish over a light blue paint. Body seems to be basswood. It's a non-contoured Jaguar shape with a 3/4 size neck with a rosewood fingerboard. Mustang-style floating bridge with some rather cheap vintage-style tuners. It has 3 pickups (S-S-H) with independent phase controls and on/off switches. One volume and one tone knob.

I use this to play surf music, so it works for that. It has a pretty good range in that you can get a good variety by playing with the polarity on the pickups. The pickups themselves (which are stock) don't have the greatest output, but is very servicable through a decent amp. I play through a Fender Twin Reverb and a Spider II simulaneously to get a slight natural delay, and the guitar sounds great under this configuration. Pickups are rather noisy (unshielded), so you want to have a lot of headroom in the amp to minimize buzz on the single coils.

This is one of the '94 models made in Japan. The setup and the workmanship of the guitar is top notch. The neck radius seems to be a bit more curved compared to the American models I've seen. I've found no finish flaws -- the only downside I've seen is really in the design itself. 1) The body is not contoured on the back, and 2) the pickup controls (which are above the pickups) are a bit high and can get in the way if you are strumming over them. Until I got used to this I actually turned off my pickups while playing out once.

Seems very solid. I've played it regularly and it seems to do well. I always have a Strat as a backup, however.

I bought it used, so I've never had to use support.

I own a couple of Gretsches, a Mexican Strat, a Tele, a Schecter Stilletto bass, and a variety of acoustics (Martin, Yamaha, etc.) I also build my own acoustic guitars, so I'm keen on action, fit and finish when I buy something. When I do buy, I usually seek something like this model, which is something a bit off-the-radar. It certainly works for what I use it for, and so I've been really satisfied. I particularly enjoy the variety of sounds you can achieve with the pickup wiring, and I enjoy the 3/4 size (my first). I wish the pickups were a bit better, so I'm considering swapping them out with some SD Antiquities and sheilding the body cavity to reduce hum. Also, I really like the bridge in comparison to a vintage style bridge I have on my strat. This bridge seems to stay in tune better, and I can do slight dips by simply pushing on tailpiece rather than using the whammy. This helps in alternating between muted, tremolo picking and doing the slight "hawaiian" style dips. Frankly, I'm surprised these didn't take off more than they did considering the features it has for a relatively inexpensive guitar. Extremely playable.

early '95fiesta red guitar, original texas special single in the neck and whatever that factory bridge pickup is, most hate teh switches, i however love them, lets me mix my tones whichever way i want

incredebly versitile, this is one of the old japanese ones, no tthe bull shit new ones, i can play regeah to hardcore on this bitch

action was wonk when i got it but it was used so i tinkered, i love the neck feel and the action on it know, comfiest guitar i've played that didnt cost a grand

the jack is a little fidgetty adn teh switcehs get bumped sometimes,you ahve to keep and eye on the nuts holding the pots in, they get loose quick, electronic components have never failed me

if its an old one, there great, but dont buy anyhtign past 96 of you want a quiolity instrument, mines the shit, your might be to

As its listed in all the other reviews no need to elaborate alot.

I play just about everything, Funk,rock,Grunge,Blues and even country.Guitar is very versitile, and the single coil neck with humbucker in the bridge is about as perfect a combination as you can get in my opinion.I try to avoid using effects as much as possible,preffer to plug into one of my all-tube amps and give the amp a good kick in the guts for some nice REAL o/d and distortion.The neck pup sounds best clean, mostly due to the increase in noise as you crank the gain,clean the bridge pup sounds very poor, plugged directly into a cranked 1/2 decent tube amp it does sound passable. The neck pup is on the weak side as well as being a bit noisy, especialy if you amplify that noise by running through noisy high gain effects. Tone wise this guitar sounds like your typical bright fender, allthough not as bright as a strat say due to the poor bridge and trem design. If i chose to keep this guitar i would have done a couple of what i consider essential mods to make it from a average guitar into a good one: Fit a TOM and upgrade the pups.

I purchased this guitar of evilbay, and original and only owner was only a youg kid, if he set the guitar up i have no idea, but the action was WAY to high when it arrived, and the truss rod also had no tension on it what so ever.After a good set-up and taping fo the bridge post's it improved immensly.Overall finish on the guitar was A1, the neck is still to date the best neck i have every played.

The only part on the guitar that would concern me with live use would be the pick-up selectors.

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Only really got right into playing guitar when i decided to purchase this guitar about 8 months ago,i do not gig or even play very well.I have a number of top quality point to point wired vintage tube amp's.
The Jagstang was my guitar of choice untill i got a Squier Cyclone for 1/4 of the price, i liked the Squier so much more than the Jagstang that i put the Jagstang on eBay within a couple of weeks and sold it.If you are obsessed with the Kurt connection and dont mind paying the extra $ for that, by all meens buy a Jagstang, but you will have to mod it to turn it into a playable guitar,the pick-ups are below average, the bridge is complete junk and the trem is a big annoyance, we all know Kurts were far from stock.The pick-up's are way better in the Squier, the pick up selector is way better placed and more reliable, the only thing the Jagstang had over the Squier was a killer neck.Squier stays in tune, has better tone and sustain with the strat trem than even a modded Jagstang could ever dream about. In short if i could go back in time to before i purchased the Jagstang i would just buy a Squier, throw a couple of hundred into some new pick-ups and harware and have a better guitar than the Jagstang could ever dream of being.Stock the Jagtsang is nothing special,if you care about your playing more than your image save a few hundred and get a Squier.I was happy when i sold this guitar for what it cost me.

I dont know what year it was made but was crafted in japan. I recently baught it off ebay in mint condition color sonic blue, absolutley bautiful. The first thing i was intreaged by was the georgeous neck and the headstock it is so well made. the neck is very
smoothe but very thin that can mess me up when playing lead but im mainly for rythemest anyways so im arsed. I gave this baby a 10 because it just has so much character.

Well let me first start off by saying, if you are a heavy metal player or some shreader then you can forget it. The jag-stang is definately a rythem/slow lead guitar and is made purely for punk or grunge and nirvana imitations. It has the perfect sound for my style which is very nirvana influenced but due to my crappy Amp i cant really get a perfect sound from it.

When i picked up the guitar and played it for the first time the action was quite low just perfect for me, not so sure if it was factory set up though. the finnish was beautiful no floors here. there is a little bit of fretbuzz on the lower frets but its nothing. The bridge is actually better than i thought. I was thinking about putting a tunamattic in there but i cant really see the point, the barrel saddles are just as good.

I have yet to gig with this guitar and i am very confident that she will do me proud on the night. I play it a lot at home for practise and it seems very sturdy and reliable.I personaly dont use strap locks cos i dont need to as for the leathery bits on my strap are very tight and secure. im giving it an 8 due to the fact i havnt gigged with it yet. I am never going to use the whammy bay cos its shit and will probably throw it out of tune instantly.

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I have been playing guitar for over a year now and this is my third electric guitar. I also own a Squire strat my first ever geetar and a Dean Z79 explorer shaped metal guitar (im selling it cos it just dont cut my style. The Fender jagstang is by far my current favourite guitar she plays well when standing and playing and the ballance is perfect I just absolutly love this guitar if anything ever happened to it i would hang my self. FENDER SHOULD REISSUE THESE GUITARS THEY ARE AWSOME AND THE COMPATITION MUSTANG.