Stock Jaguar strings?

[Brian Reading]

Anyone know what strings Fender ships with Jaguar basses? I just wanted to know since I bought one recently.

[Thornton Davis]

Originally Posted by Brian Reading

Anyone know what strings Fender ships with Jaguar basses? I just wanted to know since I bought one recently.

Fender install their 7350M Roundwound Stainless strings on the Jaguar IV.

The 7350M's sound good on the Jag and are inexpensive when the time comes to replace them with a new set.

TD

[troyus]

7250M

[Brian Reading]

Hmm...so which is it?

[Ampeg SVT]

Model Name Jaguar® Bass
Model Number 025-9505-(Color#)
Series Deluxe Series
Colors (500) 3-Color Sunburst,
(505) Olympic White,
(506) Black,
(515) Hot Rod Red,
(Polyurethane Finish)
Body Alder
Neck 1-Piece Maple, Thin “C” Shape,
(Gloss Polyurethane Finish)
Fingerboard Rosewood, 9.5” Radius (241mm)
No. of Frets 20 Vintage Style Frets
Pickups 2 Vintage Jazz Bass® Single-Coil Pickups
Controls Master Volume,
Master Tone,
Preamp Treble Control Wheel,
Preamp Bass Control Wheel,
Preamp On/Off Slide Switch
Pickup Switching 2-On/Off Slide Switches, One for Each Pickup,
1-Series/Parallel Slide Switch (Operates only when both pickups are on)
Bridge Standard 4-Saddle
Machine Heads Vintage Style
Hardware Chrome
Pickguard 4-Ply Brown Shell on (500) 3-Color Sunburst and (505) Olympic White,
3-Ply White on (506) Black and (515) Hot Rod Red
Scale Length 34” (864 mm)
Width at Nut 1.50” (38mm)
Unique Features Aged White Pearloid Block Position Markers,
Active/Passive Preamp System,
Slim Neck Profile
Strings Super 7250M, NPS, p/n 073-7250-006,
Gauges: (.045, .065, .085, .105)
Accessories None
Case Not Included. Will Fit:
099-6173-400 Deluxe Tweed - Red Poodle Plush Interior MSRP $209.99
099-6178-422 Deluxe Brown - Gold Plush Interior MSRP $209.99
099-6172-406 Deluxe Black - Amp Logo & Orange Plush Interior MSRP $199.99
099-6172-306 Standard Black - Black Acrylic Interior MSRP $174.99
Introduced 1/2006
Notice Product Prices, Features, Specifications and Availability Are Subject To Change Without Notice

[Brian Reading]

Thanks!

[Nick Kay]

If I'm not mistaken, Jags don't have silk wraps on the stock strings. The only no-wrap string that Fender makes is the 9050 flatwounds, and the Jag strings are rounds. Same deal with the Geddy Jazz - supposedly, the Geddy has 7350s, but they sure don't feel like 7350s to me, and they don't have the black wraps.

I'm not sure if this is true with all MIJ Fenders, but Jags, Millers and Geddys generally come stock with this mystery roundwound that a lot of people are trying to get a hold of, but no one can figure out what they are. They don't have much similarity with any Fender string I've played.

[jasper383]

Originally Posted by Nick Kay

If I'm not mistaken, Jags don't have silk wraps on the stock strings. The only no-wrap string that Fender makes is the 9050 flatwounds, and the Jag strings are rounds. Same deal with the Geddy Jazz - supposedly, the Geddy has 7350s, but they sure don't feel like 7350s to me, and they don't have the black wraps.

I'm not sure if this is true with all MIJ Fenders, but Jags, Millers and Geddys generally come stock with this mystery roundwound that a lot of people are trying to get a hold of, but no one can figure out what they are. They don't have much similarity with any Fender string I've played.

+1

The MIJ Fenders do not have the US Fender strings on them, despite what the Fender website says.

[stephenq]

talk about bringing a thread back from the dead, but is there any new info on the stock strings?

[jasper383]

The strings that come on Fenders from Japan are not the 7250 strings the website says they are. They are a Japanese string that is stainless steel, with no silk.

There has been much discussion over the years over at the Fender Forum about this.

La Bella Hard Rockin' Steels, maybe DR Hi Beams, if you want a string available in the US that comes close.