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Are Jaguars Worth It?

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Dubadays

Apr 4, 2009
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I'm looking at a Fender Deluxe Series Jaguar Bass, and I'm seeing some good things. I know it's a matter of opinion, but I'm also looking at a Gibson Les Paul Bass, a Music Man Stingray, a Fender Jazz Bass, and a Rickenbacker, so how does it rank up against those? I mean, except for the Music Man, those other basses are kind of pushing my price range (even used), and the Jaguar's lookin pretty good right now. I am looking for a bass that can produce sounds anywhere from RHCP sounding, to Wolfmother/Led Zeppelin-ish. Could this bass do that?

PS. How hard is it to replace tuning pegs? I know it's not that big of a deal, but the stock Fender tuning pegs have always annoyed the crap out of me :D
 
#3
Bass_masta16 said:
Nothing really rank up against a Ric :smug:

RHCP sound: MusicMan

Wolfmother sound: Ric

Zeppelin sound: Jazz

Throw it all together, and what do you have?

No idea
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Um.... a RickenMan Jazz Bass. :D
Actually I just learned that Chris Ross (Wolfmother bassist) used a Jaguar, so unless I hear some bad things about it here, I'm going to be pursing this bass :p
 
#7
Marshbass said:
hmm, every time that i've seen them live he played a Ric. I suppose that is neither here nor there given that Chris and Myles have both since left the band.
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I'm seeing that he mainly plays a Ric, but he plays a Jaguar and a Precision as well.

As for the band change, the new drummer is miles ahead of Myles (Believe it or not, that was not intentional). I haven't really heard much of the new bassist, but from the single he sounds good. Boy I hope they don't screw this new album up. What a poor decision it was to go with the NIN producer.
 
#8
I've got both Jaguar and Stingray HH and they're both different Animals. But very versatile. Both can get lots of different tones. But Rickenbacker? I donno... it sounds great but in versatility department, I don't think it can come up against Stingray and Jag.
 
#9
serein2j said:
I've got both Jaguar and Stingray HH and they're both different Animals. But very versatile. Both can get lots of different tones. But Rickenbacker? I donno... it sounds great but in versatility department, I don't think it can come up against Stingray and Jag.
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So if you had to pick in between the Jag and Stingray, what would you go with?
 
#10
wow two very different basses.... If I where in for a four. I would more than likely go with the Jag. But for me its a whole dif type of music. Plus I like the range of sound you can get with the 2 seperate pickups over just switching coils. And I am a sucker for blocks in rosewood boards
 
#14
Dubadays said:
I know it's a matter of opinion,
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Opinions are what stupid people have instead of data.

Here's a data point: The street price has nearly doubled on these in a little over a year, without any increase in features or quality.

Does this seem like an incentive to buy?

I didn't think so.

I didn't find these especially attractive when they were going for $499.99.
 
#15
The Jag Bass is one of he coolest looking basses on the market. You should get it, I would stay away from red, it will look like an SX (Not that there is anything wrong with that).

Get one of the cooler vintage /retro colors, the chics will dig it.
 
#16
the prob with the jag is the shielding there's a bunch of topics about how noise it its, if you are willing to to a shielding job is as good as any MIJ fender, I am not willing to pay almost a bill for a MIJ fender with a noise problem, with those new prices, fender are not so attractive anymore to me
 
#17
Dubadays said:
I'm looking at a Fender Deluxe Series Jaguar Bass, and I'm seeing some good things. I know it's a matter of opinion, but I'm also looking at a Gibson Les Paul Bass, a Music Man Stingray, a Fender Jazz Bass, and a Rickenbacker, so how does it rank up against those? I mean, except for the Music Man, those other basses are kind of pushing my price range (even used), and the Jaguar's lookin pretty good right now. I am looking for a bass that can produce sounds anywhere from RHCP sounding, to Wolfmother/Led Zeppelin-ish. Could this bass do that?

PS. How hard is it to replace tuning pegs? I know it's not that big of a deal, but the stock Fender tuning pegs have always annoyed the crap out of me :D
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Change all your : "looking" to "played" and you'll know ;)
 
#18
I just bought a used HHR Jag for $399 canadian (that's before taxes) and it has none of the shielding problems that seem to plague these basses. The Jag is a good bass for someone with very small hands like myself because the neck is thin and narrow.

As far as changing the tuners here's an email I got from Hipshot regarding the tuners that would fit the Jaguars:
The direct replacement tuners would be our HB2 and
the Xtender would be our BT2. Our tuners are a little heavier then stock, so this will not be much help with
neck dive problems.
*The Ultralites that would work are our HB6C-1/2" and the Xtender would be the HE6C-1/2". A new mounting hole
will need to be drilled, but the stock tuners would cover this hole if they where to be return to the bass. The
weight savings would be about one tuner, that is if you where to remove one of the stock tuners.
These basses are worth it especially if you can get a used one like I did. Play one first before buying one. Good luck.
 

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