Bronco vs Shortscale Jaguar
I have both. I bought a cheap used Bronco, modded the crap out of it, and turned it into a Musicmaster. I bought a new CAR Jag, sight unseen over the internet, because I was too cheap to buy what I really wanted, a CIJ Competition Mustang.
I don’t think I would have bought the Jag if I’d had a chance to play it first because the neck is so skinny; it’s like playing a tooth pick. Plus the fret ends were so sharp you could have shaved with them. I took it to two different luthiers to get it to play right without buzzing and to fix the frets. This was more $$$ than I’d planned to invest because I didn’t buy it to mod, with the exception of the weak J pup.
The Bronco was for modding, so I did get a fret level and dress, along with changing all electronics, pg, knobs, tuners, and pups. The Bronco neck feels like a bass neck, kind of P bassish in feel.
With all that said, I do love my Jag now because I played it enough to get use to the thin neck. In fact I like it better at this point than the Bronco, because I haven’t spent much time playing the Bronco yet, plus it needs a setup. Many LG scale players here on TB have said the JAG feels more like a toy, and I understand what they mean, because it does take some getting use to, but once you do, it’s a sweet instrument.
I’m running half rounds on the Jag, and haven’t decided what strings for the Bronco yet, but right now I’m using the original Jag strings on it, and I agree with JummyM that either can be used to play Motown.
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I have both. I bought a cheap used Bronco, modded the crap out of it, and turned it into a Musicmaster. I bought a new CAR Jag, sight unseen over the internet, because I was too cheap to buy what I really wanted, a CIJ Competition Mustang.
I don’t think I would have bought the Jag if I’d had a chance to play it first because the neck is so skinny; it’s like playing a tooth pick. Plus the fret ends were so sharp you could have shaved with them. I took it to two different luthiers to get it to play right without buzzing and to fix the frets. This was more $$$ than I’d planned to invest because I didn’t buy it to mod, with the exception of the weak J pup.
The Bronco was for modding, so I did get a fret level and dress, along with changing all electronics, pg, knobs, tuners, and pups. The Bronco neck feels like a bass neck, kind of P bassish in feel.
With all that said, I do love my Jag now because I played it enough to get use to the thin neck. In fact I like it better at this point than the Bronco, because I haven’t spent much time playing the Bronco yet, plus it needs a setup. Many LG scale players here on TB have said the JAG feels more like a toy, and I understand what they mean, because it does take some getting use to, but once you do, it’s a sweet instrument.
I’m running half rounds on the Jag, and haven’t decided what strings for the Bronco yet, but right now I’m using the original Jag strings on it, and I agree with JummyM that either can be used to play Motown.
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