Is that accurate? I've never played an MIA but I have an MIJ and that doesn't match mine or what Invalid Link Removed says about the MIA. (The series/parallel direction are reversed.)
As far as my MIJ goes at least, I think the controls are so much simpler than these complicated charts and explanations make out.
- There's an on/off for the neck pickup.
- There's an on/off for the bridge pickup.
- There's a series/parallel switch.
- If you select series, either both pickups are on or neither is.
- The upper horn controls the preamp and is just on/off, bass and treble.
That's it.
The only confusing thing is that, in series mode, both pickups can be on when only one of the pickup switches is turned on, but you don't have to think about that at all. Just switch both pickups on or off together when you're in series mode and don't think about it.
Hope this helps and doesn't make it more confusing.
It's more complicated than a J, sure, but in some ways it's simpler too because all of the decisions you make are binary yes/nos.
Everything you said here is absolutely on point. My misgivings with a Jaguar are all because of my personality defects. If you give me a bunch of rope, I’m going to hang myself with it. That’s why I kind of like a P bass, because the only choice you have is tone and volume.
Most sane people here, probably dial in their Jaguar and leave the controls as they are, less the volume. When I would gig or practice with my jaguar, I would constantly fiddle with all of the knobs and switches to see if I can get a better sound. That is all on me.
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